39th Division (German Empire)

[3] The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.

The division was a mixed unit: its Prussian elements, although designated Upper Alsatian, were mainly raised in the more densely populated Rhine Province and the Province of Westphalia, as the Alsatian German population was insufficient to support all the units stationed there.

The 66th Field Artillery Regiment came from the Grand Duchy of Baden, and the 14th Jäger Battalion, which was attached upon mobilization from the XIV Army Corps, was from the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

The division remained on the Yser front until January 1916, when it was transferred to the Verdun area.

Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from their higher headquarters.