3rd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr)
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| active | 1921 to 1935 |
| Country | German Empire |
| Armed forces | Reichswehr |
| Armed forces | Imperial Army |
| Branch of service | cavalry |
| Type | Cavalry Division |
| structure | See outline |
| Location | first in Kassel, from 1925 in Weimar |
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| Please refer: | commander |
The 3rd Cavalry Division was a large unit of the Reichswehr , which was initially stationed in Kassel and then from 1925 in Weimar .
history
Due to the conditions of the Peace Treaty of Versailles , three pure cavalry divisions, each with six cavalry regiments, were reorganized in the Reichswehr. The cavalry was armed with carbine 98 b and light machine guns. The Army decided in 1934 the dissolution of the existing three cavalry divisions. After the reintroduction of conscription , the cavalry division was transformed into the 1st Panzer Division on October 15, 1935 .
structure
The division was subordinate to Group Command 2 in Kassel . The division headquarters was initially stationed in Kassel and from May 13, 1925 in Weimar . The assumed associations were in Westphalia , Lower Saxony , Mecklenburg , Thuringia , Württemberg and Bavaria deployed and included the following newly established Rider regiments :
- 13th (Prussian) cavalry regiment in Hanover (staff, 1st and 2nd squadron , training) and Lüneburg (3rd, 4th)
- 14th cavalry regiment in Ludwigslust (staff, 1st, training), Parchim (2nd) and Schleswig (3rd, 4th)
- 15th (Prussian) cavalry regiment in Paderborn (staff, training), Neuhaus / Westphalia (1st, 2nd) and Münster (3rd, 4th, 6th)
- 16th cavalry regiment in Erfurt (staff, 1st, 3rd), Hofgeismar (2nd, training) and Langensalza (4th, 6th)
- 17th (Bavarian) cavalry regiment in Bamberg (staff, 1st, training), Ansbach (2nd, 3rd) and Straubing (4th, 6th)
- 18th cavalry regiment in Stuttgart- Bad Cannstatt (staff, 2nd, training) and Ludwigsburg (1st, 3rd, 4th)
commander
| Rank | Surname | date |
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| Lieutenant General | Heinrich von Hofmann | May 1, 1920 to September 30, 1920 |
| Lieutenant General | Johannes Koch | October 1, 1920 to June 15, 1921 |
| Major general | Eginhard Eschborn | June 16, 1921 to September 30, 1923 |
| Major general | Paul Haase | October 1, 1923 to February 28, 1926 |
| Major general | Hans von Viereck | March 1, 1926 to February 28, 1929 |
| Major General / Lieutenant General | Curt Freiherr von Gienanth | March 1, 1929 to October 30, 1931 |
| Major general | Wilhelm Bone Hauer | November 1, 1931 to November 30, 1933 |
| Major General / Lieutenant General | Maximilian von Weichs | December 1, 1933 to October 15, 1935 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ 18 cavalry regiments were allowed compared to only 21 infantry and 7 artillery regiments
- ↑ cf. Klaus C. Richter: On the history of the German cavalry. In: Cord Schwier (Ed.): "... and the scouts are always there ...". 2nd Edition. Vrage, Munster 2005, ISBN 3-00-013145-0 , p. 49.
- ↑ Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 838.