Category:Garde-Kürassier-Regiment

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Deutsch: Das Garde-Kürassier-Regiment war ein Kavallerieverband in der Preußischen Armee.
English: 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.


<nowiki>近衛胸甲騎兵連隊; Garde-Kürassier-Regiment; 근위흉갑기병연대; Guards Cuirassiers; Régiment de cuirassiers de la Garde; Kavallerieverband der Preußischen Armee; Prussian army unit; Gardekürassiere</nowiki>
Guards Cuirassiers 
Prussian army unit
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Instance of
  • cavalry regiment
Part of
LocationBerlin, Germany
Headquarters location
Inception
  • 21 February 1815
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date
  • 10 December 1918
Followed by
  • 1st Cavalry Division (Reichswehr)
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Wikidata Q1494026
VIAF ID: 127419176
GND ID: 16080683-5
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