Vlaams Legioen - SS-Sturmbrigade Langemarck

[HouweTrouwe]

Hallo, Hi

I'm busy researching everything from the SS-Sturmbrigade Langemarck (Vlaamsch Legioen). After been researching the structure and commanders, soldiers and volunteers of the Legion for 2 months (not much but it's quite a bit of information I've now). I've many names and these are not all listed, because many I've to place in the right kompanie as shown below. I want to thank Feldgrau for the Staff Legion on 10th November. I've added some names myself and deleted some (like double names..). Now I made myself a list, looks like the on of Feldgraue (where I got inspirated from to do it this way, I've begun listing names in Excel).

I post is here to get more information whether I'm right or wrong, names that are incorrect, wrong structure, more information on the persons. And that you could share information with me (and others). I myself gonna post here my findings, more names, the Kampfgruppe, structures at battles...

I hope you can help me as I will try to help you. To the English guys, some things are in Dutch, because I've written it all in Wordpad (yet) and I wrote it in my language (most thing which are gonna be post, but I'll try to post, translate it in English so you understand too).

I hope i explained myself what I'm trying to reach with this topic.

P.S: i'm 16( 3 december 17 ), I started researching from when I was 15. Did i start soon enough? I got bad luck since many veterans already died and I've never went to a reunion of them. I hope that I can study 'everything' of the Legion and I hope really you guys will help me to get me on the right way.

Someone that thinks I copied something, you're totaly wrong, I've written everything myself etc.. The idea to make a list like this is inspirated as it looks on Feldgrau.

I will edit the frontpost many times!

Thanks

Kindly Regards
Bart V

Namenlijst: Kompagnieeën
Opstelling: Gevechtsopstelling

Vlaams Legioen - SS-Sturmbrigade Langemarck - Langemarck

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Gevechtsopstelling vanaf 10.11.1941
SS-Freiwilligen-Legion-Flandern
Kommandeur SS-Sturmbannführer Michel Lippert
Kommandeur SS-Standartenführer Hans-Albert von Lettow-Vorbeck
Kommandeur SS-Hauptsturmführer Hallmann
Kommandeur SS-Obersturmbannführer Josef Fitzthum
Kommandeur SS-Obersturmbannführer Konrad Schellong
Kommandeur SS-Hauptsturmführer Harder

Stab
Stab Kompanie

Stubaf. Lippert (Replaced)
Staf. von Lettow-Vorbeck (KIA)
Hstuf. Hallmann
Ostubaf. Fitzthum (KIA)
Ostubaf. Schellong
Hstuf. Harder

Ustuf. Steffen (Replaced) (KIA)
Ustuf. Petereit (KIA)

Stubaf. Bohez
Ostuf. Seipold
Ostuf. Michel
Hsca. Odoj
Ustuf. Hepburn
Oscha. Mondschein (KIA 02.04.1942)

1. Schutzen-Kompanie

Ostuf. Nussbaum
Ostuf. Van der Smissen (KIA 05.03.1942)
Ostuf. Deicke
Ustuf. Lagast
Ustuf. Harder
Ustuf. Mahrenholz

2. Schutzen-Kompanie

Ustuf. Vieweger
Ustuf. Müller
Ustuf. Hoffmann
Ustuf. Breymann
Ustuf. Ritzau
Ustuf. Marteson
Ustuf. Delbaere
Ustuf. Tupuchies

Uscha. Glasauer

3. Schutzen-Kompanie

Ustuf. Moyen
Ustuf. Kühlbach
Ustuf. Kahrl
Ustuf. Köhn
Ustuf. Harder
Ustuf. Vogel
Ustuf. Werner

Oscha. Güsgen
Uscha. Fiebrandt

4. schwere Granatwerfer-Kompanie

Ustuf. Neuhäuser
Ustuf. Polsterer
Ustuf. Weingärtner
Ustuf. Moyen
Ustuf. Delbaere

5. Panzerjäger-Kompanie

Ustuf. Weingärtner
Ustuf. Dethier
Ustuf. Fürst

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Gevechtsopstelling vanaf 26.12.1943
(6.) SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Langemarck
Brigadekommandeur SS-Sturmbannführer Konrad Schellong

