An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 26 Apr 2022, 22:20

New find and additional information

Volkssturm-Bataillon Greven // Volkssturm-Bataillon Müller - Kreis Münster Gau Westfalen-Nord

[4 Kompanies]

https://ausstellungen.deutsche-digitale ... n-1945/#s6

Volkssturm-Bataillon Niklasdorf - [Volkssturm-Bataillon-Führer Josef Wallner] - Kreis Leoben Reichsgau Steiermark

https://www.erinnern.at/themen/e_biblio ... hausen.pdf

Volkssturm-Bataillon Norderney - Kreis Norden Gau Weser-Ems

http://marineartillerie.festungnorderne ... 43-45.html

Sonderkommandos Haupt (Deutscher Volkssturm) Kreis Gotha Gau Thüringen

https://open-data.bundesarchiv.de/apex- ... 8_NS_6.xml

It is nice to see that a Volkssturm-Bataillon has its own WIKI post. Nicely presented

Volkssturm-Bataillon 7/108 - [Volkssturm-Bataillon-Führer Hauptmann Hermann Rieger, 8. Februar 1945 Kurt Lettow] Kreis Ansbach Gau Franken

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https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Volksstur ... 08_Franken

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Das letzte Aufgebot des Teufels. Dramatischer Einsatz des Volkssturmbataillons 7/108 Franken

The Volkssturm battalion 7/108 Franken fought for weeks on the Oder front near Lebus - the 2nd company consisted only of Rothenburgers.

In Franconia, a separate Volkssturm battalion was formed, which had its origin in the name "Volkssturm Battalion Franken 7/108", to which
the NSDAP Gauleiter Holz attached great importance. It was assembled in Ansbach and consisted of four companies: the Ansbachers in the
1st company, the Rothenburgers in the 2nd company, the Weißenburgers in the 3rd company and the Dinkelsbühlers, Feuchtwangern and Wassertrüdingern in the 4th company.

In addition to the Franken Volkssturm Battalion, there were also the Bayreuth and Mainfranken Volkssturm Battalions 134, which were deployed
in Frankfurt an der Oder. The Main Franconian battalion was set up in Würzburg at the end of December 1944 and brought to the eastern border
in early January to ward off Soviet tanks. However, not only the original Volkssturm battalions were used, but the party districts formed so-called “Volkssturm battalions zbV” (for special disposal) from all existing Volkssturm battalions in the respective district, which were preferably
equipped with German weapons. For example, the Bayreuth battalion was called "Volkssturm Battalion zbV 2/1". This battalion was surrounded by Soviet troops on January 31, 1945 near Zielenzig east of Frankfurt an der Oder and largely destroyed.

The Mainfränkisches Volkssturm battalion was loaded in Würzburg in early January 1945. An eyewitness who was standing in the immediate vicinity
of the Gauleiter later reported that during this process the NSDAP Gauleiter Hellmuth, when he said goodbye to the Volkssturm men, said to someone next to him: "We have no interest in these people coming back!" What was meant a troop of Volkssturm men who were just boarding the train, made up only of "bleaters and black sheep", and they wanted to get out of the city this way.

The leader of the Volkssturm Battalion 7/108 Franken was first Captain Hermann Rieger. He was 60 years old and a professor in Ansbach. In the
mid-1960s, his adjutant Hanns Baron Freytag von Loringhoven self-published a book entitled "The Devil's Last Recruitment. Dramatic Deployment
of the Volkssturm Battalion 7/108 Franken”, which he dedicated to his former Volkssturm men.

Hitlerjunges brought the position orders

Chief of the 2nd company, to which "the Rothenburgers" belonged, was the railroad worker and old party member Hans Hirsch, later Körner;
train drivers were Otto Deissenberger and Johann Schleeh; Group leaders Johann Riedel, Heinrich Oberndörfer, Wilhelm Model, Kurt Herbst and
Fritz Habel. The 1st company (“the Ansbachers”) was led by Künzel, the 3rd company (“the Weißenburgers and Gunzenhauseners”) by bank
director Hermann Schippel and the 4th company (“the Dinkelsbühlers”) by elementary school teachers and deputy NSDAP district leaders as well
as Gestapo chief Hannes Meyer. In the book mentioned above, Johann (Hans) Schleeh reports how the Rothenburg Volkssturm men were deployed:

“During the night of January 23rd to 24th, 1945, I was awakened by a loud knock on the front door. When I opened the door, two Hitler Youth
were standing on skis in front of the door and brought me the party's position order. The wording was something like this: 'On January 24, 8 a.m.,
you have to report to the Oberrealschule in Rothenburg. Bring along warm woolen clothes, blankets, etc.' ... When I arrived at the Oberrealschule
in a horse-drawn sleigh, sleighs with men came from all directions with the same goal. We were divided into groups. My group leader was a party member, an SA man who, as I soon realized, had no idea what soldierly behavior was. As it turned out later, he also had no idea about a carbine
and how to use it. The day passed with dressing and dividing. ...On the second day we were loaded and taken to Ansbach. There, in the Onoldia
Hall, the battalion was assembled. .. (where) we (received) the weapons right away, ancient long rifles from the First World War, then Italian,
Czech, etc. Some of the rifles were rusted, others were missing the safety catch or even the rear sight. Just unbelievable!"

Ansbach battalion commander was court-martialled

The Frankish battalion rolled to the Oder for three days and three nights. It was thaw. The ice melted. The Franks took up position in Lebus
near Frankfurt and were immediately involved in fierce and costly defensive fighting. The poorly equipped units of the Volkssturm Battalion
Franken could not hold the position in a Soviet artillery attack. Battalion Commander Rieger from Ansbach took them back without having had
orders to do so. He was arrested on February 8, 1945, deposed as battalion commander and court-martialled by the 9th Army. General Busse threatened to be shot by court martial. It didn't come to that. Rieger was punished for "offence in the field". The undisclosed sentence was suspended for "probation in front of the enemy" and he continued to be used as "Volkssturmmann in the lowest rank". Rieger survived the war.
His successor was Kurt Lettow.

