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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 21 Dec 2015, 11:52

Dear lutrebois

It is possible that the Volkssturm-Bataillon 3/515 was at the "Fürstenwalde" s many units were stripped from Berlin Garrison and sent out to bolster German defences such as the Seelow Heights. However one must recall that the Vermisstenbildlist was compiled by the Deutsche Red Cross and not the Wehmacht, so errors would abound and it maybe an extreme typo.

However I did find the following reference of a unit located near or at the Fürstenwalde / Spree.

Mein Großvater Alfons Wahl ( Jahrgang 01, gef. 25. April 1945 Kreis Beeskow ) wurde am 22. Januar 1945 zum Volkssturm Btl. 27/95 eingezogen. Nach meinen Recherchen hätte er die FPN 39824 haben müssen ( Quelle stampsx.com ). Kürzlich erhielt ich von meinem Vater etwa 30 Feldpostbriefe meines Großvaters und bin noch dabei, sie zu entziffern. Am 6. März 45 schreibt er als Absender Volkssturm Mann Alfons Wahl, 95. Volkssturm Btl. Postabholstelle Postamt Fürstenwalde / Spree

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

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 21 Dec 2015, 12:22

An interesting note about the Volkssturm.

KOMPANIEFÜHRER

Kompanieführer is a German paramilitary title that has existed since the First World War. Originally, the title of Kompanieführer was held by the officer commanding an infantry company (most often a Hauptmann or Oberleutnant. After the close of World War I, the title became the first of several officer ranks in the Freikorps.

The last usage of Kompanieführer, as a paramilitary title, was in 1944 and 1945 when the position was held by company commanders of Volkssturm units. Due to the titles use of the word "Führer", the title of Kompanieführer is no longer employed in the modern day military of Germany.

http://www.gutenberg.us/articles/kompanief%C3%BChrer


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Post by Germanicus » 21 Dec 2015, 13:21

Volkssturm-Bataillon 10/19

Chemiker im "Dritten Reich": Die Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft und der ...
By Helmut Maier

Volkssturm-Bataillon 28/17

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Post by Germanicus » 22 Dec 2015, 01:08

The Hitlerjugend were used in the defence of Vienna

Hitlerjugend-Bataillon »Werwolf« Sudostwall
Hitlerjugend-Bataillon »Werwolf« Panzer-Jagdkommandos Wien

It was then merged to form

Kampfgruppe »Werwolf«

which consisted of:

Hitlerjugend-Bataillon I
Hitlerjugend-Bataillon II

http://docslide.de/documents/ringler-ra ... .html#pfb4

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Post by Germanicus » 23 Dec 2015, 03:51

Full list of HJ Gebietsführer (regional leaders)

Gebiet 1 - Ostpreussen: Gebietsführer Albrecht Möller, then Gebietsführer Willi Boeckmann

Gebiet 2 - Mark-Brandenburg: Gebietsführer Hartmut Stegemann, then Oberbannführer Siegfried Döhn

Gebiet 3 - Berlin: Oberbannführer Bayer

Gebiet 4 - Niederschlesien: Oberbannführer Herbert Hirsch

Gebiet 5 - Pommern: Gebietsführer hans Schmitz, then Oberbannführer Gerd Wegner

Gebiet 6 - Nordmark: Gebietsführer Hubert Meiforth

Gebiet 7 - Nordsee: Obergebietsführer Lühr-Hogrese

Gebiet 8 - Niedersachsen: Gebietsführer Willi Blomquist

Gebiet 9 - Westfalen-Nord: Gebietsführer Gustav-Adolf langanke

Gebiet 10 - Ruhr-Niederrhein: Gebietsführer Fritz Striewe

Gebiet 11 - Köln- Aachen: Gebietsführer Hohoff

Gebiet 12 - Moselland: Gebietsführer Rolf Karbach

Gebiet 13 - Hessen-Nassau: Gebietsführer Erich Brandt

Gebiet 14 - Kurhessen: Gebietsführer Rehfeldt

Gebiet 15 - Mittelland: Obergebietsführer Richard Reckewerth

Gebiet 16 - Sachsen: Gebietsführer Franz Schnaedter, then Hauptbannführer Alfred Frank

Gebiet 17 - Thüringen : Gebietsführer Gunther Blum

Gebiet 18 - Franken: Hauptbannführer Raschke

Gebiet 19 - Hochland: Obergebietsführer Emil Klein, then Hauptbannführer Tom Stöckl

Gebiet 20 - Württemberg: Gebietsführer Hugo Wacha, then Gebietsführer Erich Sundermann

Gebiet 21 - Baden: Obergebietsführer Friedhelm Kemper

Gebiet 22 - Bayreuth: Bannführer Willi Hausladen

Gebiet 23 - Mittelelbe: Gebietführer Kurt Kräft

Gebiet 24 - Mecklemburg: Gebietsführer Walter Unger, then Gebietsführer Werner Altendorf

Gebiet 25 - Westmark: Gebietsführer Walter Kröcher

Gebiet 26 - Hamburg: Gebietführer Wilhelm Kohlmeyer

Gebiet 27 - Wien: Hauptbannführer Karl Kowarik

Gebiet 28 - Niederdonau: Bannführer Kurt Sommerfeld

Gebiet 29 - Oberdonau: Hauptbannführer Heinz Kess

Gebiet 30 - Steiermark: Oberbannführer Karl Cink

Gebiet 31 - Kärnten: Oberbannführer Hans Schoas

Gebiet 32 - Salzburg: Bannführer Eduard Danzinger

Gebiet 33 - Tirol-Voralberg: Oberbannführer Otto Weber

Gebiet 34 - Düsseldorf: Hauptbannführer Karl-heinz Hünermund

Gebiet 35 - Sudetenland: Gebietsführer Gunter Prager

Gebiet 36 - Schwaben: Gebietsführer Rudolf Peschke

Gebiet 37 - Danzig-Westpreussen: Gebietsführer Horst Krutschinna, then Hauptbannführer Karl-Heinz Göpfert

Gebiet 38 - Wartheland: Gebietsführer Schmitz

Gebiet 39 - Mainfranken: Hauptbannführer Raschke

Gebiet 40 - Oberschlesien: Gebietführer Werner Altendorf, then Oberbannführer Horst Huisgen

Gebiet 41 - Osthannover: Obergebietsführer Lühr-Hogrese

Gebiet 42 - Westfalen-Süd: Bannführer Wilhelm von Oopen

Gebiet 43 - Böhmen-Mähren: Hauptbannführer Siegfried Zoglmann

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Post by Germanicus » 23 Dec 2015, 04:04

My initial Liste der HJ Banne

Bann Nr Ort Gebiet Obergebiet

B Bann B Blinde der HJ RJF
G Bann G Gehörlose der HJ RJF
J Nürnberg-Stadt Franken / Süd
K Bann K Körperbehinderte der HJ RJF
L München Hochland / Süd

