Hi, i'm looking for info about Oberst Josef Hambeck.
This info i've already found:
Born 3/12/1905
Killed in Belgium 3/9/1944, buried in Lommel, Belgium Block 27 grave 281
Oberleutnant 1/12/34
Oberst 1/5/44 (InfRgt.19 ???)
Kommandeur GrenRgt. ??
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EKII
Many thanks,
Davy
Oberst Josef Hambeck info
Re: Oberst Josef Hambeck info
I have him briefly mentioned in Southern France as Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 991, which must have been in 1944 just before the unit was transferred to Normandy.
Re: Josef Hambeck info
Thanks for the info.
The GrenRgt. 991 was destroyed with the rest of the 277. Infanterie-Div. in the Falaise pocket.
So probably the Kommandeur was wounded in the pocket and later died of his wounds in the retreat to Belgium or killed during this retreat ?
Greetings, Davy
The GrenRgt. 991 was destroyed with the rest of the 277. Infanterie-Div. in the Falaise pocket.
So probably the Kommandeur was wounded in the pocket and later died of his wounds in the retreat to Belgium or killed during this retreat ?
Greetings, Davy
Last edited by Dieter Zinke on 22 Jan 2013, 00:40, edited 2 times in total.
Reason: 277. ID with space bar - never 277.ID; Div. (with full stop), not Div
Reason: 277. ID with space bar - never 277.ID; Div. (with full stop), not Div
Oberst Josef Hambeck info
Must be beceause the unit was reinstituted in Hungary in September 1944 and he died in Belgium. Or he was breifly before he got killed attached to another unit.
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Re: Oberst Josef Hambeck info
Hello,
according to General Albert Praun, former commander of 277. Infanteriedivision, Oberst Hambeck was killed by partisans after the outbreak from the Falaise pocket (Praun, 2004, p.255).
I don't know how reliable this information is because Praun left 277. Infanteriedivision already on Aug. 12, 1944 to take up his new position in the Führerhauptquartier. From the text you get the impression that Praun kept an interest in the division.
Going by the GoogleBooks snippets of Scherer (2008, p.8) I can see Oberst Hambeck was still o.k. and in command of Grenadierregiment 991 just after it had got out of the pocket though by then the unit had been reduced to 200 men.
References:
Praun, Hella (Ed.)
Albert Praun - ein deutsches (Soldaten-)Leben 1894-1975
Selbstverlag; Munich; 2004
Scherer, Wingolf (Ed.)
Wiederkehr.
Fotos und Aufzeichnungen von Infanteristen der 277. ID/VGD aus den Kämpfen in Frankreich (Normandie) und in der Eifel 1944/1945.
Helios Verlag; Aachen; 2008
Best regards
Torsten
according to General Albert Praun, former commander of 277. Infanteriedivision, Oberst Hambeck was killed by partisans after the outbreak from the Falaise pocket (Praun, 2004, p.255).
I don't know how reliable this information is because Praun left 277. Infanteriedivision already on Aug. 12, 1944 to take up his new position in the Führerhauptquartier. From the text you get the impression that Praun kept an interest in the division.
Going by the GoogleBooks snippets of Scherer (2008, p.8) I can see Oberst Hambeck was still o.k. and in command of Grenadierregiment 991 just after it had got out of the pocket though by then the unit had been reduced to 200 men.
References:
Praun, Hella (Ed.)
Albert Praun - ein deutsches (Soldaten-)Leben 1894-1975
Selbstverlag; Munich; 2004
Scherer, Wingolf (Ed.)
Wiederkehr.
Fotos und Aufzeichnungen von Infanteristen der 277. ID/VGD aus den Kämpfen in Frankreich (Normandie) und in der Eifel 1944/1945.
Helios Verlag; Aachen; 2008
Best regards
Torsten