8th Cavalry Division (German Empire)

8th Cavalry Division
(8. Kavallerie-Division)
Flag of the Staff of a Division (1871–1918)
Active2 August 1914 – 9 April 1918
Disbanded9 April 1918
Country German Empire
BranchArmy
TypeCavalry
SizeApproximately 5,000 (on mobilisation)
EngagementsWorld War I
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes

The 8th Cavalry Division (8. Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was dissolved in April 1918. The majority of the division was drawn from the Kingdom of Saxony.