Oberst Hans Treptow - Brigade z.b.V. 4

[Jan-Hendrik]

Who has anything on the career of this man?

What I have found so far

Jan-Hendrik

[harmel]

Hi J-H this could be him-Cmdr Pz.Gren.Rgt. 52
Promoted Oberst 01.11.1941 (19).
Harmel

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

if we believe this site http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... BzbV-R.htm
he commanded Brig. z.b.V. 4 since Feb. 1943.
Before that he seems to have been CO of Schützenregiment 101 for some time ( http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... R101-R.htm ).

And this he seems to be too:

Nachname: Treptow
Vorname: Hans
Dienstgrad: Oberst
Geburtsdatum: 30.12.1895
Geburtsort: Zwickau
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 27.06.1945
Todes-/Vermisstenort: Kgf.Hosp.Grudziadz-Forteresse

(From http://www.volksbund.de)

Best regards
Torsten

[Jan-Hendrik]

Thank you both, dear gentlemen

Jan-Hendrik

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

from http://forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic ... b7e#173031 :

Oberst TREPTOW Hans

Geb. 30.12.1895 in Zwickau
Gest.27.06.1945 in Kriegsgefangenen-Laz.Graudenz

01.12.1935 Major
01.01.1939 Oberstleutnant
01.11.1941 Oberst

- 10.11.1938 beim Stab Inf.Rgt. 10 (Dresden)
10.11.1938 – 15.10.1940 Kom. III./Inf.Rgt. 52 (Leitmeritz)
15.10.1940 Kom. II./Inf.Rgt. 52 (mot)
28.09.1941 Kom. Inf.Rgt. 101 (mot) (14. ID(mot))
04.1943 - Kom. Brigade z.b.V. 4
01.07.1944 – 22.08.1944 Kom. Inf.Rgt. 1068

This is presumably what his personnel file says. Actually he commanded a combat team in July 1944 under 14. Infanterie-Division. It was called either Gruppe Treptow or Brigade Treptow and is mentioned by Niepold (1985, p.241) and quite detailed by Hinze (1987, pp.170-175). Due to the description given by Niepold it seems Brigade z.b.V. 4 (a mere HQ unit) was used to command the units subordinated to Treptow. His Kampfgruppe evolved into the newly established Grenadier-Regiment 53 on July 29th, 1944.

Unfortunately Hinze contradicts himself several times when he describes the varying compositions of combat teams Treptow and Fritsche. At one time or another elements of the following units served under Gruppe Treptow in July 1944:
Grenadier-Regiment 11
Grenadier-Regiment 101
Grenadier-Regiment 1065
Grenadier-Regiment 1068
Grenadier-Regiment 1069
Füsilier-Bataillon 14

References:

Hinze, Rolf
Das Ostfront-Drama 1944. Rückzugskämpfe der Heeresgruppe Mitte
Motorbuch Verlag; Stuttgart; 1987

Niepold, Gerd
Mittlere Ostfront, Juni '44: Darstellung, Beurteilung, Lehren
Verlag E.S. Mittler; Herford; 1985

Best regards
Torsten

[Fred Perry]

What doing Hans Treptow after 22.08.1944 when Grenadier-Rgt. 1068 was disbanded?
Did he serve in Gruppe Treptow / Grenadier-Rgt. 53 / 14. Infanterie-Div. till severely wound?

[Jan-Hendrik]

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Jan-Hendrik

[Rossano]

Hello
according to various lists and sources Treptow commanded the Brig. z.b.V. 4 (Gruppe Treptow) on 09.07. and 23.07.44. Therefore Gren.Rgt. 1068 should be wrong. Is there any evidence that he commanded from end july 44 the new Gren.Rgt. 53 ? If so until august 44 ? What after that or was he wounded in aug. or when ?
Thanks, Rossano

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

another addition to Treptow's career:

On Nov. 19th, 1941 he took over as leader of Schützen-Regiment 52. Oberst Jollasse - the commander of the regiment - slipped on icy ground on Nov. 17th, 1941 and hurt himself so badly that he needed surgery. For the moment his superior Oberst Schrepffer from Schützen-Brigade 18 stepped in and deputized for Jollasse, but this lasted hardly more than a day (Paul, 1975, p.123).

