The Reichswehr-Brigade 8 Oppeln of the Vorläufige Reichswehr was formed in June 1919 from the Freikorps units Freiwilligen 12. Infanterie-Division and Freikorps von Aulock.

It merged with Reichswehr-Brigade 32 in February 1920 into Reichswehr-Brigade 8 of the Übergangsheer and was disbanded in December 1920.

Commanders

Generalmajor Karl Praefcke (1 May 1919 - 17 June 1919)
General der Infanterie Arnold Lequis (17 June 1919 - ? 1920)
Generalleutnant Karl Hoefer (? 1920 - 26 Apr 1920)

Wehrkreis

III

Order of battle (Vorläufige Reichswehr)

Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 15
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Reigment 16
Reichswehr-Jäger-Btl 8
Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 8
leichtes Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 8
schwere Reichswehr-Artillerie-Abteilung 8

Order of battle (Feb 1920, Übergangsheer)

Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 15
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 16
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 108
Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 8
leichtes Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 8
Reichswehr-Pionier-Btl 8

Order of battle (May 1920, Übergangsheer)

Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 15
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 16
Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 8
schwere Reichswehr-Artillerie-Abteilung 2

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

Reference material on this unit

- None known at this time -