Lehr-Brigade (mot.) 900
| Lehr-Brigade (mot.) 900 | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941–42 |
| Disbanded | 7 April 1942 |
| Country |
 Nazi Germany
|
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Motorized Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Wehrkreise III |
| Equipment |
Sturmgeschütz III Panzerjäger I Sd.Kfz. 251 |
| Engagements |
Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk Operation Typhoon Battle of Moscow |
| Decorations | Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (9) |
Lehr-Brigade (mot.) 900 (Motorized Demonstration Brigade) was formed 17 June 1941 by the German Army from school units in preparation for Operation Barbarossa. As such it was considered an elite as many of its personnel were instructors in tactics from various branch schools. It fought in most of the battles in the central sector of the Eastern Front during Barbarossa, notably the Battles of Minsk, Smolensk, Operation Typhoon and the Battle of Moscow before its remnants were withdrawn in April–May 1942.
The first battalion of Motorized Infantry Regiment (Infanterie-Regiment (mot.)) 900 was drawn from the School for Mobile Troops (Schule für Schnelle Truppen) in Wünsdorf. The battalion headquarters and the second company were mounted on Sd.Kfz. 251 half-tracks while the first company was mounted on motorcycles. The second battalion came from Infantry School (Infanterieschule) Döberitz.13. Company (Kompanie) was equipped with two 15 cm sIG 33 and four 7.5 cm leIG 18 infantry guns. 14. Kompanie had six 3.7 cm PaK 36 and two 5 cm PaK 38 towed anti-tank guns.
Two companies of Anti-tank Battalion 900 (Panzerjäger-Abteilung) were equipped with eight PaK 36 and three Pak 38 anti-tank guns each, but the third company had nine self-propelled Panzerjäger I tank destroyers.Artillery Battalion 900 (Artillerie-Abteilung) had four batteries, three of which had four 10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzers each, but the fourth battery had seven Sturmgeschütz III assault guns.Motorized Engineer Battalion 900 (Pionier-Bataillon (mot.)) was formed from Engineer Demonstration Battalion (Pionier-Lehr-Bataillon) 2 in Dessau-Roßlau on 1 May 1941, but only the third company of the battalion was assigned to the brigade. One platoon of this company was equipped with Sd.Kfz. 251 half-tracks.Signal Battalion (Nachrichten-Abteilung) 900 was formed with two companies.
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