1st Cavalry Division (Reichswehr)
Introduction The '''1st Cavalry Division''' was a unit of the ''Reichswehr'', the armed forces of Germany during the Weimar Republic.It consisted of 6 cavalry regiments, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th (Prussian) Regiments. It was subordinated to ''Gruppenkommando'' 1.
Divisional commanders * ''General der Kavallerie'' Rudolf von Horn (1 June 1920 - 1 June 1921)* ''Generalleutnant'' Otto Freiherr von Tettau (1 June 1920 - 1 April 1923)* ''General der Kavallerie'' Walther von Jagow (1 April 1923 - 1 February 1927)* ''Generalleutnant'' Ulrich von Henning auf Schönhoff (1 February 1927 - 1 February 1929)* ''Generalleutnant'' Georg Brandt (1 February 1929 - 1 December 1929)* ''Generalleutnant'' Fedor von Bock (1 December 1929 - 1 October 1931)* ''Generalleutnant'' Werner von Fritsch (1 October 1931 - 1 October 1932)* ''Generalleutnant'' Ludwig Beck (1 October 1932 - 1 October 1933)* ''Generalleutnant'' Hans Feige (1 October 1933 - 1 April 1935)
Garrison The divisional headquarters was in Frankfurt an der Oder.
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