5th Division (Reichswehr)

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5th division

The Imperial War Flag of the Weimar Republic with the Iron Cross, 1921–1933
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

Group maneuvers of the 5th and 7th divisions in Bavaria, Württemberg and Baden in 1926. Second from the right, Captain Alfred Jodl at the time

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
Lieutenant General Walter von Bergmann 0October 8, 1919 May 15, 1920
Lieutenant General Walther Reinhardt May 16, 1920 May 15, 1924
Lieutenant General Ernst Hasse 0January 1, 1925 January 31, 1927
Lieutenant General Hermann Reinicke 0February 1, 1927 September 30, 1929
Lieutenant General Hans Freiherr Seutter von Lötzen 0February 1, 1927 September 30, 1929
Lieutenant General Curt Liebmann 0December 1, 1931 July 31, 1934
Infantry leader V
Colonel Friedrich Wilhelm von Lüttwitz 0October 1, 1919 December 31, 1920
Colonel Ernst Kabisch 0January 1, 1921 June 15, 1921
Major general Friedrich Kumme June 16, 1921 January 31, 1923
Major general Konrad Kraehe 0February 1, 1923 March 31, 1925
Major general Erich Wöllwarth 0April 1, 1925 May 31, 1926
Major general Edwin von Stülpnagel 0June 1, 1926 December 31, 1928
Major general Emil Fleck 0January 1, 1929 January 31, 1930
Major general Richard Waenker from Dankenschweil 0February 1, 1930 October 31, 1930
Major general Hans Halm 0November 1, 1930 September 30, 1931
Major general Hermann Geyer 0October 1, 1931 September 30, 1932
Major general Erwin Oßwald 0March 1, 1933 0April 1, 1934
Artillery Leader V
Major general Rudolf Bleidorn 0October 1, 1920 June 15, 1921
Colonel Horst von Metzsch June 16, 1921 September 30, 1922
Colonel / Major General / Lieutenant General Max Föhrenbach 0October 1, 1922 January 31, 1928
Colonel Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb 0March 1, 1928 January 31, 1929
Colonel Karl Ebertsch 0February 1, 1929 January 31, 1930
Major general Leonhard Kaupisch 0February 1, 1930 September 30, 1932
Friedrich-Wilhelm Brandt 0October 1, 1932 September 30, 1934
annotation
  • The staff of Infantry Leader V formed the staff of the newly established 9th Infantry Division in Giessen (WK IX) in 1934
  • In 1934, the staff of Artillery Leader V formed the staff of the newly established 15th Infantry Division in Würzburg (WK V)

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

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ HVBl 1920, No. 942.