Jacob Ingemar Somberg, freiwillig SS.Div Wiking

GoranWC51 · Post by **GoranWC51** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 8:37 am

Need info on this Swede who served with SS Div Wiking or Div Nordland. He fought on Russian front, and in Berlin protecting Der Reichtag.

I am asking on behalf of his widow, a good friend of mine.

Does anyone have more exact info, rank, unit, etc. and pictures, if any.
Thks

Göran Norén, Stockholm Sweden

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Martin Månsson · Post by **Martin Månsson** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:36 pm

Somberg never fought in Berlin, he deserted in 1944 from Estonia to Sweden together with Sven Alm and Marcus Ledin. One suggestion, don't waste your time with this.

Martin

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 2:45 pm

SS-Unterscharführer Ingemar Somberg (aka Johansson) was born 1925 in Kisa. He was very interested in weapons technology and he started as a apprentice in the Skoda-plant in Böhmen (formerly Czechoslovakia) to get an education and to get out of Sweden.

He joined the Waffen-SS 1940 (or was enrolled by his uncle according to himself) and is believed to have been the only Swede to take part in Operation Barbarossa.

He first served in SS Panzer Division Wiking and later in SS Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland.

During the retreat from Estonia Sep 1944 he and his two friends Sven Alm and Markus Ledin was trapped behind enemy lines when their SPW broke down. They managed to repair the vehicle and travelled for three night through enemy territory towards the coast. They reached a the small Estonian fishing village of Noarootsi (near Haapsalu) were they attacked and killed a small unit of soviet soldiers. They and some Estonians travelled to Finland in a fishingboat. They were arrested by Finnish soldiers (Finland was at this point no longer in war with the Soviet Union) but they were released when Alm and Ledin showed their finnish medals from the Russo-Finnish War. The three soldiers now continued their journey home to Sweden.

After the war he worked as a technician.

Brian67 · Post by **Brian67** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 2:21 pm

Ritter wrote:SS-Unterscharführer Ingemar Somberg (aka Johansson) was born 1925 in Kisa. He was very interested in weapons technology and he started as a apprentice in the Skoda-plant in Böhmen (formerly Czechoslovakia) to get an education and to get out of Sweden.

He joined the Waffen-SS 1940 (or was enrolled by his uncle according to himself) and is believed to have been the only Swede to take part in Operation Barbarossa.

He first served in SS Panzer Division Wiking and later in SS Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland.

During the retreat from Estonia Sep 1944 he and his two friends Sven Alm and Markus Ledin was trapped behind enemy lines when their SPW broke down. They managed to repair the vehicle and travelled for three night through enemy territory towards the coast. They reached a the small Estonian fishing village of Noarootsi (near Haapsalu) were they attacked and killed a small unit of soviet soldiers. They and some Estonians travelled to Finland in a fishingboat. They were arrested by Finnish soldiers (Finland was at this point no longer in war with the Soviet Union) but they were released when Alm and Ledin showed their finnish medals from the Russo-Finnish War. The three soldiers now continued their journey home to Sweden.

After the war he worked as a technician.

Thank's. It's an interesting story.
But for me it's a little bit strange. His widow should know about this.

Marcus Wendel · Post by **Marcus Wendel** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 2:35 pm

Ritter,

When copying information, the least you can do is to mention the source, in this case my site.

Thanks.

/Marcus

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 3:10 pm

Didn't know lexicon-der-wehrmacht had a copyright.

Sorry 'bout that

Regards,

Ritter

Marcus Wendel · Post by **Marcus Wendel** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:03 am

Ritter wrote:Didn't know lexicon-der-wehrmacht had a copyright.
Sorry 'bout that

You didn't copy it from that site, but rather from http://www.axishistory.com

Still, no hard feelings, I just get tired of seeing material copied from my site without any credit being given.

/Marcus

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 2:27 pm

Marcus,

I did not mean any harm by it.

I indeed copied it from your (great) site axishistory.
Maybe you should consider a copyright or something.

What puzzels me is the rather odd story Goran is telling.
I should think his widow knew how Somberg got of the hook.

Kind regards,

Ritter

charlie don't surf · Post by **charlie don't surf** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:53 pm

Ritter wrote:Marcus,

I did not mean any harm by it.
I indeed copied it from your (great) site axishistory.
Maybe you should consider a copyright or something.

What do you mean by that? Is it morally less wrong to not give credit for someone's work just because it doesn't say copyright below the text?

Best regards/ Daniel

Marcus Wendel · Post by **Marcus Wendel** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:58 pm

Ritter wrote:I did not mean any harm by it. :(
I indeed copied it from your (great) site axishistory.
Maybe you should consider a copyright or something.

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 1:27 am

This discussion is leading no where.
I said I did not mean any harm by it and please....don't make more out of this then copying text of the free internet.

But if it pleases you, what i can imagine, I will mention only the link to your site Marcus.
Don't want to get in a "moral" conflict with some people here nor myself....

Regards,

Ritter

Martin Månsson · Post by **Martin Månsson** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:54 am

As I said, don't waste your time..............

Martin