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    I would like info on the 57 inf div from 1939-1943. I would mainly like to know about what they did in the invasion of France, Poland, and Russia I know that they were there but how much were they actually fighting how many casulties did they sustain that sort of thing. And if anyone can I would like information on the 1./Pz Jag Abt. 157 of the 57 inf div that was their Panzerjager detatchment.

    Thanks all
    Ethan

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    57 Infanterie Division 1939-43.

    Hello Ethan ; a little history about it..............

    The route to Abbeville - France 1940.

    The 57. Infanterie-Division was mobilized as part of the 2nd Wave on 26 August 1939 in Landshut, Germany. The division was formed using mostly reserve personnel from Bavaria and immediately sent to southern Poland as part of Heeresgruppe Sud (acting as reserve it saw little action in that campaign). On 21 September 1939, the division’s Infanterie-Regiment 199 was given the title “List”, in honor of the Bavarian Regiment Hitler served with during World War One. During the winter of 1939-40 the division was held in the reserve of OKH. In preparation for the invasion of France and the Low Countries, the 57. Infanterie-Division was moved westward during April 1940 and assigned to the 4. Armee of Heeresgruppe B.

    The units under this division were:

    Infanterie-Regiment 179
    Infanterie-Regiment 199
    Infanterie-Regiment 217
    Artillerie-Regiment 157
    Aufklarungs-Abteilung 157
    Panzerjager-Abteilung 157
    Pionier-Bataillon 157
    Nachrichten-Abteilung 157

    Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ionen/57ID.htm
    Heimat Wolfur. Set 1992. Tagebuch eines Wolfurters zwischen 1939 und 1946.
    Militaria Magazine Hs21 Le Mois Terrible La Bataille D'abbeville.

    More follows. Cheers. Raúl M .

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      #3
      57 Infanterie Division 1939-43.

      Hello to all ; here goes something more...............

      "Infanterie Regiment List".



      Preface. For several months we carry with pride the name "Infantry Regiment List". We have taken throughout the course of the war the tradition of a regiment, which has despite its short existence, a particularly glorious history. No other regiment of the German Army as the "Infantry Regiment List" has so many fallen heroes in action. Four years on the Western Front, four years of fighting in the bloodiest battlefields of World War. From the coast of Flanders to the mountains of Alsace paving the way the graves which indicate that there lies a "Lister". 3,754 officers, NCOs and soldiers fell for their country or died in captivity, by accident or disease. Our greatest pride is that our leader and commander in chief belonged to this regiment as a soldier. This tradition is a commitment. Commitment to the "List Regiment" comrades in the old esprit de corps, endurance, heroism and equality.

      Heinrich-Anton Deboi. Oberst and Commanding Officer.


      Postcard of the IR 199.

      Source: http://photosammler.de/Serien/list01e.htm (offline now).

      Cheers. Raúl M .

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        #4
        57 Infanterie Division 1939-43.

        Hello to all ; more follows................

        The route to Abbeville - France 1940.

        The units belonging to the 57 ID were billeted in civilian houses between Hanau and Gelnhausen. On May 10 of 1940 began the Westfeldzug and on May 11 of 1940 the 57 ID was alarmed and transported by rail to Remagen, Andernach, Ahrweiler were it detrained and proceeded its march on foot.

        According to a veteran who served in the 5./ AR 157 his unit was ready for marching on May 11, 1940. A battery of field artillery had four light-howitzers of 105 mm. The gun and the observation wagon were pulled by three teams of horses, vehicles of ammunition, by two teams of horses and the rest of the column for two or one team. The battery had about 130 men and about the same number of horses.

        On May 12, 1940 boarding and rail transport: Wächtersbach - Frankfurt - Mainz - Koblenz –Andernach. March to Kripp am Rhein.

        Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ionen/57ID.htm
        Heimat Wolfur. Set 1992. Tagebuch eines Wolfurters zwischen 1939 und 1946.
        Militaria Magazine Hs21 Le Mois Terrible La Bataille D'abbeville.

        More follows. Cheers. Raúl M .

        HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!!

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          #5
          57 Infanterie Division 1939-43.

          Hello to all ; more follows................

          The route to Abbeville - France 1940.



          From 14 to 17 May, 1940 marching through the Ahr Valley and Eiffel. Altenahr - Ahrweiler - Pelm - Gerolstein - Matzerath - Luneberg - fortifications of the Siegfried Line - Dasburg.

