3rd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr)
The 3rd Cavalry Division (3. Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the Reichswehr, the armed forces of Germany during the Weimar Republic.[1]
It consisted of 6 cavalry regiments, the 13th (Prussian), the 14th, 15th, 16th, and the 17th (Bavarian) and the 18th (Saxonian) Cavalry Regiments.[1]
Its commanders were:[1]
- Generalleutnant Heinrich von Hofmann 1 June 1920 - 1 October 1920
- Generalleutnant Johannes Koch 1 October 1920 - 16 June 1921
- Generalleutnant Eginhard Eschborn 16 June 1921 - 30 September 1923
- General of the Cavalry Paul Hasse 1 October 1923 - 28 February 1926
- Generalleutnant Hans von Viereck 1 March 1926 - 1 March 1929
- Generalleutnant Curt Freiherr von Gienanth 1 March 1929 - 1 November 1931
- Generalmajor Wilhelm Knochenhauer 1 November 1931 - 1 December 1933
It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 2.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Pipes, Jason. "Feldgrau : 3.Kavallarie-Division". www.feldgrau.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
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