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DATE LOCATION

1943/02/17 Beziers, France

1943/02/21 Soviet Union to Beziers

1943/03/12 Beziers

1943/04/01 Nimes, Tarascon, Lunel,Saint-Hippolyte,Saint-Martin-de-Londres

1943/05/04 Nimes

1943/05/25 Nimes

1943/06/20 Nimes

1943/09/09 Cannes, Nice, Monte Carlo,Menton, Saint-Raphael,Gonfaron

1943/10/30 Arras, Lens

1943/12/10 Arras

ACTIVITY

Re constitution of the 60.ID motafter destruction of AOK 6units in Stalingrad in Jan 1943

Transfer of remnants of the 600ID mot

Formation of Aufstellungsstaband Kampfgruppe 600ID mot

Movement, formation,training,alert exercises

Incorporation of SA Regiment Feldherrnhalle

Reorganization as the 60.PzGrD

Redesignation as PzGrD Feldherrnhalle

Movement, closing of the Italian-Frenchborder, security, disarming ofItalian Forces, coastal defense

Movement,training, defense against sabotage,air attacks, and air landings

Beginning of entraining for movementto the eastern front

CHAIN OF COMMAND

C.Ooi Gen.Lt. Otto Kohlermann, 1943/02/17-1944/04/03

Subordinate to: Armeegruppe Felber, 1943/03/01-1943/08/14

Okdo. von Sodenstern (AGr Felber), 1943/08/14-1943/08/24AOK 19, 1943/08/24-1943/09/30

Korpsgruppe Kniess, 1943/10/01-1943/10/31

Records of Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle are reproduced on roll 2301 of NARS Microfilm Publication T315 and described following the unithistory. Records of the 600ID mot, the predecessor division, are reproduced on rolls 1004-1008 of NARS Microfilm Publication T315 and describedin Guide No. 65, p. 7.

Although no records of this division dated later than 1943/12/11 were available in the National Archives, the following sources give additionalpertinent information and show:records of OKH/GenStdH/Org.Abto, H 1/132 (T78, roll 412);reords of OKH/AHA, H 37/168 Stammtafel (MR 1316);records of OKH/AHA/Abwicklungsstab, H 41/12 (T78, roll 139, frame 6068965) afteraction reports concerning the battles in the Mogilev area ofthe Soviet Union, 24 Jun-7 Jul 1944, and a history of PzGrD Feldherrnhalle;

situation maps of Lage Ost, Sued, Suedwest, Suedost, Ungarn, HGr0 Weichsel, and Reich; and manuscripts in the Foreign Military Studies series MS T-9,ww

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DATE LOCATION

1943/12/12 Arras, France toVitebsk, Soviet Union

1943/12/23 Vidreya, Liozno,Stantsiya Krinki,Bogushevskoye, Zamostoch'ye

1944/01/20 Narva (northern sector)

1944/02/01 Krivaso, Vaivara, Auvere,Kannuka, Soldina

1944/05/11 Mogilev via Johvi, Estonia

1944/06/24 Vasilevichi, east of Dnieper

1944/06/26 Kamenka, Mogilev, Belynichi,Pogost, Berezino, Smilovichi

1944/07/04 Minsk,Samokhvalovichi

1944/07/07 West of Minsk

1944/07/13 West of Minsk

1944/07/20 Kaunas (Kauen), Vilkaviskis,Lithuania

1944/09/ca. France,1944/10/02 Belfort

1944/08/20- Germany1944/10/01

1944/09/22 Kosice (Kaschau),Czechoslovakia

ACTIVITY

Transfer

Movement,defensive operations

Transfer

Movement, position defense,defensive operations

Transfer to the central sector,rehabilitation,position defense

Movement, defense

Withdrawal,defensive operations

Attempt to liberate, encirclement,assault and defensive operationsfor breakthrough, which failed

Counterattack,breakthrough by remnants

Formation of Panzer-Brigade 106Feldherrnhalle from div» remnants

Formation of Kampfgruppe Feldherrnhallefrom remnants in the rear area,position defense

Transfer of Panzer-Brigade 106 FHmovement, defense

Reconstitution of PzGrD Feldherrnhalle,formation, training

Transfer of PzGrD Feldherrnhalle unitsand Kampfgruppe Feldherrnhalle

CHAIN OF COMMAND

C.O,: Gen.Maj. Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller,1944/04/03-1944/07/08 (captured by the Russians)

Subordinate to: AK 39 PzAK 12 Pz

C.00: Obst. Franz Baeke

Hauptmann Roeschmann

Gen.Maj. Guenther Pape, 1944/09/04-1944/12/01?

