Begleit-Bataillon Reichsführer-SS was formed in May 1941 from Himmler's personal escort. The Begleit-Bataillon fought on the eastern front during Operation Barbarossa. Further, when SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke formed Kampfgruppe Mohnke (Battle Group Mohnke) during the Battle of Berlin it was made up in part by 600 men from this battalion.Stein, George (1984) . The Waffen-SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War 1939–1945. Cornell University Press, p. 162.
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Composition
Composition – May 1941:
Schützen Kompanie Schützen Kompanie Schützen Kompanie Maschinen Gewehr Kompanie Infantrie Geschütz Kompanie Panzerjäger Kompanie Sturmgeschütz Kompanie leichte Flak Batterie [2.0 cm] schwere Flak Batterie [8.8 cm]
Lineage Begleit-Bataillon Reichsführer-SS May 1941 - Feb 1943) Sturmbrigade Reichsführer SS (Feb 1943 - Oct 1943) 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS (Oct 1943 - May 1945)