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NEERPELT Bridgehead
13-17 Sep
Non-motorized.
FJ Regiment Stephan
Commander: Oberleutnant Stephan
Leftovers from Bataillon II from von Hoffmann
5-7 Kompanien
Strength: 120
LW Bewhrungs Bataillon.6 z.b.V.
Commander:Major Veith
1.Kompanie
2.Kompanie
3.Kompanie
4.Kompanie
Strength: 400men
Panzerjger Abteilung 559 (See
LXXXVIII Korps)
LXXXVIII Korps
17-20 Sep
Korps HQ
Commander: General Hans Reinhard
Panzerjger Abteilung 559
Commander: Oberleutnant Edmund Haile
Stabskompanie
Commander:Olt.Wetzler
PzFlaK-Zug
Commander:Lt. Rder
Vehicles:4xWirbelwind
Pz.Nachrichten-Zug
Commander:Lt.Jger
Vehicles:1x251/3
Pz.Pioneer-Zug
Commander:Lt.Ahrends
Vehicles:4x251/7
Pz.Sanitter-Zug
Commander:Oberarzt Dr.Reichel
Vehicles:2x251
1.Kompanie Hptm.Ludolph
1.Zug Lt.Ressel
2.Zug Lt.Koch
3.Zug Lt.Kossack
Versorgungs-Kp.
Commander:Hauptmann Hfner
Assigned to KGr Walther from FlaK Brigade 18
-FlaK Abt.424 (2x20mm FlaKs against Best)
-KGr Kppel(south and north of Eindhoven. Aalst?)
Commander: Lt.Wll
Armament:22x88L56 FlaK 18, 32x20L113 FlaK 38
-Panzerjger Abteilung Grunwald (attached from Fsch-Div. Erdmann to
KGr Kppel)
Armament:16xPaK 40
Son Bridge
1x Kp from I./H.G. E.u.A Rgt.
Commander: Hauptman Wimmer
59 Infanterie Division
Commander: Generalleutnant Walter Poppe
Low on ammo for rifles, Mgs, arty etc.Possess little arty.
59 ID attacked Best at the evening of 17 Sep. Reinforced with lorried
FJs and FlaK guns from StHertogenbosch.
Gren.-Rgt.1034
Commander: Oberst Klemm
Bataillon I
Bataillon II
Strenght:600
Armament: ?x20L113 FlaK 38
Kampfgruppe Huber (Gren-Rgt.1035)
Commander: Major Huber
Bataillon I
Bataillon II
Strenght:600
Gren.-Rgt.1036
Commander:Oberst von Dewitz
Bataillon I (Attached to Jungwirth)
Bataillon II
Strenght:600
Armament: NO HV Weapons
59.Fsilier-Bataillon (Attached to Jungwirth)
Feldersatz-Bataillon 159
Panzerjger Bataillon 159
Commander:Major Gerhard Zorn
Kompanie.1
Kompanie.3
1.Pz-Kompanie
Vehicles: 11x "Panther" Ausf. G
2.Pz-Kompanie
Vehicles: 11x "Panther" Ausf. G
3.Pz-Kompanie
Vehicles: 11x "Panther" Ausf. G
Pz-Versorgungskompanie
Panzergrenadier 2107
Commander: Hauptmann Kurt Wild
Stab
Vehicles: 4x Sd.Kfz. 251/3, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/8 and 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/11
1.Kompanie
Vehicles: 9x Sd.Kfz. 251/1, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/2, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/9 6x
Sd.Kfz. 251/21
Strenght:100
2.kompanie
Vehicles: 9x Sd.Kfz. 251/1, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/2, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/9 and
6x Sd.Kfz. 251/21
Strenght:100
3.kompanie
Vehicles: 8x Sd.Kfz. 251/1, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3 and 12x Sd.Kfz. 251/21
Strenght:100
4.Kompanie
Vehicles: 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3 and 18x Sd.Kfz. 251/21
Strenght:100
5.kompanie (schw.)
Vehicles: 15x Sd.Kfz. 251/1, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3, 6x Sd.Kfz. 251/9 and 1x Sd.Kfz.
251/11.
Strenght:100
Pz-Gr. Versorgungskompanie
Flakzug 2107
Armament:4xFlaK Pz.IV Mbelwagen (37)
Panzerjger Kompanie 2107
Vehicles: 11x Panzerjger IV L/70 (Sd.Kfz. 162/1)
Strenght:300
1xPzGr-Kompanie
Vehicles: 9x Sd.Kfz. 251/1, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/2, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/9 6x
Sd.Kfz. 251/21
Strenght:100
Panzer Pioneer Kompanie 2107
Vehicles: 2x SdKfz 251/1, 1x SdKfz 251/3, 14x SdKfz 251/7 and 6x SdKfz 251/16.
