Frenchy Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 The above unit, along with the 10th SS Panzer, 7th Parachute, the 384th and 667th Assault Gun Brigades, participated in an attack during the Nordwind offensive in January 1945 (the 16th to be exact). Does anyone know the OoB of the Escort battalion...was it infantry? armor? Any help is appreciated. Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Try this thread. Note that there are several units with that name. http://www.feldgrau.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16019 Relevant part: "Hello Begleit-Btl. Reichsführer SS when with the 19. Armee had aaprox the following OOB according to a report it filed: Stab -1. Schützenkompanie -2. Schützenkompanie -3. Schützenkompanie - 4. schwere Kompanie (IG-Zug, Gw-Zug) - Pz. Jg. Kompanie (Hetzer) After Operation Habicht (12.-14.12.44) it had lost 50% of the Schützen-Kpn. 1 Hetzer written off, 1 Hetzer in long term repair, 3 Hetzers in short term repair, 3 Hetzers ready. (Source: F.Bruns Unser Ende im Elsass, A, reprint of original report by Begleit Btl Reichsführer SS). According to Zuführungsliste Gen.Insp.d.Pz.Truppen, a delivery of 10 Hetzers left HZA on the 2.2.45." Googling for "Begleitbataillon" brings up other links, too. Some deal with the different btns with the same name. Seems those existed at different times. Gruß Joachim [ February 04, 2007, 09:56 AM: Message edited by: Joachim ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 Thank you, Joachim! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray smith hargreaves Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Sadly my near neighbor and friend Edward Reiger a sargeant in the begliet battalion reichsfuhrer ss passed away. He had many stories of his time in Russia, to the defence of Berlin and eventual breakout and surrender to Canadian units west of Berlin. He married a land army girl working next to his prisoner of war camp in Leicestershire and never returned to Germany. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryCMBB Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 7/24/2020 at 12:22 PM, ray smith hargreaves said: Sadly my near neighbor and friend Edward Reiger a sargeant in the begliet battalion reichsfuhrer ss passed away. He had many stories of his time in Russia, to the defence of Berlin and eventual breakout and surrender to Canadian units west of Berlin. He married a land army girl working next to his prisoner of war camp in Leicestershire and never returned to Germany. An interesting story. Recently I watched the movie Keeper which is about a German POW in England, Bert Trautmann. He played in goal for Manchester City and married an English girl as in your story. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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