25th (Hessian) Infantry Division

This peacetime division was formed in December 1842

Its home station was in the Grand Duchy of Hessen.  Part of the XVIII Corps District.

The 25th and 21st Divisions formed the XVIII Army Corps

49th Infantry Brigade
115th Life Guard Infantry Regiment (1st Grand Duchy of Hess), formed on 1st March 1621, garrisoned in Darmstadt
116th Infantry Regiment (Kaiser Wilhelm) (2nd Grand Duchy of Hess), formed on 17th June 1813, garrisoned in Giessen
50th Infantry Brigade
117th Infantry Life regiment Grand Duchy (3rd Grand Duchy of Hess), formed on 10th June 1697, garrisoned in Mainz
118th Infantry Regiment (Prinz Carl) (4th Grand Duchy of Hess), formed on 23rd January 1791, garrisoned in Worms	To the 56th Infantry Division in 1916.
6th Dragoon Regiment 25th Field Artillery Brigade 2nd and 3rd Companies, 23rd Pioneer Battalion	25th Field Artillery Regiment 61st Field Artillery Regiment

The 25th Division was formed in the Grand Duchy of Hessen, and stationed in Darmstadt.  At the start of the war the Division entered Luxembourg.

It fought in the Ardennes as part of the 4th Army and took part in the battle of the Marne.

The Division was placed in the Somme sector until October 1915. Its 118th Infantry Regiment was transferred to the 56th Infantry Division in March of that year.  After a rest it was moved to the Verdun sector.

In February 1916 the Division took part in the German offensive at Verdun.  After suffering heavy losses at Verdun the Division was transferred to the Somme sector in September.

It remained in the Somme sector and took part in the great withdrawal of 1916.  It was in the area of St Quentin in March 1917.

It was moved to the Flanders sector in March 1917.

IN 1918 the Division saw action in many areas of the front, including Mons, St Quentin, Amiens, and Bethune.  It took part in the battle of the Lys and returned to the Somme sector.  Before the war ended it saw action at Cambrai, and ended the war in the Valenciennes sector.