Johann Rößler packed his backpack and disappeared

The Franconian battalion was almost continuously involved in defensive fighting on the Oder. The Soviets absolutely wanted to be in Berlin
before the Western Allies, regardless of their own losses. The adjutant of the battalion commander, Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, describes a
war scene somewhat effusively in his already mentioned book:

"The battle raged. The impacts crashed in front of and behind us... Our Rothenburgers should be there soon. Faster than we could have hoped.
The Plönlein and the Markusturm, the Jakobskirche and the Taubertal shone from their faces. You closed up with the calm composure of old
soldiers and got ready to counterattack...".

When the Rothenburgers were reassigned to their positions on the Oder front at the end of January 1945, the Rothenburg Volkssturm man Johann Rößler packed his backpack, said goodbye with the words "kiss my ass" and disappeared. He reappeared in his hometown, was brought before a court-martial and shot on April 7, 1945 in the Rothenburg cemetery for being removed from the troops without permission.

The Franconian battalion was allowed to go home again

Meanwhile, defensive fighting on the Oder front continued day after day until the Volkssturm Battalion Franken was exhausted. At the end of
March 1945, the battalion was relieved and transferred back to the homeland of Franconia. The Commanding General of the XI. SS Panzer Corps,
SS Group Leader and General of the Waffen SS Kleinheisterkamp, ​​wrote to the Leader of Volkssturm Battalion 7/108 Franken, Lettow:

"The Volkssturm Battalion ... is now leaving the subordination and combat use of the XI. SS Panzer Corps. I take the opportunity to express my
thanks and my fullest appreciation to the men of the battalion for their achievements. Suddenly torn out of civilian work, the men from
Volkssturm Battalion 7/108 played a key role in stopping the Bolshevik flood on the Oder between Frankfurt and Küstrin at the beginning of
February. ... The sacrifices made by the battalion are a testament to the hardships of the fighting that had to be endured. But they have not been
in vain. My best wishes accompany the battalion on its way to the homeland. Hail the Fuhrer.”

Körner, head of the "Rothenburg" company, wrote:

"The 2nd company has fulfilled its duty in nine weeks of hardest regional deployment and happily welcomes the divisional order of April 1, 1945, which finally opens the way to the homeland for the battalion. You therefore expect complete, rapid execution of this order, especially since the closer home needs the last man to avert the gravest danger at the moment."

The division commander, Major General von Siegroth, also thanked the Franks:

"The Volkssturm men of the Franconian Battalion are now returning to their home region, which is partly occupied by Anglo-Americans, after the heavy fighting on the Oder front. They will stand up there in defense of their closest home just as much as they do here on the Oder front... Heil Hitler!"

Twelve Volkssturm men had been awarded the EK II clasp, 29 men the EK II and 47 men the Assault Badge.

Willi Stahl came back to Tauberscheckenbach happily

The return journey from the Oder Front to Franconia was extremely dangerous due to bomber and low-flying aircraft attacks. At the Bavarian
border, everyone tried to get through to their home town. Willi Stahl from Tauberscheckenbach and Hans Schleeh from Rothenburg ended up in American captivity after an adventurous odyssey. Willi Stahl was soon released and returned to his farm on May 18, 1945, where only the barn
had burned down. "How happy my dear relatives and I were to see each other safely."

The dead Rothenburgers of the Oder Front

Not everyone had a reunion at home. The Volkssturm men Bauer, Gumbrecht (Habelsee), Gerlinger (Hartershofen), Gögelein (Gailshofen),
Hündlein, Friedrich Klein, Leonhard Knausenberger (Schweinsdorf), Leder (Linden), Nagel (Steinsfeld), Neumeister (Habelsee) fell from
Rothenburg on the Oder front. , Michael Rummel (Lohrbach), Fritz Schlump, Hans Störzer, Johann Vogt (Hemmendorf), Johann Vorlaufer, Karl Weihermann; shot in Rothenburg because he left the Franken Volkssturm Battalion on the Oder front without permission: Johann Rößler.
Missing (as of 1965): Ehnes (Insingen), Johann Junker (Pleikartshof), Klais (Ruckershofen).

Sources: Hanns Baron Freytag von Loringhoven: Das letzte Aufgebot des Teufels. Dramatischer Einsatz des Volkssturmbataillons 7/108 Franken
"The devil's last contingent. Dramatic deployment of the Volkssturm Battalion 7/108 Franken, self-published, no year (mid-1960s, after 1965). – Richard Schmitt: A war crime that has hardly been recognized until now”, in: “Die Linde” 3/2012, 17-23. - G. Steffel "The Tragedy of the
Volkssturm Battalion zbV 2/1 Bayreuth", in: Archive for the History of Upper Franconia, Volume 69, Bayreuth 1989. G. Steffel „Die Tragödie des Volkssturmbataillons z.b.V. 2/1 Bayreuth“, in: Archiv für Geschichte von Oberfranken, Band 69, Bayreuth 1989.

http://www.rothenburg-unterm-hakenkreuz ... enburgern/
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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 27 Apr 2022, 07:32

Volksopfer für Wehrmacht und Volkssturm

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https://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex ... 005&zoom=2

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The People's Sacrifice for Wehrmacht and Volkssturm

The People's Sacrifice for Wehrmacht and Volkssturm (also People's Sacrifice 1945 ) was a 1945 action proclaimed by the National Socialist government to collect equipment and clothing.

On January 5, 1945, Joseph Goebbels , Heinrich Himmler and Walther Funk called for this collection campaign. From January 7 to 28, 1945,
clothing and equipment for the Volkssturm and Wehrmacht were to be donated. Reich Minister of Education Bernhard Rust ordered all schools to
be made aware of the importance of the collection; Reichsminister Lammers ordered that all official uniforms that were not absolutely necessary
for official use be handed over.

On January 13, 1945, Joseph Goebbels dictated for his diary: “The large collection of textiles, which runs under the title 'Volksopfer', has got
off to a very good start. We hope to get the desired result of 100,000 tons. Achieving this result would get us out of any current troubles.


