2nd Cavalry Division (German Empire)
The 2nd Cavalry Division ("2. Kavallerie-Division") was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. Combat chronicle. It was initially assigned to II Cavalry Corps, which preceded the 1st and 2nd Armies on the Western Front. On 12 November 1914, it was transferred to Russia and then to Romania on 25 November 1916, returning to the West in December 1916. It  served as a Frontier Guard on the Dutch border from 26 February 1917 to 10 September 1917; then it was again transferred to Russia and finally to the Ukraine in March 1918. A more detailed combat chronicle can be found at the German-language version of this article. Order of Battle on mobilisation. On formation, in August 1914, the component units of the division were: See: Table of Organisation and Equipment Late World War I organization. About August 1916, the division was significantly restructured. Allied Intelligence rated the division as 4th Class. The organisation in 1918 was: 2nd Cavalry Division