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The 3rd Division (''3. Division'') was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.〔From the late 1800s, the Prussian Army was effectively the German Army, as during the period of German unification (1866-1871) the states of the German Empire entered into conventions with Prussia regarding their armies and only the Bavarian Army remained fully autonomous.〕 It was formed in Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) in May 1816 as a Troop Brigade (''Truppen-Brigade'').〔Günter Wegner, ''Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939.'' (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1, p.93; Claus von Bredow, bearb., ''Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres'' (1905), p.280〕 It became the 3rd Division on September 5, 1818.〔Wegner, p. 91.〕 From the corps' formation in 1820, the division was subordinated in peacetime to the II Army Corps (''II. Armeekorps'').〔Wegner, p. 43.〕 The 3rd Division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The 3rd Division and its regiments fought in the Austro-Prussian War against Austria in 1866, distinguishing itself at the Battle of Königgrätz.〔Hermann Cron et al., ''Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee'' (Berlin, 1935); Bredow〕 The division then fought in the Franco-Prussian War against France in 1870-71. It saw action in the Battle of Gravelotte, the Siege of Metz, and the Siege of Paris, among other actions.〔Cron et al., ''Ruhmeshalle''〕 In World War I, the 3rd Division served initially on the Western Front, seeing action in the invasion of Belgium, the First Battle of the Marne and the Race to the Sea. The division was then transferred to the Eastern Front, and remained there until the end of the war with Russia. It then served in occupation duty in Russia until October 1918, when it returned to the Western Front for the final few weeks of the war.〔(3. Infanterie-Division - Der erste Weltkrieg )〕 ==1870 organization== During wartime, the 3rd Division, like other regular German divisions, was redesignated an infantry division. The organization of the 3rd Infantry Division in 1870 at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War was as follows:〔A. Niemann, ''Der französische Feldzug 1870-1871'' (Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Hildburghausen, 1871), p. 41〕 *5th Infantry Brigade (''5. Infanterie-Brigade'') * *2nd Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm IV" (1st Pomeranian) (''Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1. Pomm.) Nr. 2'') * *42nd Infantry Regiment (5th Pomeranian) (''5. Pommersches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 42'') *6th Infantry Brigade (''5. Infanterie-Brigade'') * *14th Infantry Regiment (3rd Pomeranian) (''3. Pommersches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 14'') * *54th Infantry Regiment (7th Pomeranian) (''7. Pommersches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 54'') *2nd Jäger Battalion (''Jäger Bataillon Nr. 2'') *3rd Dragoon Regiment (''Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 3'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「3rd Division (German Empire)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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