2nd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr)
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 2nd Cavalry Division
| native_name = 2. Kavallerie-Division
| dates = 1921{{endash}}1934
| disbanded = October 1934
| country = {{Flag|Weimar Republic}}
| branch = {{Army|Weimar Republic}}
| type = Cavalry
| size = Division
| command_structure = Gruppenkommando 1
| garrison = Breslau
| 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
- [http://www.feldgrau.com/RWKavDiv.php?ID=2 Feldgrau.com]
{{Divisions of the Reichswehr}}
Category:Cavalry divisions of Germany
Category:Military units and formations established in 1920
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1935