List of Imperial German cavalry regiments


This is a List of Imperial German cavalry regiments 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 but others were only formed as late as October 1913.
On mobilisation, they were joined by 33 reserve cavalry regiments, 2 landwehr cavalry regiments and 1 ersatz cavalry regiment was also formed. Also on mobilisation, there were 38 landwehr squadrons and 19 ersatz detachments.

Pre-war regiments

Regiments formed on mobilisation

33 Reserve Cavalry Regiments, 2 Landwehr Cavalry Regiments and 1 Ersatz Cavalry Regiment were formed on mobilisation in August 1914 and assigned to field formations. Each of these had a strength of 3 squadrons.
RegimentRaised byDivisional assignmentCorps assignment.
Reserve Guards UhlansGuards Corps3rd Guards DivisionGuards Reserve Corps
Reserve Guards DragoonsGuards Corps1st Guards Reserve DivisionGuards Reserve Corps
1st Reserve UhlansI Corps1st Reserve DivisionI Reserve Corps
1st Reserve HussarsXVII Corps36th Reserve DivisionI Reserve Corps
2nd Reserve DragoonsIII Corps5th Reserve DivisionIII Reserve Corps
3rd Reserve UhlansIII Corps6th Reserve DivisionIII Reserve Corps
1st Reserve Schwere ReiterIV Corps7th Reserve DivisionIV Reserve Corps
1st Reserve Jager zu PferdeXI Corps22nd Reserve DivisionIV Reserve Corps
3rd Reserve DragoonsV Corps9th Reserve DivisionV Reserve Corps
6th Reserve UhlansV Corps10th Reserve DivisionV Reserve Corps
4th Reserve HussarsVI Corps11th Reserve DivisionVI Reserve Corps
4th Reserve UhlansVI Corps12th Reserve DivisionVI Reserve Corps
5th Reserve HussarsVII Corps13th Reserve DivisionVII Reserve Corps
8th Reserve HussarsVII Corps14th Reserve DivisionVII Reserve Corps
5th Reserve UhlansX Corps15th Reserve DivisionVIII Reserve Corps
2nd Reserve Schwere ReiterVIII Corps16th Reserve DivisionVIII Reserve Corps
6th Reserve HussarsIX Corps17th Reserve DivisionIX Reserve Corps
7th Reserve HussarsIX Corps18th Reserve DivisionIX Reserve Corps
2nd Reserve UhlansII Corps2nd Guards Reserve DivisionX Reserve Corps
6th Reserve DragoonsX Corps19th Reserve DivisionX Reserve Corps
Reserve Saxon HussarsXII Corps23rd Reserve DivisionXII Reserve Corps
Reserve Saxon UhlansXIX Corps24th Reserve DivisionXII Reserve Corps
Reserve Wurttenberg DragoonsXIII Corps26th Reserve DivisionXIV Reserve Corps
8th Reserve DragoonsXIV Corps28th Reserve DivisionXIV Reserve Corps
7th Reserve DragoonsXI Corps21st Reserve DivisionXVIII Reserve Corps
4th Reserve DragoonsXVIII Corps25th Reserve DivisionXVIII Reserve Corps
1st Reserve BavarianI Royal Bavarian Corps1st Bavarian Reserve DivisionI Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps
5th Reserve BavarianIII Royal Bavarian Corps5th Bavarian Reserve DivisionI Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps
5th Reserve DragoonsII Corps3rd Reserve DivisionDirectly subordinated to 8th Army
9th Reserve HussarsIII Corps30th Reserve DivisionFortress Strassburg
2nd Reserve HussarsIV Corps33rd Reserve DivisionFortress Metz
3rd Reserve Schwere ReiterXX Corps35th Reserve DivisionFortress Thorn
1st Reserve DragoonsXX Corpsn/aFortress Königsberg
1st Landwehr CavalryV Corps3rd Landwehr DivisionLandwehr Corps
2nd Landwehr CavalryVI Corps4th Landwehr DivisionLandwehr Corps
Ersatz CavalryVI Corps4th Landwehr DivisionLandwehr Corps