The 18. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division

[tjé]

Bonjour,

I´m looking for some information about the Organization of the 18. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division .

IN THE 25 JANVIER 44

KOMMANDEUR Staf. Trabandt, Wilhelm
Ia Stubaf. Stürzbercher, Erich

SS-Freiw.-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 39
Staf. von Obwurzer, Herbert
I/39
II/39
III/39

SS-Freiw.-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40
I/40
II/40
III/40

SS-Panzer-Aufkl.-Abteilung 18
SS-Panzer-Abteilung 18
SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 18
Staf. Blume, Hans
I/
II/
III/
IV/
SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 18
SS-Flak-Abteilung 18

[Phil Nix]

Here is a brief list made some years ago
Phil Nix

[tjé]

thank for your information phil nix

one question
who he's the first name of this officier?
Stubaf Fink Kdr SS Pio Blt 18

[VJK]

Hi!

Stubaf. Fink's first name is Peter.

Regards,

VJK

[Nak250]

Deepening in this Waffen-SS Division, somebody can post more data about its military actions, soldiers nationality, medals and primary information of this elite unit?

I was interested on this division months ago, but I didn´t find any important or valuable information.



Source of this pic:http://horstwessel.iespana.es/horstwessel/herencia.htm

[zabrali]

Hello,

I'm find for you some pieces of information , but if you can tries to find the formers n° 216;220;221

of 39/45 magazine

KOMMANDEUR STAF ( OBEF 07/01/44) TRABANDT WILHELM . SS GRUF FITZTHUM KIA . ( PI) SS STAF PETERSEN
01/45 SS STAF GEORG BOCHMANN 03/45 SS STAF PETERSEN

IA MAJOR WIND

SS PANZERGRENADIER REGIMENT 39
SS STAF PETERSEN 03/45 SS STUBF KARL HOFFMAN

I/39 SS ???? ERNST HOYER (PI) SS HSTUF ARNO LIEBENAU KIA 10/19/44

II/39 SS HSTUF HERWERG

III/39 SS STUBAF SCHUMACHER

13. (IG) KP. SS OSTUF KONIG
14. (FLAK) KP SS OSTUF REUTZEL
SCHW.KP SS OSTUF BACHLER

SS PANZERGRENADIER REGIMENT 40
SS STUBF SCHAFFER

I/40 SS STUBAF RIEPPE

II/40 SS STUBAF TEUFEL ( PI ) SS OSTUF HEIMBACH

III/40

SS PANZERJAGER ABTEILUNG 18 SS STUBAF NEUBERT
SS PANZER AUFKL ABTEILUNG 18 SS HSTUF WAGNER
SS PANZER ABTEILUNG 18 SS HSTUF WUNSCH
SS PANZER ARTLLERIE 18 SS STAF HANS BLU
I/ SS STUBF KARL HOFFMAN
STABS BTTR SS HTUF EWALD GLATZEL
? SS USTUF GUSTAV TINNACHER
1 bttr SS OSTUF BORIS HENSCHEL KIA 08/19/44 SS OSTUF HAHNEL
2 bttr SS OSTUF EUGEN FIEDLER
3 bttr SS OSTUF FRITZ GLOCKE

II/

III/

SS PANZER PIONIER BATAILLON 18 SS STUBAF FINK EX LUFTWAFFE
SS FLAK ABTEILUNG 18
I/ SS HSTUF LIPPINSKI

@ + zabrali

[Mikedc]

SCHW.KP SS OSTUF BACHLER

I think his full name is Hans Bachler.


Mike

[Mikedc]

Hello Zabrali,

Are you sure that Hstuf Ewald Glatzel was CO from Stabsbatterie with SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 18 in 1944???
My info is that he was commander of 1. Batterie with I. SS-FlaK-Abteilung I from Kommandostab 'RFSS' in 1944......

Hope somebody can help us clear this one up.
Thanks,
Mike

[Charles Trang]

The 18.SS-Pz.Gren.Division "HW" was certainly not an elite unit. it fought very poorly in Ungary and in Slovakia due to the lack of motivation of its Volksdeutsche recruits. Only Riepe and Lipinski's Kampfgruppen fought well against a russian breakthrough. But this breakthrough did happen because the lines of the division had not been properly held. Many desertions were reported.
Concerning Fink, he was a former Luftwaffe officer with only limited engineer knowledge (or with no knowledge at all).

[waffen-IDF]

B:30.3.14

SS:210572 Maj:9.11.44 (Acktiv). Kdr, SS-PzJg.Abt.18

Moniroth You-Bell

[radevich]

Neubert, Fritz SS-Nr. 210 572
Hstuf.: 20.04.1943 1.SS-Inf.Brigade

[Panzermahn]

If I am not mistaken, there is a full French platoon/company attached to this division when it was in action in Galicia, Ukraine in 1943 or 1944

[kamehouse]

If I am not mistaken, there is a full French platoon/company attached to this division when it was in action in Galicia, Ukraine in 1943 or 1944

According to Robert Forbes' "For Europe",the 1st Battalion of the French SS-Sturmbrigade arrived in Turka ,90 kilometers of Sanok on 5th of August 1944 and became IV.Battalion of SS-Kampfgruppe "Schäfer"(of 18 SS)

[Panzermahn]

Hi Kamehouse

You're right about the 1st Battalion of the French SS Sturmbrigade. There is also an incident where a French SS trooper was court martialed and sentenced to death because he shot a German SS NCO who misused the battalion's transport vehicles without even helping the wounded French and German SS troops after a battle.

[kamehouse]

Hi Kamehouse

You're right about the 1st Battalion of the French SS Sturmbrigade. There is also an incident where a French SS trooper was court martialed and sentenced to death because he shot a German SS NCO who misused the battalion's transport vehicles without even helping the wounded French and German SS troops after a battle.

True but it wasn't a German NCO,the person who was killed was Unterscharführer Eglé. He was a French from Alsace (Mabire incorrectly wrote he was German). The man who killed him, Oberjunker Abel Chapy ironically survived the war in prison.