Stab
Stab-Kompanie

Brig.-Stabscha. Hostalka
Ostuf. Teichert

I. Bataillon/SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Langemarck

1. leichte Infanterie-Kompanie

Hstuf. Cambie

2. leichte Infanterie-Kompanie

Ostuf. Delft
Ustuf. Kislinger

3. leichte Infanterie-Kompanie

Ustuf. Bruyninckx
Oscha. Dröge (KIA)

4. schwere Infanterie-Kompanie

Ustuf. Van Der Weeën (MIA 04.03.1944)

II. Bataillon/SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Langemarck

5. Infanteriegeschütz-Kompanie

Ustuf. Bogaert

6. Panzerjäger-Kompanie
7. Sturmgeschütz-Batterie
8. leichte Flugabwehr-Kompanie

9. schwere Flugabwehr-Kompanie

Ustuf. Geerts

10. Marsch-Kompanie
I. Kolonne

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Gevechtsopstelling vanaf 15.06.1944
6. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Langemarck
Brigadekommandeur SS-Sturmbannführer Konrad Schellong

Stab
Stabs-Kompanie

I. Bataillon/6. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Langemarck
Bataillonskommandeur SS-Hauptsturmführer Wilhelm Rehmann

1. Kompanie
2. Kompanie
3. Kompanie
4. schwere Kompanie
5. Panzerjäger-Kompanie

(Narwa-front als Kampfgruppe Rehmann)

II. Bataillon/6. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Langemarck
Bataillionskommandeur SS-Hauptsturmführer Johannes Oehms

6. Kompanie
7. Kompanie
8. Kompanie
9. schwere Kompanie
10. Panzerjäger-Kompanie

Brigadekompanien
11. Infanteriegeschütz-Kompanie
12. Sturmgeschütz-Batterie
13. leichte Flugabwehr-Kompanie
14. schwere Flugabwehr-Kompanie

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Gevechtsopstelling vanaf 19.10.1944
27. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Langemarck
Kommandeur SS-Standartenführer Thomas Müller

Stab
Divisionsstab
Fuselier-Kompanie

Staf. Müller
Ostubaf. Schellong

66. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier Regiment
Regimentskommandeur SS-Obersturmbannführer Konrad Schellong

Stab-Kompanie

Ostubaf. Schellong
Hstuf. Troffen
Ostuf. Teichert
Ustuf. Van den Abeele

I. Bataillon/27. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment 66
Bataillonskommandeur SS-Obersturmbannführer Konrad Schellong

Stab

1. Kompanie
2. Kompanie
3. Kompanie
4. schwere Kompanie
5. Panzerjäger-Kompanie

II. Bataillon/27. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment 66

Stab

6. Kompanie
7. Kompanie
9. Kompanie
10. schwere Kompanie
11. Panzerjäger-Kompanie

67. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier Regiment

Stab-Kompanie

I. Bataillon/27. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment 67

Stab

1. Kompanie
2. Kompanie
3. Kompanie
4. schwere Kompanie
5. Panzerjäger-Kompanie

II. Bataillon/27. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment 67

Stab

6. Kompanie
7. Kompanie
9. Kompanie
10. schwere Kompanie
11. Panzerjäger-Kompanie

27. SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung
Abteilungs-Kommandeur SS-Sturmbannführer Wangemann

1. Panzerjäger-Kompanie

Ostuf. Kotlowski

2. schwere Infanteriegeschütz-Kompanie

Ustuf. Fischer

3. leichte Flugabwehr-Kompanie

Ostuf. Dillinger

4. Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie (12.1944 - 02.1945)

27. SS-Nachrichten Abteilung

Hstuf. Krause
Ustuf. Van den Abeele

27. SS-Artillerie-Regiment

Ustuf. Geerts

27. SS-Pioniers-Bataillon

27. SS-Sanitäters Abteilung

27. SS-Versorgungs-Regiment

Verwaltungs Regiment

Ostuf. Haut

[HouweTrouwe]

Numbers from Feldgrau:

Legion Flandern went near to the region of Novgorod. It had 1112 soldiers, 950 Flemish and of them there were 14 Flemish officers. Who where they? Did 13 of them die?

