The 113th Panzer Brigade was formed on 4 September 1944. Unlike earlier Panzer Brigades, it was equipped with two
battalions of
Panzer IV and
Panther tanks, with two mechanized
panzergrenadier battalions, instead of one battalion each. On paper, it was a strong formation. However, it lacked sufficient supporting units such as
reconnaissance,
artillery and
engineers, which made a
Panzer Division a lethal combination of armor and
infantry. On 6 September the brigade was sent to
Colmar and on 16 September sent to Saarburg. The battle resulted in German defeat and the virtual destruction of the 113th Panzer Brigade, leaving its commander, Oberst
Erich Freiherr von Seckendorff dead in the battle as well. On 1 October 1944, the 113th Panzer Brigade was disbanded, and its shattered remnants was assigned to the
15th Panzergrenadier Division. ==Order of battle==