Jäger-Regiment on Horseback No. 9

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Regimental standard

The Jäger Regiment on Horses No. 9 was an association of the light cavalry of the Prussian Army .

Association membership

Commanding General : Lieutenant General von Francois mdFb
Commander : Lieutenant General von Below
Commander: Major General Freiherr von Kap-herr
  • Regimental commander in August 1914: Major von Koppelow
  • Garrison: Insterburg

Foundation day of the regiment: October 1, 1913

Lineup

With the Highest Cabinet Order (AKO) of September 4, 1913, the formation of a regiment of hunters on horseback with the number 9 was ordered on October 1, 1913 .

To do this had to submit:

Calls

The regiment retained its cavalry status throughout the First World War . During this time it was constantly used in the association of the 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Cavalry Brigade together with the Litthauischen Uhlan Regiment No. 12 .

At the beginning of the war, the regiment was initially used in border guards. At the end of August 1914 they took part in the Battle of Tannenberg and in mid-September in the Battle of the Masurian Lakes .

This was followed by the task of the patrol, security and reconnaissance service in Lithuania between Nyemen and the East Prussian border until November 1915 .

From November 1915 to August 1917, the regiment was responsible for coastal protection in Courland . During this time there was no enemy contact. After isolated fighting east of Riga in autumn 1917, the regiment came to stage inspection 10 and was deployed in the rear area. This also included combating alliances of armed Russian deserters and other armed groups of the population that did not belong to the combatant status. In the spring of 1918 the riders were involved in the advance to Lake Peipus and then took over the protection of the Estonian border. In May 1918 he was transferred to the Ukraine to work in the security service there until the end of the war. On February 22nd, the regiment returned to Insterburg, where it was disbanded.

The tradition of the regiment was taken over in the Reichswehr by the training squadron of the 1st (Prussian) cavalry regiment in Insterburg.

uniform

The uniform was based on the style of the cuirassiers . The tunic was gray-green with Swedish facings. Collars, lapels, and lugs were ponceau red, while the color of the badge was white. Buttons and crests were white, boots and leather gear were black. The regimental number was on the epaulets. The officer's helmet like the cuirassiers, but made of blackened sheet metal with a dragoon eagle as ornament, edging rails, scale chains and tip were made of tombac . The team helmet corresponded to the helmet of the Dragoons. (When the regiment was set up, there were not enough cuirassier helmets available - the conversion was not carried out until 1915.) The hunters wore dragoon boots.

Commanders

Rank Surname vocation Recall
major Karl von Koppelow October 1, 1913 November 1914
major Gustav Wasa von der Goltz November 1914 December 1914
Lieutenant colonel Karl von Koppelow December 1914 February 9, 1918
major Wilhelm von Bloedau February 10, 1918 1919

literature

  • Hugo FW Schulz: The Prussian Cavalry Regiments 1913/1914. Weltbild Verlag 1992.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Günter Wegmann (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 1: Occupation of the German armies 1815–1939. Volume 3: The occupation of active regiments, battalions and departments from the foundation or formation until August 26, 1939. Cavalry, artillery, pioneers, motor and driving departments, armored forces, traffic forces and intelligence departments. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1993. ISBN 3-7648-2413-1 . P. 195.