Security Brigade 203 (Wehrmacht)

The backup brigade 203 was a German infantry brigade of the Army in World War II of Army Group Center .

Brigade history

Replacement Brigade 203

The replacement brigade 203 (also brigade 203 ) was established in Potsdam , military district III. , set up in the course of the 16th wave of installation . It was assigned to the General Government as an occupying force. In late 1941 the staff were from Kielce from the Army Group Center subordinated to and after Russia moved to the rear army area. In December 1941, the name was changed to Security Brigade 203.

Backup Brigade 203

During the formation, the brigade was assigned several state rifle battalions. As early as June 1, 1942, the brigade 's staff was renamed the 203rd Security Division .

structure

Infantry Replacement Regiment 603 with 2 battalions from Military District II and Military District X.
Infantry Replacement Regiment 608 with 2 battalions from Wehrkreis III.
Infantry Replacement Regiment 613 with 2 battalions from Wehrkreis IV.
Landesschützen-Regiment 27
State Rifle Battalion 221

June 1942

Security Regiment 613
- State Rifle Battalion 221
- State Rifle Battalion 243
- State Rifle Battalion 420
- State Rifle Battalion 608
- Landesschützen-Battalion 916
- State Rifle Battalion 473
Reserve Police Battalion 91st
Landesschützen-Regiment 34
- Landesschützen-Battalion 244
- State Rifle Battalion 642
Landesschützen-Regiment 27
- State Rifle Battalion 706
- State Rifle Battalion 323
Security Regiment 608
- State Rifle Battalion 825
- State Rifle Battalion 432
Groups Secret Field Police 718 (Commissioner Beck)
Groups Secret Field Police 707 (Commissioner Weitschacher)
Groups Secret Field Police 729 (Commissioner Sonka)
Catering office 203

commander

Major General Gottfried Barton

literature

Mitcham, Samuel W., Jr. (2007). German Order of Battle. Volume One: 1st - 290th Infantry Divisions in WWII. PA; United States of America: Stackpole Books. P. 252, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 .
Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Volume 8. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1976, ISBN 3-7648-1083-1 , pp. 9-12.

Web links

Replacement Brigade 203 / 203rd Security Division / 203rd Infantry Division on EHRI portal from the Federal Archives

reference

^ Gregory Liedtke: Enduring the Whirlwind: The German Army and the Russo-German War 1941-1943 . Helion and Company, 2016, ISBN 978-1-911096-87-0 , pp. 175 ( google.de [accessed October 17, 2018]).

[1] Gregory Liedtke: Enduring the Whirlwind: The German Army and the Russo-German War 1941-1943 . Helion and Company, 2016, ISBN 978-1-911096-87-0 , pp. 175 ( google.de [accessed October 17, 2018]).