Does Flg. Rgt. 32 mean Flieger Regiment 32? Any info about this unit?
Emil
Flg.Rgt. 32
Yes. Here's its history:
Flieger-Rgt. 32
Formation
Formed 1 March 1939 in Uetersen as Fliegerausbildungs-Rgt. 32 and eventually had five Bataillonen (I., II., III., IV. and V.). It conducted a 6 to 12 month basic training course for Luftwaffe recruits, except for those intended for the Flakartillerie branch, and was the third such regiment formed in the Luftflotte 2 area in northwestern Germany.
History
Feb 40: moved from Uetersen to the Luftgau XVII area (Austria, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia).
1941: transferred to Rochefort on the Bay of Biscay in western France and reassigned to Luftgaukdo. Westfrankreich.
Oct 43: Regimentsstab in Rochefort - IV./Fl.Rgt. 32 renamed I./Fl.Rgt. 94 and V./Fl.Rgt. 32 renamed I./Fl.Rgt. 91. During 1943 and 1944, the Regiment made one of its training battalions (at least) available for guarding airfields, coastal strongpoints, signal and radar installations while the other two focused mainly on training.
1 Jul 44: Regimentstab and III. Btl. in Angers, I. Btl. in Brest, Lorient and Vannes, and II. Btl. in Angoulême/c.100 km NNE of Bordeaux. Total strength of the Regiment this date was 41 officers and 2,300 men.
Aug 44: the Regiment carried out a fighting withdrawal from western France toward the Metz area in late August, with III. Btl. suffering an estimated 400 casualties up to mid-September. Meanwhile, I. Btl. remained behind in the surrounded Fortress St-Nazaire to 8 May 1945.
Sep 44: together with the other training regiments under 1. Flieger-Ausb.Div., the Regiment began turning over its personnel to the Fallschirmjäger (paratroops) and the Heer (Army).
Oct 44: Regimentsstab last identified in the Nancy area where it was being disbanded.
FpN: (L 00513)
Kommandeur:
Oberst Herbert Sonnenburg (1 Mar 39 - 31 Mar 40)
Gen.Maj. Gotthardt Kapuste (1 Apr 40 - 31 Oct 44)
[Sources: Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939-1945; Norbert Kannapin - Die deutsche Feldpostübersicht 1939-1945, 3 Bde (I – III) (Osnabrück, 1980-82); K.Mehner/R.Teuber - Die deutsche Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Führung und Truppe; PRO London: AIR 40 Air Ministry intelligence reports and lists based on ULTRA, “Y” Service intercepts, captured documents and PoW interrogations; NARA WashDC: RG 242 (T-311 roll 71); (T-971 which contains a long report filed by the 1. Fliegerausbildungsdivision in October 1944 that gives a full account of its activities from January to October 1944); Luftwaffen-Revue magazine, Heft 2/1994, p.38.]
--Larry
Flieger-Rgt. 32
Formation
Formed 1 March 1939 in Uetersen as Fliegerausbildungs-Rgt. 32 and eventually had five Bataillonen (I., II., III., IV. and V.). It conducted a 6 to 12 month basic training course for Luftwaffe recruits, except for those intended for the Flakartillerie branch, and was the third such regiment formed in the Luftflotte 2 area in northwestern Germany.
History
Feb 40: moved from Uetersen to the Luftgau XVII area (Austria, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia).
1941: transferred to Rochefort on the Bay of Biscay in western France and reassigned to Luftgaukdo. Westfrankreich.
Oct 43: Regimentsstab in Rochefort - IV./Fl.Rgt. 32 renamed I./Fl.Rgt. 94 and V./Fl.Rgt. 32 renamed I./Fl.Rgt. 91. During 1943 and 1944, the Regiment made one of its training battalions (at least) available for guarding airfields, coastal strongpoints, signal and radar installations while the other two focused mainly on training.
1 Jul 44: Regimentstab and III. Btl. in Angers, I. Btl. in Brest, Lorient and Vannes, and II. Btl. in Angoulême/c.100 km NNE of Bordeaux. Total strength of the Regiment this date was 41 officers and 2,300 men.