The National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) opened a total of 60,000 collection points in the Reich. In the entire Reich area, 80,000
tons of textiles could be collected through the “Volksopfer-Collection”, which was later extended to February 11, 1945.

On January 10, 1945, Adolf Hitler issued an ordinance (RGBl. I, p. 5) that promised the death penalty for those who embezzled collection items.


https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksopfe ... Volkssturm


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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 28 Apr 2022, 05:44

Volkssturm-Bataillon 3/115 Siemensstadt
Volkssturm-Bataillon 3/132 Siemensstadt

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"Death was our companion" by Tissier

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 28 Apr 2022, 06:28

New find and additional information

Volkssturm-Bataillon Fürstenfeldbruck - Kreis Fürstenfeldbruck Gau München-Oberbayern
Volkssturm-Bataillon Mammendorf - [Volkssturm-Bataillon-Führer Alfred Haug] Kreis Fürstenfeldbruck Gau München-Oberbayern

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/fu ... -1.2459041

Volkssturm-Bataillon 1/332 // Volkssturm-Bataillon Schiltach - Kreis Wolfach Gau Baden-Elsaß

file:///C:/Users/roger/Desktop/New%20folder%20(7)/Findbuch_Bestand_Schiltach_StA_Schiltach.pdf

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 11 May 2022, 06:49

Hello AHF Family

I have been working on The Hitler-Jugend as of late, so the reason for the absence, if anyone is wondering... lol -

Does any members have copies of the following books : -

The HJ - John R. Angolia

Hitler Youth : History, Organisation, Uniforms and Insignia - Frederick J. Stephens

The Hitler Youth - David Littlejohn

Youth Led by Youth: Some Aspects of the Hitlerjugend by Philip Baker [3 Volumes] Vilmor Publications

Le N.S.D.A.P. Uniformologie & Organigramme by Francis Catella

If so, could you privately message or email me.

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 14 May 2022, 22:18

New find

Volkssturm-Bataillon 27/455 - Grimma / Reichsgau Sachsen

12.04.1945

Record:

The battalion was part of the 464. Division and was deployed along the Mulde.

The battalion was subordinate to Kampfgruppe Bunk, which had its command post in Grechwitz; Commander of the Kampfgruppe war Major Bunk,
who was himself commander of the 51. Panzergrenadier-Ersatz- und Ausbildungsbataillon. Kampfgruppe Bunk consisted of the following units:

- 2 Kompanie des 51. Panzergrenadier-Ersatz- und Ausbildungsbataillon (1 marching company & 1 main company)

- 1 Kompanie vom 4. Transport-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Bataillon

- 6 Kompanies vom Volkssturm-Bataillon 27/455, of which only 4 Kompanien were identified by the Americans. Apart from the 4. Kompanie he remaining companies were weak companies, each only 30 to 40 men strong. The 4th company had a strength of 105 men and had 70 submachine guns and 15 to 20 rocket-propelled grenades.

Source:

G2 Periodic Reports Nr. 301 vom 22.04.1945 & Nr. 302 vom 23.04.1945 der 2. US Infanterie-Division.

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... on-27-455/

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 08 Jun 2022, 22:52

New find and additional information

Volkssturm-Bataillon 3/469 // Volkssturm-Pionier-Bataillon 3/469 - Pichelsdorf Gau Groß-Berlin

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... post772095

Volkssturm-Bataillon 6/317 // Volkssturm-Ersatz-Bataillon​ 317

Buch "Brückenkopf Wesel - die Kämpfe am linken und rechten Niederrhein im Februar und März 1945 im Rahmen der alliierten
Operationen Veritable, Plunder und Varsity" von Dinkelaker

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... illon-317/

Volkssturm-Bataillon 14/7 // Volkssturm-Bataillon VII A/I - Kreis Magdeburg Gau Magdeburg-Anhalt

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https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... n-vii-a-i/

Volkssturm-Bataillon 21/101 - Kreis Sprottau Gau Niederschlesien

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... post772079

Volkssturm-Bataillon 21/153 // Volkssturm-Bataillon 153 - Stadt Peiskern Kreis Guhrau - Gau Niederschlesien

https://www.google.com.au/books/edition ... frontcover

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... illon-153/

Volkssturm-Bataillon 34/20 - Kreis Stadt Erfurt Gau Thüringen

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... lon-34-20/

Volkssturm-Kreisstabführung Neisse bzw. Neiße - Kreis Neisse Gau Oberschlesien

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... ng-neisse/

Volkssturm-Kompanie Herta - [Volkssturm-Kompanie-Führer Herta] - Kreis Königsberg Gau Ostpreußen

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... nie-herta/

Volkssturm-Kompanie Preuss - [Volkssturm-Kompanie-Führer Preuss] - Kreis Forst Gau Mark Brandenburg

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... ie-preuss/

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by RFVD11 » 09 Jun 2022, 22:18

I have the first and third books about HJ.
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Post by Germanicus » 09 Jun 2022, 22:24

RFVD11 wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 22:18
I have the first and third books about HJ.
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Dear RFVD11

I have emailed you a question. I appreciate you contacting me.

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Post by Germanicus » 25 Jun 2022, 03:42

New Find and additional Information

Volkssturm-Bataillon 16/220

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https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... on-16-220/

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Post by Germanicus » 25 Jun 2022, 04:41

Volkssturm-Bataillon Detmold (I. Aufgebot)

Aufstellungsort:

Detmold, Kreis Lippe Reichsgau Westfalen Nord

Aufstellungszeitpunkt:

unbekannt

Einheitsführer:

Bataillon-Führer: Ernst Siekmann

Besonderheiten / Vermerk:

