Guards Cavalry Division (German Empire)

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The Guards Cavalry Division (Garde-Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the German army that was stationed in Berlin. The division was a part of the Guards Corps (Gardekorps).

In 1914, the component units of the division were:

1st Guards Cavalry Brigade
- Garde du Corps
- Cuirassier Guards Regiment
2nd Guards Cavalry Brigade
- 1st Uhlan Guards Regiment
- 3rd Uhlan Guards Regiment
3rd Guards Cavalry Brigade
- 1st Regiment of Dragoon Guards Königin Viktoria von Großbritannien und Irland
- 2nd Regiment of Dragoon Guards Kaiserin Alexandra von Rußland
4th Guards Cavalry Brigade
- Hussar LIfe Guards Regiment
- 2nd Uhlan Guards Regiment

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Divisions of the German Empire

Standing divisions:
Guard divisions: 1st | 2nd | Cavalry
Regular divisions: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | 39th | 40th | 41st | 42nd
Bavarian divisions: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th

Divisions raised in World War I:
Guard divisions: 3rd | 4th | 5th | 1st Guard Reserve | 2nd Guard Reserve | Guard Ersatz
Cavalry divisions: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | Bavarian
Infantry divisions: 50th | 52nd | 54th | 56th | 58th | 83rd | 84th | 86th | 87th | 88th | 89th | 91st | 92nd | 93rd | 94th | 95th | 96th | 101st | 103rd | 105th | 107th | 108th | 109th | 111th | 113th | 115th | 117th | 119th | 121st | 123rd | 183rd | 185th | 187th | 192nd | 195th | 197th | 199th | 200th | 201st | 202nd | 203rd | 204th | 205th | 206th | 207th | 208th | 211th | 212th | 213th | 214th | 215th | 216th | 217th | 218th | 219th | 220th | 221st | 222nd | 223rd | 224th | 225th | 226th | 227th | 228th | 231st | 232nd | 233rd | 234th | 235th | 236th | 237th | 238th | 239th | 240th | 241st | 242nd | 243rd | 255th | 301st | 302nd | 303rd
Reserve divisions: 1st | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 7th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 28th | 30th | 33rd | 35th | 36th | 39th | 43rd | 44th | 45th | 46th | 47th | 48th | 49th | 50th | 51st | 52nd | 53rd | 54th | 75th | 76th | 77th | 78th | 79th | 80th | 81st | 82nd
Landwehr divisions: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 25th | 26th | 38th | 44th | 45th | 46th | 47th | 48th | 85th
Ersatz divisions: 4th | 5th | 8th | 10th | 19th
Marine divisions: Marine | 1st | 2nd | 3rd
Bavarian infantry divisions: 10th | 11th | 12th | 14th | 15th | 16th
Bavarian reserve divisions: 1st | 5th | 6th | 8th | 9th | 30th | 39th
Bavarian Landwehr and Ersatz divisions: 1st | 2nd | 6th | Ersatz
Other divisions: Alpenkorps | Deutsche Jäger | Ostsee