1st Cavalry Division (German Empire)

The 1st Cavalry Division was a major unit of the Prussian army.

  • 2.1 1914
  • 2.2 1915
  • 2.3 1916
  • 2.4 1917
  • 2.5 1918
  • 2.6 1919

Structure

Of Battle at mobilization

  • Litthauisches Uhlan Regiment No. 12
  • Jäger Regiment on horseback # 9
  • Cuirassier Regiment " Duke Friedrich Eugen of Württemberg" (West Prussian ) # 5
  • Uhlan Regiment " Schmidt " (1 Pommersches ) # 4
  • Mounted Division / Field Artillery Regiment " Prince August of Prussia " (1 Litthauisches ) # 1
  • MG Ward No. 5
  • Pioneer department

Of Battle from March 4, 1918

  • Hussars Brigade 1st Hussars Regiment No. 1
  • 2nd Hussars Regiment " Queen Victoria of Prussia " No. 2
  • Litthauisches Uhlan Regiment No. 12
  • Jäger Regiment on horseback # 9
  • Cuirassiers " Count Wrangel " ( East Prussian ) # 3
  • Dragoon Regiment " Prince Albrecht of Prussia " ( Litthauisches ) # 1
  • 1st and 2nd Radfahr-Kompanie/Pommersches Jaeger Battalion " Bismarck " No. 2
  • Mounted Division / Field Artillery Regiment " Prince August of Prussia " (1 Litthauisches ) # 1
  • Mounted Division / 1 West Prussian Field Artillery Regiment No. 35
  • Cavalry pioneer Division No. 1

Battle calendar

The division was formed at the beginning of the First World War as part of the mobilization and used exclusively on the Eastern Front. Here they remained after the Treaty of Brest- Litovsk as German police force. It was first used in Livonia and Estonia and then came to the Ukraine, where it remained through the end of the war to 16 March 1919.

1914

1915

  • To 7 February --- position battles for the field position Lötzen - Angerapp
  • February 8 to 22 --- Battle of Masurian
  • February 23 to March 6 --- battles on Bóbr
  • 7 to 16 March --- skirmishes in the border position Sereje - Simno - Luchwinow undMariampol March 9-12 --- battles in Sejny

1916

  • Coastal Protection North Kurland

1917

  • To 22 August --- Coastal Protection North Kurland January 23 to February 3 --- Winter Battle of the Aa

1918

  • To 10 March --- crew service at budget - inspection 10
  • March 11 to May 2 --- Cast of Livonia and Estonia as German police force
  • May 3 to June 21 --- fights in support of Ukraine
  • June 22 to November 15 --- occupation of the Ukraine
  • From 16 November --- evacuation of Ukraine

1919

  • To 16 March --- evacuation of Ukraine

Commanders

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