          On May 18, 1940 at noon it was crossed the border with Luxembourg; in Clerve the people were friendly and gave flowers and cigarettes to the soldiers. At 20:00 hours, it was crossing the border between Luxembourg and Belgium reaching Bastogne. On May 20, 1940 at midnight crossing the border between Belgium and France by Nahon.


          On the French-Belgian border, the first graves.............

          Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ionen/57ID.htm
          Heimat Wolfur. Set 1992. Tagebuch eines Wolfurters zwischen 1939 und 1946.
          Militaria Magazine Hs21 Le Mois Terrible La Bataille D'abbeville.

          More follows. Cheers. Raúl M .

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            #6
            57 Infanterie Division 1939-43.

            Hello to all ; more follows................

            The route to Abbeville - France 1940.

            On May 21, 1940 the march proceeded by Fontaine de Brulet - Monthermé, crossing the Meuse there by a pontoon bridge; the unit had already 14 days of forced marches, traveling between 40-60 kilometers a day always behind the armored divisions. The few hours of sleep were in the open air under the vehicles.


            Towards the Meuse at Monthermé............


            The Meuse by Monthermé...................


            The grave of four German soldiers, one kilometer after the Meuse crossing........

            Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ionen/57ID.htm
            Heimat Wolfur. Set 1992. Tagebuch eines Wolfurters zwischen 1939 und 1946.
            Militaria Magazine Hs21 Le Mois Terrible La Bataille D'abbeville.

            More follows. Cheers. Raúl M .

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              #7
              57 Infanterie Division 1939-43.

              Hello to all ; more follows................

              The route to Abbeville - France 1940.

              The phrase: first the horse, then the man had been fulfilled to the fullest. Without the help of our comrades, taking care of the horses would have been impossible. More than a horse had collapsed and had to be shot. Anyway had much cattle, abandoned cows and horses, running free everywhere.

              The German Luftwaffe had the air superiority, despite of that, the French and British planes attacked the marching columns over and over again with bombs and machine guns. On the road the same picture: destruction everywhere, positions and abandoned villages, destroyed tanks, burned cars, bridges blown up, planes shot down, destroyed cities, columns of refugees, prisoners, wounded and dead.


              Brief pause in the march to the front.

              Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ionen/57ID.htm
              Heimat Wolfur. Set 1992. Tagebuch eines Wolfurters zwischen 1939 und 1946.
              Militaria Magazine Hs21 Le Mois Terrible La Bataille D'abbeville.

              More follows. Cheers. Raúl M .

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                #8
                Originally posted by ekneasel97 View Post
                I would like info on the 57 inf div from 1939-1943. I would mainly like to know about what they did in the invasion of France, Poland, and Russia I know that they were there but how much were they actually fighting how many casulties did they sustain that sort of thing. …
                Ethan
                See here:

                http://www.57id.de/index.php?title=Hauptseite


                Originally posted by ekneasel97 View Post

                And if anyone can I would like information on the 1./Pz Jag Abt. 157 of the 57 inf div that was their Panzerjager detatchment.

                Thanks all
                Ethan
                See here:

                http://www.57id.de/index.php?title=Pz.Jg.Abt.157


                Originally posted by tigre View Post

                On 21 September 1939, the division’s Infanterie-Regiment 199 was given the title “List”, in honor of the Bavarian Regiment Hitler served with during World War One. During the winter of 1939-40 the division was held in the reserve of OKH.
                Originally posted by tigre View Post
                Hello to all ; more follows................



                The units belonging to the 57 ID were billeted in civilian houses between Hanau and Gelnhausen. On May 10 of 1940 began the Westfeldzug …
                Yes, but before, Hitler visited “his” unit – the 199th IR - on Christmas day 1939 in the vicinity of Hanau. The location is one of the never told secrets until now …

                But try a look in another forum and a thread there, and learn more:

                http://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/th...threadid=24177

                Best regards
                - reino

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                  #9
                  Hitler visited “his” unit – the 199th IR.

                  Hello reino ; thank you very much for that interesting complement . Cheers. Raúl M .

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                    #10
                    57 Infanterie Division 1939-43.

                    Hello to all ; more follows................

                    The route to Abbeville - France 1940.

                    From 24 to May 27, 1940 marching parallel to the front, the artillery fire was stronger, the burning villages could be seen at night, and the confusion grew. Marching thru Origny St.Benoite - Hornblieres - St.Quentin - Peronne -Bopaume - St. Albert - Bellenglise - Basentin – Fixcourt.

