| 46th Landwehr Division (2nd Royal Saxon) | |
|---|---|
| 46. Landwehr-Division (2. Königlich Sächsische) | |
| Active | February 15, 1917 – March 26, 1919 |
| Country |  Saxony German Empire |
| Branch | Royal Saxon Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Dresden |
| Engagements | Eastern Front (World War I) Lithuanian–Soviet War |
The 46th Landwehr Division (German: 46. Landwehr-Division (2. Königlich Sächsische)) was a Royal Saxon Army Landwehr infantry division in World War I and the Lithuanian–Soviet War.
The division was formed in February 1917 from militia (Landwehr) and reserve (Ersatz) units in the area of the XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps in Dresden. It then went to the Eastern Front in mid-March 1917, remained there after the end of the war and acted as a police and occupation force in Lithuania.
On February 22, 1919, Lieutenant General Walter von Eberhardt became the divisional commander.
The Southern Lithuania Brigade (German: Brigade Südlitauen), a Freikorps, was formed from the division's volunteer units on March 26, 1919. It consisted of the following units: 18th, 19th and 20th Volunteer Regiments, the 18th Volunteer Aviation Squadron and the 18th and 19th Volunteer Artillery Abteilung. The Brigade fought with the Lithuanian Army against the invading Red Army troops in the Lithuanian–Soviet War. In June 1919, the Southern Lithuania Brigade was reorganized into the 28th (Saxon) Reichswehr Brigade and had a strength of 134 officers and 5,833 men. The last volunteers from the Southern Lithuania Brigade left Kaunas, Lithuania, on 11 July 1919 and moved from Virbalis to Zeithain by mid-August.
| Rank | Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Generalleutnant | Bernhard von Watzdorf | 13 February – 8 September 1917 |
| Generalmajor | Otto von Ompteda | 8 September 1917 – 7 August 1918 |
| Generalmajor | Albrecht von Mandelsloh | 7 August 1918 – 21 February 1919 |
| Generalleutnant | Walter von Eberhardt | 22 February 1919 – April 1919 |