1. Königsberg/ Ostland/ Ost
2. Stettin/ Pommern/ Ost
3. Oberland/ Ostland/ Ost
4. Barten/ Ostland/ Ost
5. Danzig/ Ostland/ Ost
6. Wedding - Reinickendorf/ Berlin/ Ost
7. Liegnitz - Lüben/ Schlesien/ Ost
8. Sternberg/ Kurmark/ Ost
9. Stargard/ Pommern/ Ost
10. Waldenburg/ Schlesien/ Ost
11. Breslau/ Schlesien/ Ost
12. Guben - Crossen/ Kurmark/ Ost
13. Münster/ Westfalen/ West
14. Flatow - Schlochau/ Kurmark/ Ost
15. Minden/ Westfalen/ West
16. Köln-Ost/ Mittelrhein/ West
17. Wuppertal - Barmen/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
18. Tannenberg/ Ostland/ Ost
19. Oberlausitz-Ost/ Schlesien/ Ost
20. Jüterbog - Teltow - Beesk.-Stork./ Kurmark/ Ost
21. Horst Wessel - Prenzlauer Berg/ Berlin/ Ost
22. Gleiwitz/ Schlesien/ Ost
23. Neisse - Grottk./ Schlesien/ Ost
24. Ruppin/ Kurmark/ Ost
25. Aachen/ Mittelrhein/ West
26. Magdeburg/ Mittelelbe/ Mitte
27. Altmark/ Mittelelbe/ Mitte
28. Mittelrhein/ Westmark/ West
29. Eifel/ Westmark/ West
30. Saar-West/ Saarpfalz/ West
31. Altona/ Pinneberg / Nordmark/ Nord
32. Schmalkalden/ Thüringen/ Mitte
33. Nadrauen/ Ostland/ Ost
34. Anklam/ Pommern/ Ost
35. Zauch - Belzig - Brandenburg/ Kurmark/ Ost
36. Halle an der Saale/ Mittelland/ Mitte
37. Wilmersdorf - Zehlendorf/ Berlin/ Ost
38. Frankenstein/ Schlesien/ Ost
39. Düsseldorf/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
40. Donaueschingen/ Baden/ Süd
41. Memel/ Ostland/ Ost
42. Stralsund/ Pommern/ Ost
43. Samland/ Ostland/ Ost
44. Romintern/ Ostland/ Ost
45. Inster/ Ostland/ Ost
46. Schwerin - Meseritz - Züllichau/ Kurmark/ Ost
47. Calau - Luckau/ Kurmark/ Ost
48. Solin - Landsberg an der Warthe/ Kurmark/ Ost
49. Stolp/ Pommern/ Ost
50. Mittelschlesien-Nord/ Schlesien/ Ost
51. Kreuzburg/ Schlesien/ Ost
52. Cottbus - Lübben - Spremberg/ Kurmark/ Ost
53. Köln-Nord/ Mittelrhein/ West
54. Kolberg/ Pommern/ Ost
55. Lippe/ Westfalen/ West
56. Krefeld - Uerdingen/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
57. Wesel/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
58. Glogau/ Schlesien/ Ost
59. Wilhelmshaven-Friesland/ Nordsee/ Nord
60. Obernhausen/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
61. Neukölln - Treptow/ Berlin/ Ost
62. Ratibor/ Schlesien/ Ost
63. Oppeln/ Schlesien/ Ost
64. Uckermark/ Kurmark/ Ost
65. Bergheim/ Mittelrhein/ West
66. Jerichow/ Mittelelbe/ Mitte
67. Bochum/ Westfalen/ West
68. Maifeld/ Westmark/ West
69. Obermosel/ Westmark/ West
70. Saarbrücken/ Saarpfalz/ West
71. Erfurt/ Thüringen/ Mitte
72. Torgau/ Mittelland/ Mitte
73. Mittelweser/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
74. Hannover-Nord/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
75. Bremen/ Nordsee/ Nord
76. Hamburg-West/ Nordmark/ Nord
77. Celle/ Nordsee/ Nord
78. Osnabrück-Stadt/ Nordsee/ Nord
79. Hildesheim/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
80. Wiesbaden/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
81. Frankfurt am Main-Ost/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
82. Göttingen/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
83. Kassel/ Kurhessen/ West
84. Schleswig - Husum - Eiderstedt/ Nordmark/ Nord
85. Dithmarschen - Steinburg/ Nordmark/ Nord
86. Flensburg - Südtondern/ Nordmark/ Nord
87. Westerwald/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
88. Wetzlar/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
89. Schwerin/ Mecklenburg/ Nord
90. Rostock/ Mecklenburg/ Nord
91. Oldenburg/ Nordsee/ Nord
92. Braunschweig-Stadt/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
93. Anhalt/ Mittelelbe/ Mitte
94. Jena/ Thüringen/ Mitte
95. Gotha/ Thüringen/ Mitte
96. Greiz - Schleitz/ Thüringen/ Mitte
97. Strelitz/ Mecklenburg/ Nord
98. Kinzigtal/ Hessen-nassau/ West
99. Ruhr-Ennepe/ Westfalen/ West
100. Dresden-Stadt/ Sachsen/ Mitte
101. Riesa/ Sachsen/ Mitte
102. Zittau/ Sachsen/ Mitte
103. Bautzen/ Sachsen/ Mitte
104. Chemnitz/ Sachsen/ Mitte
105. Annaberg/ Sachsen/ Mitte
106. Auerbach/ Sachsen/ Mitte
107. Leipzig/ Sachsen/ Mitte
108. Dresden-Land/ Sachsen/ Mitte
109. Karlsruhe/ Baden/ Süd
110. Heidelberg/ Baden/ Süd
111. Rastatt/ Baden/ Süd
112. Wertheim/ Baden/ Süd
113. Freiburg im Breisgau/ Baden/ Süd
114. Konstanz/ Baden/ Süd
115. Darmstadt/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
116. Gießen/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
117. Mainz/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
118. Worms/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
119. Stuttgart/ Württemberg/ Süd
120. Donauland/ Württemberg/ Süd
121. Unterland/ Württemberg/ Süd
122. Hohenlohe/ Württemberg/ Süd
123. Ostalb/ Württemberg/ Süd
124. Oberschwaben/ Württemberg/ Süd
125. Schönbuch/ Württemberg/ Süd
126. Schwarzwald/ Württemberg/ Süd
127. Zollernland/ Württemberg/ Süd
128. Weichsel-Ost/ Ostland/ Ost
129. Lichtenberg - Köpenick/ Berlin/ Ost
130. Dortmund/ Westfalen/ West
131. Hamm/ Westfalen/ West
132. Soest - Lippstadt/ Westfalen/ West
133. Zwickau/ Sachsen/ Mitte
134. Plauen im Vogtland/ Sachsen/ Mitte
135. Mark/ Westfalen/ West
136. Iserlohn/ Westfalen/ West
137. Oberruhr/ Westfalen/ West
138. Siegen - Wittgenstein/ Westfalen/ West
139. Döbeln/ Sachsen/ Mitte
140. Königsberg N./ Kurmark/ Ost
141. Lebus - Frankfurt an der Oder/ Kurmark/ Ost
142. Lörrach/ Baden/ Süd
143. Altena/ Westfalen/ West
144. Lünen/ Westfalen/ West
145. Grenzland/ Westfalen/ West
146. Saar-Mitte/ Saarpfalz/ West
147. Grenzwacht/ Ostland/ Ost
148. Emsland/ Nordsee/ Nord
149. Schneidemühl - Dt. Krone/ Kurmark/ Ost
150. Alle/ Ostland/ Ost
151. Masuren/ Ostland/ Ost
152. Ordensland/ Ostland/ Ost
153. Gera/ Thüringen/ Mitte
154. Hirschberg/ Schlesien/ Ost
155. Kreuzbuerg - Stadtmitte/ Berlin/ Ost
156. Beuthen/ Schlesien/ Ost
157. Brieg/ Schlesien/ Ost
158. Bielefeld/ Westfalen/ West
159. Mühlheim an der Ruhr/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
160. Bonn/ Mittelrhein/ West
161. Düren/ Mittelrhein/ West
162. Lübeck/ Mecklenburg/ Nord
163. Rendsburg/ Nordmark/ Nord
164. Weser - Leine/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
165. Harz - Bode/ Mittelelbe/ Mitte
166. Taunus/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
167. Fulda/ Kurhessen/ West
168. Steverland/ Westfalen/ West
169. Lahr/ Baden/ Süd
170. Offenburg/ Baden/ Süd
171. Mannheim/ Baden/ Süd
172. Pforzheim/ Baden/ Süd
173. Essen-Süd/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
174. Saar-Ost/ Saarpfalz/ West
175. Friedeberg - Arnswalde/ Kurkmark/ Ost
176. Lauenburg/ Pommern/ Ost
177. Pirna/ Sachsen/ Mitte
178. Kamenz/ Sachsen/ Mitte
179. Grimma/ Sachsen/ Mitte
180. Hohenasperg/ Württemberg/ Süd
181. Flöha/ Sachsen/ Mitte
182. Freiberg/ Sachsen/ Mitte
183. Herford/ Westfalen/ Kiel
184. Kiel/ Nordmark/ Nord
185. Südholstein/ Nordmark/ Nord
186. Frankfurt am Main-West/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
187. Ostholstein/ Nordmark/ Nord
188. Hamburg-Nord/ Nordmark/ Nord
189. Harburg-Wilhelmsburg/ Nordsee/ Nord
190. Niederelbe/ Nordsee/ Nord
191. Ostfriesland/ Nordsee/ Nord
192. Fritzlar - Homberg/ Kurhessen/ West
193. Neustettin/ Pommern/ Ost
194. Hindenburg/ Schlesien/ Ost
195. Havelland/ Kurmark/ Ost
196. Barnim/ Kurmark/ Ost
197. Prignitz/ Kurmark/ Ost
198. Charlottenburg - Spandau/ Berlin/ Ost
199. Pankow - Weißensee/ Berlin/ Ost
200. Steglitz - Tempelhof/ Berlin/ Ost
201. Moabit - Schöneberg/ Berlin/ Ost
202. Marine-HJ Hamburg/ Nordmark/ Nord
203. Naumburg/ Mittelmand/ Mitte
204. Greifenberg/ Pommern/ Ost
205. Witten/ Westfalen/ West
206. Ölsnitz/ Sachsen/ Mitte
207. Aue/ Sachsen/ Mitte
208. Meißen/ Sachsen/ Mitte
209. Calbe/ Mittelelbe/ Mitte
210. Stollberg/ Sachsen/ Mitte
211. Glauchau/ Sachsen/ Mitte
212. Löbau/ Sachsen/ Mitte
213. Borna/ Sachsen/ Mitte
214. Rochlitz/ Sachsen/ Mitte
215. Oschatz/ Sachsen/ Mitte
216. Dippoldiswalde/ Sachsen/ Mitte
217. Köln-Süd/ Mittelrhein/ West
218. Rudolfstadt - Saalfeld/ Thüringen/ Mitte
219. Sonneberg/ Thüringen/ Mitte
220. Arnstadt/ Thüringen/ Mitte
221. Mühlhausen in Thüringen/ Thüringen/ Mitte
222. Eichsfeld/ Thüringen/ Mitte
223. Südharz - Sondershausen/ Thüringen/ Mitte
224. Marburg/ Kurhessen/ West
225. Süd-Oldenburg/ Nordsee/ Nord
226. Waldeck/ Kurhessen/ West
227. Olpe/ Westfalen/ West
228. Buer/ Westfalen/ West
229. Neuß - Greven - Broich/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
230. Niederberg/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
231. Rhein - Wupper/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
232. Bergisch-Land/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
233. Gladbach-Rheydt/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
234. Viersen-Kempen/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
235. Duisburg-Süd/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
236. Duisburg-Nord/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
237. Moers/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
238. Kleve-Geldern/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
239. Essen-Nord/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
240. Sieg/ Mittelrhein/ West
241. Oberbergisch/ Mittelrhein/ West
242. Jülich/ Mittelrhein/ West
243. Wied/ Westmark/ West
244. Lieser/ Westmark/ West
245. Mittelmosel/ Westmark/ West
246. Hochald/ Westmark/ West
247. Mittelsieg/ Westmark/ West
248. Hunsrück/ Westmark/ West
249. Odenwald/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
250. Goslar/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
251. Gelsenkirchen/ Westfalen/ West
252. Vest/ Westfalen/ West
253. Lahntal/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
254. Wetterau/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
255. Wolfenbüttel-Helmstedt/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
256. Einbeck-Northeim/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
257. Alfeld/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
258. Saarburg/ Westmark/ West
259. Emschertal/ Westfalen/ West
260. Beckum-Warendorf/ Westfalen/ West
261. Weißes Venn/ Westfalen/ West
262. Bottrop-Gladbeck/ Westfalen/ West
263. Teutoburg/ Westfalen/ West
264. Arnsberg/ Westfalen/ West
265. Hörde/ Westfalen/ West
266. Eisleben/ Mittelland/ Mitte
267. Wuppertal-Elberfeld/ Ruhr-Niederrhein/ West
268. Neustadt-Falkenberg/ Schlesien/ Ost
269. Großstrelitz-Kosel/ Schlesien/ Ost
270. Schalauen/ Ostland/ Ost
271. Lüneburger Heide/ Nordsee/ Nord
272. Euskirchen/ Mittelrhein/ West
273. Hannover-Süd/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
274. Meissner/ Kurhessen/ West
275. Sorau/ Kurmark/ Ost
276. Hannover-Neustadt/ Niedersachsen/ Nord
277. Weichsel-West/ Ostland/ Ost
278. Galinden/ Ostland/ Ost
279. Nogat/ Ostland/ Ost
280. Goldberg-Bunzlau/ Schlesien/ Ost
281. Paderborn/ Westfalen/ West
282. Hamburg-Ost/ Nordmark/ Nord
283. Hamburg-Süd/ Nordmark/ Nord
284. Lüneburg-Uelzen/ Nordsee/ Nord
285. Unterweser/ Nordsee/ Nord
286. Osnabrück-Land/ Nordsee/ Nord
287. Offenbach/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
288. Niederald/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
289. Hersfeld/ Kurhessen/ West
290. Pregel/ Ostland/ Ost
291. Natangen/ Ostland/ Ost
292. Angerapp/ Ostland/ Ost
293. Ermland/ Ostland/ Ost
294. Greifswald/ Pommern/ Ost
295. Köslin/ Pommern/ Ost
296. Warmien/ Ostland/ Ost
297. Westpreußen/ Ostland/ Ost
298. Ludwigslust/ Mecklenburg/ Nord
299. Güstrow/ Mecklenburg/ Nord
300. Wanne-Eickel/ Westfalen/ West
301. Bitterfeld/ Mittelland/ Mitte
302. Merseburg/ Mittelland/ Mitte
303. Dill-Eder/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
304. Vogelsberg/ Hessen-Nassau/ West
305. Bamberg/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
306. Stiftland/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
307. Kulmbach/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
308. Rothenburg ob der Tauber/ Franken/ Süd
309. Würzburg-Stadt/ Franken/ Süd
310. Donau/ Hochland/ Süd
311. Regensburg/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
312. Mittelschwaben/ Hochland/ Süd
313. Isar/ Hochland/ Süd
314. Rheinisch-Bergisch/ Mittelrhein/ West
315. Nordschwaben/ Hochland/ Süd
316. Passau/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
317. Ludwigshafen/ Saarpfalz/ West
318. Ostpfalz/ Saarpfalz/ West
319. Ansbach/ Franken/ Süd
320. Allgäu/ Hochland/ Süd
321. Nürnberg-Land/ Franken/ Süd
322. Westpfalz/ Saarpfalz/ West
323. Nordpfalz/ Saarpfalz/ West
324. Fürth i. B./ Franken/ Süd
325. Landsberg/ Hochland/ Süd
326. Werdenfels/ Hochland/ Süd
327. Inntal/ Hochland/ Süd
328. Chiemgau/ Hochland/ Süd
329. Fichtelgebirge/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
330. Koburg/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
331. Aschaffenburg/ Franken/ Süd
332. Landshut/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
333. Weißenburg/ Franken/ Süd
334. Würzburg-Land/ Franken/ Süd
335. Schweinfurt/ Franken/ Süd
336. Berchtesgaden/ Hochland/ Süd
337. Oberland/ Hochland/ Süd
338. Augsburg/ Hochland/ Süd
339. Steinpfalz/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
340. Cham/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
341. Bayerwald/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
342. Rottal/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
343. Donnersberg/ Saarpfalz/ West
344. Bliesgau/ Saarpfalz/ West
345. Amberg/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
346. Straubing/ Bayrische Ostmark/ Süd
347. Oberlausitz-West/ Schlesien/ Ost
348. Glatz/ Schlesien/ Ost
349. Mittelschlesien-Mitte/ Schlesien/ Ost
350. Mittelschlesien-Nord/ Schlesien/ Ost
351. Landeshut/ Schlesien/ Ost
352. Mittelschlesien-Ost/ Schlesien/ Ost
353. Greifenhagen/ Pommern/ Ost
354. Unternahe/ Westmark/ West
355. Ahr/ Westmark/ West
356. Wittenberg/ Mittelland/ Mitte
357. Marienburg/ Sachsen/ Mitte
358. Meiningen/ Thüringen/ Mitte
359. Weimar/ Thüringen/ Mitte
360. Eisenach/ Thüringen/ Mitte
361. Altenburg/ Thüringen/ Mitte
362. Neustadt an der Saale/ Franken/ Süd
363. Gemünden/ Franken/ Süd
364. Schwäbischer Wald/ Württemberg/ Süd
365. Hohenstaufen/ Württemberg/ Süd
366. Bussen/ Württemberg/ Süd

