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#2: Standartenführer Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock was the last commander of the Polizei Division Kampfgruppe as a Standartenführer since November 9, 1943. He was assigned to the reserve as of April 1, 1944, but probably continued leading the Kampfgruppe until the staff dissolved several days later. Nobody formally led the Kampfgruppe as a Sturmbannführer so it's probably the battalion commander that signed. The original III./SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Regiment 1 was redesignated the I./SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Grenadier-Regiment 3 October 21, 1943, while attached to Kampfgruppe "Reifflin" (Willi Reifflin) of the Polizei Division Kampfgruppe. I don't know who the battalion commander was. The changes in unit designation got rather complicated as parts of units were detached for reforming the division starting in 1943.
#3: Otto Gieseke, KC holder and regimental commander
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#4: Alfred Wünnenberg, KC with Oakleaves and divisional commander<O</OLast edited by Mark C. Yerger; 07-01-2009, 04:18 AM.
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Thanks for posting them
#2 especially as the Kampfgrupe is of great interest for me. With so many title and command changes, often the field was not up to date with changes, making it interesting. The battalion shown was previously a part of Kampfgruppe "Dörner" (Helmut Dörner) that existed for a period along with Kampfgruupe "Reifflin" as components of the Polizei Division Kampfgruppe before its remnants were absorbed by KG "Reifflin."
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