The2nd Cavalry Division was aDivision of theRed Army that existed duringWorld War II.

2nd Cavalry Division
Active	August 1941 - November 1941
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Soviet Army
Type	Cavalry
Role	Cavalry Support and Attack
Size	Division
Part of	Separate Coastal Army
Commanders
Lieutenant General	Ivan Yefimovich Petrov

The2nd Cavalry Division(2nd Formation) was a cavalry division of theRed Army that existed in 1941. The division was formed from the original1st Odessa Cavalry Division in early 1941. It only had a short history as it was re-organized into the2nd Rifle Division(3rd Formation) in late November 1941.

Structure of the division in August 1941:^[1]

• Headquarters
• 7th Cavalry Regiment
• 16th Cavalry Regiment
• 20th Cavalry Regiment (Led by Ilya A. Lukanov, 1899-1942)

Structure of the division in November 1941:^[2]

• 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

• Cavalry divisions of the Soviet Union
• Military units and formations established in 1941

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