OEK23 3336; vsTB 54 mm.; The Bug protection force, also called Brigade Olita, was founded on March 26, 1919 from units of the 38th Reichswehr Brigade. The commander was Major General von Passow. The infantry leader was Major Kobe von Keppenfels. The Freikorps' area of operations was Courland and Lithuania. The protective force was made up of the Volunteer Battalions 44, 42 with 4 companies each, the Volunteer Battalion 41 with 3 companies and 1 company each from the Battalions 40 and 47. The artillery included the Volunteer Batteries 40, 42, 44 and 45 each equipped with 4 guns and machine guns. The protection force also included fleet units, business units and a radio platoon.; Condition-I