39th Reserve Division (German Empire)

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The 39th Reserve Division (39. Reserve-Division) was a reserve infantry division of the Imperial German Army in World War I. It was raised on October 2, 1914 from an ad hoc unit, "Brigade von Rekowski" and named "Division von Rekowski" ("Rekowski's Division"). On December 8, 1914 it was renamed 39th Reserve Division. It was heavily made up of Bavarian units and on December 26, 1916 it was renamed the 39th Royal Bavarian Reserve Division (39. Kgl. Bayerische Reserve-Division). The division's history is discussed on the page for the 39th Bavarian Reserve Division.

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Guard divisions: 3rd | 4th | 5th | 1st Guard Reserve | 2nd Guard Reserve | Guard Ersatz
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Reserve divisions: 1st | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 7th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 28th | 30th | 33rd | 35th | 36th | 39th | 43rd | 44th | 45th | 46th | 47th | 48th | 49th | 50th | 51st | 52nd | 53rd | 54th | 75th | 76th | 77th | 78th | 79th | 80th | 81st | 82nd
Landwehr divisions: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 25th | 26th | 38th | 44th | 45th | 46th | 47th | 48th | 85th
Ersatz divisions: 4th | 5th | 8th | 10th | 19th
Marine divisions: Marine | 1st | 2nd | 3rd
Bavarian infantry divisions: 10th | 11th | 12th | 14th | 15th | 16th
Bavarian reserve divisions: 1st | 5th | 6th | 8th | 9th | 30th | 39th
Bavarian Landwehr and Ersatz divisions: 1st | 2nd | 6th | Ersatz
Other divisions: Alpenkorps | Deutsche Jäger | Ostsee