The II Cavalry Corps (german: Höhere Kavallerie-Kommando 2 / HKK 2 literally: Higher Cavalry Command 2) was a formation of the
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in the
First World War
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. The corps was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 and dissolved 23 January 1915 as the onset of trench warfare in the west negated the requirement for large cavalry formations. It was commanded throughout its existence by
Georg von der Marwitz
Georg Cornelius Adalbert von der Marwitz (7 July 1856 – 27 October 1929) was a Prussian cavalry general, who commanded several German armies during the First World War on both the Eastern and Western fronts.
Early military career
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.
Combat chronicle
Initially on the Western Front with the
2nd,
4th and
9th
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Cavalry Divisions preceding the
1st and
2nd Armies. Withdrawn to Belgium at the end of November 1914; dissolved 23 January 1915.
Order of Battle on mobilisation
The Corps consisted of three cavalry divisions (with seven battalions attached) without corps troops; in supply and administration matters, the cavalry divisions were autonomous. The commander was only concerned with tactics and strategy, hence his title of Senior Cavalry Commander .
On formation in August 1914, the corps consisted of:
*
2nd Cavalry Division
*
4th Cavalry Division
*
9th Cavalry Division
* Guards Jäger Battalion
*
Guards Schützen Battalion
* 3rd Jäger Battalion
* 4th Jäger Battalion
* 7th Jäger Battalion
* 9th Jäger Battalion
* 10th Jäger Battalion
Each cavalry division consisted of three cavalry brigades (six regiments each of four squadrons), a horse artillery detachment () with three four-gun batteries, a machine gun detachment (company sized, six machine-guns), plus
pioneers, signals and a motor vehicle column. A more detailed Table of Organisation and Equipment can be seen
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. The Jäger battalions each consisted of four light infantry companies, a machine gun company (six machine-guns), a cyclist company and a motorised vehicle column.
Commanders
II Cavalry Corps was commanded throughout its existence by
Georg von der Marwitz
Georg Cornelius Adalbert von der Marwitz (7 July 1856 – 27 October 1929) was a Prussian cavalry general, who commanded several German armies during the First World War on both the Eastern and Western fronts.
Early military career
Marwitz was ...
.
The Prussian Machine, HKK
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See also
* German Army (German Empire)
The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army (german: Deutsches Heer), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the l ...
* German Army order of battle (1914)
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Commanders and locations of the German Army
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* German cavalry in World War I
The history of the German Empire, German Cavalry in World War I is one of an arm in decline.
Pre-war
The peacetime Imperial German Army was organised as 25 Corps (Guards, I - XXI and I - III Bavarian) each of two Division (military), divisi ...
* TOE, German Cavalry Division, August 1914
This is an outline of the table of organization and equipment (TO&E) of the 11 German Cavalry Divisions that were established at the outbreak of World War I. This is the theoretical strength on mobilisation and did not remain constant. As early ...
References
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Corps of Germany in World War I
Cavalry corps of Germany
Military units and formations established in 1914
Military units and formations disestablished in 1915