Waffen-SS. Kavallerie-Brigade
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Name (Latin)
Waffen-SS. Kavallerie-Brigade
Other forms of name
Waffen-SS. Cavalry Brigade
Waffen-SS. Fegelein Brigade
Waffen-SS. Kampfgruppe Fegelein
Waffen-SS. Reiter-Brigade
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MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Riding East, c1996:t.p. (SS Cavalry Brigade) p. 85 (SS-Kavallerie-Brigade)
- Waffen-SS Divisions, 1939-1945, 2007:p. 100 (SS-Kavallerie Brigade formed into an official unit in Aug. 1941; also known as the SS-Reiter-Brigade, Fegelein Brigade or Kampfgruppe Fegelein; renamed SS-Kavallerie-Division in 1942, 8 SS-Kavallerie-Division in 1943 and 8 SS-Kavallerie-Division Florian Geyer in 1944)
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Russland, SS-Kavallerie-Brigade 
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Wikipedia description:
The SS Cavalry Brigade (SS-Kavallerie-Brigade) was a unit of the German Waffen-SS during World War II. Operating under the control of the Kommandostab Reichsführer-SS, it initially performed rear security duties in German-occupied Poland. During the Invasion of the Soviet Union, the brigade operated in the rear of the German forces, in the Army Group Rear Area Command. It engaged bypassed Red Army units and carried out murders of Jews, Communists and suspected Soviet partisans. In 1942, the brigade was disbanded and its personnel was transferred to the newly formed SS Division Florian Geyer.
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