With the "Friedenau" to Norway 1940.
Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 2:06 pm
Hello to all ; despite starting with a ground unit (Heer), the main actions will take place in the sea................
With the "Friedenau" to Norway 1940.
Field Postal Number (Feldpostnummer) 04627 B.
On November 29, 1939, with the 2./I.E.Batl. 18 (Replacement Infantry Battalion) and a platoon from the 4./I.E.Batl. 18 was organized the unit Feldpostnummer 04627 B (1. / IR 340) and therefore joined the field army (Feldheer) from the replacement army (Ersatzheer). The unit remained in Danzig-Langfuhr, in Hussars Barracks II at Hochstrieß until January 6, 1940.
On January 6, 1940, the unit along with the entire I. Battalion (IR 340) moved to Neustadt, a city in the former Polish corridor. The new location was reached on foot, about 50 km west of Danzig / Gdansk in the direction of Lauenburg in Pomerania, with unfavorable roads and weather conditions: icy roads, quite cold. The company did not yet have any casualties.
Instruction in Neustadt was severely hampered by:
1.) The accommodation. The company was located in a former seminary where Polish Catholic clergymen were formed. Beds were not available, but there were thatch. In the crowded rooms, there were no closets or similar furniture.
2.) The weather. A rarely harsh winter lasted for weeks. Cold temperatures down to -35 ° were not uncommon. Snow accumulated up to 1.50 meters and more. By creating a fourth company, the Machine Gun Company, approximately 40 company members (including 1 Feldwebel, 3.Uffz.) Were transferred there. The company was completed with soldiers from the 4. Company and the Graudenz Replacement Battalion.
On March 9, 1940, the regiment was transferred to Danzig / Gdansk and its surroundings. The company received a new location in the Neufahrwasser. This site was also reached on foot in circumstances similar to that of January 6, 1940. The company also had no casualties this time. The accommodation was a school - gym and classroom - first sleeping on straw, then in beds. The office was approximately 1 km from the Kroll Inn. Training continued on time. The company and platoon troops participated in the signal training with blinking and reports with the battalion.
Training and quartering area of the 1. / IR 340 .........................................................
https://www.wikiwand.com/de/L%C4%99bork
Sources: https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.d ... /index.php
https://www.wwiidaybyday.com/kstn/glied ... pril40.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... /IR340.htm
Cheers. Raúl M .
With the "Friedenau" to Norway 1940.
Field Postal Number (Feldpostnummer) 04627 B.
On November 29, 1939, with the 2./I.E.Batl. 18 (Replacement Infantry Battalion) and a platoon from the 4./I.E.Batl. 18 was organized the unit Feldpostnummer 04627 B (1. / IR 340) and therefore joined the field army (Feldheer) from the replacement army (Ersatzheer). The unit remained in Danzig-Langfuhr, in Hussars Barracks II at Hochstrieß until January 6, 1940.
On January 6, 1940, the unit along with the entire I. Battalion (IR 340) moved to Neustadt, a city in the former Polish corridor. The new location was reached on foot, about 50 km west of Danzig / Gdansk in the direction of Lauenburg in Pomerania, with unfavorable roads and weather conditions: icy roads, quite cold. The company did not yet have any casualties.
Instruction in Neustadt was severely hampered by:
1.) The accommodation. The company was located in a former seminary where Polish Catholic clergymen were formed. Beds were not available, but there were thatch. In the crowded rooms, there were no closets or similar furniture.
2.) The weather. A rarely harsh winter lasted for weeks. Cold temperatures down to -35 ° were not uncommon. Snow accumulated up to 1.50 meters and more. By creating a fourth company, the Machine Gun Company, approximately 40 company members (including 1 Feldwebel, 3.Uffz.) Were transferred there. The company was completed with soldiers from the 4. Company and the Graudenz Replacement Battalion.
On March 9, 1940, the regiment was transferred to Danzig / Gdansk and its surroundings. The company received a new location in the Neufahrwasser. This site was also reached on foot in circumstances similar to that of January 6, 1940. The company also had no casualties this time. The accommodation was a school - gym and classroom - first sleeping on straw, then in beds. The office was approximately 1 km from the Kroll Inn. Training continued on time. The company and platoon troops participated in the signal training with blinking and reports with the battalion.
Training and quartering area of the 1. / IR 340 .........................................................
https://www.wikiwand.com/de/L%C4%99bork
Sources: https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.d ... /index.php
https://www.wwiidaybyday.com/kstn/glied ... pril40.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... /IR340.htm
Cheers. Raúl M .