SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 49 explained

Unit Name:SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 49
Dates:1944
Branch: Waffen-SS
Type:Motorized Infantry
Battles:Battle of France
Disbanded:8 September 1944

SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 49 was a short-lived Waffen-SS unit formed in June 1944 from SS Kampfgruppen (Combat Groups) 1 and 2. Although designated as panzergrenadier (mechanized infantry) the unit was only equipped with wheeled vehicles. The SS Main Office ordered it redesignated as the 26th SS Panzer Division on 10 August, but this was strictly notional. It played a minor role in the Battle of France before it was merged into the 37th SS Panzergrenadier-Regiment of the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen on 8 August.[1]

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  1. Tessin, p. 160