Hello,
I was looking through the uniform cufftitle info and came across this name. Alfred Riekstins ...It said that this exSS Officer died in 1959 in Latvia fighting the soviets! Does anyone know the story behind this in some detail. Also of units fighting after the war and what happened to them.
My uncle was tasked as a border guard during his compultory military time in East Czechoslovakia in the early 50's. He told me that a number of times they have been warned to keep a look out for German "Bandits" trying to fight their way westward.
A friend of mine in Czech told me that a large unit was called "Banderovci" following their leader Bander. I don't remember his first name. Anyway he fought his way with 100s of men(there was thousands of them innitianly)Through Russia then using the czech border, made it all the way to Germany. This occured in the early to mid 50's. Bander I think was Latvian, he was assassinated in Germany in the 60's by the Soviets...I guess payback for getting away.
I was looking through the uniform cufftitle info and came across this name. Alfred Riekstins ...It said that this exSS Officer died in 1959 in Latvia fighting the soviets! Does anyone know the story behind this in some detail. Also of units fighting after the war and what happened to them.
My uncle was tasked as a border guard during his compultory military time in East Czechoslovakia in the early 50's. He told me that a number of times they have been warned to keep a look out for German "Bandits" trying to fight their way westward.
A friend of mine in Czech told me that a large unit was called "Banderovci" following their leader Bander. I don't remember his first name. Anyway he fought his way with 100s of men(there was thousands of them innitianly)Through Russia then using the czech border, made it all the way to Germany. This occured in the early to mid 50's. Bander I think was Latvian, he was assassinated in Germany in the 60's by the Soviets...I guess payback for getting away.
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