The IV Cavalry Corps ( German : Höhere Kavallerie-Kommando 4 / HKK 4 literally: Higher Cavalry Command 4) was a formation of the German Army in World War I . The corps was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 and dissolved in January 1915 as the onset of trench warfare negated the requirement for large cavalry formations. It was commanded throughout its existence by General der Kavallerie Gustav Freiherr von Hollen.
4-665: IV Cavalry Corps may refer to: IV Cavalry Corps (German Empire) , a formation of the German Army in World War I IV Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée) , a French military formation that existed during the Napoleonic Wars Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title IV Cavalry Corps . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-528: The Corps consisted of: Each cavalry division consisted of 3 cavalry brigades (6 regiments each of 4 squadrons), a horse artillery battalion Abteilung (3 four-gun batteries), a machine gun detachment (company size, 6 MGs), plus pioneers , signals and a motor vehicle column. A more detailed Table of Organisation and Equipment can be seen here . The Jäger battalions each consisted of 4 light infantry companies, 1 machine gun company (6 MGs), 1 cyclist company and
12-777: The Western Front with 3rd and 6th Cavalry Divisions preceding 4th and 5th Armies. Transferred to the East on 14 November 1914. Dissolved January 1915. Initially, the Corps simply consisted of 2 Cavalry Divisions (with 2 Jäger battalions attached) without any Corps troops; in supply and administration matters, the Cavalry Divisions were entirely autonomous. The commander was only concerned with tactics and strategy, hence his title of Senior Cavalry Commander Höherer Kavallerie-Kommandeur . On formation in August 1914,
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