The Reichswehr-Brigade 5 Glogau of the Vorläufige Reichswehr was formed in June 1919 from the Freikorps units Freiwilligen 10. Infanterie-Division and Freikorps Görlitz.

It merged with Reichswehr-Brigade 27 in February 1920 into Reichswehr-Brigade 5 of the Übergangsheer and was disbanded in December 1920.

Commanders

Generalmajor Otto Freiherr von Diepenbroick-Grüter (1 May 1919 - 20 Sep 1919)
Generalmajor Hugo Toepfer (20 Sep 1919 - 5 May 1920)
Generalleutnant Otto Haas (5 May 1920 - 20 Sep 1920)
Generalmajor Paul Grautoff (20 Sep 1920 - 30 Sep 1920)

Wehrkreis

III

Order of battle (Vorläufige Reichswehr)

Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment von Steinmetz (niederschles) Nr. 9
Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment Freikorps Görlitz (niederschles) Nr. 10
Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 93
Reichswehr-Jäger-Btl. 5
Reichswehr-Radf.Btl. 5
Niederschles.Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment Nr. 5
Niederschles.leichtes Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 5
Niederschles.schwere Artillerie-Abteilung 5

Order of battle (Feb 1920, Übergangsheer)

Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 9
Reichswehr-Grenadier-Regiment 10
Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 105
Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 5
Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 105
leichtes Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 5
Reichswehr-Pionier-Btl 5

Order of battle (May 1920, Übergangsheer)

Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 9
Reichswehr-Grenadier-Regiment 10
Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 5

Notable members

Paul Hausser ("Papa Hauser", served as a staff officer, often regarded as the "Father" of the Waffen-SS)
Karl Sauberzweig (Served in Infanterie-Regiment 10, later corps-commander in the Waffen-SS)

Sources used

Andris J. Kursietis - Between Kaiser and Führer: The history of the German Army 1919-1933
Georg Tessin - Deutsche Verbände und Truppen 1918-1939
Mark C. Yerger - Waffen-SS Commanders: The army, corps and divisional leaders of a legend (2 vol)

Reference material on this unit

- None known at this time -