3rd Cavalry Division | |
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3. Kavallerie-Division | |
Active | 1921–1934 |
Disbanded | October 1934 |
Country | Weimar Republic |
Branch | Reichsheer |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | Division |
Part of | Gruppenkommando 2 |
Garrison/HQ | Weimar |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Maximilian von Weichs |
The 3rd Cavalry Division (3. Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the Reichswehr, the armed forces of Germany during the Weimar Republic.[1] It consisted of 6 cavalry regiments, the 13th (Prussian), 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th (Bavarian), and 18th (Saxon) Cavalry Regiments.[1] It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 2.[1]
The divisional headquarters was in Weimar.