Aug 44: the Regiment carried out a fighting withdrawal from western France toward the Metz area in late August, with III. Btl. suffering an estimated 400 casualties up to mid-September. Meanwhile, I. Btl. remained behind in the surrounded Fortress St-Nazaire to 8 May 1945.
Sep 44: together with the other training regiments under 1. Flieger-Ausb.Div., the Regiment began turning over its personnel to the Fallschirmjäger (paratroops) and the Heer (Army).
Oct 44: Regimentsstab last identified in the Nancy area where it was being disbanded.
FpN: (L 00513)
Kommandeur:
Oberst Herbert Sonnenburg (1 Mar 39 - 31 Mar 40)
Gen.Maj. Gotthardt Kapuste (1 Apr 40 - 31 Oct 44)
[Sources: Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939-1945; Norbert Kannapin - Die deutsche Feldpostübersicht 1939-1945, 3 Bde (I – III) (Osnabrück, 1980-82); K.Mehner/R.Teuber - Die deutsche Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Führung und Truppe; PRO London: AIR 40 Air Ministry intelligence reports and lists based on ULTRA, “Y” Service intercepts, captured documents and PoW interrogations; NARA WashDC: RG 242 (T-311 roll 71); (T-971 which contains a long report filed by the 1. Fliegerausbildungsdivision in October 1944 that gives a full account of its activities from January to October 1944); Luftwaffen-Revue magazine, Heft 2/1994, p.38.]
--Larry
I think the only thing that is certain is that he took his basic training in Flieger-Rgt. 32. How he ended up in the Waffen-SS cannot be assumed without more information. He quite possibly just asked to be transferred to the Waffen-SS sometime between 1940 and 1942. The Luftwaffe had a surplus of trained recruits in the "early days" and volunteering for the Heer or the Waffen-SS was not discouraged.
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Geoffrey M.
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Re: Flg.Rgt. 32
I've found indications that in the spring of 1944 II./Fj.E.u.A.Rgt.1 was moved from Angoulême to Bar-le-Duc. This might be at odds with the presence of II./Fl.Rgt.32 at that location... but perhaps the local facilities and personnel were used to (re)build the II./Fj.E.u.A.Rgt.1? Does anyone happen to know what happened exactly? I've considered the option that it was merely personnel from Fl.Rgt.32 that moved to Bar-le-Duc, but it appears that full units were moved which were already part of the Fj.Rgt.
Niels
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Tom Peters
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Re: Flg.Rgt. 32
Sorry for not seeing this earlier, but I have a file on this unit. Here is every mention of the unit I have found in the various German and US records, as well as a few first stabs at translations and notes.
32 Flieger Rgt.
107-2.13 (7th Army IPW reports October 1944)
Oct 7 (#222)
107-2.13 (7th Army IPW September 1944)
Sept 12 (PW totals)
Sept 13 (PW totals)
Sept 14 (PW totals) (“fl.rgt.332”)
Sept 15 (PW totals)
Sept 22 (#38 FFI)
220-2.1 (XX Corps G-2 periodic reports December 1944)
Dec 5 (per. rpt. 118)
345-2.13 (45th division PW reports September 1944)
Sept 18 (IPW#1)
Sept 23 (IPW#3)
Sept 27 (IPW#3)
Sept 27 (Rgt.180)
336-2.1 (36th division G-2 periodic reports September 1944)
Sept 11 (per. rpt. 225)
345-2.1 (45th division G-2 periodic reports September 1944)
Sept 17 (per. rpt. 33) ("Greif")
Sept 19 (per. rpt. 35) ("Greif")
Sept 24 (per. rpt. 40)
Sept 28 (per. rpt. 44)
379-2.1 (79th division G-2 periodic reports September 1944)
Sept 15 (per. rpt. 86)
336-2.13 (36th division IPW reports September 1944)
Sept 11 (IPW report 127)
Sept 10 (IPW #125)
Sept 22 (IPW#175)
303-2.1 (3rd division G-2 per. rpts. September 1944)
Sept 14 (per. rpt. 29) (same as KG Grief)
Sept 17 (per. rpt. 32)
Sept 19 (per. rpt. 34)
Sept 23 (per. rpt. 38) (elements part of KG Grief)
Sept 26 (per. rpt. 41) (same as KG Grief)
WO-171-311 (Br. XII Corps INT SUM November 1944)
Nov 16 (INT SUM #121)
WO-171-289 (Br. VIII Corps INT SUM November 1944)
Nov 16 (INT SUM #115) (some relationship to Lw.Fest.XXXIV ?)
