Guards Cavalry Rifle Division

The Guards Cavalry Rifle Division (German; Garde-Kavallerie-Schützen-Division) was a large unit of the Prussian Army formed in the spring of 1918. During the German revolution of 1918–1919, one of the largest volunteer units of the period of upheaval emerged from it, with a strength of up to 40,000 men.

From December 1918 onwards, the Division took a large part in suppressing revolutionary uprisings, and members of it murdered Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg.

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