German Cavalry in Russia

Portrait of Wehrmacht Reiterzugführer (mounted platoon leader) and several other German soldiers on horse back, 1941 or 1942. The image was originally published as 'Das Heer im Grossdeutschen Freiheitskampf' (translated as 'The Army in the Greater German Freedom Struggle'), a collection of 50 plus images taken by the German Army's combat photography unit (Propagandakompanie). Photo by E. Bauer.

Source :
"The Cavalry of the Wehrmacht 1941-1945" by Klaus Christian Richter
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Horse Show of the German Army

Reitturnier des Heeres (Horse show of the army) in the Hindenburgpark, Ludwigshafen, 1941. Soldiers with steel helmets on horses. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Carl Heinrich.

 

Generalmajor Hermann Meyer-Rabingen (Kommandeur 197. Infanterie-Division) talking to a rider on his horse during "Reitturnier des Heeres" which were held in the Hindenburgpark, Ludwigshaven, 1941. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Carl Heinrich

Rider with his horse overcoming an obstacle.

Rider with his horse overcoming an obstacle.

Rider with his horse overcoming an obstacle.

Source :
https://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dba/de/search/?topicid=dcx-thes_bestand_774u70q3hc6cybe2d48&page=1#

Generalmajor Meyer-Rabingen at Horse Show of the German Army

 

Generalmajor Hermann Meyer-Rabingen (Kommandeur 197. Infanterie-Division) talking to a rider on his horse during "Reitturnier des Heeres" which were held in the Hindenburgpark, Ludwigshaven, 1941. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Carl Heinrich.

Source :
Bundesarchiv Bild 238-0798

Wehrmacht Reiterzugführer in Operation Barbarossa

Wehrmacht Reiterzugführer (commander of mounted infantry platoon) on the Eastern Front in the Russian campaign of 1941 (Operation Barbarossa). Contrary to common idea, the German Army made extensive use of the horse, both as a service animal in artillery and supply units and also in combat cavalry units. Germany had five or six full cavalry divisions - the 1st (served on the Eastern Front in 1941, and was then converted into a Panzer division); the 1st and 2nd Cossacks (formed in 1943 from pro-Nazi Russians, were mostly used for anti-partisan duty in Yugoslavia), and the 8th and 22nd SS Cavalry (raised in 1942 and 1944 respectively) which fought on the Eastern Front and in Yugoslavia. They also had several smaller (regimental or brigade-size) cavalry units. Also, at the start of Operation Barbarossa each infantry division had an integral cavalry battalion of just over 200 men. Gradually these were replaced by motorised reconnaissance forces.

Source :
http://3reich-collector.com/concentration-camp-ww2-german/set-51-huge-full-color-photos-idealized-conception-life-german-soldier
https://www.quora.com/How-prevalent-were-cavalry-in-the-Eastern-Front-of-WWII