20th Division (German Empire)

20th Division (*20. Division*); in 1870-71 and from August 2, 1914, 20th Infantry Division (*20. Infanterie-Division*)
20th Division (20. Division); in 1870-71 and from August 2, 1914, 20th Infantry Division (20. Infanterie-Division)
	Seal mark
Active	11 October 1866 – 1919
Country	Prussia/ German Empire
Branch	Imperial German Army (1871-1919)
Type	Triangular division
Role	Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry)
Size	Approx. 15,000
Part of	X. Army Corps (X. Armeekorps)
Garrison/HQ	Hannover
Engagements	Franco-Prussian War Battle of Mars-la-Tour; Battle of Gravelotte; Siege of Metz; Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande; Second Battle of Orléans; Battle of Le Mans; World War I Western Front Great Retreat; First Battle of St. Quentin; First Battle of the Marne; Battle of Passchendaele; German spring offensive; ; Eastern Front Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive; Brusilov Offensive; ;

The 20th Division (20. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866, and was headquartered in Hannover. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the X Army Corps (X. Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.