Nov 18 (INT SUM #117)
See entry in www.ww2.dk LW officer list.
Fischer = CO of 11.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32
Greif = CO of II/Fl.Rgt.32
Machater = CO of 13.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32
Nehls = CO of II/Fl.Rgt.32 (must of been for a very short time)
Peinpfer = CO of 12.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32
Schmidt = CO of III./Fl.Rgt.32
Ulbrict = CO of I/Fl.Rgt.32, KIA Aug.7
RG407 ML-1089 (1.Fr.Army G-2 Sept 44)
Sept 6 (per. rpt. 18-19-20)
part of 1st.Fl.Ausb.div
http://www.ww2.dk/ground/infanterie/flausb32.html
1st btl. stayed in St.Nazaire
T971 R051 (von Rohden)
date ? (093)
stationed in Angers, ~2300 men
date ? (099)
part of Group South
date ? (100)
???
date ? (101)
I/Fl.Rgt.32 (~900 men) in 6 Kp., CO = Ulbrich
III(Ausb).Fl.Rgt.32 with 4 Kp. and ~500 men
Da im Verlauf der weiteren Operationen der Gegner seine Marschrichtung änderte und mit seinen Panzerverbänden gegen Angers vorfühlte, wurde das III/Fl.Rgt.32 mit dem Regiments-HQ in die Kampfhandlungen einbezogen und dem Kampfkommandanten von Angers unterstellt. Die 4 Kompanien des Battalions - Starke nur noch 500 durch frühzeitigen Abruf - wurden sofort mit der Einrichtung der Verteidigungsstellungen am 4.8.44 von Angers beauftragt und eingesetzt.
Das Battalion hatte bei Angers schwere Kampf und zwar im Rahmen einer Kampfgruppe, die sich aus dem III/Fl.Rgt.32 sowie aus mehreren Formationen der Marine und Infanterie zusammensetzte und von Oberleutnant Clodius (kdt zur Einweisung zum Fl.Rgt.32) gefuhrt wurde. Diese Kampfgruppe setzte sich unter überwindung schwierigster Verhältnisse nach harten Kampfen uber die Loire und weiter in ostwärtiger Richtung ab.
Since in the course of further operations of the enemy changed his march toward and vorfühlte with its armored units against Angers, the III/Fl.Rgt.32 was included with the regimental HQ in the fighting and subordinate to the combatant commanders of Angers. The four companies of the battalion - Strong only 500 by early polling - were immediately tasked with setting up the defenses on Aug 4, 1944 Angers and used.
The Battalion had at Angers led heavy combat in the framework of a battle group composed of the III/Fl.Rgt.32 as well as from several formations of the navy and infantry, and Lieutenant Clodius (kdt for admission to Fl.Rgt.32) been. This battle group was made up by overcoming the most difficult conditions from after hard Fight over the Loire and continue eastwards.
date ? (110)
part of KG Clodius
date ? (127)
being moved from the area of Lorient, Vannes, Angouleme to the area of Nancy
date ? (134)
rest of Fl.Rgt.32 attached to 264 (Div.462) in Metz
date ? (135)
800 soldiers, 600 of untrained recruits from Fl.Rgt.32 located in Kirchberg / Born OBWest way for further education.
