'Brunhilde' was a German programme to comb replacement formations in home garrisons as a means of locating personnel for front-line formations (late 1942/middle 1943).

An example of the process can be found in March 1943, when Generalleutnant Wilhelm Kohler’s 282^nd Division was created out of drafts provided by Generalleutnant Richard Baltzer’s 156^th Reserve-Division and Generalleutnant Otto Schilling’s 182^nd Reserve-Division.