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The 12th Bavarian Infantry Division (12. Bayerische Infanterie-Division) was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed in July 1916 and organized over the next few weeks. It was part of a wave of forty infantry divisions formed in the middle of 1916. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.

Order of battle on formation
The 12th Bavarian Infantry Division was formed as a triangular division. The order of battle of the division in July 1916 was as follows:


 * Kgl. Bayerische 22. Infanterie-Brigade
 * Kgl. Bayerisches 26. Infanterie-Regiment
 * Kgl. Bayerisches 27. Infanterie-Regiment
 * Kgl. Bayerisches 28. Infanterie-Regiment
 * 4.Eskadron/Kgl. Bayerisches 7. Chevaulegers-Regiment
 * Kgl. Bayerisches 22. Feldartillerie-Regiment
 * Kgl. Bayerische Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 22