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DATE LOCATION

1944/09/30 Miskolc, Hungary

1944/10/03- Mezokovesd1944/10/29

1944/10/17 Hajhuszoboszlo, Kaba

1944/10/18 Balmazujvaros1944/10/19 Hajduboszormeny

1944/10/30 Mezokovesd

1944/11/01 Monor via Nagykata,Gvomro, Ullo, Rakoskeresztur,south and north of Budapest

1944/12/17 Budapest

1945/01/09 Budapest

1945/01/13- Komamo,1945/02/02 Esztergom (Gran)

1945/01/25- Bratislava (Pressburg),1945/03/24 Nove Zamky, Czechoslovakia

1945/02/21 Batorkeszi, Parkany,Nove Zamky

1945/03/02 Nitra, Palarikovo

1945/03/15 Nitra, Palarikovo

ACTIVITY

Formation of Panzer-Brigade 110 FH,arrival of Kampfgruppe FH

Assembly of division units,formation, training

Movement, assault and defensive operationsby part of the division, encirclement,breakthrough,movement, defensive operations

Assembly of division units

Movement,defensive operations

Defense

Encirclement by Russian Forces,breakthrough by remnants

Movement and defense by 1. Btl. FH(no trace on situation maps of Lage Ostafter 1945/02/02)

Formation and commitment ofPanzerkorps Feldherrnhallewith units of the 130PzD and div0 units

(source: records of OKH/GenStdH/Org.Abt.,H 1/38 (T78, roll 398, p0 6))

Movement, defensive operations bySchw.Pz-Abt. FH (corps reserve)and 1. Btl. FH

Movement, refitting

Reorganization asPanzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 1 and 2

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DATE

1945/03/25

1945/04/11-1945/04/30

1945/04/11-1945/04/30

1945/04/11-1945/04/30

LOCATION

Sered area,Holic, Nadas, Brezovo,Gbely, Drnholec (Duernholz),Mutenice, Valtice, Breclav(Lundenburg)

Poysdorf, Austria;Hrusovay (Grusbach),Znojmo (Znaim), Czechoslovakia

Dobermannsdorf, Austria;Zidlochovice (Seelowitz),Brno (Bruenn), Ivanovice(Elwanowitz), Czechoslovakia

Hustopece (Auspitz), Mikulov(Ni ko1sburg), Drnholee,Miroslav (Misslitz),Czechoslovakia;Grossharras, Austria

ACTIVITY CHAIN OF COMMAND

Withdrawal,defensive operationsby Pz-Korps and Pz-Div. Feldherrnhalle 1 and 2

Movement,defensive operations byPz-Korps Feldherrnhalle

Movement,defensive operations byPz-DiVo Feldherrnhalle 1

Movement,defensive operations byPz-Div. Feldherrnhalle 2and 1 Rgto of the 8.Jaeger-Div,

Manuscripts in the Foreign Military Studies series, prepared by former German officers for the Historical Division, Headquarters U.S. Army,Europe, between 1945 and 1959, contain references to Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle as follows:MS T-9, Part I and II (Die Operationen der Heeresgruppe Suedukraine (Sued) in Rumaenien, Ungarn und Oesterreich (Mai 1944 bis Kriegsende) der

Heeresgruppe Nordukraine (A) in Galizien und Ostpolen (Mai bis Ende August 1944) und der Armeegruppe Heinrici (1. Panzer-Armee) in denBeskiden, (September 1944 bis Ende Januar 1945)), by Gen.Lt0 Otto Heidkaemper

Appendix 1 to MS T-9 (Die Operationen der Heeresgruppe Suedukraine (Sued), der Heeresgruppe Nordukraine (A) und der Armeegruppe Heinrici(1. Panzer-Armee), Mai 1944-Mai 1945), by General der Panzertruppen Walter Wenck, Gen.Obst. Erhard Raus, Obst. Hermann Teske, Gen. JonGheorghe (Rumanian), and Gen.0bst0 Gotthard Heinrici

Appendix 2 to MS T-9 (Verzeichnis der Skizzen und unterschiedliche Bezeichnungen und Schreibweisen der auf ihnen genannten Staedte,Fluesse und Gebirge zu Operationen der HGr0 Suedukraine (Sued), der HGr. Nordukraine (A) und der AGr. Heinrici, Mai 1944 bis Mai 1945)

Band 1, Addition to MS T-9 (Materialsammlung fuer die Darstellung der russischen Offensiven gegen die deutschen Heeresgruppen A (spaeterSuedukraine) und Sued (spaeter Nordukraine) vom 24.12.1943 bis 15.5.1944), by Obst.Lt. Hellmuth von Wienskowski.

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C O N T E N T S DATES T T K ^ l NO. R O L L 1ST F R A 1 P

