Danzig 1945
Dear fellow members,
could anyone give comments on a german book ''krieg in der Heimat ...Das bittere Ende zwishen Weser und Elbe
by Ulrich Saft?do any member own this book?
As I want to know the desperate german western front after Ruhur pocket until the final surrender.
is it worth buying ?for example,does it contain accurate map showing troops movement,order of battle....etc.
any opinion is much appreciated.
could anyone give comments on a german book ''krieg in der Heimat ...Das bittere Ende zwishen Weser und Elbe
by Ulrich Saft?do any member own this book?
As I want to know the desperate german western front after Ruhur pocket until the final surrender.
is it worth buying ?for example,does it contain accurate map showing troops movement,order of battle....etc.
any opinion is much appreciated.
-
- Member
- Posts: 8695
- Joined: 11 Nov 2004, 13:53
- Location: Hohnhorst / Deutschland
Well , if zou have an accasion :
Buy it ! Even as it contains some errors it is still the best avaiable overview for this area in 1945 !
For the Battle between the Ruhrpocket and the Harz Mountains I would recommend
Ulrich Saft "Krieg in der Heimat - Das bittere Ende im Harz" which covers the fights between Paderborn/Sennelager and the East of the Harz and
Hermann Kleinebenne "Weserlinie - Kriegsende 1945"
And this one :
http://forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic.php?t=4185
Jan-Hendrik
Buy it ! Even as it contains some errors it is still the best avaiable overview for this area in 1945 !
For the Battle between the Ruhrpocket and the Harz Mountains I would recommend
Ulrich Saft "Krieg in der Heimat - Das bittere Ende im Harz" which covers the fights between Paderborn/Sennelager and the East of the Harz and
Hermann Kleinebenne "Weserlinie - Kriegsende 1945"
And this one :
http://forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic.php?t=4185
Jan-Hendrik
Danzig-Neufahrwasser
I'm looking to confirm what units were in the Neufahrwasser section of Danzig in mid-March 1945. Anyone?
Re: Danzig-Neufahrwasser
Neufahrwasser was defended by remnants of 73.ID and its subordinated Marine Schutzen Bataillon 109 (part of "Herwig" regiment). Their neighbour (south of Neufahrwasser) was GR62 from 7.ID.Jesse wrote:I'm looking to confirm what units were in the Neufahrwasser section of Danzig in mid-March 1945. Anyone?
Kind regards,
Michal
-
- Member
- Posts: 8695
- Joined: 11 Nov 2004, 13:53
- Location: Hohnhorst / Deutschland
Exerpt from the "Lagekarte Ost" , printed in Kurt Mehners "Die geheimen Tagesberichte der Wehrmachtsfürhung im Zweiten Weltkrieg" :
http://i13.tinypic.com/3ymzqz4.jpg
Jan-Hendrik
http://i13.tinypic.com/3ymzqz4.jpg
Jan-Hendrik
-
- Member
- Posts: 8695
- Joined: 11 Nov 2004, 13:53
- Location: Hohnhorst / Deutschland
Thanks to our dear Kamen Nevenkin I am now able to provide the exact numbers which can be found on the pages 374 and 375 of Hans Meier-Welcker's Die Abwehrkämpfe am Nordflügel der Ostfront 1944/45 as souce he gives the Meldung by HGr. Nord from 2nd April 1945:
Evacuated, apart from building- and support units that were already evacuated before the soviet offensive that had started on 13th March 1945, were:
57,785 soldiers
70,535 Verwundete
1,586 POWs
4,911 civilians
706 HiWis
91 PKW and Kräder
390 LWK
11 ZgKrw
90 artillery guns
1 tank
54 horse-drawn vehicles
126 horses
1,179t of other equipment
ObKdo HGr. Nord, Ia Nr 2708/45 geh. vom 2.4.45.
