12th Division (German Empire)

12th Division (*12. Division*); in 1870-71 and from August 2, 1914, 12th Infantry Division (*12. Infanterie-Division*)
12th Division (12. Division); in 1870-71 and from August 2, 1914, 12th Infantry Division (12. Infanterie-Division)
Active	1818–1919
Country	Prussia/Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry)
Size	Approx. 15,000
Part of	VI. Army Corps (VI. Armeekorps)
Garrison/HQ	Neiße
Engagements	Austro-Prussian War: Königgrätz; Franco-Prussian War: Paris; World War I: Somme, Caporetto, German spring offensive, Lys, Cambrai (1918)
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Eduard von Bonin, Kraft, Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Remus von Woyrsch

The 12th Division (12. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Neiße (now Nysa, Poland) on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VI Army Corps (VI. Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited primarily in the Province of Silesia, mainly in the region of Upper Silesia.

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