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Post by Diarist on Dec 21, 2014 13:37:09 GMT 1
The 1st Infanterie Division was a unit of the Reichswehr, the armed forces of Germany during the Weimar Republic. CreationIn the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in every Wehrkreis (military district) a division would be established by 1 October 1920. The 1st Division was formed in January 1921 out of the Reichswehr-Brigaden 1 and 20, both part of the former Übergangsheer (Transition Army). It consisted of 3 infantry regiments, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd (Prussian) Infantry Regiments. It also included the 1st (Prussian) Artillery Regiment, an engineering battalion, a signals battalion, a transportation battalion and a medical battalion. It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 1. The commander of the Wehrkreis I was simultaneously the commander of the 1st Division. Its commanders were: General of the Infantry Johannes von Dassel 1 October 1920 - 31 October 1923 Generaloberst Wilhelm Heye 1 November 1923 - 31 October 1926 General of the Infantry Friedrich Freiherr von Esebeck 1 November 1926 - 30 September 1929 General of the Infantry Werner von Blomberg 1 October 1929 - 30 January 1933 The unit ceased to exist as such after October 1934, and its subordinate units were transferred to the 21 Divisions newly created in that year. GarrisonsThe divisional headquarters was in Königsberg. Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Division_(Reichswehr) |
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Post by Diarist on Dec 21, 2014 13:42:39 GMT 1
The 2nd Infanterie Division was a unit of the Reichswehr. CreationIn the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in every Wehrkreis (military district) a division would be established by 1 October 1920. The 2nd Division was formed in January 1921 out of the Reichswehr-Brigaden 2 and 9, both part of the former Übergangsheer (Transition Army). It consisted of 3 infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, an engineering battalion, a signals battalion, a transportation battalion and a medical battalion. The commander of the Wehrkreis II was simultaneously the commander of the 2nd Division. The unit ceased to exist as such after October 1934, and its subordinate units were transferred to one of the 21 Divisions newly created in that year. GarrisonsThe divisional headquarters was in Stettin. Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Division_(Reichswehr) |
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Post by Diarist on Dec 21, 2014 13:48:31 GMT 1
The 3rd Infanterie Division was a unit of the Reichswehr. CreationIn the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in every Wehrkreis (military district) a division would be established by 1 October 1920. The 3rd Division was formed in January 1921 out of the Reichswehr-Brigaden 3, 6 and 15, all part of the former Übergangsheer (Transition Army). It consisted of 3 infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, an engineering battalion, a signals battalion, a transportation battalion and a medical battalion. The commander of the Wehrkreis III was simultaneously the commander of the 3rd Division. The unit ceased to exist as such after October 1934, and its subordinate units were transferred to one of the 21 Divisions newly created in that year. Commanding officersGeneral der Artillerie Hermann Rumschöttel, 1 October 1920 – 16 June 1921 General der Infanterie Richard von Berendt, 16 June 1921 – 3 August 1921 General der Kavallerie Rudolf von Horn, 3 August 1921 – 31 January 1926 General der Infanterie Otto Hasse, 1 February 1926 – 1 April 1929 General der Infanterie Rudolf Schniewindt, 1 April 1929 – 1 October 1929 General der Infanterie Joachim von Stülpnagel, 1 October 1929 – 1 February 1932 General der Infanterie Gerd von Rundstedt, 1 February 1932 – 1 October 1932 Generalleutnant Werner Freiherr von Fritsch, 1 October 1932 – 1 February 1934 GarrisonsThe divisional headquarters was in Berlin. Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Division_(Reichswehr) |
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Post by Diarist on Dec 21, 2014 13:52:46 GMT 1
The 4th Infanterie Division was a unit of the Reichswehr. CreationIn the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in every Wehrkreis (military district) a division would be established by 1 October 1920. The 4th Division was formed in January 1921 out of the Reichswehr-Brigaden 12, 16 and 19, all part of the former Übergangsheer (Transition Army). It consisted of 3 infantry regiments: the 10th and 11th (Saxonian) Infantry Regiments, and the 12th Infantry Regiment. It also included an artillery regiment, an engineering battalion, a signals battalion, a transportation battalion and a medical battalion. It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 1. The commander of the Wehrkreis IV was simultaneously the commander of the 4th Division. Its commanders were: General of the Infantry Paulus von Stolzmann 1 October 1920 - 16 June 1921 Generalleutnant Alfred Müller 16 June 1921 - 29 October 1925 General of the Infantry Richard von Pawelsz 29 October 1925 - 1 June 1926 General of the Infantry Erich Wöllwarth 1 June 1926 - 1 January 1929 General of the Infantry Edwin von Stülpnagel 1 January 1929 - 1 November 1931 Generalleutnant Curt Freiherr von Gienanth 1 November 1931 - 30 September 1933 The unit ceased to exist as such after October 1934, and its subordinate units were transferred to the 21 divisions newly created in that year. GarrisonsThe divisional headquarters was in Dresden. Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Division_(Reichswehr) |
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Post by Diarist on Dec 21, 2014 13:56:51 GMT 1
