Begleit-Bataillon Reichsführer-SS

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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

Begleit-Bataillon Reichsführer-SS May 1941 - Feb 1943)
Sturmbrigade Reichsführer SS (Feb 1943 - Oct 1943)
16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS (Oct 1943 - May 1945)

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