Bavarian Cavalry Division

Bavarian Cavalry Division (Bayerische Kavallerie-Division)
Flag of the Staff of a Division (1871–1918)
Active	2 August 1914-1919
Country	Bavaria /  German Empire
Branch	Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Approximately 5,000 (on mobilisation)
Engagements	World War I
Disbanded	1919

The Bavarian Cavalry Division (Bayerische Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919, during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was raised and recruited in Bavaria.

The division was formed on mobilization for World War I on 2 August 1914. It was assigned to III Cavalry Corps, which preceded 6th Army on the Western Front. Between November 1914 and January 1915, the division took part in occupation duties in Belgium. After a period of training in Germany, it transferred to the Russian Front from April 1915 to November 1917, when it moved to Romania. In April 1918, the division moved to the Ukraine / Crimea.

A more detailed combat chronicle can be found at the German-language version of this article.

On formation, in August 1914, the component units of the division were:

See: Table of Organisation and Equipment

From 25 November 1917 to 21 March 1918, the division was without any cavalry; and from 20 April 1918, it only had two Cavalry Brigades.

Allied Intelligence rated the Division as 4th Class (of 4). The organisation in 1918 was: