regiment von Fritschen

lebedo · Post by **lebedo** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:18 pm

This was a bicycle unit involved in the fight for Aachen.Does anybody know its TOE?Thanks

Abel Ravasz · Post by **Abel Ravasz** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:42 am

This regiment was built at Schnelle-Brigade 20 as Schnelle-Regiment Fritschen in 1944 and had Schnelle-Abteilungen 503, 504, 506. All of these were reserve bicycle units.

Abel

lebedo · Post by **lebedo** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:37 am

Thanks Abel.Do you know the TOE of these units?

Günter Schultz · Post by **Günter Schultz** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:41 am

Commanded by Oberstleutnant von Fritschen, stationed in Holland till late August 44

TOE August 1944 (while in Holland)

Stab Regiment Fritschen with signal platoon (mot)

Schnele Abteilung 503
Stabs Kp. (with 1 mg) and Signal Platoon (mot)
1st Kp (9 le, 1 sch mg, 4 le.werfer) (Radfahrer)
2nd Kp (9 le, 2 sch mg, 5 le.werfer) (Radfahrer)
3rd (schwere) Kp (3 antitank rifle, 7 le Pak, 1 M Pak, 3 M. Werfer, 5 MG's)
a Pionier Platoon (3 mg) (motorized)

Schnelle Abteilung 504 and Schnelle Abteilung 506 almost the same
as Schn Abt 503 with small changes in the weapons layout....

lebedo · Post by **lebedo** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:31 am

Thanks Gunter!