The 5th (West Prussian) Cuirassiers “Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg” were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed in 1717. The regiment fought in the Silesian Wars, the War of the Sixth Coalition, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. It was disbanded in 1919.
5th (West Prussian) Cuirassiers “Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg” Kürassier-Regiment „Herzog Friedrich Eugen von Württemberg“ (Westpreußisches) Nr. 5 | |
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Active | 1717-1919 |
Disbanded | 1919 |
Country | Prussia, later German Empire |
Branch | Army |
Type | Heavy cavalry |
Role | Cuirassiers |
Engagements | Silesian Wars War of the Sixth Coalition |
See also
References
Schulz, Hugo (1992). Die preussischen Kavallerie-Regimenter 1913/1914 nach dem Gesetz vom 3. Juli 1913. Augsburg: Weltbild. pp. 25–26. ISBN 3893503439.
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