Ustuf. Van der Smissen
Ustuf. Bohez
Ustuf. Delbaere

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Killed in Action:

Kdr. Ostubaf. von Lettow-Vorbeck

Adjudant Ustuf. Steffen
Adjudant Ustuf. Petereit

Ostuf. Van der Smissen
Ustuf. Van Der Weeën

Oscha. Mondschein
Oscha. Dröge

NOTE:
In "Wee der Overwonnenen" wordt beschreven dat Van der Smissen stierf als Ustuf. terwijl op de lijst van Feldgrau zijn rang al Ostuf. was.

[HouweTrouwe]

More information:

Conrad Schellong
SS-Obersturmbannführer der Waffen-SS


* 07.02.1910 in Dresden / Sachsen.
+ 07.02.1992 in Hamburg.

NSDAP-Nr.: 1 428 412 (Joined 01.12.1932)
SS-Nr.: 135 553 (Joined 28.12.1932)

Promotions:
00.06.1932 SA-Mann
28.12.1932 SS-Anwärter
27.01.1933 SS-Mann
09.11.1933 SS-Sturmmann
12.07.1934 SS-Rottenführer
24.12.1934 SS-Unterscharführer
30.01.1935 SS-Scharführer
01.05.1935 SS-Oberscharführer
09.11.1935 SS-Hauptscharführer
20.04.1936 SS-Untersturmführer
20.04.1937 SS-Obersturmführer
25.08.1939 SS-Hauptsturmführer
09.11.1942 SS-Sturmbannführer der Waffen-SS
22.09.1944 SS-Obersturmbannführer der Waffen-SS

Decorations & Awards:
28.02.1945 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kdr. 6.SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade “Langemarck”, Eastern Front (based on a recommendation dated 23.01.1945 and signed by Heinz Lammerding, Kdr. 2.SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich”)
29.03.1944 Deutsches Kreuz in Gold as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kdr. 6.SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade “Langemarck",
Eastern Front (based on a recommendation dated 05.03.1944 and signed by Heinz Lammerding, Kdr. 2.SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich")
00.06.1942 1939 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse
03.07.1941 1939 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
00.04.1941 Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
00.00.194_ Nahkampfspange I. Stufe (Bronze)
00.06.1942 Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
00.00.194 Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber
00.08.1941 Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Schwarz
ca. 1939 Spange “Prager Burg” zum Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1.Oktober 1938
ca. 1939 Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
ca. 1938 Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938
00.00.194_ Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Bronze
00.00.194_ SS-Dienstauszeichnungen
[01.12.1937] Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen in Bronze
00.00.19__ SA-Sportabzeichen in Silber
[01.12.1937] Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS
[01.12.1937] Totenkopfring der SS
00.00.19__ Julleuchter der SS
00.00.19__ Ehrenwinkel für alte Kämpfer


Michel Lippert
SS-Standartenführer der Waffen-SS


* 24.04.1897 in Schönwald / Oberfranken.
+ 01.09.1969 in Wuppertal.

NSDAP-Nr.: 246 989(Joined 01.06.1930)
SS-Nr.: 2 968 (Joined 10.03.1931)

Promotions:
00.00.192_ Hauptwachtmeister der Landespolizei
10.03.1931 SS-Truppführer
15.11.1931 SS-Sturmführer
05.08.1933 SS-Sturmhauptführer
09.11.1933 SS-Sturmbannführer
20.04.1934 SS-Obersturmbannführer
01.12.1939 Oberleutnant d. R. (Luftwaffe)
04.01.1940 SS-Obersturmbannführer d. R. der Waffen-SS
20.04.1943 SS-Standartenführer der Waffen-SS

Decorations & Awards:
05.01.1945 Ehrenblatt-Spange des Heeres
00.00.194_ 1939 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse
00.05.1940 1939 Spange zum 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
00.00.191_ 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
00.00.194_ Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
00.00.194_ Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber
ca. 1942 Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42”
ca. 1935 Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
00.00.194_ Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Silber
00.00.194_ Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Bronze
00.00.193_ Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen in Silber
00.00.193_ Deutsches Reitersportabzeichen in Silber
00.00.193_ Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS
00.00.193_ Totenkopfring der SS
ca. 1933 Ehrenwinkel für Alte Kämpfer

Josef (“Joschi”) Fitzthum
SS-Gruppenführer
und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS und Polizei /
M.d.R. / Oberleutnant a.D.

