Here is an interesting Soldbuch to Oberfeldwebel Hans Hoppe....served with Brücken Kolonne, Pioniere Bataillon 156 of 56 Infanterie Division, 1939 in Poland, Geldern, 1940 Geldern, Belgium, France, Poland, 1941 Russia (Kowel, Kiev, Briansk), 1942 Orel. During 1942 to Pioniere Bataillon 162 of 62 Infanterie Division in Russia (Charkov, Don), 1943 Donez, Saporoshe.
Hospitalised 1.2.1943 with frostbitten feet and 11.10.1943 after being shot through the left thigh. He then convalesced with Pioniere Ersatz Bataillon 28 in Breslau-Cosel. October 1944 to Pioniere Sturm Regiment 1 an independent unit on the lower Rhein and Aachen.
Intersting photo as a Feldwebel withouth collar patches!
Page 17 showes that he transferred to Heeres Pioniere Bataillon (mot.) z.b.V. 600
Page 21 showing the award of the Iron Cross 1st Class and lastly Wound Badge in Silver from FP No. 39328 B - 1 Kompanie, Heeres Pioniere Bataillon z.b.V (mot.) 600 (Taifun).
Heeres Pioniere Bataillon z.b.V (mot.) 600 (Taifun) was an independent unit equipped with experimental Typhoon anti aircraft missiles in Saarpfalz and the Ardennes under 5 Panzer Armee. The unit also made use of the “Goliath” Sd.Kfz.302).
Flugabwehr-Rakete “Taifun”
The electromechanical works, which developed also the liquid-fuel rocket engine for the Peenemünder C -2 »Wasserfall« air defence rocket (a smaller version of the A4 (V2), operated the development of their own small air
defence rocket with liquid-fuel rocket engine under the designation “taifun” towards the end of the war. This was designed as full-refuel-storable liquid air defence rocket and should be inserted uncontrolled use the mass firing from the ground against enemy bomber formations. Testing was yet complete however by the end of the war.
Starting from spring 1945 additionally the 0 series of the Taifun Fla rocket was taken up. The Army Laboratory Peenemünde was shifted 1945 completely under the pseudonym, “Electromechanical Works Karlshagen” to
Bleicherode (southwest from the Kohnstein). The manufacture was done at KZ Dora-Mittelbau.
Technical data:
Classification: Air defence rocket (ground/air)
Drive: Liquid-fuel rocket engine (2.5 seconds burning duration with 800 kp thrust)
Fuel: 8.3 kg sports association material and 2.5 kg r-material
Control: none
Explosive head: 0.5 kg of powder charge and adjustable delayed-action fuse
Length: 1.85 m
Speed: 2740 km/h,
“Goliath” (Sd.Kfz.302)
The leichte Ladungsträger (light charge carrier) “Goliath” was developed 1940 by the company Borgward and delivered starting from 1942. It was wire-steered and served for the destruction of obstacles (road blocks, mine fields), firm positions and strong tanks.
From cost reasons the supply of this charge carrier starting from March 1943 (Sd.Kfz 303) came with a 125 HP carburettor engine. Later with this vehicle the explosive charge was increased to 100 kg.
The employment of the light charge carrier took place at the Panzer Pionier Kpn. (Goliath) 811-815 of the Heeres Pionier Bataillon (mot) z.b.V 600 (Taifun), at the Pionier Brigade 627 and the schweren Heeres-Panzerjäger Abteilung 654.
/Ian
Hospitalised 1.2.1943 with frostbitten feet and 11.10.1943 after being shot through the left thigh. He then convalesced with Pioniere Ersatz Bataillon 28 in Breslau-Cosel. October 1944 to Pioniere Sturm Regiment 1 an independent unit on the lower Rhein and Aachen.
Intersting photo as a Feldwebel withouth collar patches!
Page 17 showes that he transferred to Heeres Pioniere Bataillon (mot.) z.b.V. 600
Page 21 showing the award of the Iron Cross 1st Class and lastly Wound Badge in Silver from FP No. 39328 B - 1 Kompanie, Heeres Pioniere Bataillon z.b.V (mot.) 600 (Taifun).
Heeres Pioniere Bataillon z.b.V (mot.) 600 (Taifun) was an independent unit equipped with experimental Typhoon anti aircraft missiles in Saarpfalz and the Ardennes under 5 Panzer Armee. The unit also made use of the “Goliath” Sd.Kfz.302).
Flugabwehr-Rakete “Taifun”
The electromechanical works, which developed also the liquid-fuel rocket engine for the Peenemünder C -2 »Wasserfall« air defence rocket (a smaller version of the A4 (V2), operated the development of their own small air
defence rocket with liquid-fuel rocket engine under the designation “taifun” towards the end of the war. This was designed as full-refuel-storable liquid air defence rocket and should be inserted uncontrolled use the mass firing from the ground against enemy bomber formations. Testing was yet complete however by the end of the war.
Starting from spring 1945 additionally the 0 series of the Taifun Fla rocket was taken up. The Army Laboratory Peenemünde was shifted 1945 completely under the pseudonym, “Electromechanical Works Karlshagen” to
Bleicherode (southwest from the Kohnstein). The manufacture was done at KZ Dora-Mittelbau.
Technical data:
Classification: Air defence rocket (ground/air)
Drive: Liquid-fuel rocket engine (2.5 seconds burning duration with 800 kp thrust)
Fuel: 8.3 kg sports association material and 2.5 kg r-material
Control: none
Explosive head: 0.5 kg of powder charge and adjustable delayed-action fuse
Length: 1.85 m
Speed: 2740 km/h,
“Goliath” (Sd.Kfz.302)
The leichte Ladungsträger (light charge carrier) “Goliath” was developed 1940 by the company Borgward and delivered starting from 1942. It was wire-steered and served for the destruction of obstacles (road blocks, mine fields), firm positions and strong tanks.
From cost reasons the supply of this charge carrier starting from March 1943 (Sd.Kfz 303) came with a 125 HP carburettor engine. Later with this vehicle the explosive charge was increased to 100 kg.
The employment of the light charge carrier took place at the Panzer Pionier Kpn. (Goliath) 811-815 of the Heeres Pionier Bataillon (mot) z.b.V 600 (Taifun), at the Pionier Brigade 627 and the schweren Heeres-Panzerjäger Abteilung 654.
/Ian
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