RFSS Begleit-Bataillon

[Glynwed]

And what abouth Begleit-Kompanie “RFSS“. It have to be a part of KG Mohnke in April/May 1945. That was an Waffen-SS unit attached to SS-Hauptamt (at Prinz Albert Strasse 8)?

[lebedo]

Hi!Is this the same btn that was involved in the Nordwind operation?Thanks

[JoeW]

I would like to correct and add some information to this thread. I initially gave information that the Begleit-Btl. Steiermark had been directed to Berlin for the final battle, but the order was changed. I erred in not reading Trevor-Roper completely. Fegelein was supposed to meet with Himmler and Gephardt to assume command of the Bglt Btl and take it to Berlin on April 23, 1945. I thought that by later comments that the btl. was "undiminished", T-R meant that the Btl. did not go to Berlin. But on p.133, he comments that because Fegelein was late for the 23/4 meeting, Himmler sent 1/2 of the Btl. to Berlin under the command of SS OSBF Persch.

The additional information about the Begleit-Btl. Heinrich, leads me to believe that Himmler's escort batallion assumed the name of his transport train. This is because the FP Nr. never changed, as indicated in Kannapin's FP listings. Nr. 35360 is listed from 30.7.41-28.2.42 as the Begleit Kdo.Henrich. According to Hoffmann, Heinrich was the name of Himmler's Sonderzug. The name changed to Steiermark, as did the Beglet Btl. name.

[stcamp]

The DRK lists "Pol. u. Gendarmerie in Biesenthal b. Berlin mit Pol. Btl. "Grube."
No FPN
It looks like they took casulties in Biesenthal in March and Berlin in April

Officers listed as missing: Heinrich Framke, Lt. Pol. Last seen in Bernau in 4/45
Willi Teichert, Lt. Pol. Biesenthal 4/45

[alexspb]

Good day Gentlemen*s !
I want to return the 1941 and have a such question. In Russian veterans memories I read about mysterious SS unit which operated with a units of 250 Inf Div (Spanish) on Volchov-front (barracks Muravyi not far from the Nikitkino-Dubrovka) after the 18.10.41.. I have a version that it may be RFSS-begleit battalion. This unit was in anti partisan operations in Radofinnikovo and after that was moved to the Volchov. May be anybody have an information about this?


Regards

Alex

[Polizei51]

I found official documentation with the date renaming Sonderkommando "Heinrich" to Polizei-Begleitbataillon "Steiermark"

"Auf Befehl Reichsführer-SS führt das bisherige Sonderkommando "Heinrich" seit 1.2.1943 die Bezeichnung "Polizei-Begleitbataillon Steiermark". Sonstige Veränderungen hinsichtlich Einsatz, Versorgung, Feldpostnummer usw. sind damit nicht verbunden".

Ref.: Der Chef der Kommandoamtes, Berlin, den 23. Februar 1943; Amtsbefehl Nr. 14.


Peter

[smetanin albert]

from SSO Müller

[Georg_S]

Here is the back of the doc Albert shared.

Best regards
Georg

[Tom Peters]

Whatever the genesis, there was a RF-SS Bgl. Btl. that fought on the west front, in the 19th Army area:

RF.SS.Begleit Btl. (likely more references to be found in 19th Army files not yet indexed)



RH20-19/153 (19th Army KTB December 1944)
Dec 13 (005)
Dec 13 (006)
Dec 13 (012)
Dec 13 (013)
Dec 13 (014)
Dec 13 (017)
Dec 13 (021)
Dec 14 (040)
Dec 14 (043)
Dec 14 (047)
Dec 14 (051)
Dec 14 (052)
Dec 14 (056)
Dec 14 (058)
Dec 14 (064)
Dec 14 (069)
Dec 14 (082)
Dec 14 (086)
Dec 14 (092)
Dec 15 (093)
Dec 15 (106)
Dec 15 (122)
Dec 16 (131)


RH20-19/150 (19th Army KTB December 1944)
Dec 4 (002)
Dec 4 (004)
Dec 4 (005)
Dec 4 (009)
Dec 4 (016)
Dec 4 (017)