Born: 14. September 1896 in Loimmersdorf / Niederösterreich.
Killed: 10. January 1945 in auto accident on the Neuenkirchenallee south of Wien.

[HouweTrouwe]

Hans-Albert von Lettow-Vorbeck

Killed in Action on 11.06.1942
Under Freikorps Danmark

Photo:




Source:
http://www.cegesoma.be/index.php?opt...pper&Itemid=56

[HouweTrouwe]

More information on Flemish volunteers:

SS-Obersturmführer René van der Smissen
Born on the 30th of July 1900
Killed in Action on the 5th of March in Weschki

More information on German officer:

SS-Oberscharführer Egon Mondschein
Born on the 6th of December 1906
Died on the 2nd of April in the Hauptverbandplatz in Kolmowo

More information on Vorbeck:

SS-Obersturmbannführer Hans-Albert von Lettow-Vorbeck
Born on the 28th of April 1901
Killed in Action on the 11th of July 1942 in Dubowizy
When he was in Freikorps Danmark


NOTE:
Can I add Ustuf. Kamiel van de Wilde too the 14 Flemish officers? He died in 1942, third of March.

[HouweTrouwe]

In January a "Kampfgruppe" was sent to Podberesje: Krutik and Koptzy

Kampfgruppe “Müller” (?):
Kommandeur SS-Untersturmführer Thomas Müller

2. Kompanie

Ustuf. Müller
Ustuf. Tollenaere

4. Kompanie (Zug)

Ustuf. de Wilde

5. Kompanie (Zug)


On the 9th of February a "Gefechtsgruppe" was made: Gefechtsgruppe “Polsterer” and was send to the eastern sector of Sapolje. The 3. Kompanie got surrounded but because of the help of the 2. Kompanie they managed to force a breakthrough from Sapolje to Zimtitzy.

Gefechtsgruppe “Polsterer”
Kommandeur SS-Untersturmfüher Polsterer

3. Kompanie

4. Kompanie

Ustuf. Polsterer

11. Kompanie (Infanterie-Regiment 424)

Oberst. Hoppe

NOTE:
I search the Zugführer of 5. Kompanie (Kampfgruppe) and the leader of the 3. Kompanie. More names to the Kompanies or additional information is welcome!

[HouweTrouwe]

List updated with KIA and MIA. Also with names:

I. Bataillon/SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Langemarck

1. leichte Infanterie-Kompanie

Hstuf. Cambie

2. leichte Infanterie-Kompanie

Ostuf. Delft

3. leichte Infanterie-Kompanie

Ustuf. Bruyninckx

II. Bataillon/SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade Langemarck

5. Infanteriegeschütz-Kompanie

Ustuf. Bogaert

9. schwere Flugabwehr-Kompanie

Ustuf. Geerts

27. SS-Artillerie-Regiment

Ustuf. Geerts

[RaymondG]

Hi Bart

What a wonderfully informative thread and many thanks for posting up your research for others to learn from it.

Well done and keep up the good work

Raymond

[HouweTrouwe]

SITE UPDATED:
1. Names
2. Legioen Vlaanderen
3. Links
4. Gastenboek (Leave a message)
5. Some faults are updated.

I'm planning a major update!

[WenRan]

Prachtig werk

[HouweTrouwe]

10 of the 14 Flemish Officers names:

Ustuf. Bouten
Ustuf. De Wilde
Ustuf. Delbaere
Ustuf. Joyeux
Ustuf. François
Ustuf. Lagast
Ustuf. Raskin
Ustuf. Suys
Ustuf. Tollenaere
Ostuf. Van der Smissen

[Floris]

Thanks for the list and good luck with your research!
Read "Berkenkruis" for lot's of info regarding to the flemisch folunteers.

