Cavalry Regiment (Reichswehr)

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Cavalry of the Reichswehr
Cavalry of the Reichswehr
Farewell to the lance in 1928

The rider regiments of the Reichswehr were set up on the basis of the Versailles Treaty (Article 180, Table III). Eighteen riders - regiments were three cavalry divisions assumed. A cavalry regiment was divided into several squadrons . The tasks and structures of the individual regiments were different and, according to the restructuring of the Reichswehr, were subject to multiple changes. The 18th Cavalry Regiment of the Wehrmacht is an example of the history of a regiment .

history

The formation of the regiments began in part directly after the First World War from the demobilized army of the German Empire ( peace army ). First, regiments were formed in the so-called Provisional Reichswehr (spring 1919 to the end of September 1919) and during the period of the transitional army ( October 1, 1919 to May 1920). December 18, 1919 was determined by order no. 2494 / 12.19 T2 of the Reichswehr Ministry of December 18, 1919 as the founding date for all Reichswehr cavalry regiments (the actual dates differ accordingly). The transition of these regiments to the Wehrmacht took place on March 16, 1935.

Designation of the units

The names of the units have generally been changed several times in the course of history from the Provisional Reichswehr, the transitional army to the formation of the actual Reichswehr on January 1, 1921. In the beginning, historical or rural designations were adopted by the regiments, which was later changed by the Weimar Agreement of June 16, 1919 on Article 79, sentence 2 of the Weimar Constitution on "country team characteristics" and the HVBl. 1922 No. 335 of May 19, 1922 were repealed. On May 29, 1922, the regiments received the country team designations given.

The name of the regiments changed in the Wehrmacht to Kavallerie-Regiment xx and the country team name was dropped.

organization

The following list shows the association membership, the structure and the locations for the beginning of 1933.

Reichswehr Ministry / Chief of Army Command: Berlin

1st Cavalry Division in Frankfurt / Oder (rod) temporarily assumed command group 1, temporarily report directly to the High Command.

2nd Cavalry Division in Breslau (staff) temporarily subordinated to Group Command 1, temporarily subordinated to Army Command.

3rd Cavalry Division in Weimar (staff) at times subordinated to Group Command 2, at times directly subordinated to Army Command.

Maintenance of tradition

The maintenance of the tradition was ordered for the Reichswehr by the then Chief of Army Command, Colonel General Hans von Seeckt , with effect from August 24, 1921 . The takeovers of tradition are documented in the history of the individual regiments. An incomplete list can be found in the article on the adoption of tradition .

References

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ It was not until 1934 that the name Schwadron was used .
  2. ^ Georg Tessin : German associations and troops 1918-1939 , Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1974, ISBN 3-7648-1000-9 , p. 188