wehrpass-Norway Heer coastal defense Batterie

[Radcollector]

heres some scans from a wehrpass i received yesterday,i thought these were some interesting entry's,he served in 2 Heer coastal defense units Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Regiment 977 & 981,i have found the folowing info on Lexicon.de regarding the 16th batterie of Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Regiment 981

The 16th battery lay in Risnes in Sognefjord and was equipped with four guns 10,5-cm canon K 332 (f)

i cant find any info regarding a 21st batterie of Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Regiment 977,the batteries go from #1 to #31-#68??does anyone have any information on this?i also found it interesting he served in a reserve heavy Flak transport unit in 1938.

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last scan,an entry from 8.7.1945

[Simon O.]

Hi Yancy

They're one and the same unit. Just a name change that's all.

Scroll down until you get to HKB 16.\981 Risnes

http://www.nuav.net/coastgr3.html

[Radcollector]

thanks for the info and link,that website is very interesting,im gonna have to read more of it when i have the time.

[JUNGCO]

Yancy,
If you sell the Wehrpass, let me know. I collect Wehrpass and Soldbuch with the family name Jung.

Jeff

[lolle]

Hello
If interested i can write a short story with som info about this coastal battery.
"lolle"

[Radcollector]

Lolle,

i would be interested in hearing any information you have about this battery!

[lolle]

HKB 16/981 Risnaes(norw. Risnæs), former HKB 4/750 and 21/977.
As known placed in Norway, in Sogn & Fjordane County, position N 61.6,4.00-E 5.2.53.
It was placed under the command of Artillery group Sognefjord, Stab II./HKAR 981
This battery was together with 14 and 15/981, M.A.A 504/7 and Torpedobatterie Rutledal trusted to protect the entrance to Sognesjøen and Sognefjord, also having the task of closing Kraakhelle and Tollesund, and at last prevent a breaktrough to the Eastern Sognefjord
The first unit was equipped with 4 X 10,5cm K331(f), those was changed to 10,5 cm K332(f) in april 1943.(range 16.000 m.)
In may same year 2 X 8,8cm (r) flak was added.(range 14.500 m.)
The batterie had in april 1944 in the addition to the above guns 2 x 5,0 cm Kwk L.42(d),2 x s.M.G (n), 2 x l.M.G (n),
2 X 2cm Flak 38, 2 X 150 cm Scheinwerfer(r), and 12 X Abwehr-fl.42
In addition the following figures as of 01.04.1945:
3195 explosive grenades for the 10,5cm guns
3151 explosive grenades and 431 p.abwehr grenades for the 8,8 cm guns.
2060 grenades for the 5,0 cm Kwk
13126 explosive grenades for the flak (2cm)
The minfields had the name 4m, and it was 7 in total, going from a-f, total amount of mines was 2752.
a:
248 bh.-Mi.(n) mines laid down in aug. 1943
b:
654 Bt.Sch.Mi.43 mines laid down in july 1944
226 S-Mi.35
c:
640 Bt.Sch.Mi.(n) mines laid down in july 1944
92 S-Mi.35
d:
632 Bt.Sch.Mi.43 mines laid down in july 1944
166 S-Mi.35
e:
41 S-Mi.35 mines laid down in march 1944
10 Bt.Sch.Mi.43
f:
43 bh.-Mi.(n), mines laid down in aug. 1943

On the 10.07.1945 the minefields was cleared,as all mines was found

A short german desription of may 1945 says:
Offene Stellung, NICHT RUNDUM
Hauptschiessverfarhen: Freies direktes und indirektes Schiessen
The 2 x 5,0 cm Kwk L.42(d) and 2 X 2cm Flak 38 was desribed as: "Für Nahverteidigung"
The power for the scheinwerfers was came from two trucks, one for each scheinwerfer. The two 2 cm flak 38 was placed in the high ground behined the batterie, they was named "Sperber Stellung Süd and Sperber Stellung Nord"
The crew in 01.04.1945 was 2 Offiziere, 23 Unteroffiziere and 79 Mannschaften(Ist), the ideal ratio was 2/23/96(Soll)
The last commanding offizier was Hauptmann Kleiber
The batterie was going to be rebuilt in the later stages of the war, a new command bunker was in progress, but not finished in may 1945.
It was also the intention to change the guns having weels, and changing to lavette(Sockellafette), but this was also not finshed in may 1945
At 08.05.1945 the germans left the area, and it was guarded by civilians until personell from the norwegian coastal artillery arrived. The guns was removed in 1946, and from 01.01.1949 was stricken as miltary area.

