History of Recon Unit 18 of 18.I.D.

[rjs]

I want a unit history of the Reconnaissance Battalion Unit of the 18th Infantry Division.

Another web site shows this book:

Geschicte der Aufklarungs-Abteilung (tmot) 18 - 18. Infanterie-Division (tmot) vom 24.8.1939 bis 1.10.1942 - G. W. Jeffke, Hrsg., Selbst, Munster 1992

I would appreciate any leads for this book.

I have tried the bookseller websites listed on this site, as well as amazon.com with no luck. I even wrote a letter to someone in Munster with the same name as the author. No response. I was able to get another of his books thru amazon.de on a predecessor unit. I have a P.08 pistol with unit markings to the predecessor unit (8th Reiter Reg.)

[Jonathan M]

Have you tried alibris or abebooks?

[Ian Jewison]

Good luck....I am after this book also but not found it so far.....plenty of his Kavallerie Regiment 8 books available though!

/Ian

[rjs]

I have Jefkke's History of the 8 Reiter Reg. Great book, published in 1964. The book I need now on the A.A.18 was published in 1992. I wonder why there is no availability for the latter book.

There is a good unit history of the A.A. 18 on www.lexicon-der-wehrmacht.de under listing for the 18 I.D. It is several paragraphs long and seems to be written in the first person. Author unknown. It states that the 1st, 5th and 7 squadrons of the 8 R.R. were formed into the A.A. 18. The luger I have is marked "1./R.R. 8.28" indicating it belonged to the 1st sq. or Eskadron of the 8th Reiter Regiment.

If you ever get this book, I would gladly pay for a copy of it.

[rjs]

Thanks for the info on the two book websites. No luck.

[Ian Jewison]

I saw on another forum you mentioned you wrote to Jeffke...he did live in Münster but I presume he must have died or gone into a home as I have his photo albums.

He was listed as the Kameradschaftsführer of Reiter/Kavallerie Regiment 8 in Das Deutsches Soldatenjahrbuch until 1990 but not after then!

He also wrote a book on Reiter Regiment 21 but I can not find that either!

/Ian

[Ian Jewison]

The luger I have is marked "1./R.R. 8.28" indicating it belonged to the 1st sq. or Eskadron of the 8th Reiter Regiment.

Why do you want a copy of the book if you have a luger? Very difficult to identify who it belonged to!!! It might not have even passed over to Aufkl.Abt. 18!

/Ian

[Ypenburg]

He also wrote a book on Reiter Regiment 21 but I can not find that either!
/Ian

Do you mean Geschichte des Reiter-Regiments 21 (1. Kavallerie-Division) vom 15. Dezember 1939 bis 10. Dezember 1941

von Hauptmann a.D. G.W. Jeffke 1973 ???

Got it

[Ian Jewison]

That would be the one......can't find a copy for myself.

Does it have a "Lebenslauf" of Jeffke at all? All I know is he was the Kameradschaftsführer of Reiter/Kavallerie Regiment 8 and was a retired Hauptmann.Of course he would appear to have served with Reiter Regiment 21 which was formed from elements of Kavallerie Regiment 8 and Kavallerie Ersatz Abteilung 8 was its replacement unit.When the unit was reformed as Panzer Regiment 24 he appears to transfer out.

Regards,
Ian

[rjs]

Why do you want a copy of the book if you have a luger? Very difficult to identify who it belonged to!!! It might not have even passed over to Aufkl.Abt. 18!

/Ian

I doubt I will ever find out who the 28th gun was issued to in 1921. But, it seems the the 8 R.R. was dissolved by the end of August 1939 with its units going to the 8 I.D., 18 I.D, and 28 I.D. I am assuming that the units took their weapons with them instead of leaving them in their home garrisons in the Breslau area. The only reference I have to the 1st Sq. is that it went into the A.A. 18 of the I8 I.D. So this is why I hunt for that unit history. It may turn out be a search that will take a very long time. Regards.