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Xavier » 23 Dec 2015, 18:35

a silly question, since Vs is not my area of expertise..where Vs conscripts issued wehrpass and dogtags...?
did Hj members attached to Vs ditto..?
if so, how where wehrpass stamped..?
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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 24 Dec 2015, 02:15

Dear Xavier - Merry Christmas

No question such as this is silly. All is good.

An extensive collection of Volkssturm Erkennungsmarken [Volkssturm dogtags ] can be found at http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ ... p?t=734836

Excellent examples of the Volkssturm Wehrpass can be found in Google images utilising the image search.

An excellent example of how the Volkssturm Wehrpass were stamped can be located at http://www.ulricofengland.com/prodshow/ ... 06596.html

The initial intention during the organisational creation of the Hitlerjugend units was that they not be incorporated in actual Volkssturm-Bataillons and were separate in their identity. however in the chaos of the final months of the The Third Reich one cannot be so sure if this separation occurred.

I have covered this in my earlier posts. I hope I have assisted your inquiry.

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Xavier » 29 Dec 2015, 01:48

thanks a lot Mark... its just that I am more versed in field gear and equipment, never checked VS before, and yes, just googled Volkssturm wehrpass..thansk for the advice, wish you a happy new year...!

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Post by Germanicus » 01 Jan 2016, 15:43

Volkssturmeinheit Jenaer
Volkssturmeinheit Abschnitt der Autobahnlinie Köln-Hannover
Volkssturmeinheit Braunlage
Volkssturmeinheit Bemstädter
Volkssturmeinheit Storkow

Standard Google search on Chrome.

Volkssturm-Bataillon Trebsen

http://muldental-history.de/index.php/g ... ne-brucke/

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Post by Germanicus » 02 Jan 2016, 08:59

Further Hitlerjugend Bann Listing [Work in Progress]

Please note German Umlauts ä ö ü ß Ä Ö Ü have not been included as of yet and will be added once the Hitlerjugend list has been fully compiled and completed. Certain units were assigned Bann numbers, however I have not found which towns they were from at this point in time. I am not aware as of yet, if all Bann numbers were assigned.

Units

A Bann corresponded with the military equivalent of regiment. A Bann consisted of about 3,000 members. By Bann there were usually six administrative agencies actively to lead the government in the right direction. A Oberbann was the overarching administrative body of several Banne. For local government, the youth were HJ-Standorten responsible. The HJ-Standorten were administrative units that were engaged in the personnel of all members within their jurisdiction.

