Cavalry Brigade

The Brigade Reiter was a German Cavalry - Brigade in the Second World War .

The brigade was set up on December 7, 1939 at the Königsbrück military training area. It was used as part of the western campaign in the Netherlands and France . The names of the brigade changed several times. From March 1, 1940, the brigade was only referred to as the Reiter Brigade . From June 6, 1940, the unit was designated as the Mixed Rapid Brigade Senger and from April 2, 1941 as Reiter-Brigade 1 . The subordination of the unit changed several times. The brigade operated partly as an independent large association, partly as part of a division. On December 2, 1941, the unit was expanded to the 24th Rifle Brigade and renamed.

literature

• Georg Tessin: Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Volume 4. The Land Forces, 2nd edition. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1976, ISBN 3-7648-1083-1 ,
• Klaus Ch. Richter: Wehrmacht Cavalry; 1994; ISBN 978-3-89555-310-3
• Mitcham, Samuel W., Jr. (2007a). German Order of Battle. Volume Two: 291st - 999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. PA; United States of America: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 .
• Mitcham, Samuel W., Jr. (2007b). Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of WWII and Their Commanders. Mechanicsburg, PA, United States: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3353-3 .