date ? (137)
~22000 men in Fl.Rgts
date ? (134)
of the ~2300 men to start with, 1050 lost, 50 went to the Lw, 1200 to the army
206-2.1 (VI Corps G-2 October 1944)
Oct 4 (per. rpt. 50)
FP# 52145 (L) = III/Fl.Rgt.32
Oct 6 (per. rpt. 52)
supposedly part of 189th division
Oct 16 (per. rpt. 62)
CO of III/32.Fl.Rgt. is Major Schmidt (must of been only a short time)
CO of II/32.Fl.Rgt. is Major Ulbrich
206-2.1 (VI Corps G-2 Sept 1944)
Sept 14 (per. rpt. 30)
11., 12., 13.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32 = KG Greif
Sept 21
same as KG Grief, est. strength of 150 men
Sept 23
CO of 11.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32 is 1L Fischer
CO of 13.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32 is 1L Machater
CO of 12.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32 is Colonel Peinpfer
sept 27 (per. rpt. 43)
28 POW to Allies since Aug 15
Sept 28
1 POW to 45th US division
T78 R415
(6383645)
elements incorporated into 48th division
RH20-19/98 (19th Army)
Sept 11 (13)
2 Kp. of III/Fl.Rgt.32 part of KG Rohlfs
Sept 11 (32)
2 Kp. of III/Fl.Rgt.32 part of KG Rohlfs
32 Fl.Rgt. was stationed on the West coast of France, and consisted of 3 btl. After D-Day, the I Btl. stayed at St.Nazaire (www.ww2.dk). The II/Fl.Rgt.32 (CO = Greif) and III/Fl.Rgt.32 (CO = Clodius) went east. The KG Clodius was ~500 men and involved in heavy combat. Elements of the rest of the rgt. ended up in the 1st Army area where they were used to help rebuild the 48th division.
Mad Dog
32 Flieger Rgt.
107-2.13 (7th Army IPW reports October 1944)
Oct 7 (#222)
107-2.13 (7th Army IPW September 1944)
Sept 12 (PW totals)
Sept 13 (PW totals)
Sept 14 (PW totals) (“fl.rgt.332”)
Sept 15 (PW totals)
Sept 22 (#38 FFI)
220-2.1 (XX Corps G-2 periodic reports December 1944)
Dec 5 (per. rpt. 118)
345-2.13 (45th division PW reports September 1944)
Sept 18 (IPW#1)
Sept 23 (IPW#3)
Sept 27 (IPW#3)
Sept 27 (Rgt.180)
336-2.1 (36th division G-2 periodic reports September 1944)
Sept 11 (per. rpt. 225)
345-2.1 (45th division G-2 periodic reports September 1944)
Sept 17 (per. rpt. 33) ("Greif")
Sept 19 (per. rpt. 35) ("Greif")
Sept 24 (per. rpt. 40)
Sept 28 (per. rpt. 44)
379-2.1 (79th division G-2 periodic reports September 1944)
Sept 15 (per. rpt. 86)
336-2.13 (36th division IPW reports September 1944)
Sept 11 (IPW report 127)
Sept 10 (IPW #125)
Sept 22 (IPW#175)
303-2.1 (3rd division G-2 per. rpts. September 1944)
Sept 14 (per. rpt. 29) (same as KG Grief)
Sept 17 (per. rpt. 32)
Sept 19 (per. rpt. 34)
Sept 23 (per. rpt. 38) (elements part of KG Grief)
Sept 26 (per. rpt. 41) (same as KG Grief)
WO-171-311 (Br. XII Corps INT SUM November 1944)
Nov 16 (INT SUM #121)
WO-171-289 (Br. VIII Corps INT SUM November 1944)
Nov 16 (INT SUM #115) (some relationship to Lw.Fest.XXXIV ?)
Nov 18 (INT SUM #117)
See entry in www.ww2.dk LW officer list.
Fischer = CO of 11.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32
Greif = CO of II/Fl.Rgt.32
Machater = CO of 13.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32
Nehls = CO of II/Fl.Rgt.32 (must of been for a very short time)
Peinpfer = CO of 12.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32
Schmidt = CO of III./Fl.Rgt.32
Ulbrict = CO of I/Fl.Rgt.32, KIA Aug.7
RG407 ML-1089 (1.Fr.Army G-2 Sept 44)
Sept 6 (per. rpt. 18-19-20)
part of 1st.Fl.Ausb.div
http://www.ww2.dk/ground/infanterie/flausb32.html
1st btl. stayed in St.Nazaire
T971 R051 (von Rohden)
date ? (093)
stationed in Angers, ~2300 men
date ? (099)
part of Group South
date ? (100)
???
