SS Brigade Schuldt

SS Brigade Schuldt
Active	December 1942 – March 1943
Country	Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Adolf Hitler
Branch	Waffen SS
Size	Brigade
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Hinrich Schuldt

SS Brigade Schuldt was a formation of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was named after its commander Brigadeführer Hinrich Schuldt. It served on the Eastern Front.

Eastern Front

SS Brigade Schuldt was composed of units drawn from the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division and a detachment from the Luftwaffe.

The Brigade was moved to the Eastern Front in December 1942, and by 16 December was sent to the Stalingrad front where it facilitated the retreat of the 1st Panzer Army and the 4th Panzer Army through Rostov. On 1 January 1943, it was placed under command of the 6th Panzer Division.

The Brigade was pulled out of the line to reform on 14 February and was assigned to the 15th Panzergrenadier Division on 15 January. The Brigade was formally disbanded on 1 March 1943, with what was left of its units returning to their parent formations.

The 1st SS-Polizei Panzegrenadier Regiment 7 was left with 84 men from original 527 and the 7th Battalion LSSAH had 38 men left from original 800.^[1]

On the 1 April the Brigade commander Hinrich Schuldt was awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the German Cross in Gold for the Brigade's performance.

Order of battle

VII/.(Wach) Battalion, Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler.
- 3 Schützen Companies
- 1 Heavy Company
I/.Battalion, SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 Der Führer.
- 1 Schützen Company
- 1 Heavy Company (4 x 7.5 cm PaK 40, 2 x Flammenwerfer)
- 1 Panzer Company (8 x Panzer IV, 13 x Panzer III)
I/.Battalion SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Regiment 7
- 3 Schützen Companies
- 1 Heavy Company
Luftwaffe Field Battalion 100 Hermann Göring.
- 3 Schützen Companies
- 1 Anti tank Company (12 x 7.5 cm PaK 40)

References

↑ Nafziger, p,136

Nafziger George, Waffen SS and Other Units in World War II: The German Order of Battle, ISBN 1-58097-058-3

Waffen-SS Brigades

Panzer	SS Panzer Brigade Gross SS Brigade Westfalen SS Panzer Brigade 150

Panzergrenadier	SS Brigade Schuldt 4th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Brigade Nederland SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 49 SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 51

Sturmbrigade	5th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien 6th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Langemarck Sturmbrigade Reichsführer SS 8th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade France SS-Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger S.S. Sturmbrigade R.O.N.A.

Cavalry	SS Cavalry Brigade

Infantry	1 SS Infantry Brigade 2nd SS Infantry Brigade 3rd Estonian SS Volunteer Brigade SS Volunteer Grenadier Brigade Landstorm Nederland Waffen Grenadier Brigade of SS (Italian No. 1) Waffen Grenadier Brigade of SS Charlemagne (French No 1)

Police	Schutzmannschaft-Brigade Siegling

Schutzstaffel (SS)

Branches	Allgemeine SS Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV) Waffen-SS

Leadership	Reichsführer-SS SS and Police Leader SS personnel SS commands

Leaders	Julius Schreck Joseph Berchtold Erhard Heiden Heinrich Himmler Karl Hanke

Main departments	Office of the Reichsführer-SS Head Administrative Office Head Operational Office Reich Main Security Office (RSHA) Economics and Administration Office Office of Race and Settlement (RuSHA) Main Office for Ethnic Germans (VOMI) Office of the Reich Commissioner for Germanic Resettlement (RKFDV) Courts Office Personnel Office Education Office

Ideological institutions	Ahnenerbe Das Schwarze Korps SS-Junkerschule Bad Tölz Lebensborn

Police and security services	Regular uniform police (Orpo) Criminal police (Kripo) Secret State police (Gestapo) State Security police (SiPo) SS Security Service (SD)

Führer protection	SS-Begleitkommando des Führers Reichssicherheitsdienst

Paramilitary units	Einsatzgruppen Ypatingasis būrys Lithuanian Security Police Rollkommando Hamann Arajs Kommando Ukrainian Auxiliary Police Ukrainian collaboration Volksdeutscher Selbstschutz Trawnikis

Waffen-SS divisions	Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT) Leibstandarte (LSSAH) Totenkopf-Division Polizei-Division

Foreign SS units	Germanic-SS Germaansche SS in Nederland Germaansche SS in Vlaanderen Germanske SS Norge Schalburg Corps Britisches Freikorps Europäische Freiwillige S.S. Sturmbrigade R.O.N.A. Finnisches Freiwilligen-Bataillon

SS-controlled enterprises	Ostindustrie Deutsche Wirtschaftsbetriebe Deutsche Ausrüstungswerke DEST Allach porcelain Apollinaris Mattoni Sudetenquell Anton Loibl

SS Awards	Ehrendegen Reichsführer-SS Totenkopfring

Ranks, uniforms and insignia	Uniforms and insignia of the SS Ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS Ranks and insignia of the Orpo Corps colours of the Waffen-SS

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