WWI
Austro-Hungarian Cavalry Division
1915-1918

East Europe

List AH7G

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Dismounted Half Cavalry Regiment (1915-1917)

    1/2 RHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses, sabres
    4 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 Troops@ 5 rifle sqds

    1 MG Squadron:

      SHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      4 platoons@ 2 MMG, 2(8 man) rifle crew sqds, pack horses

Dismounted Half Cavalry Regiment (1917-1918)

    1/2 RHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses, sabres
    4 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      2 Troops@ 5 rifle sqds
      1 Troop: 4 LMG, 4(5 man) teams

    1 MG Squadron:

      SHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      4 platoons@ 2 MMG, 2(8 man) rifle crew sqds, pack horses

Divisional Storm Battalion (1917-1918)

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds
    2-4 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      4 platoons@ 6 rifle/grenade sqds, 1 LMG, melee weapons

2. Regiment Support

    Dismounted Cavalry Regiment HQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses, sabres with:
    1 Pioneer Platoon: 2 (13 man) rifle/engineer sqds
    1 Infantry Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 Section: 2x 30cm S/L, 2x 45cm S/L, 20 men
      1 Section: 2x 9cm Trench Mortars
      1 platoon: 2 rifle/grenade sqds
      1 platoon: 2 rifle/engineer sqds, horses, telephones

3. Divisional Support

    Up to:

    2 Brigade HQs@ 8 rifle sqds, horses, telephones

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 2 rifle/engineer sqds

    1 Scout/Liaison Squadron:

      SHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses, sabres
      3 Troops@ 5 rifle sqds, horses, sabres

    1 Mounted Field Artillery "division":

      RHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses
      2 batteries@ 4x 7.65cm M05? or M17 or M18, horses
      4 batteries@ 4x 10cm M14 howitzers, horses
      1 battery: 4x Trench Mortars, carts

4. Notes

a) Radios are at DHQ. Artillery is Obsolete FC. No anti-armour weapons available.
b) The Division has 2 Brigades each of 2 Regiments each of 2 Half Regiments.
c) Details of Storm Battalion are conjectural.
d) This list can also be used for Honved Cavalry Divisions.


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