2nd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr)

2nd Cavalry Division
2. Kavallerie-Division
Active	1921–1934
Disbanded	October 1934
Country	Weimar Republic
Branch	Reichsheer
Type	Cavalry
Size	Division
Part of	Gruppenkommando 1
Garrison/HQ	Breslau
Commanders
Notable commanders	Gerd von Rundstedt Ewald von Kleist

The 2nd Cavalry Division (2. Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the Reichswehr, the armed forces of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

It consisted of 6 cavalry regiments, the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th (Prussian), and 12th (Saxon) Cavalry Regiments. It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 1.

Divisional commanders

• Generalleutnant Otto von Preinitzer (1 June 1920 - 1 April 1922)
• General der Infanterie Ernst Hasse (1 April 1922 - 1 January 1925)
• General der Kavallerie Hugo von Kayser (1 January 1925 - 1 October 1926)
• Generalleutnant Richard von Graberg (1 October 1926 - 1 October 1928)
• General der Infanterie Gerd von Rundstedt (1 October 1928 - 1 February 1932)
• Generalmajor Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1 February 1932 - 21 May 1935)

Garrison

The divisional headquarters was in Breslau.

External links

• Feldgrau.com