Die Bandenkämpfer - Holders of Bandenkampfabzeichen

[Peter]

Possibility that Zugwachtmeister (Revier-ObWm) Gustav Brako might be a Hauptwachtmeister Gustav Brajko who was with SS-OSBF Christian Wirth's unit of former "Action Reinhard" men in Northern Italy late 1944.

Pete

[Matt Gibbs]

The Dirlewanger brigade book is a great source of the APB winners, its a shame it doesn't detail more of the non coms and other ranks who may have recieved it, I guess going through ALL the personnel records for them woul dhave been a very time consuming buisness!!

BTW I have ten more names to add to the list 8)

Anhalt, Gunther
SS Standartenfuhrer
Born 23.01.06 Breslau
Killed 25.4.45 Berlin
RK 12.8.44 SS Staf Commander SS-Pol Rgt 2 Kampfgruppe Von Gottberg
DKiG 16.6.44
EK1 16.10.39
EK2 25.6.40
Bandenkampfabzeichen - Bronze [grade not confirmed - yet...]

Häfner, Valentin
Oberwachtmeister der Schutzpolizei der Reserve 1/Pol.Schtz.Rgt 31
Bandenkampfabzeichen in Bronze 21.6.44

Heidbreder, Werner
SS Oberscharfuhrer
Born 31.3.1919
Service:
25.11.39-9.4.41 2 Sqd 2SS totenkpof-Reiter Rgt
10.4.41-14.5.42 Nachtrichtenzug SS KavRgt2
15.5.42 Stab Sqd Reiter Rgt 2
?-8.6.44 Stammkop.z.b.v. Hamburg
9.6.44-21.7.44 SS GenesungBat waffenling.
22.7.44 - ? SS Rasseu.Siedlungs Hauptamt
Awards
KVK2 +sw. 20.2.42
Winter War Medal 15.8.42
Ek2 22.12.42
Ek1
IAB
Wound badge in Silver
APB Bronze

Heiden, Wilhelm Heinrich Franz
Served in Kriegsmarine [no details] - maybe transferred late war..?
Bandenkampfabzeichen in Bronze 12.10.44

Hopfle [first name..?]
SS Unterscharfuhrer
Service
Pol rgt 3
SS PzJgrAbwAbt 2
Stabskorp II
Gebrgj Karstjäger

APB Bronze

Kech, wilhelm
Leutnant [Army]
1/Div.Aufkl.Abt 55
APB Bronze 3.2.45 [from award cert]

Prutzmann, Hans-Adolf
SS Grupenfuhrer
I have him in my list as a recipient with a ??? Not sure where I got this from, perhaps he is an unconfirmed..

Sturm, Hans
Obergefreiter
Awards
I am told this is an RK winner..?
Also EK1
Ek2
IAB
Russian Front medal and
Bandenkampfabzeichen in Bronze ?.5.44
Further details welcomed..!!

Thomssen,Peter
Gefreiter
Bandenkampfabzeichen in Bronze 18.4.44 [from cert]

Thoring, Olivier
Oberleutnent
KIA Jan 45

DKiG
Close Combat bar in silver
Bandenkampfabzeichen and
4 Gold Tank Destruction Badges - might interest someone else...

Hope these are of interest.... 8)

Regards
Matt Gibbs

[c.g.]

A small contribution to the list:

Bandenkampfabzeichen bronze
Bortchen Walter (1904), Oblt.d.Res., SS-Pol.Regt. Schlanders, früher Pol.Freiw.Ers.Btl. „Italien“, BKAbr, 30.12.44
Dellmann Walter (1908), Oblt.d.SchP., 11./SS-Pol.Regt. Schlanders, früher Pol.Freiw.Ers.Btl. „Italien“, BKAbr, 2.1.45
Diezemann August (1909), Ltn.d.Sch.P.d.Res., 11./SS-Pol.Regt. Schlanders, früher Pol.Freiw.Ers.Btl. „Italien“, BKAbr, 2.1.45
Griesser Otto (1919), SS-Ustf., BdS Italien Aussenkommando Genua, BKAbr, 10.4.45
Groos Wilhelm (1913), Hwm.d.Sch.P., SS-Pol.Regt. Schlanders, früher Pol.Freiw.Ers.Btl. „Italien“, BKAbr, 10.1.45
Haas Augustin, Zgw.d.Sch.P., 3./SS-Polizei-Regiment 15, BKAbr, 10.4.45
Oestreich August Wilhelm (1916), Ltn.d.Sch.P., 9./SS-Pol.Regt. Schlanders, früher Pol.Freiw.Ers.Btl. „Italien“, BKAbr, 8.1.45
Spur Felix (1901), Hwm.d.Sch.P., SS-Pol.Regt. Schlanders, früher Pol.Freiw.Ers.Btl. „Italien“
Thym Hellmuth (1916), Hptm.d.SchP., 10./SS-Pol.Regt. Schlanders, früher Pol.Freiw.Ers.Btl. „Italien“ , BKAbr, 28.12.44
Zarden Ernst (1913), Zugw.d.SchP., 1./SS-Pol.Regt. Schlanders, früher Pol.Freiw.Ers.Btl. „Italien“, BKAbr, 15.3.45
C.G.

[K.Kocjancic]

Thanks a lot for your help!

Sorry for late reply!

Regards,
Kocjo

[List has been updated.]

[K.Kocjancic]

So far we have names from Pol., Heer, W-SS and even from KM, but no Luftwaffe members.

Does anyone know any pilot awarded with this award?

[Mark V.]

Here's a LW name for you Kocjo:

Ofw. der Luftwaffe Hermann Scharge, received the Bandenkampfabzeichen in Silber on 20.September 1944, for 107 combat days (anti-partisan flights).

Mark

[K.Kocjancic]

Thanks!

Do you perhaps know, in which unit was he in?

Vaš sluga, milostljiva gnada.

Regards,
Kocjo

[List has been updated.]

[Mark V.]

Sorry Kocjo, no info on his unit, but the award paper was signed by der Deutscher Oberbefehlshaber der Slowakei - SS-Obergruppenführer ??.

Will look further for more names.

Mark

[K.Kocjancic]

Could it be SS-Obergruppenführer Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch?

[Mark V.]

I think it's actually Gottlob Berger.

[K.Kocjancic]

I think it's actually Gottlob Berger.

Right, he was HSSPF "Slowakien" from 31.8.'44 to 20.9.'44.


Where did you see this award document?

[Jon H]

thanks

good web sites there

[Mark V.]

Where did you see this award document?

In an old IMM magazine.

Here's another rare example (APBiB) Fw. d. Res. Erwin Bohlken - a ZugFhr. in Panzer Regiment 1 and one of the regiment's leading panzer aces.
He also received: Knight's Cross, Pz.Kpf.Abz. III.Stufe, Wound Badge in Gold, Inf.SturmAbz. in Silver, DKiG,...

Mark

[Mark V.]

Sorry, should have read your list before posting his name, anyway I think there's a reasonable chance that he received the badge also for actions against Slovene partisans in 1943.

[K.Kocjancic]

Why didn't Karl Brenner got one? He was

Chef der Bandenkampfverbände (substituting for SS-OGruf. von dem Bach): Jul. 1944 - 1. Sep. 1944.

and

Chief of anti-partisan operations under HSSPF "Alpenland" (SS-OGruf. Rösener): ca. Jan. 1943 - Late-1943.

http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/SS-PO ... f_A-G.html