1st Cavalry Division | |
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1. Kavallerie-Division | |
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Active | 2 August 1914–1919 |
Disbanded | 1919 |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | Approximately 5,000 (on mobilisation) |
Engagements | World War I |
The 1st Cavalry Division ( German: 1. Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.
Initially, it was the sole cavalry division on the Eastern Front, where it was assigned to the 8th Army. It remained in the East throughout the war. From 6 January 1915 to 22 August 1917, the division was involved in coastal defence duties in northern Courland. It was transferred to the Ukraine in March 1918, [1] where it remained until 29 January 1919. From 16 January 1918, it contained just one brigade of 3 regiments.[ citation needed]
The Division was formed as part of the mobilization at the beginning of World War I and was used exclusively on the Eastern Front. Here it remained as a German Police Force after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. It was first used in Livonia and Estonia and then came to Ukraine, where it remained until 16 March 1919.
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
On formation, in August 1914, the component units of the division were: [2]
See: Table of Organisation and Equipment
In the course of the War, the Division saw a number of changes to its assigned Brigades.
Allied Intelligence did not rate the Division's fighting value. [4] Its late war organisation was: [5]
1st Cavalry Division | |
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1. Kavallerie-Division | |
![]() Flag of the Staff of a Division (1871–1918) | |
Active | 2 August 1914–1919 |
Disbanded | 1919 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | Approximately 5,000 (on mobilisation) |
Engagements | World War I |
The 1st Cavalry Division ( German: 1. Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.
Initially, it was the sole cavalry division on the Eastern Front, where it was assigned to the 8th Army. It remained in the East throughout the war. From 6 January 1915 to 22 August 1917, the division was involved in coastal defence duties in northern Courland. It was transferred to the Ukraine in March 1918, [1] where it remained until 29 January 1919. From 16 January 1918, it contained just one brigade of 3 regiments.[ citation needed]
The Division was formed as part of the mobilization at the beginning of World War I and was used exclusively on the Eastern Front. Here it remained as a German Police Force after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. It was first used in Livonia and Estonia and then came to Ukraine, where it remained until 16 March 1919.
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
On formation, in August 1914, the component units of the division were: [2]
See: Table of Organisation and Equipment
In the course of the War, the Division saw a number of changes to its assigned Brigades.
Allied Intelligence did not rate the Division's fighting value. [4] Its late war organisation was: [5]