General Mattenklott
General Mattenklott
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Does anyone know whether General Mattenklott wrote any memoirs, journals, or even essays and articles?
Also, a short one-paragraph biography on his career would be appreciated. Many thanks.
Does anyone know whether General Mattenklott wrote any memoirs, journals, or even essays and articles?
Also, a short one-paragraph biography on his career would be appreciated. Many thanks.
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Mattenklott
Franz Mattenklott
born 19.11.1884 in Grünberg
died 1954 in Braunlage
28.12.1903 Fahnenjunker
18.05.1905 Leutnant (mit Patent vom 22.04.1905)
01.10.1932 Oberstleutnant
01.10.1934 Oberst
01.03.1938 Generalmajor
01.02.1940 Generalleutnant
01.10.1941 General der Infanterie
AnDie
born 19.11.1884 in Grünberg
died 1954 in Braunlage
28.12.1903 Fahnenjunker
18.05.1905 Leutnant (mit Patent vom 22.04.1905)
01.10.1932 Oberstleutnant
01.10.1934 Oberst
01.03.1938 Generalmajor
01.02.1940 Generalleutnant
01.10.1941 General der Infanterie
AnDie
Here is some extra info about Franz Mattenklott:
1938 - 1939Commandant of Frontier Garrison Trier
01-09-1939 - 25-07-1940 General Officer Commanding 72nd Division
1940 - 1942Commandant of Metz, France
1942 - 1944General Officer Commanding XXXXII Corps, Eastern Front
1942 - 1943Military Commander Crimea, Eastern Front
1944 - 1945General Officer Commanding Military District VI
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Mulisch
1938 - 1939Commandant of Frontier Garrison Trier
01-09-1939 - 25-07-1940 General Officer Commanding 72nd Division
1940 - 1942Commandant of Metz, France
1942 - 1944General Officer Commanding XXXXII Corps, Eastern Front
1942 - 1943Military Commander Crimea, Eastern Front
1944 - 1945General Officer Commanding Military District VI
Kind regards,
Mulisch
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VI. Armeekorps
From what I can dig up, VI. Armeekorps was still in existence in April 1945 in Armee Ostpreussen, commanded by Horst Grossmann. It's listed in the 24.4.45 Stellenbesetzung of "Die Geheimen Tagesberichte", as well as Mattenklott's Stellv. VI AK under Wehrkreis. If this was so, then Gen. Mattenklott's unit would still have been known as Stellvertreter VI. Armeekorps even though it was in combat. Does anyone have any information on the disbandment date for VI. Armeekorps in Armee Ostpreussen?
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Genstab
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Re: VI. Armeekorps
Hallo Bill,genstab wrote:then Gen. Mattenklott's unit would still have been known as Stellvertreter VI. Armeekorps even though it was in combat.
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Genstab
indeed the unit contained the "troops" of the "Wehrkreis" VI after the mobilization order
I think the disbandment was not before the 08.05.1945genstab wrote:Does anyone have any information on the disbandment date for VI. Armeekorps in Armee Ostpreussen?
Dieter Z.
VI. Armeekorps
Thanks, Dieter. I wanted to make sure I didn't miss something about VI. AK in Armee Ostpreussen being disbanded before the war ended. There's not much information out there- even in (Maj. Dieckert and) Gen. Grossman's book "Der Kampf um Ostpreussen". Now unfortunately I can't read German so the General may have said in the book that he commanded the Corps till war's end and I didn't understand that. It just seems he did from most of what I can find- except one thing, a Dislokation map dated 28 April in "Die Geheimen Tagesberichte"; no trace of VI. AK is on it. This is the last O/B material of any sort I know of for Armee Ostpreussen- it isn't shown in the 30.4.45 Kriegsgliederung in "Die Geheimen Tagesberichte" or the KTB-OKW schematische Kriegsgliederung for the same date. If anyone has any more material on VI. Armeekorps I for one would appreciate it.
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Genstab
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Well , on a Lagekarte of AOK Ostprußen , dated 12th April 1945 , VI.AK appears on the Frische Nehrung , southwest of Pillau , and that implies that the remants of the this Korps would be caught in the "Werder" , East of Danzig . On a Map , dated 30th April 1945 , it does not appear anymore ...
Jan-Hendrik
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VI. Armeekorps
The 28 April Dislokation Karte not only does not show the Corps, but none of the divisions that were in the Corps in late April (this is from Haupt's "Army Group Center" and he's not too clear on dates)- 14 ID, Reste 5 Pz, 21 ID, 28 JD, 83, and 170 ID- appear on the 28 April map either.
Haupt says Gen. Grossmann had taken command of "the 32 kilometer long isthmus" on 4 May (this is the English edition)- I am assuming this must mean the Frisches Nehrung though it is actually a spit rather than an isthmus. Haupt goes on to say in the same paragraph (page 289) that on 4 May Gen Wuthmann (IX AK, which is also shown on Frisches Nehrung in the 28 April Dislokation Karte- with the remnants of XXVI AK) took command of the isthmus. So if VI AK existed to May it was no doubt disbanded by 4 May. Possibly the only division on Frisches Nehrung in early May under Wuthmann was 129 ID.
Anyone have any more pieces for the puzzle?
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Genstab
Haupt says Gen. Grossmann had taken command of "the 32 kilometer long isthmus" on 4 May (this is the English edition)- I am assuming this must mean the Frisches Nehrung though it is actually a spit rather than an isthmus. Haupt goes on to say in the same paragraph (page 289) that on 4 May Gen Wuthmann (IX AK, which is also shown on Frisches Nehrung in the 28 April Dislokation Karte- with the remnants of XXVI AK) took command of the isthmus. So if VI AK existed to May it was no doubt disbanded by 4 May. Possibly the only division on Frisches Nehrung in early May under Wuthmann was 129 ID.
Anyone have any more pieces for the puzzle?
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Genstab
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The rests of 170th were on Hela at beginning of May , staff and some personal managed to get transported to Germany on 8th May . 83th went into captivity at Neutief ( as I assumed , in the "Werder" ) . For the 5th PD ( which was trapped together with 28th JägDiv , Parts of 1st ID and Heeressturmioponierbrigade in the Cauldron at the peninsule Peyse , east of Fischhausen . How many troops escaped from there to Pillau is still unclear to me ...
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Re: General Mattenklott
Franz Mattenklott(1884-1954)
Does anyone have anything on his career from 1903-1945 ?
Aisin
Does anyone have anything on his career from 1903-1945 ?
Aisin