List_of_Imperial_German_cavalry_regiments

List of Imperial German cavalry regiments

List of Imperial German cavalry regiments

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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

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Regiments formed on mobilisation

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]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Tessin 1974, pp. 28–34
  2. [2]
    "The Prussian Machine, Bavarian Regiments". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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    "The Prussian Machine, Cavalry Regiments". Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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    Cron 2002, p. 128
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    "A Pocket German Army". Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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    War Office 1918, p. 239
  7. [7]
    War Office 1918, p. 251
  8. [8]
    War Office 1918, p. 258
  9. [9]
    War Office 1918, p. 261
  10. [10]
    War Office 1918, p. 245
  11. [11]
    War Office 1918, p. 241
  12. [12]
    War Office 1918, p. 240
  13. [13]
    War Office 1918, p. 246
  14. [14]
    War Office 1918, p. 259
  15. [15]
    War Office 1918, p. 242
  16. [16]
    War Office 1918, p. 243
  17. [17]
    War Office 1918, p. 247
  18. [18]
    War Office 1918, p. 244
  19. [19]
    War Office 1918, p. 250
  20. [20]
    War Office 1918, p. 257
  21. [21]
    War Office 1918, p. 260
  22. [22]
    War Office 1918, p. 255
  23. [23]
    War Office 1918, p. 254
  24. [24]
    War Office 1918, p. 249
  25. [25]
    War Office 1918, p. 248
  26. [26]
    War Office 1918, p. 253
  27. [27]
    War Office 1918, p. 252
  28. [28]
    War Office 1918, p. 263
  29. [29]
    War Office 1918, p. 262
  30. [30]
    War Office 1918, p. 256
  31. [31]
    Cron 2002, p. 128
  32. [32]
    War Office 1918, pp. 239–263
  33. [33]
    Cron 2002, pp. 301–328

Bibliography

  • 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, Inc (1995). 1918. ISBN 1-870423-95-X.
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