The 11th Mounted Rifles were a
light cavalry
Light cavalry comprised lightly armed and armored cavalry troops mounted on fast horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the mounted riders (and sometimes the warhorses) were heavily armored. The purpose of light cavalry was primarily rai ...
regiment of the
Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed 1 October 1913 in
Tarnowitz.
See also
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List of Imperial German cavalry regiments
References
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Mounted Rifles of the Prussian Army
Military units and formations established in 1913
1913 establishments in Germany
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