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need help 95th Division information

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Post by kriemhild123 » 11 Jul 2014, 04:11

My wife's father was an office in the 95th division and have been working on translating portions of Karl Knoblauch's book "Kampf und Untergangder 95. InfantryDivision" I found references for units with the following designation and would like to know how they would be translated in English. I could not find some of them in TM 30-506

10./I.R.

II. und III,/Artilleriregiment 195 und schwere Feldhaubitze Battery 774

III./Artilleriregiment und Stellungsbatterie 774

A.V.Ko. der Artillerie

Strosstrupp - Sprengtrupp - Duckungstrupp

Oficer-Spähtrtrupps

Battaillon 2 Züge 10./ (missing rest)

I also need help deciphering the writing in his Soldbuch and wondered if this is the right forum for these questions?

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Post by Christoph Awender » 11 Jul 2014, 08:09

Hello,

Of course you can also post the Soldbuch questions here...
As simply translating the Terms is not very ínformative I rather explain what is meant...

10./I.R. - the number is missing.. it means "10.Kompanie/Infanterieregiment" - 10th Company of infantry Regiment..

II. und III,/Artilleriregiment 195 und schwere Feldhaubitze Battery 774 - These are the 2nd and 3rd battalion (Abteilung) of artillery Regiment 195 and the heavy fieldhowitzer battery 774

III./Artilleriregiment und Stellungsbatterie 774 - the same as above - III.Abteilung/Artillerieregiment - and the static battery 774 (most probably the same as above)

A.V.Ko. der Artillerie - Artillerie-Verbindungskommando - artillery Liaison section

Strosstrupp - Sprengtrupp - Duckungstrupp - assault squad - destruction squad (to destroy obstacles, barriers and bunkers) - correct "Deckungstrupp" - the men giving covering fire for the assault

Oficer-Spähtrtrupps - reconnaissance squads - usually lead by an NCO but if a officer lead them it was a Offiziers-Spähtrupp

Battaillon 2 Züge 10./ (missing rest) - not really logcial.. there must be more context etc.. Bataillon is battalion - 2 Züge - means two platoons and 10./ is the same Abbreviation as above for most probably 10th company

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Post by kriemhild123 » 12 Jul 2014, 00:46

Thanks so much for your reply. I could not figure out what a zug was and now it is very clear. I thought it was a train of some kind lol.
I am still confused about the 10./ infantry regiment. I have included an attachment from his soldbach which also is confusing and has 10./ J.R. 279. what's with the J.R.?
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Post by Christoph Awender » 12 Jul 2014, 07:16

Hello,

That is Infanterieregiment 279 which is element of the 95.Infanteriedivision.
10./I.R.279 is the 10.Kompanie of this Regiment.

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Post by kriemhild123 » 12 Jul 2014, 07:32

thanks for the info. Do companies exist without being attached to a battalion?

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Post by Christoph Awender » 12 Jul 2014, 11:30

Hello,

Usually no.. some exceptions with special purpose companies - but generally no.

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Post by kriemhild123 » 19 Jul 2014, 03:41

I think I figured out what it meant. I discovered the Lexicon site and under the discription of Infantry Battalions was listed as III Battalion - 9th - 11th company so I assume that was what the reference to 10./IR 279 was. It was the 10th company of the III Battalion of the 279 Infantry Regiment. Does this make sense?

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Post by GregSingh » 19 Jul 2014, 13:34

Yes, it was in the III Battalion, but are you sure it had 9th - 11th company? It should be 9th-12th.
Have a look here and just count from right to left:
Inf Div 5th Welle
Each battalion had three rifle and one MG company.

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Post by kriemhild123 » 19 Jul 2014, 17:08

I should have clipped the info and now I can't find it but it said III Battalion 9-11 company and 1 M.G. Company that would make the MG company 12.

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