Each Gau (political district) in Nazi Germany included a Hitler Jugend-Gebiet (administrative district for the Hitler Youth). There were 43 Gebiete which the government cared for in order to control it and around 75 000 members of the Hitler Youth. Within each Gebiet there were six different departments (Hauptabteilungen) which each contributed different responsibilities: staff, sport and preparatory military training, cultural activities and ideological training, social services, housing and legal issues. Each Gebiet was responsible for the education and training camps of the youth within the region. Two or more HJ-Gebietsführerschulen were within a Gebiet posted. These schools led (potential) leaders of the Hitler Youth at board level within Gebiet. The so-called Obergebiete then formed an umbrella and also top tier of the Hitler Youth. The Obergebiete above were administrative in nature and normally include four to six Gebiete. Before the start of the war there were five Obergebiete but by annexing and occupying other countries during the war and the administration-technical problems that the large size of the Obergebiete brought with them, the number Obergebiete to 1943 to 48.

http://www.go2war2.nl/artikel/1884/Hitl ... tm?page=13

Bann Number, Name, Gebeit

367 Neidenburg / Ostpreussen
368 Neeskow­Storkow / Mark Brandenburg
369 Finsterwalde / Mark Brandenburg
370 Templin / Mark Brandenburg
371 Schneidemuhl / Pommern
372 Bernau / Mark Brandenburg
373 Pritzwalk / Mark Brandenburg
374 Potsdam / Mark Brandenburg
375 Waldenburg / Niederschlesien
376 Trebnitz / Niederschlesien
377
378 Sagan / Niederschlesien
379 Reichenbach/ Eule / Niederschlesien
380 Wittingen / Ost-Hannover
381 Leer / Ostfriesl / Nordsee
382 Oldenburg-Land / Nordsee
383
384 (Elbmunding) Cuxhaven / Ost-Hannover
385 Hoxter / Westfalen- Nord
386 Aachen-Land / Koln- Aachen
387 Bergheim / Koln- Aachen
388 Schleiden / Koln- Aachen
389 Geilenkirchen / Koln- Aachen
390
391 Hermeskeil / Moselland
392 Schluchtern / Hessen-Nassau
393 Hofgeismar / Kurhessen
394 Halle-Land / Mittelland
395 Bad Liebenwerda / Mittelland
396 Delitzsch / Mittelland
397 Sangerhausen / Mittelland
398 Zeitz / Mittelland
399 Querfurt / Mittelland
400
401 Calw /
402 Boblingen /
403 Tuttlingen /
404 Mosbach /
405 Waldshut /
406 Bruchsal /
407 Villingen /
408 Uberlingen /
409 Haldensleben /
410 Stendal /
411 Kothen /
412
413 Wismar /
414 Waren /
415 Parchim /
416 Malchin /
417 Hamburg-Harburg /
418 Steinburg /
419 Neumunster /
420 Hamburg-Wandsbeck /
421 Hamburg-Mitte /
422 Hamburg-Bergedorf /
423
424 Hamburg-Hafen /
425 Rottweil /
426 Horb /
427 Leonberg /
428 Vaihingen / Enz /
429 Reutlingen /
430
431 Friedrichshafen /
432 Wangen/Allgau /
433 Saulgau /
434
435 Munsingen /
436 Nurtingen /
437 Goppingen /
438 Heidenheim /
439 Schwabisch Gmund /
440 Backnang /
441
442 Oehringen /
443 Bad Mergentheim /
444
445 Hoya , Grafschaft /
446 Nienburg /
447 Wolfenbuttel /
448 Peine /
449
450 Duderstadt /
451 [assigned]
452 Blankenburg / Harz /
453 [assigned]
454 Aichach /
456 Bockenem /
457
458
459
460
461
462 Butow /
463 Molln /
464 Erkelenz /
465
466
467
468
469 Dinslaken /
470 Geldern /
471 Memel /
472
473 Heydekrug /
474
475 Lindau /
476
477
478
479 Hettstedt /
480
481 Pilsen /
482 Prag /
483 [assigned]
484 Kitzsingen / Gerolshofen /
485 Olmutz /
486 Mahrisch-Ostrau /
487
488
489 Iglau /
490 Brunn /
491 Wien-Ottakring /
492
493 Dillingen /
494 Augsburg-Land /
495 Neuburg / a. d. Donau /
496
497 Neubistritz /
498 Niebull /
499 Pinneberg /
500 Bentheim /
501 Wien, Bezirk I /
502 Wien-Ost, Bezirk II /
503 Wien-Sud, Bezirk III /
504 Wien, Bezirk IV /
505 Wien-Modling, Bezirk V /
506 Wien-Schonbrunn, Bezirk VI /
507 Wien-West, Bezirk VII /
508 Wien, Bezirk VIII /
509 Wien, Bezirk IX /
510 Tulln /
511 Baden / b. Wien /
512 Bruck/ a. d. Leitha /
513 Wiener-Neustadt /
514 Eisenstadt /
515 Ober-Pullendorf /
516 St. Polten /
517 Scheibbs /
518 Amstetten, Schloss Edlach /
519 Melk /
520 Zwettl /
521 Waidhofen /
522 Krems /
523 Korneuburg /
524 Laa/a. d. Thaya /
525 Ganserndorf /
526 Neunkirchen /
527 Lilienfeld /
528 Gmund /
529 Horn /
530 Hollabrunn /
531 Linz-Stadt /
532 Linz-Mulhviertel­West /
533 Rohrbach /
534 Freistadt / Oberdonau /
535 Perg /
536 Steyr /
537 Kirchdorf / Krems /
538 Gmunden /
539 [assigned]
540
541
542 Scharding /
543 Wels /
544 [assigned]
545 Graz-Stadt /
546 Feldbach /
547 Hartberg /
548 Bruck/a.d. Mur /
549 Leoben /
550 Liezen /
551 Judenberg /
552 Deutsch-Landsberg /
553 Leibnitz /
554 Graz-Land /
555 Mureck /
556 FUrstenfeld /
557 Oberwart /
558 Sulz /
559
560
561 Klagenfurt /
562
563 Volkermarkt /
564 [assigned]
565 Spittal / a. d. Drau /
566 Weiz / b. Graz /
567
568 Wolfsberg /
569 Innsbruck-Stadt /
570 Landeck /
571 Schwaz /
572 Kufstein /
573 Dornbirn /
574 Bludenz /
575 Reutte /
576 Imst /
577 Kitzbuhel /
578 Salzburg-Stadt /
579 Hallein /
580 Bischofshofen /
581 Tamsweg /
582 Zell a. See /
583 Salzburg-Land /
584 Innsbruck-Land /
585 Nikolsburg /
586 Znaim /
587 Kaplitz /
588
589 Aussergefild /
590 Hermagor /
591 Bregenz /
592
593 Wasserburg /
594 Traunstein /
595 Miesbach /
596 Hannoversch Munden /
597 Braunschweig-Land /
598
599 Osterode / Harz /
600 Lingen /
601 Asch /
602 Aussig /
603 Barn /
604 Bischofteinitz /
605 Bohmisch Leipa /
606 Brux /
607 Braunau /
608 Deutsch-Gabel /
609 Dux /
610 Eger /
611 Falkenau /
612 Freiwaldau /
613 Freudenthal /
614 Gablonz /
615 Friedland /
616 Graslitz /
617 Landskron /
618 Hohenelbe /
619 Hohenstadt /
620 Jagerndorf /
621 Kaaden /
622 Karlsbad /
623 Komotau /
624 Leitmeritz /
625 Luck /
626 Marienbad /
627 Mahrisch Schonberg /
628 Zwittau /
629 Mies /
630 Neutitschein /
631 Reichenberg /
632 Rumburg /
633 Saaz /
634 Sternberg /
635 Tachau /
636 Teplitz-Schonau /
637 Tetschen /
638 Trautenau /
639 Troppau /
640 Gotenhafen /
641 Berent /
642 Dirschau /
643 Konitz /
644 [assigned]
645 Graudenz /
647 Danzig-Land /
648 Thorn /
649 Bromberg /
650
651 Posen /
652
653 Samter /
654
655 Lissa /
656
657 Jarotschin /
658 (Rawitsch-Gostingen) Rawitsch /
659 Hohensalza /
660 Dietfurt /
661
662 (Kutno)Leslau /
663 Litzmannstadt-Stadt /
664 Litzmannstadt-Land /
665 Kalisch /
666 Pabianice /
667 Ostrowo /
668 Kattowitz /
669 Konigshutte /
670
671
672 Teschen /
673 Eupen /
674 Malmedy /
675
676
677
678
679 Zichenau /
680
681 Mackeim /
682
683 Naugard /
684
685 Belgard /
686
687
688
689 Schlochau /
690 Jarmen /
691 Nordenham /
692
693 Bremervorde /
694 Kehlheim /
695
696
697 Wunsiedel /
698
699
700
701
702 Homburg / Saar /
703 Pirmasens /
704 Kusel /
705 Rockinghausen /
706 Kirchheimbolanden /
707 Neustadt/ a. d. W. /
708 Speyer /
709 Saargemund /
710
711
712 Metz-Stadt /
713 Metz-Land /
714
715
716
717 Crossen /
718 [assigned]
719
720
721
722
723 Rathenow /
724
725 Buchen /
726 Kehl /
727 Sinsheim /
728 Sackingen /
729 Stockach /
730 Buhl /
731 Enmendingen /
732 Mullheim /
733 Wolfach /
734 Neustadt /
735 Weissenburg /
736 Hagenau /
737 Zabern /
738 Strassburg-Stadt /
739 Nolsheim /
740 Strassburg-Land /
741 Schlettstadt /
742 Rappoltsweiler /
743 Kolmar /
744 Gebweiler /
745 Tann /
746 Mulhausen /
747 Altkirch /
748
749 Osterburg /
750 Zerbst /
751 Hamersleben /
752 Wanzleben /
753 Genthin /
754 Stassfurt /
755
756 Schwerin-Land /
757 Rostock-Land /
758 Hagenow /
759 Schonberg /
760
761 Melsungen /
762
763
764
765 Bernkastel /
766 [assigned]
767 [assigned]
768
769
770
771 Montabaur /
772
773
774 Erlangen /
775
776
777
778 [assigned]
779
780
781
782 Labiau /
783
784
785
786 [assigned]
787
788 [assigned]
789 Sichelberg /
790
791 Gleidingen /
792
793 (Friedland) Bartenstein /
794
795
796 Plohnen /
797
798
799
800
801
802
803 Lauban /
804
805
806
807 Ohlau /
808
809
810 Jauer
811
812
813
814
815
816
817
818 Eckernforde /
819 Brunsbuttel /
820 Flensburg-Land /
821
822 Segeberg /
823
824
825 Bad Zwischenahn /
826
827
828
829
830
831 Dannenberg /
832
833
834
835 [assigned]
836 [assigned]
837 [assigned]
838 [assigned]
839 [assigned]
840 Monschau /
841
842 [assigned]
843
844
845 [assigned]
846
847
848
849
850 Starnberg /
851
852
853
854 Pfaffenhofen /
855 Furstenfeldbruck /
856 Ebersberg /
857
858 Forchheim /
859
860 [assigned]
861 Kulmbach /
862 Kronach /
863 [assigned]
864 Vilshofen /
865 [assigned]
866 [assigned]
867 Mainburg /
868 Zwiesel /
869
870
871
872
873
874
875
876 Deutsch Eylau /
877 Stuhm /
878
879 Erding /
880
881 Tuchel /
882 Kulm /
883
884
885
886
887
888 [assigned]
889
890
891
892
893
894
895
896
897
898
899
900
901
902
903
904 Konin /
905
906
907
908 Lentschutz /
909
910
911
912
913
914