                    On May 28, 1940 relief of a motorized division which continued towards the Canal. First firing position at Flesseles near Abbeville. Baptism of fire while organizing our positions under heavy artillery fire. On the night shifted towards new positions around Bellancourt.


                    A stop of the division while marching to the front - May 1940.

                    Sources: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ionen/57ID.htm
                    Heimat Wolfur. Set 1992. Tagebuch eines Wolfurters zwischen 1939 und 1946.
                    Militaria Magazine Hs21 Le Mois Terrible La Bataille D'abbeville.

                    More follows. Cheers. Raúl M .

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                      #11
                      Hello

                      In the book "Woronesh/Don Stellung 1942/43 - Ausgewählte Dokumente" by Dr. Andreas Schwarz second print 1978 there are some references to places where 57ID fought.

                      In the II. Teil (2nd part) on page 476 i read:
                      "4. K.N.A. VII.A.K. 5.2.43 10°°
                      Funkspruch nr. 208
                      Absendende Stelle 57. Div.
                      An VII.A.K. Afgen. 15 38

                      Letzte Teil Siebert 4.2. 21°° Uhr Gorschetschnoje verlassen. Vorderste Teile S. 5.2. 0080 Uhr Werch. Kleschenka. Insgesamt geringer Feindwiderstand, laufende Ausfälle durch Art.-u.Panzerbeschuss aus nördl. Richtung auf Vormarschstrasse. Besonders zwischen Kljutsch und westl. Troizkoje. vormarsch nordw. Richtung Strasse 17 wird fortgesetzt. Ständige Luftversorgung, Infanteriemunition, Kraftstoff, Zwieback, Anodenbatterien erforderlich!
                      Siebert."

                      Best regards


                      stijn

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                        #12
                        From page 495 till 501 there is a small part of actions from 12.01.1943 till 12.2.1943 concerning the Rückmarsch von Woronesh.

                        If i understand it correctly it is a resume for a worked text written by Oberst i.G. Eckstein former Ia from 57 ID and from Korpsgruppe Siebert.

                        It is too many text to type it but when i see a name of a place i'll type it:

                        Bis zum 24.1.1943 war es der Korpsgruppe gelungen, in schweren Kämpfen die Linie Staro Melovoje-Siniye Lipyagi-Kochetowka - Aleksandrowka am Don zu nehmen und sie gegen drei russ. Div. mit Panzern zu halten.

                        Am 26.1 waren die russ. Panzer in Gorshechonoye eingedrungen. An der Front konnten sich die Stützpunkte im allgemeinen halten. Bie Rossoshki war das Pi. 157 mit der 1. Flak 284 rechtzeitig eingetroffen, um das fdl. Vordringen abzustoppen. Das Gr. R. 217 war der K.Gr. wieder understellt und im Marsch nach Westen (Nizhnedevitsk), das I./217 im Marsch nach Süden zum Pi. 157. Durchgebrochene Feindkräfte sollten das Gr. 199 und I. /217 vernichten.

                        Der Auftrag für die Korpsgruppe S. lautete: "K.Gr.S. deckt unter Festhalten des Raumes um Stary Oskol südl. des Devitsa=Tales zwischen Gorshechnoye und dem Don die Südflanke der mit Masse auf der Hauptwinterstrasse zurückgehenden Brückenkopfdivisionen."

                        Die unerschütterlich Siniye Lipyagi haltende Gruppe Schmidt (verst. Gr. R. 199) hatte den Durchbruch in Richtung Garshechnoye vorzubereiten. Zunächst kam der Angriff am 29.1 gut vorwärts, dann griff der Feind von allen Seiten, auch mit Luftwaffe, an. Das Rgt. erhielt blutige Verluste, der Kdeur Schmidt fiel.
                        Eine russ. Aufforderung zur Übergabe lehnte das Rgt. ab. Da ein Durchbruch nach Nordwesten aussichtslos war, hatte sich der Rgts. Führer, Hptm. Heindl, II./199, entschlossen, bein Nacht nach Westen durchzubrechen. Sämtl. M.G(s.) und Gr. W. waren bereits ausgefallen; die noch vorhandenen Geschütze der 13. u. 14. Kp., sowie der III./A.R. 157 wurden gesprengt.
                        Bei eisiger Kälte und querlefein durch tiefen Schnee hat sich das Rgt. rund 400 Mann, auf Kulevka durchgeschlagen wo es am 30.1 12,00 Uhr ankam.

