3rd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr)
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The 3rd Cavalry Division (3. Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the Reichswehr, the armed forces of Germany during the Weimar Republic.[1] It consisted of 6 cavalry regiments, the 13th (Prussian), the 14th, 15th, 16th, and the 17th (Bavarian) and the 18th (Saxonian) Cavalry Regiments.[1]
3rd Cavalry Division | |
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3. Kavallerie-Division | |
Active | 1921–1934 |
Disbanded | October 1934 |
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Type | Cavalry |
Size | Division |
Part of | Gruppenkommando 2 |
Garrison/HQ | Weimar |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Maximilian von Weichs |
Its commanders were:[1]
- Generalleutnant Heinrich von Hofmann (1 June 1920 - 1 October 1920)
- Generalleutnant Johannes Koch (1 October 1920 - 16 June 1921)
- Generalleutnant Eginhard Eschborn (16 June 1921 - 30 September 1923)
- General of the Cavalry Paul Hasse (1 October 1923 - 28 February 1926)
- Generalleutnant Hans von Viereck (1 March 1926 - 1 March 1929)
- Generalleutnant Curt Freiherr von Gienanth (1 March 1929 - 1 November 1931)
- Generalmajor Wilhelm Knochenhauer (1 November 1931 - 1 December 1933)
- Generalleutnant Maximilian von Weichs (1 December 1933 - 15 October 1935)
It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 2.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Pipes, Jason. "Feldgrau: 3.Kavallarie-Division". feldgrau.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.