Begleit-Bataillon Reichsführer-SS
Begleit-Bataillon Reichsführer-SS was formed in May 1941 from Himmler's personal escort. The Begleit-Bataillon fought on the eastern front during Operation Barbarossa. Further, when SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke formed Kampfgruppe Mohnke (Battle Group Mohnke) during the "Battle of Berlin" it was made up in part by 600 men from this battalion.[1]
Notes
- ^ Lumsden, Robin. A Collector's Guide To: The Allgemeine - SS, Ian Allan Publishing, Inc. 2001, p 149.
Composition
Composition – May 1941:
- Schützen Kompanie
- Schützen Kompanie
- Schützen Kompanie
- Maschinen Gewehr Kompanie
- Infantrie Geschütz Kompanie
- Panzerjäger Kompanie
- Sturmgeschütz Kompanie
- leichte Flak Batterie [2,0 cm]
- schwere Flak Batterie [8,8 cm]
Lineage