8th (Rhenish) Cuirassiers "Count Geßler"

The 8th (Rheinish) Cuirassiers “Count Geßler” were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed in 1815. The regiment fought in the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. The regiment was disbanded in 1919.

The British King George V was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment in January 1902, during a visit to Berlin when he was still Prince of Wales.[1] He served as such until the two countries declared war in 1914.

References

  1. ↑ "Latest intelligence - Visit of Prince of Wales to Germany" The Times (London). Monday, 27 January 1902. (36675), p. 5.
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