Strenght:300
Korps FELDT
XX
AND OPS against US 82 Corridor
17-19 Sep
Korps HQ
Commander: General der Kavallerie Kurt Feldt
Divisionsstab z.b.V.406
Divisional HQ
Commander: Generalleutnant Gerd Scherbening
3./Ersatz-Abteilung.406
Strenght:200
Landsschtzen-Abteilung B
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
4.Kp
5.Kp
Strenght:650
Landsschtzen-Abteilung.254
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
Strenght:650
Artillerie-Abteilung.406
I Batterie
Armament: 4x152L29 KH 433(r)
II Batterie
Armament: 5x152L29 KH 433(r)
III Batterie
Armament: 5x152L29 KH 433(r)
Wehrkreis VI
Korps HQ
Commander:General Franz Mattenklott
Kampfgruppe Ahlemeyer (Landsschtzen-Ausbildungs-Abteilung I./6)
Commander:Major Ahlemeyer
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
4.Kp
5.Kp
Strenght:1350
Unteroffizier Schule Wehrkreis 6 (Sent to KG Henke)
Strenght:1760
Heeres-Unteroffiziersschule Dren
Commander: Hauptmann Krger
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
4.Kp
Strenght:925
KGr Greschick
Commander: Major Greschick
Bataillon I LW Fortress
Bataillon II Ear 406 LSD
Flak Unit (from 4.FlaK Div. 20,37,88)
Strenght:400-500 900?(conscripts)
Kampfgruppe Henke
Commander: Oberst Henke
Landesschtzen-Ersatz und Ausbildung Batallion 6
-I.Kompanie
-II.Kompanie
-III.Kompanie
2x Ad-Hoc Infantry Coys
(Police reserves + railway guards)
29.Unteroffizier Ausbildung Kompanie (HG Ersatz)
Commander: Runge (Hauptmann?)
4.Kp/s.FlaK Abt.572/Flak brigade 18
Armament:29x88L56 FlaK 18 +?x20L113 FlaK 38
Strength: 750 men (As of 17th Sep)
Reinforced at the end of 17th with
Landesschtzen-Ersatz und Ausbildung Batallione 6
-IV.Kompanie
-V.Kompanie
1x Coy HG Ersatz und Ausbildung Abteilung
Strength: 1000 men (End of 17th Sep)
NOTE: Attached to Henke on the 18th was 8 Pz III and IVs. Its
possible they came from the HG E.u.A Rgt who in august had 2xPz III N,
3xPzIII 5cm and 2xPz IV
Defence of Betuwe
1900 20 Sep
18-21 Sep
FlaK-Kampftrupp
Commander: Hauptmann Benning
Armament:1x 8,8cm, 3 2cm
KGr Hermann (Fj Div. 5)
Commander: Oberstleutnant Harry Hermann
I.Btl (remnants FJ-Lehr-Rgt.21)
Commander: Hauptman Fischer
1.Kp Leutnant Baaske
2.Kp Oberzahlmeister Jung
3.Kp Hauptfeldwebel Bosshammer
Strenght:2000
II.Btl (remnatns 5th FJ)
Strenght:2000
Fallschirmjger Artillerie Rgt.5
Armament: 8x105LIG42 leFH 18 3x150L56
Attached on 20/9/44:
-KG Goebel
-I./FJ-Art-Rgt.6
-FlaK-Kampftrupp.
Commander: Hauptman Benning
Armament: 3x20L113 FlaK 38,1x88L56 FlaK 36
22-26 Sep
Attack on Veghel:
KGr Walther
KG HQ: Oberst von Hoffmann
Gren.-Ers.u.Aus.-Btl.16 (I./Gren.-Rgt.1221/Einsatz-Div.180)
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
SS Richter ( I./21 Pz.Gr-Rgt.10SS)
Commander: SS-HauptStrmfhrer Friedrich Richter
1.Kompanie
2.Kompanie
3.Kompanie
Strenght: 200 men
Kompanie Hoefer
Vehicles:6x Pz.kpfw VG Panther
Panzerjger Zug
Vehicles:3xJagdpanzer IV
Panzer Brigade 107
As before but with losses among men, panther tanks and halftracks.
1.Kompanie/s.Pz-jger Abt.559
Commander:Hptm.Ludolph
1.Zug Lt.Ressel
2.Zug Lt.Koch
3.Zug Lt.Kossack
Vehicles:4xJagdpanther
Bataillon IV (Schweres)
Strength: 150-200
Kampfgruppe Dreyer
Commander: Oberstleutnant Georg Dreyer (Kdr. G.R. 1053/85.ID)
-Kampfgruppe Ohler (II./ Gren. Regt. 1053)