"... In Lippe wurden im I. Aufgebot mit den Bataillonen Detmold (Führer: Ernst Siekmann) und Lage (Führer: Ollmann) zwei Großeinheiten aufgestellt; das II. Aufgebot bildete 7 Bataillone (Detmold-Stadt, Detmold-Land, Bad Salzuflen, Lemgo, Lage, Barntrup und Blomberg). Darüberhinaus bestand in Detmold eine Alarm-Kompanie, die auf Abruf einsetzbar war. Über solche Einsätze liegen allerdings nur wenige Hinweise vor, sodaß das Geschehen nur in Konturen nachgezeichnet werden kann. Der wichtigste Einsatz war jedoch die Fortführung der bisherigen Schanzarbeiten im Westen. ... "

Special features / note: Translation

"... In Lippe, two large units were set up in the 1st levy with the Detmold battalions (leader: Ernst Siekmann) and Lage (leader: Ollmann);
the 2nd levy formed 7 battalions ( Detmold-Stadt , Detmold-Land , Bad Salzuflen , Lemgo , Lage , Barntrup and Blomberg ). In addition,
there was an alarm company in Detmold that could be deployed on call. However, there are only a few indications of such operations,
so that the events can only be traced in outline. The most important operation was however the continuation of the previous entrenchment
work in the west. ... "

There is a possible connection to Volkssturm-Bataillon Senden // Volkssturm-Bataillon Sieckmann.

Source:

"Herrschaft und Akzeptanz: Der Nationalsozialismus in Lippe" von Hansjörg Riechert und Andreas Ruppert

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... -aufgebot/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Lage (I. Aufgebot) - Kreis Lippe Gau Westfalen Nord

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... -aufgebot/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Lage (II. Aufgebot) - Kreis Lippe Gau Westfalen Nord

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... -aufgebot/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Detmold-Stadt (II. Aufgebot) - Kreis Lippe Gau Westfalen Nord

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... -aufgebot/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Detmold-Land (II. Aufgebot) - Kreis Lippe Gau Westfalen Nord

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... -aufgebot/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Bad Salzuflen​ (II. Aufgebot) - Kreis Lippe Gau Westfalen Nord

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... -aufgebot/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Lemgo (II. Aufgebot) - Kreis Lippe Gau Westfalen Nord

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... -aufgebot/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Barntrup​ (II. Aufgebot) - Kreis Lippe Gau Westfalen Nord

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... -aufgebot/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Blomberg (II. Aufgebot) - Kreis Lippe Gau Westfalen Nord

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... -aufgebot/

Volkssturm-Alarm-Kompanie Detmold - Kreis Lippe Gau Westfalen Nord

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... e-detmold/

Volkssturm-Führer-Schule Königsberg

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https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... 6nigsberg/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Hirschberg - Kreis Hirschberg Gau Niederschlesien

Source

Buch "Hinter dem gläsernen Berg" von Ruth Storm
VBL (Band VA 645)

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... irschberg/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Hörde - Kreis Dortmund Gau Westfalen-Süd

Bataillon-Führer: Hauptmann d. Res. Franz Dettmar Karl Philippi

"... In 1944, when he was drafted into the leader of the Volkssturm battalion in Hörde , he immediately recognized that this formation was in
no way up to the task at hand. In March 1945 he wrote a corresponding memorandum to the Reich Defense Commissioner Goebbels and issued
his own orders before the American troops could move in the dismissal of the Volkssturm men assigned to him. ..."

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detmar_Philippi

The designation Volkssturm Battalion Hörde is not historically secured and only serves to distinguish other Volkssturm units in the area at the
time mentioned above.

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... %C3%B6rde/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Wiener Neustadt - Kreis Wiener Neustadt Reichsgau Niederdonau

There is a possible connection to Volkssturm Battalion 20/4 // Volkssturm Battalion 20/IV .

Einsatz:

"... Im März 1945 scheiterte die deutsche Plattenseeoffensive. Die Sowjets griffen mit schwerer Artillerieunterstützung beiderseits des Sees an.
Sie setzten sich aus der 6. Gardepanzerarmee und der 4. und 9. Gardearmee zusammen. Bei Güns sollten sie die Reichsschutzstellung durchbrechen.Eine Schwachstelle wurde südwestlich von Ödenburg ausgemacht, wo es nur einen einzigen Panzergraben gab. Die westlich von
Gran stehenden deutschen Truppen wurden eingeschlossen und zerschlagen. Die Sowjets rückten entlang der Donau an, unterstützt von der Donauflottille. Der Hauptstoß gegen Wien erfolgte durch das Nord- und Mittelburgenland. Am 29.März um 11.05 Uhr überschritten das 14, selbständige Gardemotorradaufklärungsbataillon mit M 4 "Sherman" -Panzern M3 Scout-Cars und Motorradeinheiten die Reichsgrenze bei Klostermarienberg. Die Reichschutzstellung war dort fast unbesetzt.Die rasch in die rückwärts gelegene B-Linie verlegten Alarm- und Volkssturmeinheiten wurden vernichtet. Das Wr. Neustädter Volkssturmbataillon wurde etwa im Raume Großwarasdorf vollständig aufgerieben.

Die M 4 -Panzer der 31. und 30. , danach die 18. Garde mechanisierte Brigade stießen in Richtung Steinberg-Dörfl vor. Die Panzer folgten der
Straße nach Unterpullendorf. Währenddessen war die 6. Deutsche Panzerarmee unter Sepp Dietrich südöstlich von Ödenburg in schwere Rückzugsgefechte verwickelt. Die deutsche 6. Armee unter Gemeral Herman Balck zog sich in Richtung Oststeiermark zurück. Die Abwehrkämpfe
im mittleren Burgenland blieben den schwachen Flakkampfgruppen und versprengten Heeres- und Waffen-SS-Einheiten überlassen.Trotzdem
verloren die Panzerverbände der 6. Gardepanzerarmee der Sowjets am 29. und 30. März 1945 im Raume Oberpullendorf und Horitschon insgesamt
17 M 4 Panzer. Schon seit September 1944 wurden aus Ersatz- und Ausbildungseinheiten neue Einheiten aufgestallt. Ende März sollten Rekruten,
die lediglich eine vier-bis fünfwöchige Grundausbildung hinter sich hatten, eingesetzt werden, dazu die Volkssturmbataillone Neunkirchen, Wr. Neustadt, St.Pölten und Lilienfeld. Besonders tragisch war das Schicksal des am 30.März 1945 eingesetzten Bataillons junger Rekruten aus des Ausbildungsregimments 557 Gmunden, das beim Ausladen im Bahnhof Oberpullendorf überrascht und vernichtet wurde. Hunderte Rekruten
ließen in den Kämpfen von Oberpullendorf, Stoob, Neutal. St.Martin und Sieggraben ihr Leben. ..."

