5th (West Prussian) Cuirassiers "Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg"

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Kürassier-Regiment „Herzog Friedrich Eugen von Württemberg“ (Westpreußisches) Nr. 5

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|dates= 1717-1919

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War of the Sixth Coalition

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Franco-Prussian War

World War I

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The 5th (West Prussian) Cuirassiers “Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg” were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed in 1717. The regiment fought in the Silesian Wars, the War of the Sixth Coalition, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. It was disbanded in 1919.

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References

{{cite book | last = Schulz | first = Hugo | title = Die preussischen Kavallerie-Regimenter 1913/1914 nach dem Gesetz vom 3. Juli 1913 | publisher = Weltbild | location = Augsburg | year = 1992 | isbn = 3893503439 |pages=25–26}}

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Category:Cuirassiers of the Prussian Army

Category:Military units and formations established in 1717

Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919

Category:1717 establishments in Prussia