Freikorps Görlitz
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It was used to form Reichswehr-Brigade 5.
Commanders
Oberstleutnant Wilhelm FaupelFormed in the area of
Generalkommando V. Armeekorps Posen (Provinz Posen, Reg.Bez. Posen, Schlesien, Reg.Bez. Liegnitz)Manpower strength
2.404Notable members
General der Kavallerie z.V. Hans FeigeSS-Oberführer Peter Menthe
SS-Obergruppenführer Julius Schaub
SS-Oberführer Erwin Tschoppe
(the ranks are the highest ranks reached in the Third Reich era)
Sources used
Bruce Campbell - The SA generals and the rise of NazismNigel Jones - The birth of the Nazis: How the Freikorps blazed a trail for Hitler
Georg Tessin - Deutsche Verbände und Truppen 1918-1939
Charles Woolley - German Uniforms, Insignia & Equipment 1918-1923