Oberst Treptow kept this command at least till Dec. 18th, 1941. For that day he's mentioned as regimental CO in a diary note in Kempowski (2002, p.516).

I've found no clear date when Oberst Jollasse returned to Schützen-Regiment 52 but it must have been in mid-December 1941. Paul (1975,
p.159) quotes from a field post letter Jollasse wrote home on Jan. 5th, 1942. In this letter Jollasse speaks of three weeks of extremely hard fighting they all just had experienced and how magnificent his regiment behaved in this situation.

References:

Kempowski, Walter
Das Echolot: Barbarossa '41. Ein kollektives Tagebuch.
Albrecht Knaus Verlag; Munich; 2002

Paul, Wolfgang
Die Geschichte der 18. Panzer-Division, 1940-1943.
self published; Rinteln; 1975

Best regards
Torsten

[Jan-Hendrik]

Thank you, dear friend!

Jan-Hendrik

[Jan-Hendrik]

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Jan-Hendrik

[askropp]

Former Landespolizei officer.

xx.xx.1935 Hauptmann mit RDA vom 01.05.1930 (3a)
01.12.1935 Major (30)
01.01.1939 Oberstleutnant (27)
01.11.1941 Oberst (19)

in Stellenbesetzung of:
15.10.1935 Chef der 12. (MG) / Infanterieregiment 10 (Dresden)
07.10.1936 Chef der 12. (MG) / Infanterieregiment 10 (Dresden)
12.10.1937 Kommandeur des III. / Infanterieregiment 10 (Dresden)
10.11.1938 Kommandeur des III. / Infanterieregiment 52 (Leitmeritz)

[Jan-Hendrik]

Thank you for the additional info!

Jan-Hendrik

[graveland]

Oberst Hans Treptow und Oberschirrmeister Emil Vogt

[askropp]

*30.12.1895 Zwickau
+27.06.1945 Graudenz

Vater: Johannes Treptow, Bergschuldirektor (+20.10.1917)
Mutter: Clara Treptow, geb. Lehmann (+05.12.1921)
05.11.1921 Heirat mit Käte Pietzschke
1 Sohn (*1925), 1 Tochter (*1929)

16.05.1915 Leutnant
01.08.1920 Polizei-Oberleutnant
01.03.1930 Polizei-Hauptmann
01.08.1935 Hauptmann mit RDA vom 01.05.1930 (3a)
01.12.1935 Major (30)
01.01.1939 Oberstleutnant (27)
01.11.1941 Oberst (19)

10.08.1914 eingetreten als Fahnenjunker
29.12.1914 ins Feld
14.02.1915 in der 3. / Infanterieregiment 133
10.08.1915 Kompanieführer
01.10.1916 Ordonnanzoffizier im Regimentsstab
24.08.1918 Bataillonsadjutant
08.10.1918 in französische Kriegsgefangenschaft
23.02.1920 Rückkehr
18.03.1920 Übertritt zur sächsischen Landespolizei Zwickau
16.01.1922 Hörsaalleiter
01.07.1929 im Polizeipräsidium Chemnitz
01.04.1935 Adjutant der Landespolizeiabteilung Dresden
01.08.1935 Übertritt ins Heer
15.10.1935 Chef der 12. (MG) / Infanterieregiment 10 (Dresden)
12.10.1937 Kommandeur des III. / Infanterieregiment 10 (Dresden) [laut Stellenbesetzung]
10.11.1938 Kommandeur des III. / Infanterieregiment 52 (Leitmeritz)
15.10.1940 Kommandeur des II. / Schützenregiment 52
18.11.1941 Kommandeur des Schützenregiments 101
17.03.1943 Kommandeur der Brigade z.b.V. 4

28.06.1940 Spange zum EK II
02.08.1941 Spange zum EK I
02.08.1941 Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold
05.08.1941 Panzerkampfabzeichen
19.05.1942 Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
02.08.1942 Ostmedaille