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    Gneisenau Unit Close Combat Days

    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!
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            Very interesting late war Soldbuch.

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

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                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 .
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