934 [assigned]

944 Groningen /
945 Salzgitter /

949 Krainburg /

“J” Nurnberg /
"L” Munchen /
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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 02 Jan 2016, 16:13

The Backbone of Der Deutscher Volkssturm: The Hitler Youth in WWII.

[3rd Levy. 600,000 16—19-year-olds, plus some 15-year-old volunteers, in about 1,040 battalions; mostly 16-year-old Hitler Youths trained in the Wehrertuchtigungslager.]

Compiled by A.M. de Quesada

In order for a regime to survive time, there must be support for it in future generations. Hitler was well aware of this and planned for it. The Hitler-Jugend (Hitler Youth) was Hitler's tool to ensure that the younger generation would be totally loyal to the Nazi regime and that they would be willing to fight in the upcoming war. Hitler called them "the guarantee of the future." He saw the Hitler Youth as being untainted by the Weimar Republic and believed that they were the only organization that he could trust without reservation. Seeing this trust, it is not surprising that he gave important responsibilities to the Hitler Youth during the war years. Neither are the final sacrifices in the last hours of the Reich.

The Hitler Youth, like most of the party organizations, was formed on a military model. The members wore uniforms similar to the SA. Hitler wanted them to be "quick like greyhounds, tough like leather, and hard like Krupp steel." In the years before the war, the Hitler Youth incorporated more military style drill in the training of its members. All boys were given firearms training, starting with small caliber rifles and then moving up to regular infantry pieces. They sent those who excelled to sharpshooter and sniper school. The services of these boy snipers were offered to the army and the Waffen-SS. The army snatched them up and placed them in reserve units. All of this military training fostered an aggressive spirit that could be realized only in actual combat. The Hitler Youth was in essence providing Germany with cannon-fodder for the war.

All military services in the world have different branches or specialties within. The Hitler Youth was no exception. In order to maintain the interest of the boys, as well as to provide needed military skills, the Hitler Youth created many special formations.

One of the largest of these special formations was the Flieger-HJ or Flying Hitler Youth. Members were distinguished by wearing Luftwaffe-blue uniforms. The purpose of the Flying Hitler Youth was to learn the basics of flying. Members spent their first two years building model gliders. They would also be taught the theory of flight. The closest they would get to a real glider was when they manned the catapult that launched an older boy in glider training. After completing the model phase, they graduated to real gliders. They would attempt to earn A, B, and finally C levels of glider certifications. The Luftwaffe supported close relationships between its personnel and those of the Flieger-HJ. This is not surprising since the Luftwaffe wanted eventually to train them as pilots for their fighters and bombers. Sometimes they would actually take up members for flights in bombers or fighters (two seaters, of course). Members who showed promise were made a future Fahnrich, or officer cadet in the Luftwaffe. This was to ensure that when the boys became old enough for military service, no other branch could take them.

Hitler Youth members who were not interested in flying could join the Motor-HJ. When a boy reached 16, the age at which a driver's license could be obtained, he could petition for entrance. Members had to log their driving hours like a pilot. Eighty hours a year were required for continued membership. They also had to have 105 hours of mechanic experience as well. These boys were also being groomed for their own special place in the military. A memorandum from the Reichsjugendfuhrung stated, "It is self-evident that members of the Motor-HJ will later serve in the motorized units of the Wehrmact." Members were especially drawn to units of the SS since all SS units were fully motorized.

Other special formations included the Marine-HJ, who trained with the navy. The highlight of the naval training was a cruise on the navy's training ship Horst Wessel. There were smaller units for future medics, a cavalry unit that was mainly for rural boys, and the Flakhelfer, a unit of anti-aircraft helpers. The older boys in the anti-aircraft units actually manned the guns. Younger boys manned the searchlights and were assigned as messengers.

In 1943, the SS decided to create a special division of the Waffen-SS comprised of Hitler Youth. This division was eventually called the 12th SS-Panzer Division Hitlerjugend. Fifty Wehrmacht officers who had been Hitler Youth leaders were transferred to the Hitlerjugend division.

Promising Hitler Youth members received orders to NCO school. In the Summer of 1943, 10,000 boys reported for basic training. Many of these boys had not yet turned 17. They were treated exactly like other soldiers with one exception; the Hitlerjugend Division received a sweet ration in lieu of the usual cigarette ration other soldiers got. The division first went into battle in June 1944 against the Canadians during the Normandy campaign. They managed to destroy 28 tanks while losing only 6 of their own. The ferocity of this division was said to be "seldom equalled and never excelled during the whole campaign." Despite the fact that the division fought well, it paid a heavy price. After only one month the division lost 20% of its men. Forty percent were wounded and 50% of its armored vehicles were lost. By September 1944, the division was in retreat, with only 600 men left. All of its tanks were gone and there was no ammunition left for artillery support. Field Marshal von Rundstedt said, "It is a pity that this faithful youth is sacrificed in a hopeless situation."

Hitler Youth units were heavily involved in building the defenses in Germany. In the Summer of 1944, a Flieger-HJ unit was deployed to Eastern Germany to assist in the construction of anti-tank traps. These traps were mostly big ditches. One boy assigned to the digging said that he hoped to get home soon because, "my mother will give me a mighty good thrashing. She will never believe me when I tell her that they sent us to dig trenches." The Westwall, the German's name for the Siegfried Line, was entirely rebuilt in 1944 by Hitler Youth. By this time, the draft had taken many of the older leaders of the Hitler Youth. Younger boys were promoted faster and faster. On the Westwall, a 16 year old boy could be a Gefolgschaftsf?hrer in command of 800 boys. The Unterbannf?hrer in charge of the Westwall was 17 years old and in charge of over 2,800 boys. Soon, the Westwall was completed, the boys were sent home, and the Allies over-ran the Siegfried Line. The Allies were now in Germany proper. The hour of the Hitler Youth's final sacrifice was at hand.

In October 1944, all males aged 16 to 60 were required to join the Volkssturm, or Home Guard. The recruits were usually either very young or old enough to be veterans of the First World War. These units were often trained and commanded by high ranking Hitler Youth members. One such leader who was 17 at the time remarked about his troops, "I stood in front of a platoon of the Volkssturm. Of the 45 men, only 10 were Hitler Youth members; the others were in their 40's and 50's. Herr Wolff, whose son had fallen as a sergeant in the Waffen-SS, was 65. I eyed them with some apprehension: undisciplined, over-aged, unfit civilians wearing black-red armbands with the inscription Deutsche Wehrmacht. I felt very self-conscious as their leader. Some were the fathers of my school friends."

