This
peacetime Army unit was formed in April 1890
Its home station was in West Prussia, part of the XVII Corps District.
The 35th and 36th Divisions formed the XVII Army Corps
Its home station was in West Prussia, part of the XVII Corps District.
The 35th and 36th Divisions formed the XVII Army Corps
70th
Infantry Brigade
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21st Infantry Regiment
(von Borcke) (4th Pommeranian) formed on 1st July 1813, and garrisoned at Thorn
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61st Infantry Regiment
(von der Marwitz) (8th Pommeranian) formed on 5th May 1860, and garrisoned at Thorn
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87th
Infantry Brigade
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141st Kulmer
Infantry Regiment formed on 1st February 1890, and garrisoned at Graudenz
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176th (9th West Prussian) Infantry Regiment, formed on 31st March 1897, and garrisoned at Kulm
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4th Jäger-Regiment
zu Pferde
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35th Field Artillery Brigade
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71st Field Artillery Regiment
81st Field Artillery Regiment |
Also included 1st Company, 17th Pioneer Battalion
The 35th Division started the war on the Eastern Front, where it took part in the battle of Tannenberg.
It took part in the two German offensives against Warsaw, and saw action in Russia before moving in October to the Western Front.
It was engaged on the Somme in 1916, where it saw action against the French, and after suffering heavy losses was moved to St Quentin in 1917. Like its sister division it saw service at Artois and Flanders.
It took part in numerous battles in 1918, most notably Ypres, Flanders, and Cambrai where it ended the war.
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