Questions about my father

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Questions about my father

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Post by Erfurter1955 » 15 Sep 2016, 11:19

My father was from 1939 to 1945 member of "Wehrmacht", he was employed in various artillery units.

1.- Januar 1940 - August 1940 movable Artillery in the "Stellungsartillerie Abteilung 806" on the Upper Rhine with a battery "Flak 8,35 cm 22 (t)" (bunker bombardment of the Maginot Line, Operation "Kleiner Bär")

Image 1: Education December 1939 Tonberg in Ellrich

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Image 2: Training at Flak

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Image 3: quarters "Zur Linde" Oberachern, spring 1940

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Image 4: Training at Flak, spring 1940, Sasbachwalden Schwarzwald

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Image 5: Flak

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Image 6: river crossing, 18.Juni 1940

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2.- from the fall of 1940 to December 1940 in the coastal battery 771 in Belgium

3.- from December 1940 to December 1942 in the "3. Batterie der Heeres Küsten Artillerie Abteilung 778" in Le Havre with "15,2 cm Kanonen 15/16 (t)"

4.- from December 1942, the same battery in Mesnil Val Plage


5.- from spring 1943 to December 1943 with the same battery in Mers-les-Bains

6.- in December 1943 the battery was moved to Agde and became
allocated to "Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Lehr-Abteilung 101"

-3 of 5 guns "15,2 cm Kanone 15/16 (t)" came to "1.Batterie HKALA 101"
(Wn Lgn 086) La Roche Notre-Dame (there already 4 "Kanonen 10,5 cm K 331 (f)" and 3 "Flak 7,5 cm 235 (b)")

- 2 of 5 guns "15,2 cm Kanone 15/16 (t)" came to "2.Batterie HKALA 101"
(Wn Lgn 057) Cap von Agde (there already 4 "Kanonen 10,5 cm K 35 (t)" und
2 "Flak 7,5 cm 235 (b)"

7.- with the resolution of 3/778 My father came back to the Channel coast, he was used:

- in the "3./I./HKAR 1252" in Mers-les Bains with 4 guns "10,5 cm K35(t)" later in the "Stab der II./HKAR 1252" in Dieppe

- and in the "10. Batterie der II./HKAR 1252" in Greges Thibermont at Dieppe with:

-"4 Kanonen 12,2 cm 390 (r)"
-and "3 Flak 8,35 cm 22 (t)"

8.- Operation Market Garden with "AR 184"

9. Operation Veritable Reichswald with AR 184, captured 08.Febr.1945 on the "Galgensteeg"

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Now my questions:

1. Where was this bunker (Westwall, Normandie ?) ?

Bild 7

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2. Where the 771 was in Belgium?

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3. Does anyone have photos of the sites in Mesnil Val Plage, Mers-les-Bains
or Dieppe ("Stab/HQ II./1252" near the castle Dieppe, Greges Thibermont )

To my Links:

http://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/index ... post508344

http://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/index ... /?pageNo=6

http://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/index ... /?pageNo=2

http://atlantikwall.superforum.fr/t1523 ... g-du-havre

Yours sincerely

Klaus-Dieter

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Post by AGDE » 15 Sep 2016, 16:06

HI Klaus,

I you write an email about it best wishes


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Post by jopaerya » 15 Sep 2016, 19:14

Hello Klaus-Dieter

(1) The command post is one of the four commandposts at Cap de la Heve ( Le Havre ), looks to me a prewar French one .
(2) Can't find the exact spot of the B. 771 in Belgium maybe Pierrot can help .
(3) The batterie 3./1252 was located at Tre 016 with 1 x 636 4 x 671 and 2 x 622 .The command post of the II./1252 is still there at Die 06 , there is a 669 bunker at the Die 018 were the 10./1252 was located .

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Post by JKernwerk » 15 Sep 2016, 21:18

Picture seven looks like a observationpost in/around Cherbourg, France.
The roof is made from steel plates.
It is located North of Battery/fort Bretteville.
When you open Google Earth and watch the photo's you can see the pictures made by my friend during our visit.
Edit, The observationbunker at Bretteville looks a bit different, so it is not the one on the picture.
Greetings Jack.

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Post by Erfurter1955 » 15 Sep 2016, 23:02

Hello Jos and Jack,

Thank you for your quick response. My father was early in Le Havre and at Cap de la Hève in the Rue du Carrousel 77, see my picture.

