The Reichswehr-Brigade 23 Würzburg of the Vorläufige Reichswehr was formed in June 1919 from the Freikorps units Freikorps Würzburg, Detachement Probstmayer, Freikorps Aschaffenburg, Freikorps Bamberg, Freikorps Bayreuth, Eiserne Schar Berthold and other smaller Freikorps units formed in Freistaat Bayern.

It was transferred into the Übergangsheer without any major changes.

It was used to form 7. Division in October 1920.

Commanders

Generalleutnant Julius Ritter und Edler von Braun (14 May 1919 - 18 Oct 1919)
Generalmajor Otto Ritter von Hübner (18 Oct 1919 - 30 sep 1920)

Wehrkreis

VII

Order of battle (Vorläufige Reichswehr)

3. bayer. Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 45
4. bayer. Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 46
2. bayer. Reichswehr-Eskader 123
3. bayer. leichtes Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 23
3. bayer. schwere Reichswehr-Artillerie-Abteilung 23

Order of battle (Feb 1920, Übergangsheer)

Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 45
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 46
Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 23
leichtes Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 23
Reichswehr-Pionier-Btl 23

Order of battle (May 1920, Übergangsheer)

Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 45
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 46
Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 23

Notable members

Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Weichs (Reached the highest rank in the German Army, Generalfeldmarschall, in 1943)

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 -