1st SS Infantry Brigade

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1st SS Infantry Brigade
Active	April 1941 – January 1944
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Waffen-SS
Type	Infantry
Role	Nazi security warfare Participation The Holocaust
Size	Brigade
Commanders
Notable commanders	Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld Erich von dem Bach-Zelewsky

The 1st SS Infantry Brigade (German: 1. SS-Infanteriebrigade) was a unit of the German Waffen SS formed from former concentration camp guards for service in the Soviet Union behind the main front line during the Second World War. They conducted Nazi security warfare in the rear of the advancing German troops and took part in The Holocaust. The unit also filled gaps in the front line when called upon in emergencies. In 1944, the brigade was used as the cadre in the formation of the SS Division Horst Wessel.