The Reich Defense Position there was almost unmanned. The alarm and Volkssturm units, which were quickly moved to the rear of the B Line,
were destroyed. ThatWr. Neustadt Volkssturm Battalion was completely wiped out in the Großwarasdorf area. The M 4 tanks of the 31st and 30th, followed by the 18th Guards Mechanized Brigade advanced in the direction of Steinberg-Dörfl. The tanks followed the road to Unterpullendorf. Meanwhile, the 6th German Panzer Army under Sepp Dietrich was involved in heavy rearguard action south-east of Sopron. The German 6th Army under Gemeral Herman Balck withdrew towards East Styria. The defensive battles in central Burgenland were left to the weak anti-aircraft
combat groups and scattered army and Waffen SS units. Nevertheless, the tank formations of the 6th Guards Tank Army of the Soviets lost a
total of 17 M 4 tanks on March 29 and 30, 1945 in the Oberpullendorf and Horitschon area. As early as September 1944, new units were set up
from replacement and training units.Volkssturmbataillon Neunkirchen , Wr. Neustadt , St.Pölten and Lilienfeld . Particularly tragic was the fate
of the battalion of young recruits from Gmunden training regiment 557 deployed on March 30, 1945, who were surprised and destroyed while
unloading at Oberpullendorf station. Hundreds of recruits left in the battles of Oberpullendorf, Stoob, Neutal. St.Martin and Sieggraben their
lives. ..."

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Volkssturm-Bataillon Lilienfeld - Kreis Sankt Pölten Reichsgau Niederdonau

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Volkssturm-Bataillon Neunkirchen - Kreis Neunkirchen / Reichsgau Niederdonau

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Volkssturm-Bataillon Sankt Pölten - Kreis Sankt Pölten / Reichsgau Niederdonau

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Volkssturm-Bataillon Limbach (II. Aufgebot) - Kreis Chemnitz / Reichsgau Sachsen

Bataillon-Führer: Bürgermeister Dr. Jokesch

"... Am 18.2.1945 wurde das 2. Aufgebot des Volkssturms vereidigt. Bataillonsführer war der Limbacher Bürgermeister Dr. Jokesch. Der
Volkssturm wurde zu Aufräumungsarbeiten in das zerstörte Chemnitz geschickt und im Umgang mit Waffen unterwiesen. Am 25.3. wurde auch
noch das 3. Aufgebot des Volkssturms vereidigt, die 16- bis 20-Jährigen. Kriegsende 1945 Die Jahrgänge 1927 und 1928, also die 17- und 18-Jährigen waren jedoch bereits 1944 zum Wehrdienst eingezogen worden, so dass das 3. Aufgebot fast ausschließlich aus 16-jährigen Hitlerjungen bestand. Jokeschs Plan war, Limbach zu verteidigen. Er hatte die Stadt zum Kampfgebiet erklärt und Wehrmacht nach Limbach gezogen:
Langrohrgeschütze im Hohen Hain und Gemeindewald, eine Raketen-Werferbatterie in Grimms Steinbruch. Die Geschütze kamen nicht zum
Einsatz, die Werfer feuerten immerzu in der Nacht zum 14.4. Ab 5.4.1945 wurden Limbach und Oberfrohna immer häufiger von Tieffliegern mit Bordwaffen angegriffen. Es gab Tote und Verwundete. Am 12. und 13. April kam es zu Alarmierung und Einsätzen des Volkssturms. Es sollten Panzergräben und Hindernisse gebaut werden. Volkssturm-Kompanien wurden nach Pleißa befohlen, in den Rabensteiner Wald, die „Kompanie Meisel“ nach Niederfrohna. Hitlerjungen sollten mit Panzerfäusten die Amerikaner aufhalten. In Niederfrohna und Rußdorf wurden
Panzersperren gebaut, die Brücke der Autobahn zwischen Kändler und Rabenstein gesprengt. Es kam am 13. und 14. April 1945 zu
Schusswechseln mit den vorrückenden Amerikanern, jedoch nicht zu größeren Kampfhandlungen. Am 13. und 14.4. erreichten die Amerikaner
die Rußdorfer Höhe, die Kaufunger Höhe (Jahnshorn) und Niederfrohna (Gasthof „Eiche“) und beschossen den unteren Teil von Rußdorf, die
Hauptund Oststraße in Oberfrohna und die Helenenstraße in Limbach. Der größte Teil des Volkssturms hatte sich selbst aufgelöst in der
Erkenntnis, dass ihr Einsatz völlig sinnlos war. Ein Teil zerstreute sich am Bismarckturm in Borna, andere wurden gefangen genommen und in der
Fa. C. A. Kühnert, Limbach, Chemnitzer Straße 71, eingesperrt. Am 14.4.1945 kam vom Wehrmachtskommandanten des Volkssturms, Hauptmann
d. R. Barthel, der Befehl: „Volkssturm ist aufgelöst, alle Unterlagen vernichten!“ Barthel hatte sich gegen den Bürgermeister Jokesch
durchgesetzt, der Limbach durchaus „verteidigen“ wollte. Am 15.4.1945 waren auch die Reste des Volkssturms nicht mehr vorhanden. ..."

