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| Formation of the German Cavalry Division - Aug 1914 |
| Cavalry Division |
| 3 Cavalry Brigades, 1 Mounted Field Artillery Detachment, 1 Machine-Gun Detachment |
| 1 Cav-Pioneer Det, 1 Heavy Wireless Det, 1 Light Wireless Det, 1 Jäger Bn (some divisions) |
| Cavalry Division Headquarters: |
| Divisional Commander = Generalleutnant or Generalmajor |
| Divisional Staff: |
| First Staff Officer |
| Second Staff Officer |
| Veterinarian |
| 3x Cavalry Brigade Commanders |
| * Cavalry Division = 5,200 men & 5,600 horses, plus 12 artillery pieces |
| * 2 August 1914: 11 Cavalry Divisions |
| * one Cavalry Regiment (or half-Regiment) was assigned to each Infantry Division |
| Senior Cavalry Commander (HKK) |
| the HKK exercised tactical command authority over 2-3 Cavalry Divisions, but had |
| no administrative responsibilities. There were 4 HKKs formed at Mobilization: |
| HKK1: Gd.KavDiv, 5.KavDiv (attached to 4.AOK) |
| HKK2: 2.KavDiv, 4.KavDiv, 9.KavDiv (attached to 2.AOK) |
| HKK3: 7.KavDiv, 8.KavDiv, Bay.KavDiv (attached to 6.AOK) |
| HKK4: 3.KavDiv, 6.KavDiv (attached to 5.AOK) |
| (1. Kavallerie-Division assigned to Eastern Front) |
| die Kavallerie-Division: diagram of a Cavalry Division |
| Kavallerie-Division composed of: |
| Kavallerie-Brigade (3x) |
| Cavalry Brigade = 2 Cavalry Regiments (Kavallerie-Regimenter) |
| Kavallerie-Regiment (6x) |
| Cavalry Regiment = 4 Squadrons (Eskadrons) |
| Eskadron (24x) |
| Squadron = 168 men, 178 horses |
| Reitende Abteilung der Feldartillerie (1x) |
| Mounted Field Artillery Detachment = 3 Batteries (4x 75mm guns per bty) |
| MG-Abteilung (1x) |
| Machine-Gun Detachment |
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Cron's Imperial German Army 1914-18 |
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and and AGW14-18 |
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