                        Das VII.A.K. hat am 31.1 Gorshechnoye wieder genommen (68. 323. und 88 ID) Alle fdl Angriffe wurden abgewiesen. Auf der Strasse nach Stary Oskol wurde nach Süden weiter vorgestossen. Die an der Ostfront eingesetzte 75.ID und Gruppe Marbach, I./217 und Pi. 157 gingen planmässig bis zum 30.1 zurück.

                        Gr. R. 217, 164 und 591 verteidigt Gorshechnoye und besetzt eine Aufnahmestellung nordostw. Gorshechnoye.
                        Die Kampfgr. Krüger, Kdeur Gr. R. 202 mit I./217, Pi 157 und anderen Einheiten, übernimmt den Schütz der Ostflanke, zurückgehen auf Gorshechnoye nicht vor 2.2.1943

                        In drei Gruppen brechen hintereinander nach Westen durch:
                        1. Gruppe: Führer Oberst Lenz. Antreten am 3.2. 3,00 Uhr. Gr. R. 164, I./A.R.157, 3. / Pz.Abw. 157.
                        2. Gruppe: Führer Gen.Lt. Siebert. Antreten am 3.2. 19,30 Uhr. Ski Batl. 157, Pi 157, I./217, N.A. 157, II./A.R.157
                        3. Gruppe: Oberst Latz

                        Bis 7.2.43 hatte sich die Lage entwickelt:
                        Die I. Gruppe stiess am 3.2 Westlich Gorshechnoye auf Feind, warf ihn und liess zum Schutze der Marschstrasse I./164 u. III./217 zurück. Unter fortwährenden Kämpfen erreichte diese Gruppe Repyevka, ostw. Tim, trotz heftiger Schneestürme.
                        Die 2. Gruppe musste fdl. Angriffe abwehren. Feuer aller Waffen auf die Marschstrasse brachte erhebliche Verluste.
                        Div.Gef.St. am 5.2 Werch.Kleshenka am 6.2 Werch.Apotschki, am 7.2 früh Jefros Imowka, abends Bystrets.
                        Bei der 3. Gruppe war am 4.2 ein russischer Parlamentär zur Übergabe von Oberst Latz zurückgewiesen worden.

                        Am 7.2. nachm. stiess die erste Gruppe Lenz bei schwerem Schneesturm 10 km ostw. Tim auf stärkeren Feind. Durch einen gefangenen russ. Offizier wurde bekannt, das Tim im russ. Hand war. Die Gr. Siebert entschloss sich "nach Süden abdrehen und über Manturowo nach Südwesten durchzubrechen. Gruppe Lenz nach Süden abdrehen, ebenso die 2. Gruppe"

                        Bis 11.2.43 bildeten sich folgende Lagen:
                        Die Gruppe Lenz hatte am Abend des 7.2 Pogosheye genommen. Die Gruppe Latz war von Bystrets und Repyevka auf Prilepy abgebogen.

                        8.2 Gruppe Lenz Kuskino. Die Gruppe Latz drang nur am Nordrand von Prilepy ein. Der Häuserkampf ging die ganze Nach hindurch.

                        Oberst Britzelmayr, Kdeur Gr.R.217 war daher auf Jefrossimowka abgedreht.

                        Am 9.2 früh Gef. St. der K. Gr. S. nach Pogosheye.

                        Gr. Lenz erreichte Kuskino und bis zum Abend Puzachi.

                        Die Gruppe Latz hatte Prilepy genommen und die Strasse nach Kuskino freigekämpft.

                        10.2 Gef. St. der K.Gr.S. Puzachi

                        ... am Abend den Feindwiderstand zu brechen und mit den ersten Teilen um 22,00 Uhr Manturowo zu erreichen.

                        Am 11.2 früh war der Gef.St. der Gr. Siebert nach Manturowo verlegt worden.

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                          #13
                          Hallo zusammen,

                          is this thread still active? I am also very interested in the 57. Infanterie Division and have collected quite a lot of information if anyone is interested....

                          Erich

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                            #14
                            Hello Erich !

                            I am still interested, especially in the fights of June '40 !

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                              #15
                              57 Infanterie Division 1939-43.

                              Hello Erich ; I'm in ...........Charkow 1941 and Unternehmen Blau 1942! Cheers. Raúl M .

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