5th Cavalry Division (German Empire)

Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the German Army in World War I.

It was initially assigned to I Cavalry Corps, which preceded the 3rd Army on the Western Front.

From 14 July 1915 to 1 September 1915, it was designated as Cavalry Corps Hendebreck.

[1] A more detailed combat chronicle can be found at the German-language version of this article.

On formation, in August 1914, the component units of the division were:[2] See: Table of Organisation and Equipment