An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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extensive description of the use of the Volkssturm of March 1945.

Source: Nara

https://www.wehrmacht-forum.de/index.ph ... /&pageNo=1

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Gau Hamburg Volkssturm

https://www.wehrmacht-forum.de/index.ph ... /&pageNo=1

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Apri 1945 with the title: Combating enemy low-flying aircraft by the Volkssturm

Source: Nara T-321 R-51

https://www.wehrmacht-forum.de/index.ph ... /&pageNo=1

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The German Volkssturm marches from 18.10.1944

Among other things, a transcript of the radio address of Hitler, Himmler and Koch is included.

Source: germandocsinrussia

https://www.wehrmacht-forum.de/index.ph ... /&pageNo=1

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Hello,

I'm "digging" in the archives since years and never found what I'm looking for. My Grandfather was a member of the "Volkssturm-Bataillon 95 Stabskompanie" located in 1945 in Koenigsbrueck (approximately 30 miles NE of Dresden). He wrote a "Feldpostbrief" dated January, 27 1945 to his son (my dad). To my knowledge, this Battalion has been shipped to the east front near Finkenherd in March 1945. He never returned home and we still have no place to grieve. I contacted so many agencies and researchers, but no one have any info about this particular battalion.
To my knowledge, why was this particular battalion almost two month in the Koenigsbrueck base? Normally was the Volkssturm Training only a few hours, may days.

Thanks for all info and help.

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... lon-27-95/

Dear Rudowin1962

Obviously you are the original writer.

I find this a fascinating post and I have compiled this into a continuos format.

Thank you for supplying your Grandfathers details.

Most respectfully

Mark

Volkssturm-Bataillon 27/95

FPN 39824 (25.11.1944-Kriegsende) 21.3.1945 Stab Volkssturm-Bataillon 27/95

Aufstellungsort:
Dresden

Aufstellungszeitpunkt:
um den 22. Januar 1945 herum

Einheitsführer:

Major Ambrosius und/oder Hauptmann Dr. Hartenstein (genaue Funktion noch unbekannt)

Einsatz:

Oder Front 1945 /Anfang Februar 1945 bei Frankfurt/Oder //um den 25. April 1945 herum im Kreis Beeskow

Besonderheiten / Vermerk:

War mit 3 andere Volkssturm-Bataillones (Volkssturm-Bataillon 15/1, Volkssturm-Bataillon 16/156, Volkssturm-Bataillon 22/1) teil
Grenadier-Regiment Von Petersdorff (286.Div.). / FPN 39824 (25.11.1944-Kriegsende) zugewiesen 21.03.1945 für den Stab

Nachdem sich die Einheitsführer in Richtung Heimat abgesetzt hatten, übernahm ein Wehrmachtsoffizier das Volkssturm-Bataillon.
Kurze Zeit später wurden sämtliche Volkssturmmänner unter 50 Jahren von der Wehrmacht übernommen, über den Rest liegen bis dato keine
Infos vor.

aufgestellt zu mind. 4 Kompanien

Verbleib:

Volkssturm-Bataillon existierte bis ca. März 1945, teilweise Übernahme durch die Wehrmacht

Quelle:

"1945 – Von Küstrin über Seelow" - Torsten Fudel / Internet: https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... olkssturm/
Feldpostbriefe eines Volkssturmmannes
VBL (Band VC 86 und 96)

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... lon-27-95/

My grandfather Alfons Wahl (born in 01, born on April 25, 1945 in the Beeskow district) was drafted into the Volkssturm Btl. 27/95 on January
22, 1945. According to my research he should have had the FPN 39824 (source stampsx.com). I recently received about 30 field post letters from
my grandfather from my father and am still in the process of deciphering them. On March 6, 45 he writes as the sender Volkssturm man Alfons
Wahl, 95th Volkssturm-Bataillon. Post collection point post office Fürstenwalde / Spree. In another letter, unfortunately undated, he writes FPN 24649 D, which probably belongs to Grenadier Regiment 1237. In a letter dated March 24, 45, the sender is Grenadier Alfons Wahl, FPN 58200/B.

It must belong to an SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment. As far as I know, there were no ranks in the Volkssturm. It may be, that he was taken over
by the Wehrmacht or SS? In any case, nothing could be learned from the Wast.

Thank you for your help, greetings from Dresden

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

Wast report, but it is very short.