Translation

"the throwers fired constantly in the night of April 14th. From April 5, 1945, Limbach and Oberfrohna were increasingly attacked by low-flying aircraft with on-board weapons. There were dead and wounded. On April 12 and 13, the Volkssturm was alerted and deployed. Anti-tank ditches
and obstacles were to be built. Volkssturm companies were ordered to Pleissa, to the Rabensteiner Forest, and the Meisel Company to
Niederfrohna. Hitler youth were supposed to stop the Americans with bazookas. Tank obstacles were built in Niederfrohna and Russdorf, and
the bridge over the autobahn between Kändler and Rabenstein was blown up. There was an exchange of fire with the advancing Americans on
April 13 and 14, 1945, but no major combat operations. On April 13th and 14th the Americans reached the Russdorferhöhe, the Kaufunger
Heights (Jahnshorn) and Niederfrohna (Gasthof "Oak") and shelled the lower part of Rußdorf, the main and east streets in Oberfrohna and the Helenenstraße in Limbach. Most of the Volkssturm had disbanded themselves, realizing that their use was completely pointless. Some scattered
at the Bismarck Tower in Borna, others were captured and imprisoned in CA Kühnert, Limbach, Chemnitzer Strasse 71. On April 14, 1945, the Wehrmacht commander of the Volkssturm, Hauptmann d. R. Barthel, the order: "Volkssturm is dissolved, destroy all documents!" Barthel had prevailed against Mayor Jokesch, who definitely wanted to "defend" Limbach. On April 15, 1945, the remains of the Volkssturm were no longer available. ..." the Hauptstrasse and Oststrasse in Oberfrohna and the Helenenstrasse in Limbach. Most of the Volkssturm had disbanded
themselves, realizing that their use was completely pointless. Some scattered at the Bismarck Tower in Borna, others were captured and
imprisoned in CA Kühnert, Limbach, Chemnitzer Strasse 71. On April 14, 1945, the Wehrmacht commander of the Volkssturm, Hauptmann d. R. Barthel, the order: "Volkssturm is dissolved, destroy all documents!" Barthel had prevailed against Mayor Jokesch, who definitely wanted to
"defend" Limbach. On April 15, 1945, the remains of the Volkssturm were no longer available. ..." the Hauptstrasse and Oststrasse in Oberfrohna
and the Helenenstrasse in Limbach. Most of the Volkssturm had disbanded themselves, realizing that their use was completely pointless. Some scattered at the Bismarck Tower in Borna, others were captured and imprisoned in CA Kühnert, Limbach, Chemnitzer Strasse 71. On April 14, 1945, the Wehrmacht commander of the Volkssturm, Hauptmann d. R. Barthel, the order: "Volkssturm is dissolved, destroy all documents!" Barthel had prevailed against Mayor Jokesch, who definitely wanted to "defend" Limbach. On April 15, 1945, the remains of the Volkssturm were no longer available. ..." that their use was completely pointless. Some scattered at the Bismarck Tower in Borna, others were captured and imprisoned in
CA Kühnert, Limbach, Chemnitzer Strasse 71. On April 14, 1945, the Wehrmacht commander of the Volkssturm, Hauptmann d. R. Barthel, the
order: "Volkssturm is dissolved, destroy all documents!" Barthel had prevailed against Mayor Jokesch, who definitely wanted to "defend" Limbach.
On April 15, 1945, the remains of the Volkssturm were no longer available. ..." that their use was completely pointless. Some scattered at the Bismarck Tower in Borna, others were captured and imprisoned in CA Kühnert, Limbach, Chemnitzer Strasse 71. On April 14, 1945, the
Wehrmacht commander of the Volkssturm, Hauptmann d. R. Barthel, the order: "Volkssturm is dissolved, destroy all documents!" Barthel had prevailed against Mayor Jokesch, who definitely wanted to "defend" Limbach. On April 15, 1945, the remains of the Volkssturm were no longer available. ..." Barthel had prevailed against Mayor Jokesch, who definitely wanted to "defend" Limbach. On April 15, 1945, the remains of the Volkssturm were no longer available. ..." Barthel had prevailed against Mayor Jokesch, who definitely wanted to "defend" Limbach.
On April 15, 1945, the remains of the Volkssturm were no longer available. ..."

Special features / note:

There is a possible connection to Volkssturm Battalion Stein , Volkssturm Battalion 27/52 // Volkssturm Battalion 52 , Volkssturm Battalion 27/51
or Volkssturm Battalion 27/190 ( all Chemnitz district ).

It could not be determined whether the II. and III. Contingent were set up / used separately, so it can be assumed that from both contingents
only one Volkssturm-Bataillon was set up.

The designation Volkssturm-Bataillon Limbach (2nd contingent) is not historically secured and only serves to distinguish other Volkssturm units
in the area at the time mentioned above.

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Volkssturm-Bataillon Fürstenfeldbruck - Kreis Fürstenfeldbruck Reichsgau München-Oberbayern