RH20-19/151 (19th Army KTB December 1944)
Dec 7 (006)
Dec 7 (007)
Dec 7 (008)


RH26-905/2 (Div.905/2)
Feb 11 (100)
Feb 23 (128) (SS.le.Pz.Jg.Kp. Kuscher)
Mar 12 ? (181) (SS.le.Pz.Jg.Kp.)
Mar 18 (203) (SS.Pz.Jg.Kp. Kuscher)
Mar 19 (207) (le.Pz.Jg.Kp. RF-SS)
Mar 19 (212) (RF-SS Pz.Jg.Kp.)
Mar 19 (213) (SS.le.Pz.Jg.Kp. Schneider)
Mar ? (215) (SS.le.Pz.Jg.Kp. Schneider)
Mar 25 (233) (Schenider)


RH26-905/1 (Div.905 KTB Jan-Mar)
Feb 11 (021)
Feb 26 (024)


RH20-19/147 (19th Army KTB December 1944)
Dec 3 (030)
Dec 4 (043)
Dec 7 (071)
Dec 9 (094)
Dec 11 (116)
Dec 11 (121)
Dec 12 (125)
Dec 12 (126)
Dec 12 (128)
Dec 13 (133)
Dec 13 (134)
Dec 14 (143)
Dec 14 (146)
Dec 14 (147)
Dec 14 (148)
Dec 14 (152)
Dec 15 (158)
Dec 29 (163)
Dec 29 (167)


107-2.13 (7th Army IPW RG498 March 1945)
Mar 17 (#910)

107-2.13 (7th Army IPW December 1944 RG498)
Dec 18 (#328)
Dec 18 (#327)
Dec 20 (#331)
Dec 26 (#338)
Dec 31 (#344)

RH20-19/148 (19th Army KTB December 1944)
Dec 16 (001)
Dec 16 (002)
Dec 16 (003)
Dec 16 (005)
Dec 16 (007)
Dec 16 (009)
Dec 16 (010)
Dec 16 (011)
Dec 16 (012)
Dec 16 (017)
Dec 16 (020)
Dec 17 (031)
Dec 17 (035)
Dec 17 (045)
Dec 18 (060)
Dec 18 (064)
Dec 19 (073)
Dec 19 (075)
Dec 19 (080)
Dec 20 (088)
Dec 20 (092)
Dec 20 (093) (s)
Dec 20 (099)
Dec 21 (115)
Dec 23 (127)
Dec 26 (155)
Dec 26 (158)
Dec 27 (160)
Dec 27 (161)
Dec 27 (163)
Dec 27 (164)


107-2.13 (7th Army IPW reports January 1945)
Jan 4 (#349)
Jan 14 (#357)
Jan 22 (#734)


206-2.1 (VI corps G-2 periodic reports march 1945)
March 17 (per. rpt. 214)
March 23 (per. rpt. 220) (PzJg. Kp. "Kuscher")
March 24 (per. rpt. 221)


213-2.1 (XIII Corps G-2 periodic reports December 1944)
Dec 23 (per. rpt. 45)


206-2.1 (VI Corps G-2 per. rpts. january 1945)
Jan 19 (per. rpt. 157)
Jan 20 (per. rpt. 158)


WO-171-311 (Br. XII Corps Dec. 1944 INT SUM)
Dec 20 (INT SUM #149)


218-2.1 (XVIII Ab Corps G-2 January 1945)
Jan 23 (per. rpt. 36)


RH20-19/283 (19th Army)
Jan 29 (014)


207-2.1 (VII corps G-2 December 1944)
Dec 20 (per. rpt. 198)
Dec 21 (per. rpt. 199)


T78 R529
date 1945 ? (805) (s)


T78 R411 H1/117
(Dec 5) 6379207 (s)


T78 R422
April 15 (6391969)


T78 R624
April 17 (538)


T78 R720 (frame numbers approximate, starting form H16/159)
Feb 6 (163)


T311 R145 (HeeresGroup G)
Feb 4 (7191134)
Jan 17 (7191421)
Feb 3 (7191815)
Feb 3 (7191823)
Feb 4 (7191835)
Feb 5 (7191866)
Feb 5 (7191868)
Feb 25 (7192340)

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