festung danzig

[willy marevic]

can anyone give me the oob's of the german units in and around gdansk and danzig areas from divisionen to batallion uits between late 1944 till the capture in 1945 if possible volksturm units also units defending the town pillau thankyou

[Jan-Hendrik]

http://www.diedeutschewehrmacht.de/2%20armee%20(II).htm

http://www.diedeutschewehrmacht.de/arme ... u%DFen.htm

Jan-Hendrik

[donwhite]

This is by no means all inclusive/complete.

Gotenhafen:
Marine-Schutzen-Btl 104, 105, "Gotenhafen", 100, 101, 102,103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 (Possibly all serving under Fest-Div "Gotenhafen")
Marine-Fla-Btl 259, Marine-Ers-Btl 35, Luftwaffe-Field-Btl "Gotenhafen", Marine -Wach- Kommando "Gotenhafen", Marine-Fest-Pi-Abt "Gotenhafen"

Danzig:
Fest-Pak-Verband VI (HQ in Danzig), Marine-Art-Abt "Danzig-Bomsucz", Wach-Btl "Danzig", Fest-Stamm-Art-Btl 3122, Pz-Abwehr-Abt "Danzig-Gotenhafen", Pz-Zerstorer-Kp "Danzig-Langfuhr", Pz-Vernicht-Kp "Danzig-Rath".

There may have been some Landschutzen Btl around the two locations but I'm Still researching this.

Cheers

[willy marevic]

Thankyou downwhite alot for this infomation friend if you have anymore info on other festungs in poland east prussia, or pommerania such as festung kolberg,pillau it ewould be much appreciated thanks once again

[Jan-Hendrik]

You will find a lot about Thorn , Graudenz , Warschau und the Danzig area in Hans Jürgen Pantenius' "Letzte Schlacht an der Ostfront - Von Döberitz bis Danzig" and about Kolberg and Stettin in Erich Murawskis "Die Eroberung Pommerns durch die Rote Armee" !


Jan-Hendrik

[donwhite]

Again this incomplete. (Source 'Organisationsgeschichte der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945' ) - basically Tessin on CD I think!
Pillau: Lufnachriten Abt. "Pillau" (4/45), Marine Schutzen Abt. 121, 122, 123, 124 & 125 (3/45)
Marine Schutzen Abt "Deitrich" (2/45), Marine Arty Abt. 'Pillau', 533, Marine Flak Abt 218, Sturm Btl "Linke" (2/45), KG "Himmelreich", KG "Herb" (Gren Rgt 380?), Fest.Pillau (z.b.V.607),
Fest.Btl.1413 (with 548 VGD?).

Also From "Gotterdammerung 1945" by Russ Schneider, there mention of the 83.ID been shipped into Pillau in late April'45 from Hela. The 257 Inf Rgt was previously left behind in Graudenz.

Cheers

[willy marevic]

Thank you all for this infomation but if i"m right the books mentioned by jan hendrik are likely to be in german and my german is very poor but MRjan if you have the book i"ll be very grateful for the information if not thanks any way MR downwhite thankyou to for the info you have given me but if it"s possible can you give me some more information of festung elbing festung marienburg festung bromberg festung oppeln and festung kielce thankyou once again>

one personal question mr downwhite do you live in melbourne because i live in melbourne

[tom_deba]

In battle of Danzig took part some groups of French and Latvian Waffen-SS units....

[donwhite]

Some of the units that were present included 257th Inf Rgt/83rd ID, Fsch-Ausbildungs-u-Ersatz Bde "HG', Inf-Fla-Btl 828, Alarm Kp 'Graudenz', Fest-Stamm- Art-Abt 3123 (formation uncertain?), Landeschutzen Btl 209. The aforementioned Russ Schneider mentions several Volksturm units but does not elaborate on their designation or exact number

Cheers from New South Wales