Army cavalry
In the German army during the First World War, the cavalry grouped together in large units was referred to as army cavalry .
First World War
The army cavalry had the task of operational reconnaissance and the disguise of its own large troop movements or concentrations and their security. It was therefore used in front of the mass of infantry or because of its mobility on exposed flanks. After the transition to trench warfare on the western front , it was only possible to use them on the eastern front from 1915 onwards. As the war continued, most regiments had to surrender their horses and were converted into cavalry rifle regiments .
During the mobilization, the army cavalry was divided into newly formed corps , which were officially called the Higher Cavalry Command (HKK). In 1914 there were initially four HKK (with a total of 66 regiments ), two of which were disbanded in December 1914, but two new ones were added in 1915. At the end of the war there were only the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions and the Royal Bavarian Cavalry Division .
See also
literature
- Hermann Cron: History of the German Army in the World War 1914–1918. Military publisher Karl Siegismund, Berlin 1937.
- Otto von Moser : The Wuerttembergians in the World War. A history, memory and folk book. Publishing bookstore Chr.Belser AG, Stuttgart 1927.
- Klaus Christian Richter: The History of the German Cavalry 1919–1945. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-87943-603-7 .
- Alfred Satter: The German cavalry in the First World War. Textbook on modern history. Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt 2004, ISBN 3-8334-1564-9 , online .
Remarks
- ↑ Especially when racing to the sea
- ↑ Reasons were the lack of possible use in trench warfare and the lack of horses for supplies and artillery.