Kampfgruppe Heintz - 275. I.D.

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Kampfgruppe Heintz - 275. I.D.

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Post by Lodieu Didier » 31 Jul 2006, 18:15

Could you tell me the grad of Heintz which was at the head of the Kampfgruppe Heintz from the 275. I.D. during the battle of Normandy? Certainly Oberst. Before to command this Kgp. do you know which unity he commanded ? Gren. Rgt. 984 ?
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Kampfgruppe Heintz - 1944

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Post by tigre » 01 Aug 2006, 04:36

Hello Didier, so long my friend, here goes what I've got.

Kampfgruppe Heintz consisted of the 984th Regiment of the 275th Division, reinforced by the division Fuesilier battalion, a three-battery artillery battalion, the engineer battalion, and a Flak battery.76 It had been ordered on the morning of 6 June to begin immediate priority movement to the battle area. The division headquarters then at Redon in Brittany was less than 120 miles by rail from St. Lô. A day or two should have been ample for the movement. But Allied aircraft, sovereign in the skies, ruled otherwise. Cross-channel attack. Chap IX.

It also took over command of the Angers Engineer Battalion, an alarm unit, which consisted of the school troops and students of the Seventh Army Engineer School at Angers. On 6 June the battalion consisted of a headquarters and headquarters company, a heavy weapons company, and two infantry companies, which were committed west of the Vire on 10 June when the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division was delayed in moving into its sector south of Carentan. Seventh Army, KTB 1.I.-30.VI.44, 27 Jan and 6-9 Jun 44.

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Post by Lodieu Didier » 01 Aug 2006, 12:33

Hello Tigre,

Thanks again for your reply. I miss some informations about the engtagement of this Kgp during the 7 until 20 july 1944. I have a lot files about this division but I haven't MS 975, which is the one I need.
My book about Division Meindl had been published in June and my book about the III. Pz.Korps will be published in october. I am preparing another one about Normandy.
Sincerelly yours.
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Post by Lodieu Didier » 01 Aug 2006, 17:32

During the battle north of St Lô, 7th July 1944, to the left flank of the Kgp. Heintz was Inf. Btl. 639. The soldiers from this btl. was encareded by II./SS-Pz.gren. Rgt 38.
Is this Inf Btl. 639 wouldn't be Ost-Bataillon Huber ?
Do you know an Ost Btl. 639 engaged against the XIXth US Army Corps ?
Thanks in advance.

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Post by RichTO90 » 01 Aug 2006, 20:31

Lodieu Didier wrote:During the battle north of St Lô, 7th July 1944, to the left flank of the Kgp. Heintz was Inf. Btl. 639. The soldiers from this btl. was encareded by II./SS-Pz.gren. Rgt 38.
Is this Inf Btl. 639 wouldn't be Ost-Bataillon Huber ?
Do you know an Ost Btl. 639 engaged against the XIXth US Army Corps ?
Thanks in advance.
There was no Ost-Btl. 639 engaged in France that I am aware of. Ost-Btl. Huber was created during the campaign as a Kampfgruppe from various Ost-Einheiten, but I don't think it was ever given a numerical designation? I'll check.

The only other 639 I can locate is Ls.-Btl. 639 (IV./Sich.-Regt. 196) that was stationed at Tours in June. I cannot imagine how it could be at St Lô?

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Post by Lodieu Didier » 11 Aug 2006, 00:23

Hello Rich,
But there is an Inf Btl 639 engaged for the battle of St Lô. It was engaged 7 and 8 July 1944 against the 113th US cavalry group, Troop A. This Btl was under the orders of a Kgp from G.VB. (II./38)
Tanks to you for interesting at my question.

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Post by RichTO90 » 11 Aug 2006, 04:34

Lodieu Didier wrote:Hello Rich,
But there is an Inf Btl 639 engaged for the battle of St Lô. It was engaged 7 and 8 July 1944 against the 113th US cavalry group, Troop A. This Btl was under the orders of a Kgp from G.VB. (II./38)
Tanks to you for interesting at my question.
Hello,

What is the source for the identifiction of this battalion? It is not Huber AFAIK, since that was actually a KG and was never assigned a number? And it is not an Ost-Batallion, I believe I can account for all of those in France. It is not a Ls. (Sich.) Btl. It could be a Pionier Btl., but I can't find one with that number? The only possibility remaining is that it is a misidentification? Or I would say that it could be a Grenadier Btl. z.B.V. but I believe those were 800-series and I only know of a few? Very mysterious.

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Re: Kampfgruppe Heintz - 275. I.D.

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Post by arjones » 10 Sep 2018, 12:30

I live where the 275th ambushed the 117th Inf Regt 30 Inf Div on the 7 July 44. I have recovered some relics (machine gun rounds, cases, barrel, mortar round, communications cable and even an AB250 casing) from the German positions clearly indicating foxholes and the occupied line. Local French mention how 3 Ost truppen had enough of the fighting at one stage and shed their uniforms and left the site southwards only to be captured and executed by the 17th SS. I am trying to add more detail to this sketchy information. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance!

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