List of Imperial German cavalry regiments
This is a List of Imperial German cavalry regiments[1] before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 110 regiments of cavalry. Some of these regiments had a history stretching back to the 17th century[2] but others were only formed as late as October 1913.[3]
On mobilisation, they were joined by 33 reserve cavalry regiments, 2 landwehr cavalry regiments and 1 ersatz cavalry regiment was also formed.[4] Also on mobilisation, there were 38 landwehr squadrons (assigned to the mixed landwehr brigades) and 19 ersatz detachments (assigned to the mixed ersatz brigades).
Pre-war regiments
[edit]Regiments formed on mobilisation
[edit]33 Reserve Cavalry Regiments, 2 Landwehr Cavalry Regiments and 1 Ersatz Cavalry Regiment were formed on mobilisation in August 1914 and assigned to field formations. Each of these had a strength of 3 squadrons.[31]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Tessin 1974, pp. 28–34
- ↑ "The Prussian Machine, Bavarian Regiments". Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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- ↑ Cron 2002, p. 128
- ↑ "A Pocket German Army". Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
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- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 251
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 258
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 261
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 245
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 241
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 240
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 246
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 259
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 242
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 243
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 247
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 244
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 250
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 257
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 260
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 255
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 254
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 249
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 248
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 253
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 252
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 263
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 262
- ↑ War Office 1918, p. 256
- ↑ Cron 2002, p. 128
- ↑ War Office 1918, pp. 239–263
- ↑ Cron 2002, pp. 301–328
Bibliography
[edit]- Cron, Hermann (2002). Imperial German Army 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937]. Helion & Co. ISBN 1-874622-70-1.
- Tessin, Georg (1974). Deutsche Verbände und Truppen, 1918–1939. Biblio Osnabrück. ISBN 3-7648-1000-9.
- The German Forces in the Field; 7th Revision, 11th November 1918; Compiled by the General Staff, War Office. Imperial War Museum, London and the Battery Press. 1995 [1918]. ISBN 978-1-870423-95-3.