2nd Division (Reichswehr)

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2nd Division
2. Division
Active1921–1934
DisbandedOctober 1934
CountryFlag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Weimar Republic
BranchWar Ensign of Germany (1921-1933).svg  Reichsheer
Type Infantry
Size Division
Part ofGruppenkommando 1
Garrison/HQ Wehrkreis II: Stettin
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Werner von Fritsch
Fedor von Bock

The 2nd Division was a unit of the Reichswehr .

Creation

In the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in every Wehrkreis (military district) a division would be established by 1 October 1920. The 2nd Division was formed in January 1921 out of the Reichswehr's 2nd and 9th Brigades, both part of the former Übergangsheer (Transition Army). [1]

Contents

It consisted of 3 infantry regiments, the 4th, 5th, and 6th. It also consisted of the 2nd Artillery Regiment, an engineering battalion, a signals battalion, a transportation battalion, and a medical battalion.

The commander of Wehrkreis II was simultaneously the commander of the 2nd Division. For the leadership of the troops, an Infanterieführer and an Artillerieführer were appointed, both subordinated to the commander of the division. [2]


The unit ceased to exist as such after October 1934, and its subordinate units were transferred to one of the 21 new divisions created in that year.

Organization

Divisional commanders

Infanterieführers

Artillerieführers

Garrison

The divisional headquarters was in Stettin.

Notes

References

  1. Georg Tessin: Deutsche Verbände und Truppen 1918–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1974, ISBN   9787503872808, S. 153.
  2. Edgar Graf von Matuschka: Organisation des Reichsheeres. in: Handbuch zur deutschen Militärgeschichte 1648–1939. Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Hrsg.). Freiburg (Breisgau). Teil VI: Reichswehr und Republik (1918–1933). Bernard & Graefe Verlag für Wehrwesen, Frankfurt am Main 1970, S. 317.