25th Division (German Empire)
| 25th Division (25. Division); from August 2, 1914, 25th Infantry Division (25. Infanterie-Division) | |
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| Active | 1842–1919 |
| Country | Hesse/Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry/Artillery (in peacetime included Cavalry) |
| Size | Approx. 15,000 |
| Part of | XVIII Army Corps (XVIII. Armeekorps) |
| Garrison/HQ | Darmstadt |
| Patron | Grand Duke of Hesse |
| Engagements | Franco-Prussian War: Mars-la-Tour, Gravelotte, Metz, Noiseville, 2nd Orléans World War I: Great Retreat, 1st Marne, Race to the Sea, Verdun, Somme, Passchendaele, German spring offensive |
The 25th Division (25. Division), officially the Grand Ducal Hessian (25th) Division (Großherzoglich Hessische (25.) Division), was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was headquartered in Darmstadt, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The division was subordinated in peacetime to XVIII Army Corps (XVIII. Armeekorps) when that corps was formed in 1899. The division was disbanded in 1919, during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.
As the formal name indicates, the division was raised and recruited in the Grand Duchy of Hesse.