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Quote Sébastien Haule: "the bunker with the antennas on the picture is the HQ of HKAA 1254 (former HKAA 778)"

Near the visited me bunker must have been !

Similarity with battery "de Bretteville Haut" Leitstand safe!

Good night

Klaus-Dieter

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Post by AGDE » 21 Sep 2016, 09:26

Hi Klaus, I sent you a message on your mail!

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Post by Erfurter1955 » 23 Oct 2016, 13:50

Hello,
Quote Jos:

"(2) Can't find the exact spot of the B. 771 in Belgium maybe Pierrot can help ."

Pierrot probably does not know, he did not react to a message.
Maybe someone else can help?

Greetings

Klaus-Dieter

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Post by jopaerya » 15 Apr 2017, 11:03

Hello Klaus-Dieter

Do you have the name of the commander of the 778 (K) in 1941. NARA

Regards Jos
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Post by Erfurter1955 » 20 Apr 2017, 11:22

Hello Jos,

Thanks for thinking about me.

Here is another source for MajorPreiseler 778:

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Here is a photo of my father in Le Havre:

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Here is a picture of Oberst Steinhardt boss of the later HKAR 1254:

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His bunker near Fort St.Adresse:

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The Stoart of the AOK 15:

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"Bereich Le Havre Unterstellungen Artillerie:"

Marine Stand 1.6.1944:
-Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine: Großadmiral Dönitz, Berlin
-Oberbefehlshaber Marinegruppenkommando West: General-Admiral Krancke, Paris
-Admiral Kanalküste: Vize-Admiral Rieve, Rouen
-Seekommandant Seine-Somme: Konteradmiral Hans-Udo von Treschkow
-Marine-Artilleriekommandeur Seine-Somme: Korvettenkapitän Hans von Martin
(als Kommandeur MAA 266)

Wehrmacht Stand 1.6.1944:
-Oberbefehlshaber 15.AOK: Generaloberst Kurt von Salmuth, Tourcoing
-Kommandeur AK LXXXI: General der Panzertruppen Kuntzen, Rouen
-Stabsoffizier für Artillerie (Stoart)15. AOK: Oberst Leofried von Hertlein, Tourcoing
-Höherer Artillerieoffizier Armeekorps LXXXI Arko 117: Oberst Bruno Gerloch, Rouen
Vizeadmiral Friedrich Oskar Ruge Admiral z.b.V. beim Stab der Heeresgruppe B in Fontainebleau

Photos from:

http://sgmcaen.free.fr/agenda-rommel.htm


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2 photos with Rommel and Ruge in Le Havre:

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Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1974-132-28A,_Atlantikwall,_Erwin_Rommel_mit_Admiral_Ruge

Best regards

Klaus-Dieter

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Post by kstdk » 20 Apr 2017, 12:19

Hello

This picture is not Le Havre - it is Hanstholm Denmark - the tall man in the middle between Rommel and Ruge is General von Hanneken - Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber Dänemark.

It is december 1943 when Rommel made his inspection in Denmark.

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Post by Erfurter1955 » 20 Apr 2017, 14:07

Hello,

Kurt, Thanks for the correction and the information to the photo, I had it in my Le Havre folder.

Regards

Klaus-Dieter

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Post by kstdk » 20 Apr 2017, 16:01

Hello

I am sure that the last photo is not Le Havre as well:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... l_Ruge.jpg

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Post by jopaerya » 20 Apr 2017, 17:06

Hi Klaus-Dieter

Thanks for the photo of Oberst von Steinhardt , also the second picture is not Le Havre but La Pallice and not Rüge .

Regards Jos

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Post by Erfurter1955 » 24 May 2017, 17:05

Hello,

I have great interest in the staffing (German: "Stellenbesetzung") of HKAR 1252 in the year 1944,

special interest to the persons of the batteries 3./I./HKAR 1252 and 10./II./HKAR 1252!

Alaine Chazette wrote in the forum "Atlantikwall en france":

"-I./HKAR 1252 le Treport Hauptmann puis Major Rudolf Wastl"

Many thanks for your help !

Klaus-Dieter

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Post by jopaerya » 25 May 2017, 11:04

Hello Klaus-Dieter

Could not find any of the names you are searching, found also the Hptm./Major Wastl and his Adj Obltn. Ringenis ( I./1252 )

Regards Jos

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