Active 1717-1919 | Branch Army | |
Engagements Silesian WarsWar of the Sixth CoalitionAustro-Prussian WarFranco-Prussian WarWorld War I | ||
The 5th (West Prussian) Cuirassiers “Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg” were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed in 1717. The regiment fought in the Silesian Wars, the War of the Sixth Coalition, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. It was disbanded in 1919.
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