Wahl , Alfons, born
January 24th, 1901 in Leipzig . 1945 Volkssturm-Bataillon 27/95, subordination not specified, only determined troop report

I copied the FPN from the letters. The 58200 / B can also be interpreted as 582001 B, but would then have six digits. In addition to the field post stamp, the letter also shows a poorly legible stamp from an administration of the Waffen SS.

Field post number 58200 B was assigned as follows for the period of March 1945: Staff, Map Office and Pioneer Leader V. SS Corps

Possibly he was not transferred to the SS, but only received the mail through this office.

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The VS units had practically no supply and support parts of their own, ie they were always dependent on cooperation with other units or local offices.

So he may have sent the letter of March 6th. nor from the time when the VS unit was still in permanent accommodation, from 24.3. then
when he was in the field and could be reached by post via the SS unit.

In theory, he could/should have written as an SS member, even SS Grenadier, and not just Grenadier.

On the other hand, in the letter dated March 6th. behind the 95th VS-Btl. Yes, written staff company, ie he was already used there in the "leadership"" and thus perhaps recommended himself for use in the staff of the V. SS Corps.

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/wcf/ ... /552-papa/

FPN 39824, Staff Volkssturm Battalion 27/95

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/wcf/ ... altermann/

Volkssturm-Bataillon IV / V SS-Gebirgs-Korps [Festung Frankfurt/Oder]
Volkssturm-Bataillon V / V SS-Gebirgs-Korps [Festung Frankfurt/Oder]
Volkssturm-Bataillon VI / V SS-Gebirgs-Korps [Festung Frankfurt/Oder]

viewtopic.php?p=2368658#p2368658

Volkssturm-Einheit beim V.SS-Korps

viewtopic.php?p=1767839#p1767839

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... aillon-iv/
https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... taillon-v/
https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... aillon-vi/

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New find and additional information

Volkssturm und HJ-Einheiten Neben - Führer des Volkssturms Oberst d. R. Konrad Hofmann

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... pril-1945/

Volkssturm Königsbrück

Volkssturm-Bataillon 27/25

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... /&pageNo=2

Volkssturm-Bataillon 16/67 Freienwalde
Volkssturm-Bataillon 16/69 Wriezen
Volkssturm-Bataillon 16/75 Freienwalde
Volkssturm-Bataillon 16/123 Freienwalde
Volkssturm-Bataillon 16/128 Wriezen
Volkssturm-Bataillon 16/511 Wriezen

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... post757495

Volkssturm-Bataillon Schützen am Gebirge - Kreis Eisenstadt, Reichsgau Niederdonau

Volkssturm-Bataillon Schützen am Gebirge is not historically secured and only serves to distinguish other Volkssturm units in the area at the
time mentioned above. There is a possible connection to the Volkssturm-Bataillon Eisen-Stadt

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... m-gebirge/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Mattersburg - Kreis Wiener Neustadt oder Kreis Eisen-Stadt, Reichsgau Niederdonau

The designation Volkssturm-Bataillon Mattersburg 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 ... ttersburg/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Hainburg - Hainburg an der Donau, Kreis Bruck a.d. Leitha, Reichsgau Niederdonau

The designation Volkssturm-Bataillon Hainburg 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 ... -hainburg/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Bruck a.d. Leitha - Kreis Bruck a.d. Leitha, Reichsgau Niederdonau

The designation Volkssturm-Bataillon Hainburg 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 ... -d-leitha/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Pressburg I - Kreis Pressburg, Slowakei
Volkssturm-Bataillon Pressburg II - Kreis Pressburg, Slowakei

Most of the missing people from the Pressburg district also sent their last messages from Pressburg, which is why an operation can be
assumed here as well.

Special features / note:

The designation Volkssturm-Bataillon Pressburg I & Pressburg II is not historically secured and only serves to distinguish other Volkssturm
units in the area at the time mentioned above.

Source:

VBL (Band VC 200)
Location map H.Gr. Vistula
NARA T78 R645

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... ssburg-ii/
https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... essburg-i/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Mittwalde - Kreis Züllichau-Schwiebus / Reichsgau Mark Brandenburg

There is a possible connection to the Volkssturm Battalion Züllichau I or Volkssturm Battalion Züllichau II . The designation
Volkssturm Battalion Mittwalde 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 ... mittwalde/

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Hi Germanicus,

Why is it so difficult to establish a definitive list of Volkssturm battalions?

