1st King's Mounted Rifles

Military unit thumb | right | Colors of the Prussian 1st Regiment The Kings Mounted Rifles. The 1st King's Mounted Rifles were a light cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army from 1901 to 1918. When the Imperial German Army was reorganized as the Reichsheer, 'A Squadron'/'10th Horse' became bearer of the regiment's tradition. The 1st King's Mounted Rifles belonged to the V Army Corps and was garrisoned in Posen. When the regiment was mobilized in 1914, it formed 10th Cavalry Brigade. Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment was Wilhelm II, German Emperor who was also the King of Prussia, hence the title King's. See also List of Imperial German cavalry regiments References Schulz Hugo Die preussischen Kavallerie-Regimenter 1913/1914 nach dem Gesetz vom 3. Juli 1913 Weltbild Augsburg 1992 3893503439 172–173 Category:Mounted Rifles of the Prussian Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1901 Category:1901 establishments in Germany