The Reichswehr-Brigade 11 Kassel of the Vorläufige Reichswehr was formed in June 1919 from the Freikorps units Freikorps Hessen-Thüringen-Waldeck, Freikorps Hessen-Nassau, Freikorps Thüringen and several smaller units formed in the area of Generalkommando XI. Armeekorps Kassel.

It merged with Reichswehr-Brigade 18 in May 1920 into Reichswehr-Brigade 11 of the Übergangsheer (this was planned for October 1919).

It was used to form 5. Division October 1920.

Commanders

Generalmajor Georg Johow (20 Jan 1919 - 25 Apr 1919)
General der Infanterie Paulus von Stolzmann (25 May 1919 - 27 Dec 1919)
Generalmajor Friedrich Kundt (16 May 1920 - 30 Sep 1920)

Wehrkreis

V

Order of battle (Vorläufige Reichswehr)

Thüring. Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 21
Hessisches Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 22
Kurhessisches Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 90
Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 11
leichtes Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 11
schwere Reichswehr-Artillerie-Abteilung 11

Order of battle (Oct 1919, Übergangsheer)

Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 21
Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 22
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 111
Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 11
leichtes Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 11
Reichswehr-Pionier-Btl 11

Order of battle (May 1920, Übergangsheer)

Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 21
Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 22
Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 11

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 -