page_title: German cavalry in World War I
section_title: Cavalry Divisions
hierarchical_section_title: German cavalry in World War I / Regiments / Cavalry Divisions
caption_attribution_description: Soldat des Grenadier-Regiment „König Friedrich Wilhelm I.“ (2. Ostpreußisches) Nr. 3 in Königsberg bei der Reitausbildung
context_page_description: The history of the German Cavalry in World War I is one of an arm in decline.
context_section_description: In September 1916, the establishment of cavalry regiments within the Cavalry Divisions was reduced to 675 horses instead of 769.  The Supreme Command did not stop there, but also took away the horses of entire regiments and used them as infantry. These regiments were redesignated as Cavalry Schützen Regiments (as detailed below).  By the end of the war, just 22 Cavalry Regiments remained mounted, a fifth of the active regiments mobilised in 1914.
caption: Soldier of the Grenadier-Regiment „König Friedrich Wilhelm I." (2. Ostpreußisches) Nr. 3 in Königsberg during equestrian training
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