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2nd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr)

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The 2nd Cavalry Division (2. Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the Reichswehr, the armed forces of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

It consisted of 6 cavalry regiments, the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th (Prussian) Cavalry Regiments and the 12th (Saxon) Cavalry Regiment.

Its commanders were:

  • Generalleutnant Otto von Preinitzer 1 June 1920 - 1 April 1922
  • General of the Infantry Ernst Hasse 1 April 1922 - 1 January 1925
  • General of the Cavalry Hugo von Kayser 1 January 1925 - 1 October 1926
  • Generalleutnant Richard von Graberg 1 October 1926 - 1 October 1928
  • General of the Infantry Gerd von Rundstedt 1 October 1928 - 1 February 1932
  • Generalmajor Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist 1 February 1932 - 21 May 1935

    • It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 1.

    References

    2nd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr) Wikipedia
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