The1st King's Mounted Rifles were alight cavalry regiment of theRoyal Prussian Army from 1901 to 1918. When theImperial German Army was reorganized as theReichsheer, 'A Squadron'/'10th Horse' became bearer of the regiment's tradition.
The 1st King's Mounted Rifles belonged to theV Army Corps and was garrisoned inPosen. When the regiment was mobilized in 1914, it formed10th Cavalry Brigade.Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment wasWilhelm II, German Emperor who was also theKing of Prussia, hence the titleKing's.
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