Kampfgruppe Fürstenberg - Nijmegen 1944

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Kampfgruppe Fürstenberg - Nijmegen 1944

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Post by Gotrick » 25 May 2017, 15:32

Hello Guys,
I'm looking for more info on this German unit.
What i know about Kampfgruppe Fürstenberg so far:

It was created primarily from Pz.Aufkl.Ers.Abt. 6 in September 1944 due to Operation Market-Garden. To counter the Allied attack.
Commander of the unit was Hauptmann (Clemens) Freiherr von Fürstenberg.
In September 1944 it fought at (North-East) Nijmegen, The Netherlands, together with Kampfgruppe Becker (3. FJD).
At this time the Kampfgruppe was assigned to Division z.b.V. 406 (under Korps Feldt, later under II. Fallschirm-Korps)

Units in the Kampfgruppe (approx. 500 soldiers):
* Panzer-Aufklärungs-Kompanie
* Panzer-Aufklärungs-Zug (3 Panzerspähwagen und 5 Schützenpanzerwagen)
* Verstärktes Bataillon LXVI mit versprengten

Photo 1 - Gliederung
Photo 2 - KTB

Source: KTB Korps Feldt and "Lexikon der Wehrmacht".
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