The Hitler Youth members were the backbone of the Volkssturm since they had been receiving military training for ten years. The most effective weapon they used was the Panzerfaust, a type of simple but effective anti-tank bazooka that even an 11 year old could fire. Their training was such that Reichsjugendfuhrer Axmann stated in a memorandum that, "from the Hitler Youth has emerged a movement of young tank busters. There is only victory or annihilation." Hitler Youth units would regularly ambush American infantry units. If they were cornered, they would fight to the last child. An American Lieutenant-Colonel said of an artillery unit whose oldest member was 12, "rather than surrender, the boys fought until killed." In April 1945, 5,000 Hitler Youths were detailed to defend the Havel River in Berlin. Their mission was to hold the bridgehead until Wenck's army could relieve them. Unfortunately, Wenck's army existed only in Hitler's mind. After 5 days of fighting there were only 500 boys who were physically capable of fighting. Children were being thrown into the cauldron all over Germany to fight in a war that was good as lost.

One group of Hitler Youth that was captured in Munich was given a detailed tour of a place only spoke of in whispers: Dachau. After seeing the railway cars filled with corpses, the survivors, and the crematoriums, the boys' world collapsed. One boy said of the experience, "that night was a sleepless one. The impact of what we had seen was too great to be immediately digested. I could not help but cry."

The war being over, the members of the Hitler Youth were back to being regular civilians. It was a hard adjustment for many to go from being high ranking officers in the Hitler Youth to schoolboys. When Alfons Heck heard that his school might reopen soon thought that "the idea of going back to school seemed preposterous. What could we learn after this?" While the adult leaders of the Hitler Youth were on trial in Nuremberg, some Hitler Youth members were on trial as well. Heck was in the French sector and was tried for prolonging the war. He was sentenced to 2 years restriction in his hometown, 6 months expulsion from the college (it was not open anyway) and a month of hard labor. One job that he was required to do was to exhume the mass grave of French prisoners. He and other Nazis were required to be de-Nazified. The French showed them films from the death camps. Heck and many others could not believe that the films were real which enraged the French. It took Heck 30 years to accept a sense of guilt for the Holocaust. I have been unable to find any account of the Americans or the British trying the members of the Hitler Youth. I believe that they simply could not comprehend the fact that the Hitler Youth members were much more fanatic Nazis than most. They probably treated the youths as misguided children.

During the post-war years, Alfons Heck realized that he, was an especially tainted citizen of the most despised nation on the face of the Earth. . . ."I developed a harsh resentment toward our elders, especially our educators . . . they had delivered us, their children, into the cruel power of a new God." That "god" had nearly destroyed an entire generation of German children.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Heck, A. 1985. A Child of Hitler: Germany in the Days When God Wore a Swastika. Frederick, CO: Renaissance House.
Koch, H. W. 1975. The Hitler Youth. New York: Stein and Day.
____________. 1985. "Young People: For or Against the Nazis?". History Today 35, (October): 15-21.
Peukert, D. J. K. 1987. Inside Nazi Germany. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Rempel, G. 1975. Hitler's Children: The Hitler Youth and the SS. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

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Post by Germanicus » 02 Jan 2016, 16:43

List of HJ Wehrertüchtigungslager and Reichsausbildungslager

Here is the complete list of HJ WEL (HJ pre-military training camps) as at 29.5.1943. I have also included a list of known Reichsausbildungslager (this list is not dated but has been culled from various sources).

If anyone comes across or has any additions for WEL camps created after 5.9.1943 please add them!



Reichsausbildungslager. This is an ongoing list and is not related to the date in the thread title.

Reichsausbildungslager I Greibensee
Reichsausbildungslager II Germeter
Reichsausbildungslager III Eningen
Reichsausbildungslager IV Stegskopf (Prinz Eugen)

Reichsausbildunglager des HJ Streifendienstes Freusburg
Reichsausbildungslager II (Nachrichten-HJ) Metz

Reichsausbildungslager der germanischen Jugend Heiligenstadt



WEL as at 29th of May 1943


Wehrertüchtigungslager 1
Schippenbeil/Ostpreußen Nordost (Wehrkreis I)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 2
Hochwalde III Spree (Wehrkreis III)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 3
Glöwen/Westprignitz Spree (Wehrkreis III)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 4
Raudten, Kreis Lüben/Schlesien Südost (Wehrkreis VIII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 5
Goddentow near Lauenburg Ostsee (Wehrkreis II)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 6
Kaiserhain Nordsee

Wehrertüchtigungslager 7
Nordholz, Kreis Wesermünde Nordsee (Wehrkreis X)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 8
Härmelheide near Eystrup, Kreis Nienburg Mitte (Wehrkreis XI)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 9
Oer near Recklinghausen West (Wehrkreis V)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 10
Himmrich, Kreis Geilenkirchen, b.Aachen West (Wehrkreis V)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 11
Mausbach near Stolberg West (Wehrkreis VI)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 12
Kirchberg/Mosel Rhein (Wehrkreis XII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 13
Emmerichhain/Westerwald Rhein (Wehrkreis XII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 14
Homberg near Kassel Fulda-Werra (Wehrkreis IX)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 15
Külso near Wittenberg Elbe (Wehrkreis IV)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 16
Neukirchen/Erzgebirge Elbe (Wehrkreis IV)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 17
Ranis/Thüringen Fulda-Werra (Wehrkreis IX)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 18
Eschenbach near Grafenwöhr Main (Wehrkreis XIII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 19
Königsdorf near Bad Tölz Süd (Wehrkreis VII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 20
Kuchberg near Geisslingen Südwest (Wehrkreis V)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 21
Hauenstein near Annweiler Südwest (Wehrkreis V)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 22
Gutenthau near Bayreuth Main (Wehrkreis XIII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 23
Beese, Kreis Salzweder , Altmark Mitte (Wehrkreis IX)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 24
Waren/Müritz , Mecklenburg Ostsee (Wehrkreis II)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 25
Dörrenbach near Bergzabern Rhein (Wehrkreis XII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 26
Wenzendorf near Tostedt Nordsee (Wehrkreis X)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 27
Neustift near Rohrendorf Donau (Wehrkreis XVII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 28
Reichenau Donau (Wehrkreis XVII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 29
Kammerschärfling Donau (Wehrkreis XVII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 30
St.Ruprecht Alpenland (Wehrkreis XVIII)

Nr. 31 not listed

Wehrertüchtigungslager 32
St.Gilgen Alpenland (Wehrkreis XVIII)

Nr. 33 not listed

Wehrertüchtigungslager 34
Malsbenden West (Wehrkreis VI)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 35
Dubenetz, Kreis Trautenau, Sudetengau Südost (Wehrkreis VIII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 36
Harburg near Donauwörth Süd (Wehrkreis VII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 37
Nielsbuben Weichsel (Wehrkreis XX)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 38
Bergstadt near Birnbaum Warthe (Wehrkreis XXI)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 39
Fladungen II (Rhön) Main (Wehrkreis XIII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 40
Bad Königsdorf, Kreis Rybnik, Oberschlesien Südost (Wehrkreis VIII)

Wehrertüchtigungslager 45
Franzenthal near Jablonetz an der Isar Donau (Wehrkreis XVII)


Germanische Jugend G 1
Stegekopf (Prinz Eugen), Westerwald Rhein (Wehrkreis XII)

Germanische Jugend G 2
Heiligenstadt, Thüringen Fulda-Werra (Wehrkreis IX)

Germanische Jugend G 3
Wehrertüchtigungslager Millstättersee near Spittal, Kärnten. Alpenland (Wehrkreis XVIII). For dutch, flemish, walloon, norwegian and danish youth. See this clip: 1943-04-xx - Descheg-Monatsschau Nr. 14 (21m 25s, 720x544)). This WEL may also be referred to as "Seeboden" or "Seeblick" in some sources.

Subsequently created:

01.08.1943
SS-Ausbildungskommando
Wehrertüchtigungslager 33 (included alpine training)
Rautz, Arlberg Alpenland (Wehrkreis XVIII)

29.08.1943
SS-Ausbildungskommando
Kiew Ergänzungsamt Russia-south
Wehrertüchtigungslager VD 1
for the volksdeutsche ukranian youth

05.09.1943
SS-Ausbildungskommando
Neukuhren/Samland, Ostpreußen Nordost (I)
Wehrertüchtigungslager VD 2
for the estonian and lithuanian volksdeutsche youth.

SS-Ausbildungskommando
Eisentratten near Gmünd Alpenland (XVIII)
Wehrertüchtigungslager VD 3
for the slovakian and Banat volksdeutsche youth


Additions:

August 1943
Marine-HJ Wehrertüchtigungslager I Lauben was attended by this boy (Zempelburg has been struck through)

In existence June 1944: Marine-HJ Wehrertüchtigungslager Attersee (alt: "Kammersee") in HJ-Gebiet 29 Oberdonau.