In the end i can add some "curiosa" about this batterie.
14.11.1944 13 Mosquitos attacked some ships in the Fjord, one of them was the passengership "Gula" (269BRT) The captain moored the burning ship in the middle of the batterie area. The crew at the batterie imidiatly took part in the rescue of the passengers and ship.Two of the ships crew was killed and 3 wounded.
"...der gleiche verband greift mit bordwaffen des.norw. Routeschiff "Gula" (269BRT) und den norw. Kutter "Sardinen" (177BRT) im Sognefjord an. "Gula" wird mit brennendem Vorschiff bei Risnes auf Strand gesetz"
".....Die Flugzeuge werden von Battr.Risnes und Kirkeöen mit Trefferbeobachtung bei einer Maschine beschossen. Keine Ausfalle und Beschädingen bei den Batterien."

21.01.43
..."Wie aus einer meldung des. Uffz.i.Frwd.Bendukat hervorgeht die Munitionslagerung bei der Batterie unvorschriftmässig und gewärhrleistet in keiner Weiss die Erhaltung der Feldbrauchbarkeit.
Die Lagerung ist and Hand der H.Dv. 305, Ziff.25pp. sofort überprufen, feucht gewordene Munition zu reinigen und umzulagern und dafür Sorge zu tragen, dass in Zukunft keine Schäden durch Witterungseinflüsse auftreten können.
Die erfolgte Durchführüng der befohlenen Massnahmen ist zum 30.01.1943 der Abteilung zu melden.

01.03.1943:
....Für die neu eingesetzten 5 cm Kwk L/42 werden für Ausbildungszwecke und zum Standsfestigkeitsbeschuss freigegeben
je Rohr 5 Pzgr.Patr. 39
5 Pzgr.Patr. 38
De Ergebnis des Funktionsschiesen sowie besondere Vorkomisse sind der Art.Gruppe sofort zu Melden...

28.08.1943
Um das Schiessen der 8,8 cm Flak(r) und der 10,5 cm K.332(f) auf flugziele zu ermöoglichen, erhalten die 18/977 und 21/977 je einen 1 m-Raumbildenentfernungsmesser
27.09.1944.
Die durch der einbau von frei werdenden Schutzschilde der 10,5 cm 331 (f) werden für die 8,8 cm Flak(r) verwendet sind an dieser anzubringen. Es bringen zum Versand:
3/981 - 2 Schutzschilde zur 16/981 Risenaes.
The last "curiosa" i can add are some remarks after a inspection in late march 1944.
"Waffen und Geräte sind in Ordnung.
Die Battr. erhielt leihweise eine feldküche vom Pi-Zug in Sygnefaest zum Kochen. Diese Feldküche wurde in vollkomen verrosteem un verwahrlostem Zustand(underlined) vorgefunden. Die einheit hat die Schuldigen zum Verantwortung zu zienen.
Die Bestandsnachweise sind nicht richtig gefürt(s.H.Dv.488/5).
Der Wechsel des Gerät-Uffz. ist auf seite 1 zu bescheiningen und eine Bestandsaufnahme vorzunehmen(Übergabe des Geräts.)
Die Ein- und Ausgabebelege sind laufend zu nummerieren. Es gibt nicht für verschiedene Gegenstände ein- und dieselbe Belegnummer. Ausgabebelege fehlen zum grössten Teil, obwohl Waffen-und Geräte verausgabt wurden. Die Stoffgliederungsziffern sind neu aufzunehmen(s.Ht.V.BL.43 vom November 1943) Die belege sind mit Einnahme un Ausgabevermerken zu versehen. Der Waffen-und Gerätenachweis wird noch nichtgefürt; er ist umgehend anzulegen

Perhaps the above can be of interest for you. I have not translated the german text as im not to steady translating it to english language.
Below two links, the first to a page with some pictures of the battery today, the other one show the positions.
Sources: Misc. KTB´s, misc.anlage HKB 977, letters to/from 21/977
"Fronten er Kysten" by K.R.Berge, 1995. ISBN 82-993475-0-5
Lolle
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/lex...es/risenes.htm

http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NO/15/Risnes.html

[Radcollector]

thank you very much for the very detailed information,it was very interesting and the pictures were outstanding,it definately made this wehrpass much more interesting to me haveing all this additional information BTW Hauptmann Kleiber signed his last promotion entry,i will post a scan tommarow,do you have any other info on him?

[lolle]

Hello
Im sorry to say that i dont have any additional info about Haupt. Kleiber.
In the book mentioned as one of the sources(Fronten er Kysten) its mentioend that the soldiers fram 21/977 was sendt to a camp in Stryn.
I might have a map of that camp, and it is possibel to find out more about Kleiber. But that would take some work, and its a detour when it comes to your wehrpass.
Ill try to get you a map of that batterie later on if you want that.
lolle