SS-Brigadeführer Joachim Ziegler

[mantill]

The Axis History Factbook pages show that SS-Brigadeführer Joachim Ziegler was the commander of III SS.PzK between 5th March 1945 and 8th of May 1945, http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=492.

The pages for SS Nordland (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=42) show Ziegler in command of the division between the 27th of July 1944 to 25th April 1945.

Is this correct, did he command both Korp and division between 5th March and 25th of April, 1945?

[Endzeit Jan]

Hi
The information on axis are incorrect.
Station was not Kom.Gen. at the III.SS PzK.
He was only in the Chief of staff.

Commanders
SS-Obergruppenführer Felix Steiner (1 May 1943 - 25 Feb 1944)
SS-Obergruppenführer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp (25 Feb 1944 - 16 Apr 1944)
SS-Obergruppenführer Felix Steiner (16 Apr 1944 - 30 Okt 1944)
SS-Obergruppenführer Georg Keppler (30 Okt 1944 - 4 Feb 1945)
Generalleutnant Martin Unrein (5 Feb 1945 - 1 Apr 1945)
SS-Obergruppenführer Felix Steiner (1 Apr 1945 - 7 Mai 1945)

Ziegler fell in Berlin on 2 May 1945 when the outbreak.

Jan

[Blanusa]

Hello

Ziegler was replaced by SS-Brigadeführer Gustav Krukenberg and put under "house arrest" from 25th April. I'm not entirely certain but I believe he held no command after that date. There should be some information about this on this forum if I'm not mistaken.

/Predrag

[mantill]

Thanks for that chaps.

It looks like things were getting understandably confused towards the middle of 1945.

[AlifRafikKhan]

Hi, does anyone know the date period when Ziegler became the Ic of 7. Panzer-Division?

[Georges JEROME]

01.02.1940 - 29.07.1940 Ic 7.Panzerdivision (Major)

[AlifRafikKhan]

Thank you Georges