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Found the location of the Panther "413": The bunker in the background is "Casemate de Bining" between Singling and Rohrbach les Bitche near the junction N62 - D84. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/ulim/foren/pbunker31.jpg The Life photo series was the missing link to find th...

I found in the book "Combat History sPzJgAbt 654": Panzer-KG te Heesen (106): 2x Pz V, 1 x Pz IV, 3x Pz III SPW-Batallion Bennwitz (106): 3 SPW companies (SdKfz 251/21) and one mortar company Later KG Bennwitz: 2 SPW companies (SdKfz 251/21), 2 Pz V, 1x Pz IV, 1x Pz III Panzer KG Kühme (St...

Thanks Jan-Hendrik, it was a typo.

Was "Batallion Meschede" I. / Gren Rgt 308 under the command of Oblt. Heinrich Meschede ?

Regards Uli

German units at Obenheim on January 10th: Panzergrenadier Bataillion 2106 4./106: Oberleutnant Büchting 5./106: Leutnant Terholt 6./106: Leutnant Backschtat Batallion Meschede (Grenadier-Regiment 308) Panzer-KG te Heesen (106) SPW-Batallion Bennwitz (106) Panzer KG Kühne (StugBrig 280) KG von Brunn ...

Hi Bob This is from the Helmut Ritgen book "Westfront 1944": Villers Bocage was the location of the local lazaret, medical company (Hauptverbandsplatz, Ortslazarett) and supply lines of Panzer Lehr. Aufklärungslehrabteilung 130 (reconn) was along the small bourn "Aure" (north of ...

I found in the book Battleground Europe "Das Reich" by Philip Vickers a map:

June 44: 11.Pz Div south of Bergerac, between Duras and (west of) Castillones.



Uli

Hello Bernard.

I found this hint:

Libourne

http://www.lexpress.fr/info/region/doss ... ida=451622

Uli

I have this: April - May 44 leaving Kischinew (russia), rail transport to Bordeaux area Bordeaux - Toulouse rail transport 27 July - 13 August, then road march to Avignon 18 August , crossing the Rhône at Pont-Saint-Esprit the 18th august by ferries. 22 August armored recon battalion, the first elem...

I only thing i can add: Gerätelage der Division: 01.03.45: 6 Pz IV, 13 Pz V, 8 JgPz IV, 10 JgPz V combat ready (Source: Zustandsbericht Pz-Lehr-Div, Ritgen) and The size of these units was limited by the gasoline supply rather than by the number of troops and vehicles available. ... battle group of ...

I can add pics of 11. Panzer Division Panzer IV at river Rhone valley.



Regards Uli

Panzer-Jäger-Lehr-Abteilung 130 Commander Major Joachim Barth 4x JgPz IV 1st Company Htm. Hermann (+ 25. Juli 44) 14x JgPz IV 2nd Company Htm. Pfender 14x JgPz IV 3rd Company Htm. Julius Oventrop 14x JgPz IV Source: Zustandsbericht der Pz Lehr Division 01 June 44, Divisions Chronik, Ritgen Panzer-Jä...

Paul Carell aka Paul Karl Schmidt was SS-Obersturmbannführer and "Pressechef" at the Nazi-Außenministerium (foreign office).

some infos in german at:
http://www.nachkriegsdeutschland.de/p_paul_carell.html

I have the book. Feel free to ask for more.

Uli Mössner

Hello Christian. I know this pic (at Singling) very well, i have asked for the unit ID on other forums without getting a answer. I have some doubts about this Panther (other view as from the 12AD-website) http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/ulim/panther2a.jpg The sytle of the turret number ist not...

The Balkenkreuz in the middle of the hull (hardly visible) above the second outer roadwheel (counting from the rear), a common feature of 11. PD Panthers, like some of the other Panthers of the 12tharmoredmuseum-website. The pics from Herrlisheim, north of Strassbourg (alsace), only can Panthers of ...