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Oblt. Klaus Piontek received the DKiG on 9.10.42.

Jerry

The name is only the first few squiggles, the word that is legible looks to be "Generalmajor d.R."

FWIW, Jerry

73 InD was not part of 6th Armee in latter half of '42. The division was part of 17th Armee at that time and assigned to XXXXIX Geb.K. for the capture of Rostov and Bataisk in July '42. The division stayed with the Gebirgs Korps for the opening stages of "Operation Edelweiss" the attack on the Cauca...

FWIW I think it is mostly just ignorance. On the other hand, very often other branches (Luftwaffe) are a part of an operation, if only a small part, so Wehrmacht is actually correct. Take your example for instance of forces "...crossed the Polish border." There certainly were Luftwaffe forces includ...

Hello Raúl,

You are quite welcome, and thank you! I would have to post that much every day for years, to come anywhere close to the amount of material that you have posted to the forums over the years. I'm glad when I can make a small contribution.

Best Regards............. Jerry

The Caucasus and the Oil , by Wilhelm Tieke THE BATTLE NEAR NALCHIK AND THE ADVANCE TO THE GEORGIAN ARMY ROAD The following garrisons are located on the Georgian Army Road: Distance from Ordzhonikidze: 12.0 km opposite Balta station 73.5 km 8 km south of Koba, Baidar Garrison 75.8 km mountain pass ...

The Caucasus and the Oil , by Wilhelm Tieke THE BATTLE NEAR NALCHIK AND THE ADVANCE TO THE GEORGIAN ARMY ROAD Part 2 The 13th Panzer Division, which was advancing on the left, eliminated a dangerous anti-tank front 6 kilometers west of Digora and turned to the north, bypassing Digora, toward Ardon....

The not-very-good sketch map (with the misspelled header).
Somehow I forgot to mention that this is all an excerpt from The Caucasus and the Oil, by Wilhelm Tieke, J.J. Fedorowicz, 1995

OK my friend, here you go............part# THE BATTLE NEAR NALCHIK AND THE ADVANCE TO THE GEORGIAN ARMY ROAD Part 1 On 19 October 1942, when, as already indicated, the attack of the LII Army Corps in the Terek bend brought no operational success, the commander of the III Panzer Corps was given the t...

Hello Raúl, The above quoted volume, The Caucasus and the oil , by Tieke, remains the only source that I have on this action. I will go back and search for any info that might bear on the III Pz.K.'s actions if that will be of benefit to you. Are there specific questions that you need answered? Jerry

Bill, Actually, the full name is Die Deutschen Divisionen 1939-1945 . Yes they lump all divisions by number and as far as I can tell they cover every unit that was referred to as "division"; Infanterie, Gebirgs, Panzer, Marine-Inf., Fallschirm-Jäger, SS, Flieger, etc. I have the first four (thru #25...

Hello Bill,

DDD # 3 is Die Deutschen Divisionen band 3 (11-16). Another of those Biblio Verlag unfinished series (arn't they all !).


BTW..........Do you actually miss not having snow yet?

Jerry

Prit,

I have Unrein returning on Nov 25 as per DDD #3.

FWIW, same source has Unrein's first replacement as Werner Mummert 1.9.44 - 4.9.44, then Munzel 5.9.44 - 24.11.44.

Jerry

II.Armeekorps was subordinated to Armeeabteilung Narwa on 25.August 1944. it remained with it at least until 25.September. source: internet :D That's true, and that is almost a month after they withdrew from Daugavpils. I misspoke earlier when I said II A.K. was transferred from AA Narva to AOK16 o...

Prit,

My info is from; Withdrawal from Leningrad by Steven Newton (including that II A.K. units were transfered from AA Narva to AOK16 on 30.6.44).

Jerry