Bataillon-Führer - Gutsverwalter Alfred Haug

" ... Am 26. April erklärte Kreisleiter Franz Emmer vor zwei angetretenen Volkssturm-Kompanien, mit einer Niederlage und zeitweisen Besetzung
sei "eventuell" zu rechnen. Der Volkssturm werde nur unter bestimmten Bedingungen eingesetzt, die er als nicht gegeben ansehe. Drei Tage
später rückten die Amerikaner aus drei Richtungen an. Bei nasskaltem Wetter brachen die GIs am Sonntagfrüh von Mering auf, während viele
Brucker sich zum Gottesdienst begaben. Diese Einheiten erreichten bei Althegnenberg den Landkreis und stießen entlang der heutigen B 2 vor.
Um 10.30 Uhr bombardierten amerikanische Flieger Hattenhofen, vermutlich weil zuvor noch SS-Einheiten durch das Dorf gezogen waren. Ein
Zivilist und zwei Soldaten starben, drei Wohnhäuser und 16 Wirtschaftsgebäude verbrannten. Eine Stunde später kamen die ersten US-Soldaten.
Das Zentrum glich "den Ruinen des alten Rom" und die US-Infanteristen, die eine Stunde später eintrafen, waren "sichtlich gerührt von dem Elend, das sie sahen und benahmen sich äußerst anständig und human", notierte der Pfarrer. In Mammendorf attackierten Tiefflieger Wehrmacht und SS,
die sich dort mit Geschützen postiert hatten, zehn Gebäude brannten. Die Feuerwehr war noch mit dem Löschen beschäftigt, als die Amerikaner einrückten und der Bürgermeister, der nicht aufgeben wollte, widerwillig die Übergabe unterzeichnete. Die Brucker Polizei notierte für 15.53 Uhr "Feindalarm", Minuten später ertönten Sirenen. Bewohner flüchteten in die Keller, weiße Fahnen hingen aus den Fenstern. Alfred Haug fuhr den
US-Truppen auf einem Motorrad mit weißer Fahne bis zum Marthabräu entgegen, wo er mit der Besatzung eines amerikanischen Panzers
verhandelte. Plötzlich schossen Panzer. Haug erreichte eine Feuereinstellung und geleitete einen Offizier zum Rathaus und auf die Polizeiwache. Bürgermeister Adolf Schorer und die NS-Führung um Kreisleiter Emmer stellten sich. Haug war seit 1939 Verwalter der Güter der Familie Lotzbeck
in Nannhofen. In Mammendorf hatte er das Kommando über das Volkssturm-Bataillon übernommen, in der Absicht, jede effektive Abwehr zu verhindern. Er bewog Wehrmachtseinheiten, sich zurückzuziehen, und stand mit anderen Bruckern sowie Hans Kern von der Freiheitsaktion
Bayern (FAB) aus München in Kontakt. Zusammen überredeten sie am 28. April die deutschen Offiziere, die an der Amperbrücke das Kommando hatten, das Bauwerk, an dem zeitweise Sprengladungen angebracht waren, nicht zu sprengen. Sein Vater habe nie viel Aufhebens um die
Geschichte gemacht, berichtete sein Sohn Gottfried Haug der SZ. Er war damals ein Jahr alt und kennt die Geschichte aus Erzählungen. "In Erinnerung geblieben ist mir die leichte Empörung meiner Mutter, dass er sich als vierfacher Vater diesem Risiko ausgesetzt hat. Aber er hat sich verantwortlich gefühlt, nachdem sich die Stadtspitze verdrückt hatte", sagt er. In Olching und Gröbenzell drohten größere Auseinandersetzungen, weil dort SS-Einheiten an der Autobahn standen und Nazi-Führer weiterkämpfen wollten. Bei Esting hatte die SS am 28. April eine Stellung mit Geschützen ausgebaut, zog aber wieder ab. Pioniere sprengten die Autobahnbrücke bei Graßlfing. Der Olchinger Volkssturmführer Georg Moll
stieß auf Protest, als er Anwohner aufforderte, Baumstämme in eiserne Halterungen zu hieven, um die Zufahrt von Geiselbullach zu blockieren.
Er wurde von einer Gruppe von Männern entwaffnet, die dem Aufruf der FAB über den Rundfunk folgten. Weil sie ihn laufen ließen, konnte Moll
die SS alarmieren. Die Offiziere wollten die Rädelsführer töten, aber der stellvertretende Ortsgruppenleiter der NSDAP, Rudolf Link, ging
dazwischen. Die SS schoss auf den Kirchturm, auf dem die weiße Fahne wehte. Damit wiederum zog sie das Feuer amerikanischer Panzer auf
sich. Während vier Olchinger den Amerikanern entgegenfuhren, zog sich die SS nach Geiselbullach zurück, wo ein weiteres Gefecht stattfand.
Mit einer Kompanie Volkssturm, bewaffnet mit vier Pistolen und sieben Gewehren, wollte NS-Ortsgruppenleiter Martin Steger Gröbenzell halten.
Drei Einwohner unter Führung Martin Hatzingers nahmen Steger und den Ortsteilbürgermeister Georg Schefzik jedoch am Vormittag fest und
sperrten sie in eine Holzhütte am Böhmerweiher. Der Pfarrer hisste die weiße Fahne am Kirchturm und viele Bürger hängten Bettlaken aus dem Fenster. Volkssturmführer Moll, aus Olching geflüchtet, wurde in Gröbenzell von einer Menschenmenge gestoppt. Nach einem Schusswechsel, bei dem niemand verletzt wurde, nahm man Moll die Pistole ab, ließ ihn aber laufen. "Die Aktion war improvisiert", sagt der Historiker Kurt
Lehnstaedt, der die Vorgänge rekonstruiert hat. ..."

Translation

The center resembled "the ruins of ancient Rome" and the US infantrymen, who arrived an hour later, were "visibly touched by the misery they
saw and behaved in the most decent and humane manner," the minister noted. In Mammendorf, low-flying aircraft Wehrmacht and SS, who had positioned themselves there with guns, attacked and burned ten buildings. The fire brigade was still extinguishing the fire when the Americans moved in and the mayor, who didn't want to give up, reluctantly signed the handover. The Brucker police noted "enemy alarm" for 3:53 p.m.,
minutes later sirens sounded. Residents fled to the basement, white flags hung from the windows. Alfred Haug drove towards the US troops on a motorcycle with a white flag up to Marthabräu, where he negotiated with the crew of an American tank. Suddenly tanks fired. Haug achieved a cease-fire and escorted an officer to City Hall and the police station. Mayor Adolf Schorer and the Nazi leadership around district leader Emmer presented themselves. Haug had been manager of the Lotzbeck family's estates in Nannhofen since 1939. In Mammendorf he had taken command
of the Volkssturm Battalion with the intention of preventing any effective defense. He persuaded Wehrmacht units to retreat and was in contact
with other Bruckers and Hans Kern of the Freiheitsaktion Bayern (FAB) in Munich. Together, on April 28, they persuaded the German officers in
charge of the Amperbrücke not to blow up the structure, which was temporarily fitted with explosive charges. His father never made a fuss about the story, his son Gottfried Haug reported to the SZ. He was one year old at the time and knows the story from stories. "What I remember is my mother's slight indignation that he, as a father of four, took this risk. But he felt responsible after the city leaders had slipped away," he says.
Major clashes threatened in Olching and Gröbenzell because SS units were stationed there along the autobahn and Nazi leaders wanted to
continue fighting. On April 28, the SS had expanded a position with guns near Esting, but withdrew again. Pioneers blew up the Autobahn bridge
near Graßlfing. The Olchinger Volkssturm leader Georg Moll met with protest when he asked residents to heave tree trunks into iron brackets, to block the entrance to Geiselbullach. He was disarmed by a group of men who followed the FAB's call over the radio. Because they let him go, Moll was able to alert the SS. The officers wanted to kill the ringleaders, but the deputy local group leader of the NSDAP, Rudolf Link, intervened.
The SS shot at the church tower on which the white flag was waving. In turn, she drew fire from American tanks. While four men from Olching
drove towards the Americans, the SS withdrew to Geiselbullach, where another battle took place. With a Volkssturm company, armed with four pistols and seven rifles, NS local group leader Martin Steger wanted to hold Gröbenzell. However, three residents led by Martin Hatzinger
arrested Steger and the district mayor Georg Schefzik in the morning and locked them in a wooden hut on the Böhmerweiher. The pastor hoisted
the white flag on the church tower and many citizens hung sheets out of the window. Volkssturmfuhrer Moll, who fled from Olching, was stopped
by a crowd in Gröbenzell. After a shootout that left no one injured, Moll was stripped of his gun but allowed to go. "The action was improvised,"
says historian Kurt Lehnstaedt, who reconstructed the events. ..." was stopped by a crowd in Gröbenzell. After a shootout that left no one
injured, Moll was stripped of his gun but allowed to go. "The action was improvised," says historian Kurt Lehnstaedt, who reconstructed the
events. ..." was stopped by a crowd in Gröbenzell. After a shootout that left no one injured, Moll was stripped of his gun but allowed to go.
"The action was improvised," says historian Kurt Lehnstaedt, who reconstructed the events. ..."

