5th Division (Reichswehr)
5th division |
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active | 1921 to 1934 |
Country | German Empire |
Armed forces | Reichswehr |
Armed forces | Imperial Army |
Branch of service | infantry |
Type | Infantry Division |
structure | See organization |
Location | See garrisons |
management | |
Commanders | See commanders |
The 5th Division was a large unit of the Reichswehr , whose staff was stationed in Wehrkreis V in Stuttgart .
history
Lineup
In the order of July 31, 1920 to reduce the army (to the upper limits set in the Treaty of Versailles ) it was determined that a division should be set up in each military district by October 1, 1920 . The 5th Division was formed from the Reichswehr Brigades 11 in Kassel and 13 in Stuttgart of the transitional army .
In the course of the army increase in 1934, the divisional staff was reclassified and renamed the General Command of the 5th Army Corps .
Garrisons
The division headquarters was stationed in Stuttgart . The assumed associations were in Wuerttemberg and Hesse dislocated .
Commanders
The commander in Wehrkreis V was also the commander of the 5th Division.
Rank | Surname | Beginning | The End |
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Lieutenant General | Walter von Bergmann | October 8, 1919 | May 15, 1920 |
Lieutenant General | Walther Reinhardt | May 16, 1920 | May 15, 1924 |
Lieutenant General | Ernst Hasse | January 1, 1925 | January 31, 1927 |
Lieutenant General | Hermann Reinicke | February 1, 1927 | September 30, 1929 |
Lieutenant General | Hans Freiherr Seutter von Lötzen | February 1, 1927 | September 30, 1929 |
Lieutenant General | Curt Liebmann | December 1, 1931 | July 31, 1934 |
Infantry leader V | |||
Colonel | Friedrich Wilhelm von Lüttwitz | October 1, 1919 | December 31, 1920 |
Colonel | Ernst Kabisch | January 1, 1921 | June 15, 1921 |
Major general | Friedrich Kumme | June 16, 1921 | January 31, 1923 |
Major general | Konrad Kraehe | February 1, 1923 | March 31, 1925 |
Major general | Erich Wöllwarth | April 1, 1925 | May 31, 1926 |
Major general | Edwin von Stülpnagel | June 1, 1926 | December 31, 1928 |
Major general | Emil Fleck | January 1, 1929 | January 31, 1930 |
Major general | Richard Waenker from Dankenschweil | February 1, 1930 | October 31, 1930 |
Major general | Hans Halm | November 1, 1930 | September 30, 1931 |
Major general | Hermann Geyer | October 1, 1931 | September 30, 1932 |
Major general | Erwin Oßwald | March 1, 1933 | April 1, 1934 |
Artillery Leader V | |||
Major general | Rudolf Bleidorn | October 1, 1920 | June 15, 1921 |
Colonel | Horst von Metzsch | June 16, 1921 | September 30, 1922 |
Colonel / Major General / Lieutenant General | Max Föhrenbach | October 1, 1922 | January 31, 1928 |
Colonel | Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb | March 1, 1928 | January 31, 1929 |
Colonel | Karl Ebertsch | February 1, 1929 | January 31, 1930 |
Major general | Leonhard Kaupisch | February 1, 1930 | September 30, 1932 |
Friedrich-Wilhelm Brandt | October 1, 1932 | September 30, 1934 | |
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organization
Association membership
The division was subordinate to Group Command 2 in Kassel .
Subordinate troops
For a general breakdown, see Division (Reichswehr) .
Subordinate to the division
- Infantry Leader V in Stuttgart with
- 13th (Württemberg) Infantry Regiment
- 14th Infantry Regiment (Baden)
- 15th Infantry Regiment
- 5th Pioneer Battalion in Ulm (until 1930, then directly subordinated to the division)
- Artillery Leader V in Stuttgart with
- 5th Artillery Regiment
- 5. Driving department in Ludwigsburg
- 5. Motor vehicle department in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
- 5. Medical department in Stuttgart
- the command offices in Stuttgart and Ulm
- the command offices of the Münsingen and Ohrdruf military training areas
literature
- Georg Tessin : German associations and troops, 1918–1939. Old army. Volunteer associations. Reichswehr. Army. Air force. National Police . Edited on the basis of the documents of the Federal Archives-Military Archives; published with the support of the Federal Archives and the Defense Research Working Group . Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1974, ISBN 3-7648-1000-9 , p. 192f.
- Hans-Joachim Harder: Military history handbook Baden-Württemberg. Published by the Military History Research Office , Kohlhammer Verlag , Stuttgart, 1987, ISBN 3-17-009856-X .
Individual evidence
- ↑ HVBl 1920, No. 942.