The 50th Infantry Division (50.Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army during World War I.

[1] The division saw extensive action in the Battle of Verdun in 1916, especially in the fight for Fort Vaux.

The division fought in the Second Battle of the Aisne, also called the Third Battle of Champagne and referred to in German sources as the Dual Battle of Aisne-Champagne (Doppelschlacht Aisne-Champagne).

In 1918, it was involved in the German spring offensive, called the Great Battle in France (Große Schlacht in Frankreich) or the Kaiser Battle (Kaiserschlacht)[1] It was rated by Allied intelligence in 1917 and 1918 as a first class assault division.

The 50th Infantry Division's order of battle on February 22, 1918 was as follows:[3]