Active 2 August 1914-1919 Branch Army | Country German Empire Type Cavalry | |
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Size Approximately 5,000 (on mobilisation) Engagements World War I
Battle of Stallupönen
Battle of Gumbinnen
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes | ||
The 1st Cavalry Division (1. Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.
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Combat chronicle
Initially, it was the sole cavalry division on the Eastern Front, where it was assigned to the 8th Army. It remained in the East throughout the war. From 6 January 1915 to 22 August 1917, the division was involved in coastal defence duties in northern Courland. It was transferred to the Ukraine in March 1918, where it remained until 29 January 1919. From 16 January 1918, it contained just one brigade of 3 regiments.
A more detailed combat chronicle can be found at the German-language version of this article.
Order of Battle on mobilisation
On formation, in August 1914, the component units of the division were:
See: Table of Organisation and Equipment
Late World War I organization
In the course of the War, the Division saw a number of changes to its assigned Brigades.
Allied Intelligence did not rate the Division's fighting value. Its late war organisation was: