SS Brigade Schuldt SS Brigade Schuldt was a formation of the Waffen SS during World War II . It was named after its commander Brigadeführer Hinrich Schuldt . It served on the Eastern Front and was composed of units drawn from the " Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler " , " Das Reich " , Polizei Divisions and a detachment from the Luftwaffe . Formation . The brigade was formed in November 1942 , from the VII . ( Wach ) Battalion " LSSAH " a unit normally stationed in Berlin on Guard and Public Duties , The I . Battalion SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 , " Der Führer " from the " Das Reich " , the I . Battalion SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Regiment 7 , from the SS Polizei and the Luftwaffe Field Battalion 100 " Hermann Göring " . Eastern Front . After formation the Brigade was moved to the Eastern Front in December 1942 , and by 16 December was sent to the Stalingrad front line between Millerovo and Meshkov in the Southern end of the Eastern Front . On 5 December the I Battalion SS Polizei Panzergrenader Regiment 7 was loaded on trains and was disembarked to occupy defensive positions to the West of the Don river which was being held by the Italian 8th Army . When the Red Army attacked the Italians retreated without a fight . Parts of the I . Battalion SS - Polizei became separated from the main body ( 1st and 4th companies ) . But they still managed to critically delay the Russian advance to the Donets River , which enabled the 1st Panzer Army and the 4th Panzer Army to retreat through Rostov . On 1 January 1943 , it was placed under command of the 6th Panzer Division and on 13 December after taking part in the defence of Oveschkin , it was surrounded by the Red Army and was forced to breakout and retreat to the new German liines . The final Battalion of the Brigade arrived on 23 January when the I . Battalion " Der Führer " reached the Brigade positions , and the next day the Brigade launched its first counterattack towards Slavyanoserbsk . Because of its battle spirit , firepower and speed , this battalion soon made its reputation with the Russians . " The Russians were scared of them as hell . " The attack failed and the Brigade returned to a defensive posture on the 29 January . The battalion had proved its worth during the fighting around Voroshilov in early February to 7 March . The reinforced I . Btn " Der Führer " received orders to rejoin its division ; the battalion was reorganized into two rifle companies and one heavy company . The Brigade was pulled out of the line to reform on 14 February at Krassnoskij and was assigned to the 15th Panzergrenadier Division on 15 January . To overcome some of the Brigades losses it was reinforced on 25 February by a Battalion from the 62nd Infantry Division . The Brigade was formally disbanded on 1 March 1943 , with what was left of its units returning to their parent formations . The I . / SS - Polizei Panzegrenadier Regiment 7 was left with 84 men from original 527 and the VII . Battalion LSSAH had 38 men left from original 800 . Aftermath . On the 1 April the Brigade commander Hinrich Schuldt was awarded the Oak Leaves . to the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and the German Cross in Gold for the Brigades performance .