Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Hussars - Regiments - Life Guard Hussar Regiment

The Guard Hussar Regiment was established in 1815 (founding day: 21.02.1815).

It originated from the hussar squadron of the Light Guard Cavalry Regiment and the 3rd squadron of the East Prussian National Cavalry Regiment.

The regiment initially consisted of four squadrons and was increased by one - a fifth - squadron in 1866 (AKO of 10.11.1866).

When the regiment was formed it received the standard handed over by the Regiment of Gardes du Corps.

The garrison was Potsdam.

The Guard Hussars belonged to the Guard Corps (Berlin) and to the Guard Cavalry Division (Berlin) and to the 2nd Guard Cavalry Brigade (Potsdam).

Replacements came - as with all guard formations - from all districts of the German Reich.

The remounts were obtained by the unit from the Province of Prussia, namely from the depots Jurgaitschen and Sperling.

The unit was disbanded on 01.10.1919.

The Attila was ponceau red with gold or yellow cord trimming and buttons.

The interim Attila was blue with silver cords.

The pelisse was blue with black trim. The pelisse trim was gray.

The fur cap of the officers was made of opossum, that of the other ranks of black seal fur. The kolpak was red. As a helmet badge officers wore a white Guard star, while the ranks wore a yellow star. Around the star ran the embossed "Fatherland" bandeau. The yellow rosettes or scale-chains were convex.

For parade the officers' fur cap was adorned with a white egret plume with a cuff of ostrich feathers; the holder was silver with small chains.

The parade plume of the non-commissioned officers was white with the lower third black; that of the ranks entirely white.

The sabretache was covered with ponceau-red cloth.