Dünaburg/Daugavpils, July 1944

[Prit]

Dear all

The eminently readable, if not entirely reliable, Otto Carius suggests that the German 190 Inf.Div. was involved in the fighting for Daugavpils, but given that this division was created in the west several weeks later, it seems unlikely to be correct.

Can anyone tell me what German units - apart from Sch.Pz.Abt.502 - were in Daugavpils?

Prit

[Piet Duits]

170. Infanterie-Division?

[Jerry]

Prit,

I presume you're talking about 1944 not 1941....

Those on my list as fighting at/near Daugavpils then, include:

II A.K.
170 I.D.
132 I.D.
215 I.D.
87 I.D.
81 I.D
61 I.D.

Also, these units apparently withdrew thru there:

I A.K.
205 I.D
290 I.D.

BR................ Jerry

[Prit]

Jerry and Piet

That's very helpful (and commendably quick!).

Can you give me sources for this information? Also, lexikonderwehrmacht puts II Corps still with Army Detachment Narva during the summer of 1944.

Prit

[Jerry]

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

[andrus]

II.Armeekorps was subordinated to Armeeabteilung Narwa on 25.August 1944. it remained with it at least until 25.September.

source: internet

[Jerry]

II.Armeekorps was subordinated to Armeeabteilung Narwa on 25.August 1944. it remained with it at least until 25.September.

source: internet

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 on 30.6.44, II A.K. had been with AOK16 since the beginning in Russia.

Jerry