15.3.44:
Marine-HJ Wehrertüchtigungslager Köge (Zeeland, near Copenhagen) existed 15.3.44.In existence in 1945 Reference here.

In existence in 1945:
Wehrertüchtugungslager Vallø (Vallö) in Denmark

24.7.1943
Wehrertüchtigungslager 3, Vogelsang I, Gebiet 11 Köln-Aachen

Wehrertüchtigungslager in Denmark:

Koege (Zeeland, near Copenhagen)

Marine-HJ: Bornholm

Source:
Kriegstagebuch
Der Abt. Ia des Befehlshabers der deutschen Truppen in Dänemark.

15.3.44:
Vom Höheren Kommando Kopenhagen für das Wehrertüchtigungslager Köge beantragte Waffen
konnten nicht zur Verfugung gestellt werden.

2.11.44:
Seit dem Aufruf des Volkssturms ist die Verlegung der Wehrertüchtigungslager der H.J. im
Einsatzfall nicht mehr notwendig. Die Angehörigen bis Jahrgang 28 können zum Kampf
eingesetzt werden. Die Landesgruppenleitung verlegt die Wehrertüchtigungslager, um die
Jungen im Einsatzfall besser einsetzen zu können.

Von der Insel Bornholm ist das Wehrertüchtigungslager der Marine-H.J. zu verlegen.
Entsprechende Anweisung ergeht an Admiral Skagerrak.

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 02 Jan 2016, 16:44

Hitlerjugend: Wehrertüchtigungslagern (WEL)

Published: 23 January 2012
Last Updated: 07 April 2012

Hitlerjugend: An In-Depth History: Wehrertüchtigungslagern (WEL)
by Arvo L. Vercamer

In March of 1942, per Hitler's decree, the German Nationalist Socialist party began to organize military fitness camps, Wehrertüchtigungslagern (WEL), for all male youths aged between 14 and 18 years. The goals of the various classes in the camps were to provide positive Nationalist Socialist indoctrination to its members and also to prepare the youth for future military service (akin to basic infantry training). The program was strong in physical fitness regimens as well as military disciplines such as, but not limited to weapons handling, map reading skills, marksmanship, camouflage intricacies, etc.

Gerd Hein was selected to be the Inspector General of the WEL camp system. Gerd Hein was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak leaves award recipient and later, he was promoted to be a battalion commander (Btls.Kdr.) in the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend". By May of 1942, the first WEL camps were ready for operation.

The majority of the WEL's were designed to operate in both summer and winter seasons. Because of the close association between the Wehrmacht and the WEL's, the Wehrmacht provided nearly all of the needed training equipment and hardware for the HJ recruits to use. The facilities were not like regular military barracks; they were far more full service in scope with complete dining facilities, lecture halls, shops, etc. A key goal of the camps was to eliminate social backgrounds; sons of German Barons and nobles bunked together with sons of farmers and blue-collar workers. Each camp was supposed to contain ample sports facilities, shooting ranges and a swimming pool and was designed to accommodate close to 500 boys. Each recruit received a thorough medical examination upon entry and if required, would receive full dental care - the young boy should arrive in the Wehrmacht with good teeth!

In general, the duration of each WEL course was three weeks, though of note is that all of the HJ volunteers for the 12th SS Panzer Division served for four weeks (this was a situation unique only to those HJ candidates). Each WEL class could accommodate approximately 200 HJ boys. 15 combat experienced German Heer (Army) or Waffen-SS non-commissioned officers were assigned as basic instructors to each class running. A HJ-Führer, typically a Heer or Waffen-SS officer, would be the commander over each class of HJ boys. At the completion of the regular WEL classes, the HJ candidate was normally returned to his home. Badges and certificates could be won for extra special achievement; this was an added incentive to do one's best. Nearly every HJ member received, at the end of his training session, a "Kreigsausbildungsschein" (K-Schein) - a certificate stating that the recruit is certified to fight in a war.

By the end of 1943, over 225 WEL camps were erected throughout the German Reich. Of those 225, 39 WEL camps were staffed exclusively by the Waffen-SS. The WEL camps at Kaiserslautern, Kuchberg and Wildflecken were just a few of the WEL camps operated by the Waffen-SS.

Regardless of where the HJ recruit was trained, they counted as being among the best soldiers Germany had to offer. Of the approximately 500 "Ritterkreuzträger" of the German Armied Forces of the Second World War, 17 HJ members received the "Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz"; 5 HJ members received the "Schwerter zum Eichenlaub" and two HJ members received the "Eichenlaub mit Schwertern und Brillianten".

These individuals included, Hauptmann (CPT) Joachim Marseilles (the star of Africa with 152 aerial kills to his credit); Hauptmann Baumbach; Oberleutnant Ostermann, etc.

The following known WEL camps were known to have been established (additional sites are sure to have existed):