Is it because they were organised on a Gau level outside the normal military hierarchy and OKW never received status reports centrally?

Is it because some or many local or national records were destroyed?

When you began your researches, roughly how many Volkssturm battalions were you aware of?

How many are you currently aware of?

Could you take a rough guess as to how many there may have been in total, at least on paper?

Will you be publishing the results in print?

Many thanks,

Sid.

Dear Sid

You asked the above question.

Here is a perfect reason as to why.

The following is an email I just sent to Sven30 [Helge] at Forum der Wehrmacht.

Volkssturm Königsberg

Dear Helge

I am sorry to bother you yet I came across the following map with many Volkssturm Units and I am trying to decipher the un-obvious
Volkssturm-Bataillones.

Unterlagen der Ia-Abteilung der Armee-Abteilung Samland: Anlagen zum KTB Nr. 1 der Armee-Abteilung Samland – Tagesmeldungen der Armee-Abteilung u.a.

The Russian-German project for the digitization of German documents in the archives of the Russian Federation | Case 165. Documents of the Operational Department of Army Group "Zemland": supplements to the combat log No. 1 of army group "Zemland" - daily reports of the army group, etc. (germandocsinrussia.org)

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/ru/ ... rid/zoom/1

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 61/zooms/8

In the above link it sights Volkssturm-Bataillon 24/74 !!!!!!!

Surely this is a typo? What would a Ost-Hannover Volkssturm Bataillon be doing there?

I have attached the actual jpeg for your viewing.

The same Bataillon is sighted here

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 63/zooms/8

To complicate the matter.

In the above map Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/74 appears to be present at the same time as
Volkssturm-Bataillon 24/74 !!!!!!! however in a separate location.

VS 25 - 74.JPG (29.56 KiB) Viewed 487 times

I have also have attached that for your perusal.

There are two other Volkssturm-Bataillones identified here one is

Volkssturm-Bataillon Liebel however I am unable to decipher the other.

VS unknown.JPG (41.83 KiB) Viewed 487 times

I have attached this as well.

The Volkssturm is mentioned in this document

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/ru/ ... ect/zoom/4
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/ru/ ... ect/zoom/4
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/ru/ ... ect/zoom/4

as well as here

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/ru/ ... ect/zoom/4
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/ru/ ... ect/zoom/4

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 62/zooms/8


On this schematic

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 65/zooms/8

Volkssturm-Bataillones Rolle and Gorny are noted as components of Kdt Fischhausen.

Volkssturm-Bataillones Rolle and Gorny is mentioned here

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/ru/ ... ect/zoom/4

Volkssturm-Bataillones 25/70 and 25/74 are identified here

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 68/zooms/8

and here

25 - 70.JPG (30.95 KiB) Viewed 487 times

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 69/zooms/8

however on this map Volkssturm-Bataillones 25/70 and 25/72 are identified!!

25 - 72.JPG (28.98 KiB) Viewed 487 times

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 70/zooms/8

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 71/zooms/8

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 72/zooms/8

No other Volkssturm-Bataillones are identified

Are Bataillones being rotated??

To compound the problem on this updated map the following Volkssturm-Bataillones are
Identified

Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/70
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/72
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/74
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/78
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/80

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 73/zooms/8

Yet on these maps

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 74/zooms/8
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 75/zooms/8

Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/76 is identified and appears to replace Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/74

I have attached the change above for your viewing.

The following units I have identified.

Volkssturm-Bataillon 24/74 [???]
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/70
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/72
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/74
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/76
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/78
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/80
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/82
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/84
Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/86

Volkssturm-Bataillon Liebel
Volkssturm-Bataillon Siebel

One unknown Volkssturm-Bataillon

Your interpretation and assistance would be appreciated Helge.

Most respectfully

Mark

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Supporting attachments for the above post.

25 - 76.JPG (49.5 KiB) Viewed 486 times

Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/76

VS Konig.JPG (60.08 KiB) Viewed 486 times

Königsberg

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Case 289. Documentation on the air defense of Berlin in the spring of 1945 Request by an anti-aircraft artillery unit for the required number of Volkssturmists. F. 500 op. 12452 d 289

Dokumente und Materialien der Luftabwehr von Berlin im Mai 1945. Anfrage einer Flakeinheit über die notwendige Zahl der Volkssturmkräfte.

