Infantry Regiments 1065-1071, June-July 1944?

sid guttridge · Post by **sid guttridge** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:44 am

On 30 June 1944 the Ersatzheer was aked to produce emergency units to help stabilise the front in Poland after the defeat of Army Group Centre.

The regiments concerned were numbered 1065 to 1071.

Does anyone know:

1) Which wehrkreis each came from?

2) Which Feldheer divisions were they absorbed into?

Many thanks,

Sid.

Roger Griffiths · Post by **Roger Griffiths** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 1:20 pm

Units were 1065 to 1072, including 1067 as Sturm Btl. They don't appear to have been Wehrkreis orientated. They were all Army Troops units. I don't know what happened to them.

Roger

Kamen Nevenkin · Post by **Kamen Nevenkin** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:51 pm

In July 1944 GR 1071 was attached to 4.PzD and on 31 July it was ordered to disband and incorporate into the latter.

Hope this helps

sid guttridge · Post by **sid guttridge** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:01 am

Hi Kamen and Roger,

Thanks for the input.

To clarify the situation.

These regiments were emergency units. The sixteen battalions of Regiments 1065-1070 came directly from the fifteen/seventeen territorial wehrkreise. I therefore think that their wehrkreis affiliation or origin was probably at battalion rather than regimental level. The four battalions of Regiments 1071 and 1072 came from reserve divisions in the General Government.

According to my information four of these regiments were sent to Kovno, two to Bialystok and two to Lvov. At this stage they were army units, but they later in August were all disbanded and absorbed into Feldgheer divisions. I was wondering which Feldheer divisions were concerned.

So far it appears that 1069th Regiment went to 131st Infantry Division, 1071st Regiment went to 4th Panzer Division and 1072nd Regiment went to 252nd Infantry Division.

Can anyone help with 1065th, 1066th, 1067th, 1068th and 1071st Regiments?

Cheers,

Sid.

ericv · Post by **ericv** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:42 pm

http://www.50-infanterie-division.de/Pe ... rnhard.htm

It would appear that the 1066 Gren Reg was incorporated in the 101.Jäger division. I am not sure this can be called a reliable source though. (see the link)

regards

Eric

sid guttridge · Post by **sid guttridge** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 2:57 am

Hi ericv,

I have looked up the position of 101st Jaeger Division in August 1944 and it was in Lvov. This ties in with my existing information that two of the regiments in question were sent to Lvov.

It looks as though you are probably right!

Many thanks,

Sid.

Ian Jewison · Post by **Ian Jewison** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:09 pm

Well according to Tessin:

Grenadier-Regiment 1065
Formed 1.7.1944 as a Walküre-Einheit in WK XXI, II.Btl. from WK I; Disbanded 4.8.1944 and integrated into the 14 Infanterie-Division (and 170. Infanterie-Division), Heeresgruppe Mitte (II.Btl. in Grenadier-Regiment 53).
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, 13, 14
Under: Sperrverband Weidling near Bialystok (4. Armee)
Replacements: 312 Tilsit, WK I

Grenadier-Regiment 1066
Formed 1.7.1944 as a Walküre-Einheit from WK VIII (II. Btl. from WK III, III. from WK IV); 22.8.1944 through orders from Armeegruppe Heinrici (1. Panzerarmee) used to replenish 101 Jäger-Division; Disbanded 26.10.1944.
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12, 13, 14
Under: Armeetruppe: Lemberg, Karpaten (1. Panzerarmee)
Replacement: 7 Schweidnitz, WK VIII

Grenadier-Regiment 1067
Formed 1.7.1944 as a Walküre-Einheit from WK IV; Disbanded September 1944: Stab, 13., 14. went to Grenadier-Brigade 761; II. became Divisions Füsilier-Bataillon 156 of Korps-Abteilung D (56. ID) with Heeresgruppe Mitte.
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, 13, 14
Under: Armeetruppe (4. Armee): Wilna
Replacement: 514 Dresden, WK IV

Grenadier-Regiment 1068
Formed 1.7.1944 as a Walküre-Einheit in WK XI (II. in WK XIII, III. in WK V); Disbanded September 1944: Integrated into Korps-Abteilung D (56. ID) and the 131 Infanterie-Division (4. Armee); Stab formed Stab/DivisionGruppe 56 (later Grenadier-Regiment 171) with Heeresgruppe Mitte.
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12, 13, 14
Under: Armeetruppe (Kampfgruppe Tolsdorff): Lida, Grodno
Replacement: 191 Burg bei Magdeburg, WK XI

Grenadier-Regiment 1069
Formed 1.7.1944 as a Walkure-Einheit in WK IX (II. in WK XII, III. in WK VII); III. by 16.7. already integrated into Grenadier-Regiment 431 of 131. ID; I. and II. formed on 29.7. the I. and II./Grenadier-Regiment 11 of 14. ID with Heeresgruppe Mitte.
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, HI. 9-12, 13, 14, Batterie
Under: Kampfgruppe Flörke in Speriverband Weidling (4. Armee): Lida, Grodno
Replacement: 36 Friedberg/Hessen, WK IX