T a f KTR 1. Bar - j o u r n a l conce rn ing b r e a k t h r o u g h of t h p 19U3/03/01-1943/09/30 "zGrD Fe l i he r rnh 3517U/1 2301 1lines of the 60 . ID m o t by Russian Forces and itscapture in the S t a l i n g r a d area, 22-23 Jan 19U3;r econs t i t u t ion of the 60.10 mot in the Beziers area ofFrance by order of O K H / C h p f Heeresruestung u. P f h . d.Frsa tzheeres /AH \f 17 Feh; t ransfer of r e m n a n t s of the6 0 . I D mot f r o m Russia to Beziers, France, 21 Feb;f o r m a t i o n o f the A u f s t e l l u n g s s t a b and K a m p f g r u p p o ^ n . T Omot a t Beziers, 12-31 M a r ; movemen t to , f o r m a t i o n ,alert exercises, and t r a i n i n g in the Nimes, Tarascon,Lune l , Saint -Hipnolyte , ^ n d Sa in t -Mar t in -de-Londresareas of southern France, 1 Apr -31 Jul ; andreorganiza t ion as t h e 60. PzGrT) , 25 *?ay, a n dredesignation ^s P7GrD F^ ldhe r rnha l l e , 20 Jun .larch exercises f r o m N i m ^ s to Aix-en-Provence viaAries; assembly and coastal defense exercises inthe Lunel , V a u v e r t , and ^aint-Laurent areas and inthe Brignoles and P ^ r j o l ^ area as a Heeresgrupppnreserve, 1-24 H u a ; and r e t u r n to the Nimes areafor t ra in ing, 2S A u g - 7 S^p. Surrender of theI tal ian G o v e r n m - 3 n t to Genera l Eisenhower, B Sep;movement to , c loning of ^ h e I ta l ian-French border ,and d i sa rmina I ta l ian Forces by the divis ion; ,^ndsecuring roads a n d coastal defense f r o m the Cannesto the H e n t o n area, B-3^ Sep. (Records of the6 0 . I D mot are reproduced on rolls 100U-1008 ofN A R S Mic ro f i lm Publ ica t ion TH") and described inG u i d e No. 6*S, p. 7. )

Ta, A n l a g e n b a n d 1 - I n h a l t s v e r z e i c h n i s von 19U3/02/23-1913/09/30 P z G r O F^ l iher rnh 3517Q/2 2301 122A n l a q e n b a e n d e 2 'i. 1 z n m KTB 1. Table of contents ofappendixes 2 and 3 to war journa l 1. (The cover sheetof this d o c u m e n t was erroneously labeled.)

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C O N T E N T S DATES ITE1 HO. ROLL 1ST F R A M E

the 60 .PzGrD, 25 ?tey 1941, and redesignation as P z G r DFeldherrnhal le in the Beziers area of France, 20 Jun ;also movement to, f o r m a t i o n , alert and march exercises,increasing mobi l i ty and i n f a n t r y combat strength, andt ra ining in Ninics, Tarascon, Lunel, Sauve,Saint-Hippolyte, and Saint-Martin-de-Londres areas ofsouthern Franco. nrder-of-bat t le charts; tables of warequipment and s t rength ; inventories of weapons ande q u i p m e n t ; reports concerning combat strength andstatus and t r anspor t s ; lists of officer du tyassignments; and notes on command conferences,

la, Anlagenband 3 z u m KTB 1. Reports, radio messages, 1943/06/21-1943/09/30 PzSrD Fp l lhe r rnh 35174/4 2301 467orders, directivps, and m a p s pertaining to quar te r ing ;the format ion of n ^ w uni t s ; t raining; securing roads,railroads, and bridges; and march, coastal defense,alert, and defense against enemy landings exercises byPzGrD Feldherrnhalle in the Nimes, Lunel, Vauve r t ,Saint-Hippolyte, and Saint-Laurent areas of southernFrance, 21 Jun-~? Sep 1943; surrender of the ItalianGovernment by M a r s h a l Ba.loglio to General Eisenhower, 8Sep; movement for coastal defense to Cannes; fo rma t ionof assault reserves; d isarming of Italian Forces; andsecuring roads, r a i l roads , and the coast in the Cannes,Nice, Menton, and Beauli?u-sur-Her areas of France andthe San Remo area of Italy, 8-30 Sep.M o n t h l y status reports; billeting surveys; noteson c o m m a n d conferences; special directivesconcerning air raid protection; lists of dutyassignments for the division staff and units; andinstruction pamphlets regarding the employment,safety, and camouf lage o? mines and minefields andAmerican and British airborne in fan t ry andparachute units, with order-of-battle charts.

Ic, TB rait Anlagen. A c t i v i t y reports and appendixes 1943/04/01-1943/12/11 P z G r D Foliherrnh 42630/1 2301 1075concerning enemy acts of sabotage and espionage.

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PANZERSRENADIER-DIVTSION FELDHERRNHALLE

CONTENTS

agents/ and propaganda; morale, attitude, and behaviorof the French population; coanterintelligence; mil i taryand postal security; defense against enemy air landingsand .attacks; disarming and control of Italian Forcesafter 8 Sep 19U3; and troop indoctrination,entertainment, and education in intelligence natters inthe Nines and Lunel area, 1 Apr-8 Sep, the Nice, HonteCarlo, Henton, Saint-Raphael, and Gonfaron areas, 9Sep-29 Oct, and in the Arras and Lens area, 2 Nov-11Dec.Newspaper clippings, photographs, speeches, andceremonial festivities relating to theredesignation of the 60 .PzGrD as PzGrDFeldherrnhalle; intelligence bulletins; trainingdirectives, pamphlets , afteraction reports, andorder-of-battle charts of the O.S. 3d Infant ryDiv. regarding the landing at Licata, Sicily, 9Jul, and sraoke screen methods used by theRussians; afteraction reports on the battles ofStalingrad; and a brief history of the 60.ID mot.

DATES ITEH NO.

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