Infantry Lehr Regiment - History and Insignia?

[sid guttridge]

Hi JeffF,

If I remember correctly, Tessin says that Lehr Regiment 900 was formed for the Russian Campaign and that the Lehr armoured battalion was independent of it. I suspect the website is wrong.

Anybody got Tessin?

Cheers,

Sid.

[sid guttridge]

Hi JeffF,

I have found a list of Lehr- und Versuchstruppen for 1939/40. It begins with the following:

Inf. Lehrrgt. (tmot)
2 Bataillone
1 Battaillone (mot)

However, it does not say if it or any other Lehr units were fielded in the Polish or French Campaigns.

Cheers,

Sid.

[JeffF.]

Does the list mean that it consisted of two battalions, one of which was motorized or is it saying there were two infantry battalions and one motorized infantry battalion?
thanks again,
Jeff

Hi JeffF,

I have found a list of Lehr- und Versuchstruppen for 1939/40. It begins with the following:

Inf. Lehrrgt. (tmot)
2 Bataillone
1 Battaillone (mot)

However, it does not say if it or any other Lehr units were fielded in the Polish or French Campaigns.

Cheers,

Sid.

[sid guttridge]

Hi JeffF,

(tmot) means partially motorised.

The regiment would have had two foot battalions and one motorised infantry battalion.

Cheers,

Sid.

[mdx]

Hi JeffF,

I have found a list of Lehr- und Versuchstruppen for 1939/40. It begins with the following:

Inf. Lehrrgt. (tmot)
2 Bataillone
1 Battaillone (mot)

However, it does not say if it or any other Lehr units were fielded in the Polish or French Campaigns.

Cheers,

Sid.

The Infanterie-Lehr Regiment (tmot) was formed in 1938-39 as a demonstration unit for Infantry School. The commander was one-handed Oberst Hube. One of the motorized infantry battalion was transferred to Infanterie-Regiment GD (mot) after Polish Campaign (1). The Lehr troops were numbered in a series of 900 (2). The Lehr-Regiment 900 (mot) was conglomeration of various Lehr units in June 1940. It did not take part in the initial phase of the French Campaign. The Lehr-Regiment 900 (mot) had 1st tank battalion, 2nd motorized infantry battalion, 233rd motorized recon battalion, 900th motorized light artillery battery and 900th motorized signal company. The motorcycle recon company was the 1st company in the 233rd motorized recon battalion at that time (3).

Reference:
1. History of Panzerkorps "Großdeutschland", Volume 1. Helmut Spaeter.
2. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Georg Tessin. Die Landstreitkräfte (Einleitungsband).
3. German World War II Organizational Series. Leo W. G. Niehorster. Volume 2/2: Mechanized General Headquarters Units and Waffen-SS Divisions (10th May 1940)

[tigre]

Hello to all ; I know is a very old thread, but nevertheless if any is interested...........

Infanterie-Lehr-Regiment.

The Infanterie-Lehr-Regiment was one elite infantry regiment located in Döberitz and it was composed by the best soldiers of the active infantry regiments. It was organized with HQ, two Infantry battalions, plus a company of infantry howitzers and an anti-tank company. The II. Battalion of Inf. Lehr Regt formed with the I. (Pz Abt) and the III. (Pz Jäg Abt) the Panzer-Lehr-Regiment Wunsdorf on Jul 07, 1939. The Pz-Lehr-Abt, composed mainly of Pz Kw III and IV, went to the frontline with the 3. Pz.

Before the Campaign of France in 1940 the I. (Pz) Pz-Lehr-Regt went to the 9. Pz becoming I./ PR 33; the II (Schütze) Pz-Lehr-Regt went to the Inf-Lehr-Regt 900 and the III. (Pz Jäg) Pz-Lehr-Regt went to the 10. Pz as Pz Jäg Abt 90.

Infanterie-Lehr-Regiment 900 (Mot).

The II. (Rifle)/ Pz-Lehr-Regt together with other two battalions of Inf-Lehr-Regt organized a frontline regiment, which was reinforced with a assault gun battery and became reserve for the Heeresgruppe B during the advance through western France and the pursuit south of the Loire River. After five weeks as occupation troops in france the battalions went back to their parents units.

On Jun 17, 1941 the Inf-Lehr-Regt 900 (Mot)was organized again and went to the front within the framework of Lehr-Brig 900 (Mot). The II. (Rifle)/ Pz-Lehr-Regt went as I./ Inf-Lehr-Regt 900 (Mot) having its 1. Coy as kradschützen (motorcyclists) and the 2. Coy with APC (schützenpanzerwagen) the rest was motorized.

Source: Ritgens. Chronik der PzLhrDiv (thanks to Jan-Hendrik)

Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

Hello to all ; a little complement.............

The Lehr-Brig 900 (Mot) in Russia 1941.

Barbarossa.

The School-Brigade, led by the Director of the School of Infantry in Döberitz Oberst Krause, gathered around June 22, 1941 near Ortelsburg, without being trained together it crossed the Reich border as a reserve of the 9. AOK and marched through Suwalki - Kalvarija towards Vilnius, where took over from the 20. ID (Mot) the security tasks along the Wilija. Later the Brigade was subordinated to the 3. Pz Group (Generaloberst Hoth) and went to Vitebsk in the beginning of the battle for Smolensk. After a few skirmishes, on July 14, 1941, the brigade was engaged in the defense of Vitebsk against Soviet forces advancing from the south and southeast. On July 16, 1941, was moved north of Gorodok and on July 18, 1941 received the order from the Pz Group to march towards Demidow. Since July 24, 1941 the Soviet forces with massive support of artillery and tanks attacked the Wop sector, east of Gorodno. On that occasion the Lehr-Brigade was committed between the 12. Pz and the 20. ID (Mot). The enemy was however rejected after bitter fighting and heavy losses.

In early August 1941, Army Group Centre was in the defense. Here the motorized and armored units, including the Lehr-Brigade, supported the counterattacks carried out by infantry units, the human toll, especially in NCOs were severe. On August 8, 1941, the Lehr-Brigade was engaged in a counterattack northwest of Marowo in the north wing of the 5. ID and restored the battle front, remaining in the positions gained till August 30, 1941.

Typhoon.

Prior to the new offensive in its assembly area in Dmitrowo, the Brigade received a replacement of about 1000 men. on October 2, 1941 began the battle of Wiazma and the Lehr-Brigade marched with the XXXXI AK (Mot) to Kalinin, where began the autumnal mud therefore all movements almost stop. Only on November 17, 1941 the Armoured Corps continued the offensive towards Moscow and the Lehr-Brigade was attached to the 1. Pz. On December 4, 1941 still the 3. Armored Army won a bridgehead on the Moscow Canal about 35 kilometers northeast of the Kremlin, but two days after the retreat began with great material and personal losses. The Lehr-Brigade, attached to the 36. ID (Mot) covered the left flank of the retreating Panzer Army from the north of Klin up to Lama sector in Jaropoletz . From December 20, 1941 to mid-January 1942, the Brigade defended the Lama sector and then withdrew to a new defensive line northeast of Gshatsk.

Source: Ritgens. Chronik der PzLhrDiv (thanks to Jan-Hendrik)

Cheers. Raúl M .