:[]
Jan-Hendrik
Evacuated, apart from building- and support units that were already evacuated before the soviet offensive that had started on 13th March 1945, were:
57,785 soldiers
70,535 Verwundete
1,586 POWs
4,911 civilians
706 HiWis
91 PKW and Kräder
390 LWK
11 ZgKrw
90 artillery guns
1 tank
54 horse-drawn vehicles
126 horses
1,179t of other equipment
ObKdo HGr. Nord, Ia Nr 2708/45 geh. vom 2.4.45.
(p.374)Es waren also von einer Armee, deren Verpflegungsstärke beim Beginn ihres letzten Kampfes auf rund 150,000 Menschen geschätzt wurde, über 135,000 auf dem Wasserwege aus der landseitigen Einschließung trotz vielfacher Überlegenheit zu Lande und in der Luft gerettet worden.
:[]
Jan-Hendrik
-
- Member
- Posts: 8695
- Joined: 11 Nov 2004, 13:53
- Location: Hohnhorst / Deutschland
Here you may find some eyewitnesses reports on Danzig 1945 from the periodika Unser Danzig, scanned in by our dear Kazik from Pomorskie Forum Eksploracyjne. I hope that I managed to correct all OCR-Mistakes...
Jan-hendrik
Jan-hendrik
- heimwehr danzig
- Member
- Posts: 133
- Joined: 31 Oct 2010, 19:49
Re: Danzig 1945
Hi everyone,
I wanted to revive this old thread, as I have a real interest in anything to do with Danzig (hence the name! ) and am trying to find out as much as possible about the fall of Danzing to the Soviets.
There was a mention made of the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division (1st Latvian) taking part in the battle, is this confirmed? Also, did any other Waffen-SS units participate?
I would be really, really grateful for any insights that people can offer me regarding this element of Danzig history, and if anybody knows of any other Danzig related threads, do tell!
Kind regards,
I wanted to revive this old thread, as I have a real interest in anything to do with Danzig (hence the name! ) and am trying to find out as much as possible about the fall of Danzing to the Soviets.
There was a mention made of the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division (1st Latvian) taking part in the battle, is this confirmed? Also, did any other Waffen-SS units participate?
I would be really, really grateful for any insights that people can offer me regarding this element of Danzig history, and if anybody knows of any other Danzig related threads, do tell!
Kind regards,
"If I looked like Himmler, I wouldn't go on about race so much"
- Albert Forster, Gauleiter Danzig West Prussia
- Albert Forster, Gauleiter Danzig West Prussia
Re: Danzig 1945
In fights for nowadays Gdynia, Gdańsk and area of the Tricity took part Polish 1st "Warsaw" Armored Brigade (1 Warszawska Brygada Pancerna im. Bohaterów Westerplatte), it scored some AFVs of 7. Panzer-Division. Many photos of 1 BPanc were taken during this period (Mid March-April 1945). Below few of them.
Although some websites (and maybe other sources too) claim that Karl Brommann scored some Polish vehicles - neither Polish unit's documents mention fight against Kingtiger/s, nor loss of a single tank because of such cause.
Best regards
Bartłomiej
Although some websites (and maybe other sources too) claim that Karl Brommann scored some Polish vehicles - neither Polish unit's documents mention fight against Kingtiger/s, nor loss of a single tank because of such cause.
Best regards
Bartłomiej
- I have questions
- Member
- Posts: 163
- Joined: 25 Nov 2018, 22:49
- Location: North America
Re:
wouldn't Johann Huber's "So War es Wirklich" also be on that list?Jan-Hendrik wrote: ↑22 Jan 2006, 21:18http://www.diedeutschewehrmacht.de/2%20armee%20(II).htm
http://www.diedeutschewehrmacht.de/arme ... u%DFen.htm
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... ght=danzig
Books , for example Hans Schäuflers "Panzer an der Weichsel" or Hans Jürgen Pantenius' "Letzte Schlacht an der Ostfront" are very recommendable
Jan-Hendrik
-
- Member
- Posts: 8695
- Joined: 11 Nov 2004, 13:53
- Location: Hohnhorst / Deutschland
Re: Danzig 1945
Fore sure!!
Jan-Hendrik
Jan-Hendrik