date ? (101)
I/Fl.Rgt.32 (~900 men) in 6 Kp., CO = Ulbrich
III(Ausb).Fl.Rgt.32 with 4 Kp. and ~500 men
Da im Verlauf der weiteren Operationen der Gegner seine Marschrichtung änderte und mit seinen Panzerverbänden gegen Angers vorfühlte, wurde das III/Fl.Rgt.32 mit dem Regiments-HQ in die Kampfhandlungen einbezogen und dem Kampfkommandanten von Angers unterstellt. Die 4 Kompanien des Battalions - Starke nur noch 500 durch frühzeitigen Abruf - wurden sofort mit der Einrichtung der Verteidigungsstellungen am 4.8.44 von Angers beauftragt und eingesetzt.
Das Battalion hatte bei Angers schwere Kampf und zwar im Rahmen einer Kampfgruppe, die sich aus dem III/Fl.Rgt.32 sowie aus mehreren Formationen der Marine und Infanterie zusammensetzte und von Oberleutnant Clodius (kdt zur Einweisung zum Fl.Rgt.32) gefuhrt wurde. Diese Kampfgruppe setzte sich unter überwindung schwierigster Verhältnisse nach harten Kampfen uber die Loire und weiter in ostwärtiger Richtung ab.
Since in the course of further operations of the enemy changed his march toward and vorfühlte with its armored units against Angers, the III/Fl.Rgt.32 was included with the regimental HQ in the fighting and subordinate to the combatant commanders of Angers. The four companies of the battalion - Strong only 500 by early polling - were immediately tasked with setting up the defenses on Aug 4, 1944 Angers and used.
The Battalion had at Angers led heavy combat in the framework of a battle group composed of the III/Fl.Rgt.32 as well as from several formations of the navy and infantry, and Lieutenant Clodius (kdt for admission to Fl.Rgt.32) been. This battle group was made up by overcoming the most difficult conditions from after hard Fight over the Loire and continue eastwards.
date ? (110)
part of KG Clodius
date ? (127)
being moved from the area of Lorient, Vannes, Angouleme to the area of Nancy
date ? (134)
rest of Fl.Rgt.32 attached to 264 (Div.462) in Metz
date ? (135)
800 soldiers, 600 of untrained recruits from Fl.Rgt.32 located in Kirchberg / Born OBWest way for further education.
date ? (137)
~22000 men in Fl.Rgts
date ? (134)
of the ~2300 men to start with, 1050 lost, 50 went to the Lw, 1200 to the army
206-2.1 (VI Corps G-2 October 1944)
Oct 4 (per. rpt. 50)
FP# 52145 (L) = III/Fl.Rgt.32
Oct 6 (per. rpt. 52)
supposedly part of 189th division
Oct 16 (per. rpt. 62)
CO of III/32.Fl.Rgt. is Major Schmidt (must of been only a short time)
CO of II/32.Fl.Rgt. is Major Ulbrich
206-2.1 (VI Corps G-2 Sept 1944)
Sept 14 (per. rpt. 30)
11., 12., 13.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32 = KG Greif
Sept 21
same as KG Grief, est. strength of 150 men
Sept 23
CO of 11.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32 is 1L Fischer
CO of 13.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32 is 1L Machater
CO of 12.Kp/Fl.Rgt.32 is Colonel Peinpfer
sept 27 (per. rpt. 43)
28 POW to Allies since Aug 15
Sept 28
1 POW to 45th US division
T78 R415
(6383645)
elements incorporated into 48th division
RH20-19/98 (19th Army)
Sept 11 (13)
2 Kp. of III/Fl.Rgt.32 part of KG Rohlfs
Sept 11 (32)
2 Kp. of III/Fl.Rgt.32 part of KG Rohlfs
32 Fl.Rgt. was stationed on the West coast of France, and consisted of 3 btl. After D-Day, the I Btl. stayed at St.Nazaire (www.ww2.dk). The II/Fl.Rgt.32 (CO = Greif) and III/Fl.Rgt.32 (CO = Clodius) went east. The KG Clodius was ~500 men and involved in heavy combat. Elements of the rest of the rgt. ended up in the 1st Army area where they were used to help rebuild the 48th division.
Mad Dog