[HouweTrouwe]

Site updated again.
New things, things corrected and some things updated.

WEBSITE: The Flemish Legion (Dutch!)

If it ain't much of a problem, leave something in the "Gastenboek", for the English people, you then have to push "Voeg een bericht toe". If you want your World War II link (your website) in "Links" leave a message with the link.

Now 85 Names online (Flemish), 87 in total (2 German)
i'm first doing the Flemish names

You have to click on their names to get more information:

SS-Untersturmführer van den Abeele
SS-Untersturmführer Bachot
SS-Untersturmführer de Backer
SS-Untersturmführer Barrie
SS- de Becker
SS-Untersturmführer Beernaert
SS- Beerten
SS-Untersturmführer Bertmanns
SS-Untersturmführer Blondeel
SS-Untersturmführer van Bockel
SS-Untersturmführer Bogaert
SS-Untersturmführer Bollen
SS- van Boom
SS-Untersturmführer Bottu
SS-Untersturmführer Bouten
SS-Oberjunker van den Brempt
SS-Untersturmführer Bruyninckx
SS-Untersturmführer Buntinx
SS-Hauptsturmführer Cambie
SS-Untersturmführer Capoen
SS-Untersturmführer Cornelissens
SS-Untersturmführer Deblaere
SS-Obersturmführer Delbaere
SS-Untersturmführer Donckers
SS-Obersturmführer van Dyck
SS-Untersturmführer van Dyck
SS-Schütze van den Eeckhaut
SS-Obersturmführer van Eyndhoven
SS-Untersturmführer Geerkens
SS-Sturmmann Geurts
SS-Untersturmführer Groenvynck
SS-Untersturmführer Güldentope
SS-Untersturmführer d'Haese
SS-Untersturmführer Heip
SS-Hauptsturmführer Hendrix
SS-Panzergrenadier Helsocht
SS-Untersturmführer Heyerick
SS-Untersturmführer Jacobs
SS-Untersturmführer Joyeux
SS-Untersturmführer Lagast
SS- Lammens
SS-Untersturmführer Laperre
SS- Lecluse
SS-Untersturmführer Lippens
SS- Maigret
SS-Untersturmführer de Meester
SS- Mels
SS-Hauptsturmführer Michel
SS-Obersturmführer Meulemanns
SS-Sturmmann de Motte
SS-Untersturmführer van Mol
SS-Untersturmführer van Mol
SS-Untersturmführer Nitsen
SS- Ooms
SS-Untersturmführer van Ootegehm
SS-Untersturmführer Osseler
SS- van Pelt
SS-Untersturmführer Pasques
SS-Untersturmführer Pouliart
SS-Untersturmführer Ranst
SS-Untersturmführer Raskin
SS-Untersturmführer Raveyse
SS-Untersturmführer de Saedeleer
SS-Untersturmführer Saelens
SS-Unterscharführer Schrijnen (Ridderkruisdrager)
SS-Untersturmführer van Sintjan
SS-Obersturmführer van der Smissen
SS-Hauptsturmführer Stevens
SS-Obersturmführer Suys
SS-Untersturmführer Swinnen
SS-Untersturmführer Tollenaere
SS-Hauptsturmführer Uten
SS-Untersturmführer Vaes
SS-Obersturmführer Vanackere
SS-Untersturmführer van de Ven
SS-Unterscharführer Verbeke
SS-Untersturmführer Verlinden
SS-Untersturmführer Vincx
SS-Obersturmführer van der Wallen
SS-Untersturmführer van der Weeën
SS-Obersturmführer van der Wielen
SS-Untersturmführer de Wilde
SS-Untersturmführer de Wilde
SS-Obersturmführer Willaert

If someone has or had a familymember who was in the Flemish Legion, or you have documents etc. about it. Please, do contact me. Thanks

If you have Death cards (Bidprenten / Sterbebild) of Flemish Soldiers, CONTACT ME or leave a message here.

Thans
Kindly Regards
Bart

[KM-NZ]

een zeer waardig project kameraad !!!!

[KM-NZ]

also dont forget to include Bert Degruyter