2nd Cavalry Division (Soviet Union)
The 2nd Cavalry Division was a Division of the Red Army that existed during World War II. History The 2nd Cavalry Division (2nd Formation) was a cavalry division of the Red Army that existed in 1941. The division was formed from the original 1st Odessa Cavalry Division in early 1941. It only had a short history as it was re-organized into the 2nd Rifle Division (3rd Formation) in late November 1941. Organization on Formation Structure of the division in August 1941: Headquarters 7th Cavalry Regiment 16th Cavalry Regiment 20th Cavalry Regiment (Led by Ilya A. Lukanov, 1899-1942) Organization on Disbandment Structure of the division in November 1941: Headquarters 7th Cavalry Regiment 15th Cavalry Regiment 20th Cavalry Regiment 9th Armoured Cavalry Squadron Armoured Defense Group 3rd Naval Infantry Regiment (attached) 323rd Separate Anti-Aircraft Artillery Divizion (battalion) Mortar Platoon Machine-Gun Platoon Separate Cavalry Squadron Separate Communications Squadron Separate Chemical Defense Squadron References Cavalry divisions of the Soviet Union Military units and formations established in 1941