Brigade Nederland commandor

[Kepi Blanc]

Hi

I'm searching the name of the Artillery commandor for Brigade Nederland during the battle at Siivertsi-Päklaemäe 11-12 Febryary 1944

[Reigo2]

Probably an officer named Krahmer beacuse at this time Artillerie-Regiments-Stab z.b.v Krahmer commanded Nederland's artillery. Subordinated to him were III/SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment and I/Artillerie-Regiment 10 (L).

[BramvanS]

I don't think of Krahmer, but Wilhelm Schlüter, commander of III./SS-Art.Rgt. 4. This III./SS-AR 4 was firstly subordinated tot the 4. SS-Frw.Pz.Gren.Brig. Nederland, as this Brigade didn't have an Art.Rgt. at the end of 1943 when it was moved to the Leningrad front. Later III./SS-AR 4 was officially transferred to 4. SS-Frw.Pz.Gren.Brig. Nederland to become the core of SS-Art.Rgt. 54. Later that year SS-Art.Rgt. 54 grew into a Rgt. with 3 batallions.

Bram

[Reigo2]

Hi,

Schlüter was at this moment the commander of III./SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment which was subordinated to Artillerie-Regiments-Stab z.b.v Krahmer.

[BramvanS]

According to the KTB of the 4.SS-Frw.Pz.Gren.Brig.Nederland the III./SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment was subordinated to the 4. SS-Frw.Pz.Gren.Brig. Nederland after the moment 4. SS-Frw.Pz.Gren.Brig. Nederland replaced 4. SS-Polizei-Division at the Oranienbaumkessel. On 17-2-1944 II./SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment was officially incorporated in 4. SS-Frw.Pz.Gren.Brig. Nederland.

I think Krahmer commanded on III.(germ.)SS-Pz.Korps level the artillery units within the III. (Germ.) SS-Pz.Korps.

[Reigo2]

You can find the artillery composition chart (Gliederung) for Gruppe Sponheimer 09.02.44 here: NARA T-312/936. And for 18.02.44 here: NARA T-312/937. They confirm Krahmer commanding Nederland's artillery. Soon (around 23 February) Stab Krahmer left the AG "Narva".