The Reichswehr-Brigade 9 Schwerin of the Vorläufige Reichswehr was formed in June 1919 from the Freikorps units Freiwilligen 17. Infanterie-Division and Freikorps Schwarze Jäger.

It merged with Reichswehr-Brigade 37 and Reichswehr-Brigade 40 in October 1919 into Reichswehr-Brigade 9 of the Übergangsheer.

It was used to form 2. Division in October 1920.

Commanders

Generalleutnant Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (9 Mar 1919 - 1 May 1919)
Generalmajor Willy Matthiaß (1 May 1919 - 1 Oct 1919)
Generalleutnant Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1 Oct 1919 - 16 May 1920)
Generalleutnant Maximilian Freiherr von Reitzenstein (16 May 1920 - 30 Sep 1920)

Wehrkreis

II

Order of battle (Vorläufige Reichswehr)

Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 17
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 18
Reichswehr-Jäger-Btl 9
Reichswehr-Jäger-Btl Groß-Hamburg
Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 9
leichtes Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 9
schwere Reichswehr-Artillerie-Abteilung 9

Order of battle (Feb 1920, Übergangsheer)

Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 17
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 18
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 109
Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 9
leichtes Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 9
Reichswehr-Pionier-Btl 9

Order of battle (May 1920, Übergangsheer)

Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 17
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 19
Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 9

Notable members

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (General in the Imperial German Army and famous as commander of the German East Africa campaign)

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 -