Hello
I look for informations on 4. SS.Police. Division during the operation Sonnenwende in February, 45!
These strengths: human and material means in particular for armored cars
thank you for your help
4.SS.Police.Division in Sonnenwende 02/45
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Martin Block
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Re: 4.SS.Police.Division in Sonnenwende 02/45
According to H.Gr. Weichsel records on 12.2.1945 the 4. SS-Pol.Pz.Gren.Div. reported having
2 Bef.Pz. III (1 operational)
39 StuG III and IV (31 operational)
4 Jagdpz. IV L/48 (2 operational)
The division did not have any Pz.Späh-Wg. or SPW. The single remaining company of SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 4 was mounted on VW Schwimmwagen and both SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 7 and 8 had just trucks available for transport.
I do not have the manpower strenght for that date but the strenght reported two weeks earlier on 1.2.1945 may provide a clue:
Authorized = 453 officers, 2746 non-commissioned officers, 10222 other ranks
Actual = 245 O, 1598 NCO, 8543 OR including 2634 O, NCO and OR sick or slightly wounded
The actual strength of the two SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. was about 55% of authorized strength.
Martin Block
2 Bef.Pz. III (1 operational)
39 StuG III and IV (31 operational)
4 Jagdpz. IV L/48 (2 operational)
The division did not have any Pz.Späh-Wg. or SPW. The single remaining company of SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 4 was mounted on VW Schwimmwagen and both SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 7 and 8 had just trucks available for transport.
I do not have the manpower strenght for that date but the strenght reported two weeks earlier on 1.2.1945 may provide a clue:
Authorized = 453 officers, 2746 non-commissioned officers, 10222 other ranks
Actual = 245 O, 1598 NCO, 8543 OR including 2634 O, NCO and OR sick or slightly wounded
The actual strength of the two SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. was about 55% of authorized strength.
Martin Block
Re: 4.SS.Police.Division in Sonnenwende 02/45
Hello
Martin, thank you very much for this information!
I am new on the site (as occurring(speaking)) but it has been a long time since I read with attention all the information that to give you onto this site and onto the others for me you are one of better specialists of these forum
thank you for escuser my bad Englishman (I am French) and I not mastery not a lot this language(tongue)!
Still thank you for your answer
Martin, thank you very much for this information!
I am new on the site (as occurring(speaking)) but it has been a long time since I read with attention all the information that to give you onto this site and onto the others for me you are one of better specialists of these forum
thank you for escuser my bad Englishman (I am French) and I not mastery not a lot this language(tongue)!
Still thank you for your answer