I am looking for info on the Kampfgruppe that was formed from the 265 Infanterie Division. I know most of the division was in Brittany at the Lorient stronghold... But they did have a Kampfgruppe that was almost immediately sent to Normandy when the landings started. I haven't been able to find much out about this Kampgruppe. So anything helps, thanks!
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Hello
Here some informations about Kfgr. of 265.ID, also named Kampfgruppe Coep (Kdr of Gren. Regt. 896) :
Stab GR.896
III./GR.894
II./GR.895
I./AR.265
14./GR.894
14./GR.895
14./GR.896
13./GR.896.
That unit was formed in april 44 in order to fight against french resistance, very activ in Britany. The Kpfgr. began to move to Normandy the 7 of june.
Few weeks later, the II./GR.894 joined also the normand front.
All were subordinated to 91.ID in Saint Jores - Beaupte area (south of Carentan), later Mont Castre and .... They stayed with until end with it. -
This is what Zetterling has to say about the KGr in Normandy.
http://web.archive.org/web/200602190...rob/gerob.htmlComment
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Thank you! Luft76, do you know if any of the Pionere Btl. was apart of the kampfgruppe? The Zetterling website says the 2nd company was with it. The main reason I would like to know is I have a Soldbuch to a soldier who was in 2./Pi.Btl. 265 and I am trying to figure out where he was during the summer of 44.Comment
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I have no particular information about the Pionier unit. If Zetterling is speaking about 2.Kp, it is very probably true...Comment
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