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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Cuirassier Regiments - Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7

Early reservist photo of the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7. Partly in koller. Sitting at the front: officers and non-commissioned officers. Left and right: cuirassiers in service dress. Still wearing the cuirass here.
Early reservist photo of the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7. Partly in koller. Sitting at the front: officers and non-commissioned officers. Left and right: cuirassiers in service dress. Still wearing the cuirass here.

The Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 had 07.03.1815 as its date of foundation.

It was formed on 07.03.1815 in Landsberg a. W., created from men from East Prussia, Silesia and Brandenburg as well as from the Saxon Leib-Cuirassier Guard.

Cuirassier (one-year volunteer) from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in the blue service coat still with helmet model M 67. Original early cdv. Photographer: Wilde/ Halberstadt.
Cuirassier (one-year volunteer) from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in the blue service coat still with helmet model M 67. Original early cdv. Photographer: Wilde/ Halberstadt.
Cuirassier in the blue service coat with helmet (M 1889). Here likely already with blackened scabbard (from 1908). Photographer: Max Kittel/ Quedlinburg.
Cuirassier in the blue service coat with helmet (M 1889). Here likely already with blackened scabbard (from 1908). Photographer: Max Kittel/ Quedlinburg.
Cuirassier from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in dress uniform. Original cdv. Photographer: Otto Wendt/ Quedlinburg.
Cuirassier from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in dress uniform. Original cdv. Photographer: Otto Wendt/ Quedlinburg.

The last peacetime garrisons were Halberstadt and Quedlinburg.

The enlisted replacements came from the Province of Saxony and the vicinity of Halberstadt and Quedlinburg.

The last regimental commander was Axel Wilhelm Albrecht, Freiherr von Wachtmeister.

The Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 at Mars-la-Tour 16.08.1870. Cigarette card from the series: The Imperial Army and its Tradition, picture No. 288.
The Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 at Mars-la-Tour 16.08.1870. Cigarette card from the series: The Imperial Army and its Tradition, picture No. 288.
Early photograph of a cuirassier from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in koller with cuirass and still with helmet model M 67. Original cdv. Photographer: Fath/ Halberstadt.
Early photograph of a cuirassier from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in koller with cuirass and still with helmet model M 67. Original cdv. Photographer: Fath/ Halberstadt.
Cuirassier from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 wearing the cuirass and the bandolier for the ammunition pouch. Original cdv. Photographer: Fath/ Halberstadt.
Cuirassier from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 wearing the cuirass and the bandolier for the ammunition pouch. Original cdv. Photographer: Fath/ Halberstadt.
Cuirassier from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 wearing the cuirass and helmet (M 1889). Original cdv. Photographer: Heinz Schonemann/ Halberstadt.
Cuirassier from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 wearing the cuirass and helmet (M 1889). Original cdv. Photographer: Heinz Schonemann/ Halberstadt.
Cuirassier from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 wearing the cuirass and helmet (M 1889). The pallasch (French form) is clearly visible. Original cdv. Photographer: Paul Rehe/ Halberstadt.
Cuirassier from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 wearing the cuirass and helmet (M 1889). The pallasch (French form) is clearly visible. Original cdv. Photographer: Paul Rehe/ Halberstadt.
Cuirassier in the year 1870. Cigarette card from the series: German Uniforms in the Age of German Unification 1864 ff., picture No. 60.
Cuirassier in the year 1870. Cigarette card from the series: German Uniforms in the Age of German Unification 1864 ff., picture No. 60.
Cuirassier. Cigarette card from the series: German Uniforms in the Age of German Unification 1864 - 1914. Picture No. 317.
Cuirassier. Cigarette card from the series: German Uniforms in the Age of German Unification 1864 - 1914. Picture No. 317.
Cuirassier (lance corporal) from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in koller and with helmet together with pallasch. Original larger cdv. Photographer: Otto Wendt/ Quedlinburg.
Cuirassier (lance corporal) from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in koller and with helmet together with pallasch. Original larger cdv. Photographer: Otto Wendt/ Quedlinburg.
Cuirassier in tunic (dress uniform). Cigarette card from the series: Uniforms of the Old Army, picture No. 91.
Cuirassier in tunic (dress uniform). Cigarette card from the series: Uniforms of the Old Army, picture No. 91.

The regiment was disbanded after the First World War on 01.10.1919.

Staff officer from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 wearing the cuirass and helmet (M 1889). Original photograph. Photographer: Wilhelm Thieme/ Halberstadt. Visible is the so-called Centenary Medal. The Centenary Medal (also Centenar Medal) was instituted on 22 March 1897 by Kaiser Wilhelm II on the occasion of the 100th birthday of his grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm I.
Staff officer from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 wearing the cuirass and helmet (M 1889). Original photograph. Photographer: Wilhelm Thieme/ Halberstadt. Visible is the so-called Centenary Medal. The Centenary Medal (also Centenar Medal) was instituted on 22 March 1897 by Kaiser Wilhelm II on the occasion of the 100th birthday of his grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm I.
Officer from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in the overcoat with cuirass worn over it and with helmet. Original KAB. Photographer: Alfred Weidener/ Halberstadt. The officers wore a lighter cuirass model.
Officer from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in the overcoat with cuirass worn over it and with helmet. Original KAB. Photographer: Alfred Weidener/ Halberstadt. The officers wore a lighter cuirass model.
Officer from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in the blue service coat with worn-on field sash. Original KAB. Photographer: Max Koch/ Quedlinburg.
Officer from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in the blue service coat with worn-on field sash. Original KAB. Photographer: Max Koch/ Quedlinburg.

The facing color on the koller was yellow.

Officer from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in the overcoat with white peaked cap. Original KAB. Photographer: Kohler und Saemann. Dated: 1898.
Officer from the Cuirassier Regiment von Seydlitz (Magdeburg) No. 7 in the overcoat with white peaked cap. Original KAB. Photographer: Kohler und Saemann. Dated: 1898.

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