Grenadier-Regiment 1070
Formed 1.7.1944 as a Walküre-Einheit in WK XVII (II. in WK VII, III. in WK XVIII); III. Bataillon became on 22.10.1944 Divisions-Füsilier-(Jäger-)Bataillon 78 of 78. Sturm-Division, II. was disbanded, Stab and I. lastly with 544. Infanterie-Division, Heeresgruppe A (without renaming!).
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12, 13, 14
Under: Armeetruppe (1. Panzerarmee): Lemberg, Karpaten
Replacement: I./482 Mistelbach, WK XVII

Grenadier-Regiment 1071
Formed 1.7.1944 as Brunhilde-Regiment in Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement through the 154. Reserve-Division; Disbanded 5.8.1944, with the mass being integrated into 4. Panzer-Division, with a small part to 129. Infanterie-Division.
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, Pionier-Kompanie
Under: Kommandostab Merker (Panzer-Gruppe Narew) bei Raynowka (2. Armee)
Replacement: WK IV

Hope that helps a bit!

/Ian

Roger Griffiths · Post by **Roger Griffiths** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:15 pm

Very good Ian,

I have only Tessin Vols 1 to 3. What about 1072?

Roger

Ian Jewison · Post by **Ian Jewison** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:18 pm

Grenadier-Regiment 1072
Formed 1.7.1944 as Brunhilde-Einheit in Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement through the 174. Reserve-Division Radom, 18.10.1944 integrated into 252. Infanterie-Division.
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, Granatwerfer-Kompanie, Panzerjäger-Kompanie
Under: Sperrverband Rothkirch Olita, Memel (3. Panzerarmee)
Replaement: WK IV

/Ian

Roger Griffiths · Post by **Roger Griffiths** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 2:25 pm

Ian, you're a star.

Roger

sid guttridge · Post by **sid guttridge** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 4:30 am

Hi Roger and Ian,

Brilliant. Thanks very much. That clears up all my remaining questions.

Cheers,

Sid.

sid guttridge · Post by **sid guttridge** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 4:37 am

P.S. My interest is that I was trying to find out which Walkure units the Bomb Plotters were hoping to use on 20 July. Hence my request including wehrkreis details.

It was either these regiments, or those embodied in Grenadier Brigades 1131-1135, which were called out in late July.

I don't suppose I could be so cheeky as to ask if you have similar information on Grenadier Brigades 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134 and 1135?

Many thanks,

Sid.

Ian Jewison · Post by **Ian Jewison** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:08 am

I will take a look for you.....

/Ian

Ian Jewison · Post by **Ian Jewison** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:24 am

Grenadier-Brigade 1131
Formed 27.7.1944 in WK III as Walküre-Einheit; Through orders from 17.9. with 2 Armee, should have been integrated into 542. Grenadier-Division, however by 5.11. it was still shown in the order of battle (Kriegsgliederung) and was later integrated.
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, Panzerjäger-Kompanie, Pionier-Kompanie and Artillerie-Abteilung (leichte FH, schwere FH and 15 cm-Kanone-Batterie)
Under: August 1944 IV. SS-Korps, 9. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte: Warsaw; September/November 1944 XX. Korps, 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte: Narew (Serock)
Replacement: 309 Berlin-Spandau, WK III

Grenadier-Brigade 1132
Formed 28.7.1944 in WK X as Walküre-Emheit (II. from WK XI); 15.9.1944 integrated into the 45. ID (WK XVII), 22.9. formed Stab and I./Grenadier-Regiment 130.
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, Panzerjäger-Kompanie, Pionier-Kompanie, leichte FH Batterie
Under: August/September 1944: VIII. Korps, 9. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte: Warka (Weichselbogen)
Replacement: 16 Oldenburg, WK X

Grenadier-Brigade 1133
Formed 24.7.1944 in WK VI as Walküre-Einheit; 13.8.1944 integrated into the 88. Infanterie-Division.
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, Panzerjäger-Kompanie, Pionier-Kompanie, leichte FH-Batterie
Under: August 1944 XXXXII. AK, 4. Panzerarmee, Heeresgruppe Nordukraine: Radom
Replacement: 328 Aachen, WK VI

Grenadier-Brigade 1134
Formed 26.7.1944 in WK VIII as Walküre-Einheit (II. from WK II); 1.9.1944 decreased to Kampf-Bataillon 1134 with 3 Companies with the 359. Infanterie-Division; Disbanded 18.9.1944.
Structure: August 1944 I. 1-4, II. 5-8, Panzerjäger-Kompanie, Pionier-Kompanie; leichte FH-Batterie
Under: LIX. AK, 17. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord Ukraine near Reichshof (Rzeszow)
Replacement: 49 (Jäger) Breslau, WK VIII

Grenadier-Brigade 1135
Formed 27.7.1944 in WK V as Walküre-Einheit (II. from WK IX); Disbanded 28.8.1944 and integrated into the 291. Infanterie-Division (as II./506 and Füsilier-Bataillon 291).
Structure: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, Fla-Kompanie, Pionier-Kompanie
Under: August 1944 XXXXII. AK, 4. Panzerarmee, Heeresgruppe Nordukraine near Opatow
Replacement: WK V

/Ian

sid guttridge · Post by **sid guttridge** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:42 am

Hi Ian,

Wow! Your return of post was so fast that it was still smouldering when it arrived.

Many thanks. I will now look through all this information to see if I can get an overview of the distribution of all these Walkure units across Germany during the Bomb Plot.

Once again, many thanks.

Cheers,

Sid.