Gneisenau Unit Close Combat Days

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Soldbuch belonging to a former Luftwaffe NCO.

In September 1944 this Feldwebe,l born in 1913, was transferred from an aircraft repair company to a Panzergrenadier replacement battalion.

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With Marschkompanie Panzer-Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 5, mobilized as a "Gneisenau-Einheit" in January 1945, he was fighting the advancing Russians in Pomerania.

Of particular interest are the dates and locations of his close combat days:

January 26 and 27, 1945 at Karlshof (a farm estate)

February 03, 1945 at Flederborn (Podgaje)

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From January 31 to February 03 fierce fighting took place in and around Flederborn (Podgaje).

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This Feldwebel escaped the fighting at the "Pommernwall" retreating north with "Division Bärwalde" .

He was wounded by gunshot on March 01, 1945.

He couldn't have been severely wounded since ten days later he was released from a military hospital in Pinneberg and send to a new replacement unit - 2. Marsch.Kp./-Panzer-Grenadier-E.u.A.-Btl.76

Awards entered in the Soldbuch are PAB in bronze and WB in black.

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Nothing further is known of this man's fate.



Kz. 1382, can anyone help with the deciphering of this unit? Is it a POW unit he was placed in after surrender?

Thanks for looking!

[mufasa]

Very interesting late war Soldbuch.

[JUNGCO]

These late war units are hard to track. Great job!
Jeff

[Archi]

Hello !

Very interesting late war Soldbuch !
Thanks for sharing (and presenting some interesting puzzles in understanding). (a late easter egg if you want ) ...

Both units are extremely hard to track, just as Jeff/JUNGCO mentioned.
Is this Panzer-Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 5 = Gneisenau 11/XXI ?!
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...fErsBat5-R.htm
I could not find any infos on its strength or a possible Kdr. (combat group leader), or its deployment under this designation.
To me, it is also unclear, where this unit fought after Flederborn in February/early March 45, or whether by then
it had been incorporated into any another unit.

After his wounding, he came to 2. Marsch-Kp. / Pz.Gren.Ers.u.Ausb.Btl. 76 :
I think there is a good chance, that this unit became a part of : "Panzer-Ausbildungsverband Ostsee"
after activation during Aktion Leuthen (see scan). It would be interesting, whether there are any other
entries in the SB (weapons/equipment ?!), that could support this idea.

Best regards,

Archi

P.S.: I have no idea, what kind of unit Kz. 1382 could be.
I cannot find a good idea for the abbreviation, neither in German or English .