KGr Trabant or "Böhmen - Mähren"
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2003 4:30 am
Hi, guys
In beginnings of April 1945 one formed SS fighting group (SS-Kampfgruppe) in composition SS-Gren. Rgt. (Ostubaf. R Konopacki), batallion of sappers, artillery mixed batallion (Ostubaf. Doctor And. Curtius) and allotted 88. Hungarian artillery battalion. 16 April group became enlarged about two improvised regiments of infantry and renamed on KGr "Böhmen - Mähren". Group is often deceived from 31. SS-Gren. Div. According to my sources composition of group was following:
SS Kampfgruppe „Böhmen - Mähren"
8. 04. 1945 - Kampfgruppe Trabant from SS-PZ. Gren. Schule Kienschlag
CO from 8. 04. 45 - SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Trabant
SS - Regiment Mähren
??. 04. 1945 - formed KGR „Mähren"
[I. Btl.( 1. - 4.), II. Btl.( 5. -8.), III. Btl.( 9. -12.) ], le. Art. Abt., ung. Art. Abt. 88( 1. - 3. Bttr)
16. 04. 1945 - Regiment 1. /KGr „Böhmen - Mähren"
[I. Btl.( 1. - 4.), II. Btl.( 5. -8.), III. Btl.( 9. -12.) ]
6. 05. 1945 - capitulated in Austria
CO from April 45 - SS-Sturmbannführer Erich Siegmann
Siegmann was lecturer of tactics in SS-Junkerschule Prag.
With battalions commanded: I. - Stubaf. Jäger, II - Kanth, III - ?.
10 company of regiment became formed from 2. /SS-Pz. Jg. (StuG) AuE Abt. Chlum.
SS Regiment Schulze
??. 04. 1945 - formed KGR Schulze [I. Btl. ( 1. - 4.), II. Btl. ( 5. -8.), III. Btl. ( 9. -12.) ]
16. 04. 1945 - Regiment 2. KGR „Böhmen - Mähren"
6. 05. 1945 - capitulated in Austria
CO from April 45 - SS-Obersturmbannführer Hubert(?) Schulze
Schulze was commander of school - group in SS-Junkerschule Kienschlag.
SS Regiment Böhmen
8. 04. 1945 - formed KGR „Böhmen" [I. Btl.( 1. - 4.), II. Btl.( 5. -8.), III. Btl.( 9. -12.) ]
16. 04. 1945 - Regiment 3. KGR „Böhmen - Mähren"
6. 05. 1945 - capitulated in Austria
CO from 8.04. 45 - SS-Obersturmbannführer Rudolf Konopacki
Konopacki was commander of school - group in SS-Junkerschule Kienschlag.
With battalions commanded: I. - Hstuf. Hans Eckert, II. - Stubaf. Fritz Maurer from SS-Pz. Gren. AuE Btl. 16, III. - Hstuf. Willi Bormuth.
SS Artillerie Abteilung
16. 04. 1945 - formed [1. - 2. Kanonen Bttr (100 mm) and 3. Werfer Einheit ( 2 x Sfl mit Schinenbünde)]
6. 05. 1945 - capitulated in Austria
CO in .04.45 - SS-Obersturmbannführer Artur Curtius
Who has more details?
Best regards
Jarek
In beginnings of April 1945 one formed SS fighting group (SS-Kampfgruppe) in composition SS-Gren. Rgt. (Ostubaf. R Konopacki), batallion of sappers, artillery mixed batallion (Ostubaf. Doctor And. Curtius) and allotted 88. Hungarian artillery battalion. 16 April group became enlarged about two improvised regiments of infantry and renamed on KGr "Böhmen - Mähren". Group is often deceived from 31. SS-Gren. Div. According to my sources composition of group was following:
SS Kampfgruppe „Böhmen - Mähren"
8. 04. 1945 - Kampfgruppe Trabant from SS-PZ. Gren. Schule Kienschlag
CO from 8. 04. 45 - SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Trabant
SS - Regiment Mähren
??. 04. 1945 - formed KGR „Mähren"
[I. Btl.( 1. - 4.), II. Btl.( 5. -8.), III. Btl.( 9. -12.) ], le. Art. Abt., ung. Art. Abt. 88( 1. - 3. Bttr)
16. 04. 1945 - Regiment 1. /KGr „Böhmen - Mähren"
[I. Btl.( 1. - 4.), II. Btl.( 5. -8.), III. Btl.( 9. -12.) ]
6. 05. 1945 - capitulated in Austria
CO from April 45 - SS-Sturmbannführer Erich Siegmann
Siegmann was lecturer of tactics in SS-Junkerschule Prag.
With battalions commanded: I. - Stubaf. Jäger, II - Kanth, III - ?.
10 company of regiment became formed from 2. /SS-Pz. Jg. (StuG) AuE Abt. Chlum.
SS Regiment Schulze
??. 04. 1945 - formed KGR Schulze [I. Btl. ( 1. - 4.), II. Btl. ( 5. -8.), III. Btl. ( 9. -12.) ]
16. 04. 1945 - Regiment 2. KGR „Böhmen - Mähren"
6. 05. 1945 - capitulated in Austria
CO from April 45 - SS-Obersturmbannführer Hubert(?) Schulze
Schulze was commander of school - group in SS-Junkerschule Kienschlag.
SS Regiment Böhmen
8. 04. 1945 - formed KGR „Böhmen" [I. Btl.( 1. - 4.), II. Btl.( 5. -8.), III. Btl.( 9. -12.) ]
16. 04. 1945 - Regiment 3. KGR „Böhmen - Mähren"
6. 05. 1945 - capitulated in Austria
CO from 8.04. 45 - SS-Obersturmbannführer Rudolf Konopacki
Konopacki was commander of school - group in SS-Junkerschule Kienschlag.
With battalions commanded: I. - Hstuf. Hans Eckert, II. - Stubaf. Fritz Maurer from SS-Pz. Gren. AuE Btl. 16, III. - Hstuf. Willi Bormuth.
SS Artillerie Abteilung
16. 04. 1945 - formed [1. - 2. Kanonen Bttr (100 mm) and 3. Werfer Einheit ( 2 x Sfl mit Schinenbünde)]
6. 05. 1945 - capitulated in Austria
CO in .04.45 - SS-Obersturmbannführer Artur Curtius
Who has more details?
Best regards
Jarek