Abschnittskommando E

Volkssturm-Bataillon 3/215

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/ru/nodes/2631

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New Find and additional information

Volkssturm-Bataillon Braussberg I
Volkssturm-Bataillon Braussberg II

Volkssturm-Bataillon Frauenberg

Case 223. Documents of the Operational Department of the Headquarters of the 4th Army: Supplements to the Combat Log for
01.01. – 09.02.1945 – schedule of filling the posts of the 4th Army and its subordinate formations, reports on the number of personnel and
other documents.

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 39/zooms/8

Volkssturm-Bataillon Braunsberg
Volkssturm-Bataillon Pr. Holland


https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 68/zooms/8
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 74/zooms/8

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 40/zooms/8


Volkssturm-Bataillon Mehlsack

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 56/zooms/8


Volkssturm-Einsatz-Bataillon Gruber
Volkssturm-Bataillon Ortelsburg
Volkssturm-Bataillon Allenstein

4 x Volkssturm-Batteries are identified in Harko 302

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 57/zooms/8
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 75/zooms/8

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 67/zooms/8

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Case 224. Documents of the Operational Department of the Headquarters of the 4th Army: Supplements to the Combat Log for 09.02. - 28.02.1945 (orders for the army) - orders for the redeployment, verification and disbandment of units, for the provision of reserves ...

Volkssturm-Bataillon Raudrich
Volkssturm-Bataillon Reuter

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 08/zooms/8

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Volkssturm-Bataillon 3/715

CAMO 500_12463_217_0183 kam das o.g. Volkssturm-Bataillones aus dem "Kreis VII - Horst - Brenzlauer Berg" (möglicherweise das gleiche, wie
vom Peter) und der Einheitsführer soll leicht anders geheißen haben: SA-Obersturmführer Budewig. Aus der Quelle geht lediglich der Einsatz an
der Oderfront hervor, für das das Volkssturm-Bataillon vom kommandierenden General gelobt wurde (kann ich nicht richtig Lesen: "für das erfolgreiche Absperren???") und der Btl.-Kdr. hierfür mit dem EK II und I ausgezeichent wurde.


https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... lon-3-715/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Dramburg - Kreis Dramburg / Reichsgau Pommern

There is a possible connection to the Volkssturm-Bataillon 26/26 , Volkssturm-Bataillon 26/33 as well as Volkssturm-Bataillon 26/71, since
these units also came from the Dramburg district, but to date there has been no concrete connection.

The designation Volkssturm-Bataillon Dramburg 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 ... -dramburg/

Volkssturm-Bataillon Falkenburg - Kreis Dramburg / Reichsgau Pommern

There is a possible connection to the Volkssturm Battalion 26/26 , Volkssturm Battalion 26/33 as wellVolkssturm-Bataillon 26/71, since these
units also came from the Dramburg district, but to date there has been no concrete connection.

The designation Volkssturm Battalion Falkenburg 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 ... alkenburg/

Volkssturm-Bataillon 3/301- Berlin, Kreis Steglitz-Tempelhof

NARA T78 R645, a total of three Vst.-Btl. Sent to Posen from the Reichsgau Greater Berlin, which others were there?! With the Volkssturm
Battalion 3/311 // Kampfbataillon Hoffmann , the Volkssturm Battalion 3/321 and the Volkssturm Battalion 3/305 it would be a total of four ?!

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... post757551

Volkssturm-Bataillon Posen

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


Volkssturm-Bataillon Canaitz - Reichsgau Groß-Berlin

CAMO 500_12463_217_0106

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... n-canaitz/

[Germanicus]

Volkssturm-Bataillon Canaitz - Reichsgau Groß-Berlin part 2

https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/inde ... n-canaitz/

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New find

Case 384. Documents of the Operational Department of the 23rd Army Corps: maps of the position of the corps from 01.02. - 28.02.1945
in the area of Stargard et al. documents M 1 : 100 000.

Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/163

25 163.JPG (89.96 KiB) Viewed 418 times

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 20/zooms/8

However the unit is designated as :-

Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/463

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 18/zooms/8

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Case 448. Documents of the operational department of the command of the 28th Army Corps: telegrams, orders for the corps, orders for supply,
daily reports, reports from subordinate units, operational reports ...

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 05/zooms/8
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 06/zooms/8
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 12/zooms/8
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 35/zooms/8
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/pag ... 74/zooms/8

https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/ru/ ... ect/zoom/4