Guards Cuirassiers
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The Guards Cuirassiers were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. Formed in 1815 as a Uhlans regiment, it was reorganized as a cuirassiers unit in 1821. The regiment was part of the Guards Cavalry Division
and fought in the Second Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian War
, the Franco-Prussian War
and World War I
. The regiment was disbanded in September 1919.
Guards Cavalry Division (German Empire)
The Guards Cavalry Division was a unit of the German army that was stationed in Berlin. The division was a part of the Guards Corps .-Pre-war Order of Battle:...
and fought in the Second Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian War
Austro-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian War was a war fought in 1866 between the German Confederation under the leadership of the Austrian Empire and its German allies on one side and the Kingdom of Prussia with its German allies and Italy on the...
, the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
and World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. The regiment was disbanded in September 1919.