. . . "The 8th Division (8. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Erfurt in November 1816 as a brigade and became a division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the IV Army Corps (IV. 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 Saxony, also known as Prussian Saxony and the smaller states of the German Empire around Prussian Saxony."@en . "Approx. 15,000"@en . . "Army"@en . . "Franco-Prussian War: Beaumont, Sedan, Paris"@en . "IV. Army Corps"@en . . . . . "8th Division (German Empire)"@en . . . . "Erfurt , Halle an der Saale"@en . . "1818"^^ . "Infantry"@en . . . . "The 8th Division (8. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Erfurt in November 1816 as a brigade and became a division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the IV Army Corps (IV. 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 Saxony, also known as Prussian Saxony and the smaller states of the German Empire around Prussian Saxony."@en . "World War I: 1st Marne, Race to the Sea, Somme, Battle of Delville Wood, Spring Offensive, Lys"@en . . "--08-02"^^ .