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From various organigrams (Kriegsgliederungen): The engineer battalions in Africa consisted of a battalion headquarters detachment, three motorized companies, and the usual engineer equipment column. The battalions were sent to Africa without bridge columns. Anyway, bridge columns were no longer orga...

Give me a bit of time, and I will check the various divisions/chapters.

What information do you need?
When and where they participated? >> Or specific details regarding the actions themselves?

Cheers
Leo

Hello again, While I have not discovered any published material directly regarding the II. Luftwaffe-Feldkorps, Antonio Munoz has authored and published a book dealing with the individual Lw-Feld-Div. "Göring's Grenadiers" (The Luftwaffe Field Divisions 1942-1945), Axis Europa, 2002. While...

XI. Fliegerkorps → 1. Fallschirmarmee Conversion ordered on 05.11.1943, to be completed by 01.04.1944. While converting it was to continue its mission as a headquarters for training and replacement units of parachutists. In fact, the 1.FsArmee was not at first used as an field Army Headquarters, but...

FEB Equipment KStN 2301a dated 20.03.1942 “Feldersatzbataillon für 90. le. Afrika Division” shows the weapons by types, not models. The 3. Kp shows only 3 HMG and 3 medium mortars with any further identification The 4. (Geschütz) Kp. has no weapons at all, and the equipment is only featured in the ...

KStN 480 dated 01.11.1941 "Batterie 21cm Mörser 18 (zu 4 Geschützen)(mot Z)" shows eight schwere Zugkraftwagen 12 t ( Sd.Kfz. 8 ) as prime movers. The reason I use the 21cm Mörser KStN is that the 17cm one is has not been found, but it shares the same base and approximately the same weight...

Greetings, As has been noted above, the 190. FEB (Feldersatz-Bataillon = field replacement battalion) was formed on 16.10.42 in Africa from the FEB Afrika 10, which had in turn been raised on 01.05.1942, also in Africa. Exact locations are not specified. (I.a.w. Tessin). Note that the Kriegsgliederu...

An Oflag (prisoner-of-war camp for officers) was a regular T/O unit which administered the camp and its inmates. POW were assigned as they arrived, and in some cases, built the very camps they were held in. The Oflag was authorized between 79 and 106 men, depending on the number of POW. It consisted...

Hi. Please see
Scandinavian Campaign — German Forces — April – June 1940

Cheers
Leo

I have checked some organizational diagrams, and the motorcycle battalions of the 1. – 3. PzDivs did NOT have infantry columns. Diagrams on the web site have been duly corrected. (Probably a more correct designation in English for these columns is "regimental ammunition supply columns".) I...

I would like to add to John Howes' comments regarding the National Archives in Kew. The staff is plentiful, polite, available, particularily pleasant, astoundingly helpful, and last but not least, amazingly knowledgable. As indicated by John above, the facilities are great. (I for my part can do wit...

Here is a table of 1939 Panzer Divisions authorized personnel and vehicle strengths i.a.w. the 1939 mobilization plan. I too have tried to reconstruct the various missing KStN from contemporary documents (training manuals, strength reports, etc.), but, unfortunately, there are few, and many do not a...

Sorry, the only ones I know are in German: :(   Otto Heidkämper   "Witebsk"   Scharnhorst, 1954, Heidelberg.   (Wehrmacht im Kampf 1) [No ISBN] Deals with the 3. Panzer-Armee from September 1943 through June 1944. Volume 8 of the Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweiten Weltkrieg :   Karl-Heinz ...

Me 321 "Gigant" First flight of prototype (V-1) 25.02.1941. Flghts of the five prototypes (V-1 – V-5) from 25.02.1941 through 10.05.1941. The first three production models were deleivered to the glider training school in April 1941. Source: . "Die Giganten Me 321 & Me 323" ....

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The Me 321 Gigant and Ju 322 Mammut did not exist at the time of the Sea Lion 1940 planning.
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And where did you get the parachute and air landing numbers?
Leo