The 5th Infanterie Division was a unit of the Reichswehr. CreationIn the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in every Wehrkreis (military district) a division would be established by 1 October 1920. The 5th Division was formed with the Reichswehr-Brigaden 11 in Kassel and 13 in Stuttgart, both of the former Übergangsheer (Transition Army). It consisted of 3 infantry regiments: the 13th (Württembergisches) Infantry Regiment, the 14th (Badisches) Infantry Regiment, and the 15th Infantry Regiment. It also included an artillery regiment, an engineering battalion, a signals battalion, a transportation battalion and a medical battalion. It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 2. The commander of the Wehrkreis V was simultaneously the commander of the 5th Division. The commanders were: General of the Infantry Walther Reinhardt 1 October 1920 - 1 January 1925 General of the Infantry Ernst Hasse 1 January 1925 - 1 February 1927 General of the Infantry Hermann Reinicke 1 February 1927 - 30 September 1929 General of the Infantry Hans Freiherr Seutter von Lötzen 1 October 1929 - 1 December 1931 Generalleutnant Curt Liebmann 1 December 1931 - 1 August 1934 In the course of the expansion of the army in 1934, the divisional staff was transferred and renamed to the "Generalkommando" of the V. Armee-Korps. GarrisonsThe divisional headquarters was in Stuttgart. The subordinate units were located in Württemberg and Hesse. Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Division_(Reichswehr) |
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Post by Diarist on Dec 21, 2014 14:00:56 GMT 1
The 6th Infanterie Division was a unit of the Reichswehr. CreationIn the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in every Wehrkreis (military district) a division would be established by 1 October 1920. The 6th Division was formed in January 1921 out of the Reichswehr-Brigaden 7 and 10, both part of the former Übergangsheer (Transition Army). It consisted of 3 infantry regiments, the 16th, 17th and 18th Infantry Regiments. It also included the 6th (Prussian) Artillery Regiment, an engineering battalion, a signals battalion, a transportation battalion and a medical battalion. It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 2. The commander of the Wehrkreis VI was simultaneously the commander of the 6th Division. Its commanders were: General of the Infantry Friedrich von Lossberg 1 October 1920 - 1 January 1925 General of the Infantry Leopold Freiherr von Ledebur 1 January 1925 - 28 February 1928 General of the Artillery Max Föhrenbach 1 March 1928 - 1 May 1931 Generalleutnant Wolfgang Fleck 1 May 1931 - 30 September 1934 The unit ceased to exist as such after October 1934, and its subordinate units were transferred to the 21 Divisions newly created in that year. GarrisonsThe divisional headquarters was in Münster. Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Division_(Reichswehr) |
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Post by Diarist on Dec 21, 2014 14:05:47 GMT 1
The 7th Infanterie Division was a unit of the Reichswehr. CreationIn the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in every Wehrkreis (military district) a division would be established by 1 October 1920. The 7th Division was formed in January 1921 out of the Reichswehr-Brigaden 21, 23 and 24, all part of the former Übergangsheer (Transition Army). It consisted of 3 infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, an engineering battalion, a signals battalion, a transportation battalion and a medical battalion. The commander of the Wehrkreis VII was simultaneously the commander of the 7th Division. The unit ceased to exist as such after October 1934, and its subordinate units were transferred to the 21 Divisions newly created in that year. Commanding officersGeneral der Infanterie Arnold Ritter von Möhl, 1 October 1920 – 1 January 1923 Generalleutnant Otto von Lossow, 1 January 1923 – 20 March 1924 Generla der Artillerie Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, 20 March 1924 – 1 January 1928 General der Infanterie Adolf Ritter von Ruith, 1 January 1928 – 1 February 1930 Generalleutnant Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, 1 February 1930 – 1 October 1933 GarrisonsThe divisional headquarters was in Munich. Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Division_(Reichswehr) |
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Post by Diarist on Dec 21, 2014 14:10:56 GMT 1
The 1st Kavallerie 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. Its commanders were: General of the Cavalry Rudolf von Horn 1 June 1920 - 1 June 1921 Generalleutnant Otto Freiherr von Tettau 1 June 1920 - 1 April 1923 General of the Cavalry 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 Freiherr von Fritsch 1 October 1931 - 1 October 1932 Generalleutnant Ludwig Beck 1 October 1932 - 1 October 1933 Generalleutnant Hans Feige 1 Oktober 1933 - 1 April 1935 It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 1. Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(Reichswehr) |
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Post by Diarist on Dec 21, 2014 14:13:46 GMT 1
The 2nd 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 and 11th (Prussian) Cavalry Regiments and the 12th (Saxon) Cavalry Regiment.
Its commanders were:
Generalleutnant Otto von Preinitzer 1 June 1920 - 1 April 1922
General of the Infantry Ernst Hasse 1 April 1922 - 1 January 1925
General of the Cavalry Hugo von Kayser 1 January 1925 - 1 October 1926
Generalleutnant Richard von Graberg 1 October 1926 - 1 October 1928
General of the Infantry Gerd von Rundstedt 1 October 1928 - 1 February 1932
Generalmajor Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist 1 February 1932 - 21 May 1935
It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 1.
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Post by Diarist on Dec 21, 2014 14:17:13 GMT 1
The 3rd Kavallerie Division was a unit of the Reichswehr, the armed forces of Germany during the Weimar Republic. It consisted of 6 cavalry regiments, the 13th (Prussian), the 14th, 15th, 16th, and the 17th (Bavarian) and the 18th (Saxonian) Cavalry Regiments. Its commanders were: 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. Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Cavalry_Division_(Reichswehr) |
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