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The 215th Infantry Division (German: 215. Infanterie-Division) was a unit in the German Imperial Army during World War I. Created in September 1916, it primarily saw service on the Eastern Front and in Ukraine.

Order of battle (May 1918)

• 61. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
  • Reserve-Ersatz-Regiment Nr. 2
  • Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 71
  • Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 224
  • 3. Eskadron/Reserve-Husaren-Regiment Nr. 8
• Artillerie-Kommandeur Nr. 215
  • Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 274
• Division-Nachrichtung-Kommandeur Nr. 215

Chronology

1916

• 15 September – 17 September – In reserve behind Armee-Abteilung A in France
• 18 September – 2 November – Frontline service in Champagne
• 2–8 November – Transported to the Eastern Front
• 8 November – 31 December – Frontline service on Upper Styr and Stochod rivers

1917

• 1 January – 1 December – Frontline service on Upper Styr and Stochod rivers
• 2 December – 17 December – Ceasefire on Eastern Front
• 18 December – 31 December – Armistice on Eastern Front

1918

• 1 January – 18 February – Armistice on Eastern Front
• 18 February – 21 June – Service in Ukraine
• 22 June – 5 November – Occupation of Ukraine
• 16 November – 31 December – Withdrawal from Ukraine

1919

• 1 January – 16 March – Withdrawal from Ukraine

Commanders

• 7 September to 9 September 1916 Generalmajor Otto Ulrich (1855–1937)
• 10 September 1916 Generalmajor (as of 27 January 1918 Generalleutnant) Max Carl Erdmann Gronau (1855–1945)

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• 215. Infanterie-Division (Chronik 1916/1918)

• Infantry divisions of Germany in World War I
• Military units and formations established in 1916
• 1916 establishments in Germany
• Military units and formations disestablished in 1919