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IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Sat May 26, 2012 8:06 am

Hello to all :D; here I leave a small contribution on this little known unit ................

Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

Basic training.

The IR 158 was organized on December 1, 1939 in WK IX. The regiment was created as a unit of 6. Wave in the Training ground Wildflecken. Personnel coming from the WK V was taken in order to organize the regiment.

Sources:http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Glie...ter/IR158-R.htm
RAD Army Photo Album – Inf. Rgt.158 - NICE!. Historical Media, LLC

Saludos. Raúl M 8).
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Re: IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:43 am

Hello to all :D; here goes something more................

Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

March to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

After its creation the regiment was transported to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The Unit was armed with Czech equipment and its 13. Company was armed with mortars.

Pictures: Departure to Kromeriz, (today) Czech Republic.

Sources:http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Glie...ter/IR158-R.htm
RAD Army Photo Album – Inf. Rgt.158 - NICE!. Historical Media, LLC

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Re: IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:46 am

Hello to all :D; here goes something more................

Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

March to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

Railway accident on the road in Vienna, 4 dead and 35 injured.

Sources:http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Glie...ter/IR158-R.htm
RAD Army Photo Album – Inf. Rgt.158 - NICE!. Historical Media, LLC

Cheers. Raúl M 8).
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Re: IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:55 am

Hello to all :D; here goes something more................

Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

After its employment at Kromeriz on the way to Wildflecken-Rhön.

Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Glie...ter/IR158-R.htm
RAD Army Photo Album – Inf. Rgt.158 - NICE!. Historical Media, LLC

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Re: IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:04 am

Hello to all :D; here goes something more................

Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

Front-employment in the Aisne Canal (Baptism of fire).

The IR 158 was subordinated to the 82nd ID and within this division was committed in the West in June 1940.

Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Glie...ter/IR158-R.htm
RAD Army Photo Album – Inf. Rgt.158 - NICE!. Historical Media, LLC

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On the Aisne Canal ......................
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Casualties during the intense fighting ....................
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Re: IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:40 am

Hello to all :D; here goes something more................

Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

Front-employment in the Aisne Canal (Baptism of fire).

Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... R158-R.htm
RAD Army Photo Album – Inf. Rgt.158 - NICE!. Historical Media, LLC

Cheers. Raúl M 8).
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The 8./ AR 182 in action on the Aisne - Jun 09, 1940 (in the picture a leFH 16)....................
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Re: IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:50 am

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Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

First losses.

Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... R158-R.htm
RAD Army Photo Album – Inf. Rgt.158 - NICE!. Historical Media, LLC

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Soldiers of the IR 158 examining a Fi-156 that crashed during its landing.............................
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Grave of a soldier of the regiment........................
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Re: IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:56 am

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Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

Persecution by our armor behind the Maginot Line.

Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli%20...%20R158-R.htm
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Re: IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:19 am

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Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

Marches up to the capitulation of the French troops at Belfort.

Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... R158-R.htm
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The advance went on..................
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A little break..........................
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French POWs.......................
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Re: IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:42 pm

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Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

By Mulhouse to the Rhine.

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Crossing the River......................

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In German soil.....................

Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... R158-R.htm
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Re: IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:26 am

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Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

Military Parade for the victory!.

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Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... R158-R.htm
RAD Army Photo Album – Inf. Rgt.158 - NICE!. Historical Media, LLC

Any idea about the city or the Officers in the lead? TIA. Cheers. Raúl M 8).
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Re: IR 158, 1939/40.

Postby tigre » Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:33 am

Hello to all :D; the end................

Short history of Infanterie Regiment 158, 1939-40.

Awards for the Coy.

Following the successful completion of the campaign, the regiment was demobilized in August 1940 and remained in that capacity until February 1941.

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Generalleutnant Josef Lehmann?.

Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... R158-R.htm
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It's all folks. Cheers. Raúl M 8).
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