Special features / note:

The designation Volkssturm Battalion Fürstenfeldbruck is not historically secured and only serves to distinguish other Volkssturm units in the
area at the time mentioned above.

set up to at least two companies

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Standschützen-Ausbildungslehrgang III - Kreis Innsbruck Reichsgau Tirol- und Vorarlberg

There was a 9th company, presumably this means that the previous courses (I.-II.) included the 1st - 4th company (1st course) and 5th - 8th
company and after the course was completed as an independent Standschützen battalion was dismissed. Thus, the III. course from the 9th -
12th company have passed.

Tyrol-Vorarlberg - home in arms

Return of the Standschützen from the first training course - warm welcome in the Gau capital

In: Innsbrucker Nachrichten of November 13, 1944, page 3

Innsbruck 12 Nov[ember]. On the eve of last Sunday, which was the celebration of November 9th this year, the Standschützen returned to their
home towns after completing the first training course for leaders and sub-leaders. The trip was interrupted for a few hours in Innsbruck for a
large number of the course participants in order to give the Standschützen the opportunity to march through the city, to march past the
Gauleiter and to take part in the Langemarck celebrations, while the population of the Gau capital had the opportunity to see the troop in closed formation.

As evening fell, the Standschützen, led by the Standschützen music band Solbad Hall, marched by torchlight through Museumstrasse and the
old town to Maria-Theresien-Strasse, where Gauleiter Hofer inspected the march past […].

The population of Innsbruck took an active part in the march. The marching streets, especially Maria-Theresien-Strasse, were lined with
spectators who warmly welcomed the marching troops with greetings and acclamations.

Immovable like our mountains

The celebrations to commemorate November 9, 1923 - Gauleiter Hofer spoke to the Standschützen and the police

In: Innsbrucker Nachrichten of November 15, 1944, page 3

Bolzano, November 14th. Last Sunday there were celebrations everywhere in the province of Bozen, with which the people honored the dead
of the movement and the wars for Germany's livelihood and once again proclaimed their commitment to the leader and to the nation and their unconditional will to fight and win. The day gained particular importance in this year because the men of the Volkssturm were sworn in
throughout the Reich. In the area of ​​the province of Bolzano, the supreme commissioner, Gauleiter and Reich governor Franz Hofer, took the ceremonial swearing-in ceremony of the Standschützen of a course currently running for thousands of people and of the Schlanders police
regiment.

A late autumn afternoon was drawing to a close when the Standschützen of the second training course were on the spacious fairgroundmarched
up. The shadows were already creeping up the vine-covered slopes from the valley basin, but the sunlit peaks shone in the adornment of the immaculate snow dress. The mountains greeted the valley and down to the square like a mighty reminder of combative defiance, on whose
surface more than three thousand Standschützen had taken up position in a tightly closed block. Around the square and around the tribune,
which was decorated with the Fiihrer's picture, comrades gathered, for whom the ceremony and the oath-taking were personal matters, in
which they took a heartfelt interest. In the foreground of the grandstand was the flag of the Gau of Tyrol-Vorarlberg, carried and flanked by
political leaders. Behind them stood the bearers of two Burggräfler Standschützen flags.

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Volkssturm-Bataillon Lohr

According to the Feldpostprifes the letter was canceled by the Volssturm Westmark, but a family in Pöllwitz, Greiz district in the Reichsgau Thuringia was written to.

set up to at least 2 companies

The name of the Kampf-Gruppe should be Oelsner-Woller .
From a point in time February / March 1945 probably = 41st Fortress Regimental Staff.
Area of ​​application at the Roman. 89.AK., east of Wissembourg or W Karlsruhe.

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Alan Hume » 28 Sep 2023, 16:44

Hello,
I was hoping that someone might be able to help me identify the Volkssturm unit that was active in Tecklenburg on 2 April 1945?

Would Tecklenburg have their own Volkssturm unit or would they come under the auspices of a local regional unit perhaps?

It's a mystery to me, I really don't know where to look for this information

Thanks in advance

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by askropp » 12 Jan 2024, 00:38

Vice Admiral Erhard Maertens retired from service on 28 February 1945 and was killed in 5. May 1945 during the Battle of Berlin
Although claimed that way by Hildebrand, this is bullshit as the battle of Berlin ended on 2 May.
There are times in history when staying neutral means taking sides.

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