HJ-Gebiet 1 (Ostpreussen) - WEL II - Rodensee
HJ-Gebiet 2 (Mark Brandenburg) - WEL I - am Odersee
HJ-Gebiet 3 (Berlin) - WEL - Dreetz am Schäferberg
HJ-Gebiet 3 (Berlin) - WEL I - Glöwen
HJ-Gebiet 3 (Berlin) - Sommerlager - Klein Koris
HJ-Gebiet 4 (Niederschlesien) - WEL - Kunzendorf
HJ-Gebiet 4 (Niederschlesien) - WEL IV - Bartnig, Kreis Militsch
HJ-Gebiet 4 (Niedersch.) - Vormilitärische Schiessausbildungslager - Gross Iser
HJ-Gebiet 5 (Ostsee/Pommern) - WEL - Gross Born bei Neustettin
HJ-Gebiet 5 (Ostsee/Pommern) - WEL I - Goddentow, Kreis Lauenberg
HJ-Gebiet 5 (Ostsee/Pommern) - WEL II - Westfahlenhof
HJ-Gebiet 5 (Ostsee/Pommern) - Sommerlager - Lubmin
HJ-Gebiet 6 (Nordmark) - WEL IV - Leck-Schmörhohn
HJ-Gebiet 6 (Nordmark) - Sommerlager für Motor-HJ - Fissau bei Eutin
HJ-Gebiet 7 (Nordsee) - unknown
HJ-Gebiet 8 (Niedersachsen) - WEL II - Hämmelheide
HJ-Gebiet 9 (Westfahlen Nord) - WEL - Augustdorf bei Sennelager
HJ-Gebiet 9 (Westfahlen Nord) - WEL I - Haltern in Westfahlen
HJ-Gebiet 9 (Westfahlen Nord) - WEL IV - Mariawald
HJ-Gebiet 10 (Ruhr Niederrhein) - WEL III - Harzbeck bei Geldern
HJ-Gebiet 11 (Köln-Aachen) - WEL - Geilenkirchen
HJ-Gebiet 11 (Köln-Aachen) - WEL - Germeter
HJ-Gebiet 11 (Köln-Aachen) - WEL - Kohlenscheid
HJ-Gebiet 11 (Köln-Aachen) - WEL - Marlsbeuden
HJ-Gebiet 11 (Köln-Aachen) - WEL - Süggerath
HJ-Gebiet 11 (Köln-Aachen) - WEL I - Schleiden bei Eiffel
HJ-Gebiet 11 (Köln-Aachen) - WEL II - Zweifall bei Stolberg
HJ-Gebiet 12 (Moselland - Westmark) - unknown
HJ-Gebiet 13 (Hessen Nassau) - WEL - Breitscheid im Westerwald
HJ-Gebiet 13 (Hessen Nassau) - WEL - Stegskopf im Westerwald
HJ-Gebiet 13 (Hessen Nassau) - WEL II - Hunstandt im Taunus
HJ-Gebiet 13 (Hessen Nassau) - Sommerlager - Geilnau
HJ-Gebiet 14 (Kurhessen) - WEL II - Homberg
HJ-Gebiet 14 (Kurhessen) - WEL III - Kiegenhain, Bezirk Kassel
HJ-Gebiet 14 (Kurhessen) - WEL IV - Post Rörschein/ ü. Treysa
HJ-Gebiet 14 (Kurhessen) - WEL V - Post Rörschein/ü. Treysa
HJ-Gebiet 15 (Mittelland) - WEL I - unidentified location
HJ-Gebiet 15 (Mittelland) - WEL II - Reuden bei Zeitz
HJ-Gebiet 16 (Sachsen) - WEL - Neukirchen, Kreis Chemnitz
HJ-Gebiet 16 (Sachsen) - WEL - Aschberg
HJ-Gebiet 16 (Sachsen) - WEL - Dahlen, Kreis Oschatz
HJ-Gebiet 16 (Sachsen) - WEL - Schibach, Kreis Oelsnitz
HJ-Gebiet 16 (Sachsen) - WEL II - unidentified location
HJ-Gebiet 16 (Sachsen) - WEL III - Straschnitz
HJ-Gebiet 16 (Sachsen) - WEL VI - Schloss Haienwalde bei Zittau
HJ-Gebiet 16 (Sachsen) - WEL XII - Altenberg
HJ-Gebiet 16 (Sachsen) - Kriegs Sommerlager "Buch" - Dahlener Heide
HJ-Gebiet 17 (Thüringen) - WEL - Bad Berka
HJ-Gebiet 17 (Thüringen) - WEL - Vacha
HJ-Gebiet 17 (Thüringen) - WEL II - Ohrdruf
HJ-Gebiet 17 (Thüringen) - WEL IV - Ranis
HJ-Gebiet 18 (Franken) - unknown
HJ-Gebiet 19 (Hochland) - WEL - Treuchtlingen
HJ-Gebiet 20 (Württemberg) - WEL - Hechingen bei Württemberg
HJ-Gebiet 20 (Württemberg) - WEL - Mochental bei Württemberg
HJ-Gebiet 20 (Württemberg) - WEL II - Altensteig bei Nagold
HJ-Gebiet 20 (Württemberg) - Ausbildungslager - Oberstauffen
HJ-Gebiet 21 (Baden) - WEL - Unloffen
HJ-Gebiet 21 (Baden) - WEL II - Hauenstein im Pfalz
HJ-Gebiet 21 (Baden) - WEL III - Harrenalf im Schwarzwald
HJ-Gebiet 21 (Baden) - Führersommerlager - Oberehnheim bei Srtassburg
HJ-Gebiet 22 (Bayreuth) - WEL II - Guttenthau bei Kemnath
HJ-Gebiet 22 (Beyreuth) - WEL III - Erasbach bei Neumark
HJ-Gebiet 23 (Mittelelbe) - WEL - Bernburg
HJ-Gebiet 23 (Mittelelbe) - WEL - Huysburg
HJ-Gebiet 23 (Mittelelbe) - WEL - Thale
HJ-Gebiet 24 (Mecklenburg) - WEL I - Waren
HJ-Gebiet 24 (Mecklenburg) - WEL II - Waren
HJ-Gebiet 25 (Westmark) - Seegelflug Sommerlager - Gemersheim im Pfalz
HJ-Gebiet 25 (Westmark) - Seegelflug Sommerlager - Fröhnerhof
HJ-Gebiet 25 (Westmark) - Seegelflug Sommerlager - Niederbronn
HJ-Gebiet 25 (Westmark) - Seegelflug Sommerlager - Ochsenfeld
HJ-Gebiet 25 (Westmark) - Seegelflug Sommerlager - Rodern
HJ-Gebiet 25 (Westmark) - Seegelflug Sommerlager - St. Avold
HJ-Gebiet 25 (Westmark) - Seegelflug Sommerlager - Schalkendorf
HJ-Gebiet 25 (Westmark) - Seegelflug Sommerlager - Schallodenbach
HJ-Gebiet 26 (Hamburg) - unknown
HJ-Gebiet 27 (Wien) - WEL - Gross Hollenstein
HJ-Gebiet 27 (Wien) - WEL - Raab an der Thaya
HJ-Gebiet 27 (Wien) - WEL III - Ritzmannshof bei Zwettl
HJ-Gebiet 27 (Wien) - Reichsstreifendienstlehrgang (SRD) - SS Kraftfahrerschule Schönbrunn
HJ-Gebiet 28 (Niederdonau) - Lagerschule - Thumersbach
HJ-Gebiet 29 (Oberdonau) - WEL I - Vorchthof
HJ-Gebiet 29 (Oberdonau) - WEL II - Kammer-Schörfling
HJ-Gebiet 30 (Steiermark) - WEL - Sommeregg
HJ-Gebiet 30 (Steiermark) - WEL I - Haslau bei Birkfeld
HJ-Gebiet 30 (Steiermark) - WEL II - St. Ruprecht an der Raab
HJ-Gebiet 30 (Steiermark) - WEL III - Kreis Cilli
HJ-Gebiet 30 (Steiermark) - Schilager - Lachtalhaus
HJ-Gebiet 30 (Steiermark) - Führerlager - Pragehof im Untersteiermark
HJ-Gebiet 30 (Steiermark) - Ausbildungslager Marine-HJ - Wörthersee
HJ-Gebiet 31 (Kärnten) - WEL - Gries
HJ-Gebiet 31 (Kärnten) - WEL - Nötsch im Gailtal
HJ-Gebiet 31 (Kärnten) -WEL - Steinfeld bei Drautal
HJ-Gebiet 31 (Kärnten) - WEL der Grossgermanischen Jugend - Seeboden am Millsee
HJ-Gebiet 32 (Salzburg Ostmark) unknown
HJ-Gebiet 33 (Tirol Voralberg) - WEL I - Maurach am Achensee
HJ-Gebiet 33 (Tirol Voralberg) - WEL II - Buchau am Achensee
HJ-Gebiet 33 (Tirol Voralberg) - Lager - Melkalm
HJ-Geibet 33 (Tirol Voralberg) - Lager - Schwendt bei Kösseo
HJ-Gebiet 34 (Düsseldorf) - WEL I - Gemünd
HJ-Gebiet 34 (Düsseldorf) - WEL III - unidentified location
HJ-Geibet 35 (Sudetenland) - WEL - Wildflecken
HJ-Gebiet 35 (Sudetenland) - WEL I - Heinrichsgrün
HJ-Gebiet 35 (Sudetenland) - WEL IV - Rochlitz-Franzental an der Isar
HJ-Gebiet 35 (Sudetenland) - Führernachwuchslager - Königshütte
HJ-Gebiet 35 (Sudetenland) - Sommerlager - Wranitz bei Sasautal
HJ-Gebiet 36 (Schwaben) - WEL - Schloss Frundsberg bei Mindelheim
HJ-Gebiet 36 (Schwaben - WEL - unidentified location
HJ-Gebiet 36 (Schwaben) - Vormilitärischer Schilehrgang - Nebelhorn
HJ-Gebiet 37 (Danzig Westpreussen) - WEL - Zempelburg
HJ-Gebiet 37 (Danzig Westpreussen) - WEL I - Bodenwinkel
HJ-Gebiet 37 (Danzig Westpreussen) - WEL I - Lautenburg in Westpreussen
HJ-Gebiet 38 (Wartheland) - WEL - Zirke, Kreis Birnbaum
HJ-Gebiet 38 (Wartheland) - WEL I - Bergstadt
HJ-Gebiet 39 (Mainfranken) - unknown
HJ-Gebiet 40 (Oberschlesien) - WEL II - Bad Gottschalkowitz
HJ-Gebiet 40 (Oberschlesien) - Schilager - Zwadron
HJ-Gebiet 41 (Ost Hannover) - unknown
HJ-Gebiet 42 (Westfahlen Süd) - WEL - Bühlert, Kreis Monschau

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Re: An extensive list of Volkssturm-Bataillons?

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Post by Germanicus » 02 Jan 2016, 16:57

The BDM Bund Deutscher Maedel (League of German Girls) and the Volkssturm

Historians like to ascribe the Hitler Youth as a whole a large role during the fighting at the end of the war and often assume, based on few references, that this included the girls of the League of German Girls.

In reality, many local BDM groups had ceased to exist by the time the Allies entered Germany, and unlike the male Hitler Youth, which was being called up as part of the Volkssturm, girls of the BDM played a very minor role. Some of them, along with local civilians, would help to fortify towns and dig trenches to repel advancing Allied troops. In a few rare instances, women joined the Volkssturm as well - but they were few and far between - and those who did join the Volkssturm served mainly as cooks and medics: providing hot food, being responsible for the food supplies, and providing first aid. I have only found one reference of a BDM girl being in armed ground combat.

A number of BDM girls - small compared to the overall number of its membership - became flak helpers with the Luftwaffe where they mainly manned searchlights and in some cases anti-aircraft batteries. There are no concrete numbers of the overall total of women who served in this position, but among the 14th Flak Division, which protected Southern Germany, some 3,000 women served as auxiliaries.

In March of 1945, Hitler's secretary Martin Bormann sent a letter to the Gauleiters of Germany regarding the weapons training of women and girls. In short, the letter started that it would be a good idea for girls and women, particularly those who lived out in the country, to become proficient in the use of a rifle or pistol for self-defense purposes against advancing enemy troops. This was partially fuelled by the horror stories about Russians raping and murdering German women as they advanced on Berlin. The training was supposed to be instructed by members of the local Volkssturm units, but in most regions, training never was organized and conducted because things were too chaotic, and weapons in too short of a supply. A group of approximately 200 BDM leaders from the Berlin area were sent on a two week course to become proficient in weapons, but there are no reports that they ever used that knowledge after their return from the course.

A few girls also joined the Wehrwolf organization, which is now generally referred to as the Nazi guerilla movement. While only about 5000 members strong, Wehrwolf's ranks included some 500 women, a small percentile of whom were BDM girls. The most notable BDM girl to serve in the Wehrwolf was a young former Gaufuehrerin, Ilse Hirsch, who became part of a Wehrwolf team that parachuted into Belgium behind Allied lines, and then crossed into the city of Aachen on foot where they assassinated the mayor who had been appointed by the Allies.

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