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This is a List of Imperial German cavalry regiments [1] before and during World War I.In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 110 regiments of cavalry. Some of these regiments had a history stretching back to the 17th century [2] but others were only formed as late as October 1913.
German Army cavalry re-enactment German Army hussars on the attack during maneuvers, 1912. The peacetime Imperial German Army was organised as 25 Corps (Guards, I - XXI and I - III Bavarian) each of two divisions (1st and 2nd Guards, 1st - 42nd and 1st - 6th Bavarian).
A standard Imperial German division was organised into: Division HQ; Two infantry brigades organised into a brigade HQ and two regiments each (either of the line or light infantry), A cavalry brigade organised into a brigade HQ and two regiments; An artillery brigade organised into an HQ and two regiments
This is a list of Imperial German infantry regiments [1] before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 217 regiments of infantry (plus the instruction unit, Lehr Infantry Battalion). Some of these regiments had a history stretching back to the 17th Century, while others were only formed as late as October 1912. [2]
Each brigade normally consisted of two regiments of the appropriate type, so each Corps normally commanded 8 infantry, 4 field artillery and 4 cavalry regiments. There were exceptions to this rule: V, VI, VII, IX and XIV Corps each had a 5th infantry brigade (so 10 infantry regiments) II, XIII, XVIII and XXI Corps had a 9th infantry regiment
1st Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry (Prince Charles of Bavaria's) 1st Royal Bavarian Uhlans "Emperor William II, King of Prussia" 1st Royal Saxon Guards Heavy Cavalry; 2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiment; 2nd Royal Bavarian Chevau-légers "Taxis" 2nd Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry "Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria" 2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlans
List of Imperial German cavalry regiments; 0–9. 20th (2nd Württemberg) Uhlans "King William I" 25th (1st Württemberg) Dragoons "Queen Olga"
In wartime, the army corps became a mobile tactical formation and four Höhere Kavallerie-Kommando (Higher Cavalry Commands) were formed from the Cavalry Inspectorate, the equivalent of corps, being made up of two divisions of cavalry.