Begleit-Bataillon Reichsführer-SS was formed in May 1941 from

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's personal escort. The Begleit-Bataillon fought on the eastern front during

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. Further, when SS-''

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formed ''Kampfgruppe Mohnke'' (Battle Group Mohnke) during the

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it was made up in part by 600 men from this battalion.Stein, George (1984)

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''The Waffen-SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War 1939–1945''. Cornell University Press, p. 162.

Notes

Composition

Composition – May 1941: #Schützen Kompanie #Schützen Kompanie #Schützen Kompanie #Maschinen Gewehr Kompanie #Infantrie Geschütz Kompanie #Panzerjäger Kompanie #Sturmgeschütz Kompanie #leichte Flak Batterie .0 cm#schwere Flak Batterie .8 cm

Lineage

*Begleit-Bataillon Reichsführer-SS May 1941 - Feb 1943) * Sturmbrigade Reichsführer SS (Feb 1943 - Oct 1943) *

16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS The 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Reichsführer-SS" (german: 16. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Reichsführer SS") was a motorised infantry formation in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. The division, during its time in Italy ...

(Oct 1943 - May 1945) Military units and formations of the Waffen-SS Heinrich Himmler Battalions of Germany Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 {{germany-mil-unit-stub