Heeresgruppe Oberrhein

[Phil Nix]

Could one of the military experts provide me with a list of commanders and Chiefs of Staff for Heeresgruppe Oberrhein
Phil Nix

[Georges JEROME]

Hi Phil,

Oberbefehlshaber
30.11.44 - 22.01.45 RFSS Himmler
23.01.45 - 29.01.45 ss Oberstgruf. Hausser

Chef des Stabes
30.11.44 - 29.01.45 SS brif Ostendorff Werner

Ia
5.12.44 - 22.01.45 oberstlt (Heeres) Danckworth
Ic
12.44 - 1.45 Stubaf May
1.45 Stubaf Balzer
Id
20.11.44 - 1.45 Major (H) Rothe
IIa
12.44 - 1.45 Oberst (H) Joerges then oberstlt (H) Dittmann
O.Qu.
12.44 - 1.45 Staf Rüdiger Pipkorn

HG Oberrhein Command became AOK 11 under Ogruf Felix Steiner.
with following staff officers :
CdS Oberst (H) Estor Fritz
Ia : oberstlt Danckworth until 3.45
Ic : Stubaf Balzer until 3.45
Id : Major (H) Rothe Karl until 3.45
II a : oberst (H) Joerges
O. Qu. Staf Pipkorn until 2.45

best

Georges

[Dieter Zinke]

Hallo Phil, bonjour Georges,

I want to precise the commands:
Himmler:
02.12.1944 - 23.01.1945 ”Oberbefehlshaber Oberrhein Reichsführer-SS”

Hausser:
23.01.1945 - 29.01.1945 beauftragt mit der stellvertretenden Führung der Heeresgruppe Oberrhein
28.01.1945 - 03.04.1945 “Befehlshaber“ der Heeresgruppe G (am Oberrhein)

Concerning Steiner resp. Himmler:
On 24.01.1945 the Staff Heeresgruppe Weichsel was built out of the Staff OB Oberrhein (Reichsführer-SS).
There is no connection between AOK 11 (Steiner) and HGr Oberrhein (merely some officers changed to AOK 11)

Dieter

[Georges JEROME]

Hallo Dieter,

Thanks for correction.
Kurt Mehner source is sometimes good, sometimes wrong.

Georges