The 2nd Cavalry Division (''2. Kavallerie-Division'') was a unit of the

Reichswehr ''Reichswehr'' () was the official name of the German armed forces during the Weimar Republic and the first years of the Third Reich. After Germany was defeated in World War I, the Imperial German Army () was dissolved in order to be reshaped ...

, the armed forces of Germany during the

Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic (german: link=no, Weimarer Republik ), officially named the German Reich, was the government of Germany from 1918 to 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is al ...

. It consisted of 6 cavalry regiments, the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th (Prussian) Cavalry Regiments and the 12th (Saxon) Cavalry Regiment. Its commanders were: *

Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of O ...

Otto von Preinitzer 1 June 1920 - 1 April 1922 *

General of the Infantry General of the Infantry is a military rank of a General officer in the infantry and refers to: * General of the Infantry (Austria) * General of the Infantry (Bulgaria) * General of the Infantry (Germany) ('), a rank of a general in the German Impe ...

Ernst Hasse 1 April 1922 - 1 January 1925 *General of the Cavalry Hugo von Kayser 1 January 1925 - 1 October 1926 *Generalleutnant Richard von Graberg 1 October 1926 - 1 October 1928 *General of the Infantry

Gerd von Rundstedt Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German field marshal in the '' Heer'' (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition, Rundstedt entered th ...

1 October 1928 - 1 February 1932 *Generalmajor

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (8 August 1881 – 13 November 1954) was a German field marshal during World War II. Kleist was the commander of Panzer Group Kleist (later 1st Panzer Army), the first operational formation of several Panzer corps in t ...

1 February 1932 - 21 May 1935 It was subordinated to Gruppenkommando 1.

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{{Divisions of the Reichswehr Cavalry divisions of Germany Military units and formations established in 1920 Military units and formations disestablished in 1935