German cavalry during World War II

At the beginning of World War II, the National Defence Force had 1 cavalry division, and 194 1 was changed to the 24th armored division at the end of the year.

In the Waffen SS, there are the 8th florian Gaelic Cavalry Division, the 22nd Maria Teresa Volunteer Cavalry Division and the 37th Lutzo Volunteer Cavalry Division, among which the 37th Volunteer Cavalry Division was formed by absorbing the remnants of the 8th and 22nd Cavalry Divisions in Budapest.

During World War II, German cavalry units were generally maneuvered by riding horses, and they fought on foot when they arrived at the battlefield, which could be regarded as infantry divisions transported by horses.

In addition, during World War II, the Germans also absorbed many foreign volunteers such as Belarus and Cossack to form cavalry units:

German Cossack Cavalry and Foreign Volunteers in World War II

The German Cossack Foreign Cavalry Force (Cossack) was founded in 1943, and was composed of Cossack immigrants living in Germany and Cossacks who defected from the Don River basin. It was commanded by Lieutenant General von Panivitz, and was upgraded from two brigades to 1 and the second Cossack cavalry division in the summer of 1944. 1944, 15 The Cossack Cavalry Regiment was formed by these two divisions, and some German officers joined it, but although the organization nominally belonged to the SS, it was never assigned to the SS. This army belonged to the German E-Army Group in Yugoslavia to wipe out the guerrillas, some of whom took part in the Normandy campaign. As a result, the whole army was wiped out. 1945 surrendered to the British army in May and handed it over to the Soviet Union. The commander and all the officers were shot and the soldiers were sent to concentration camps.