SS Soldbuch – SS Rottenführer Ischkum – SS Geb Jäg Reg 11 ‘Reinhard Heydrich’ (6.SS.GJ.Div ‘Nord’)(Sold)
Description
SS Soldbuch – SS Rottenführer Andreas Ischkum
Ischkum was born on the 4.8.1924 in Hungary into a catholic family.
His Soldbuch was issued on the 9 April 1942 in Prag at the Himmler Kaserne.
Initially Ischkum was assigned for training to the SS Ersatz SS Regiment Deutschland.
Ischkum joined his frontline unit in early 1943:
SS Gebirgsjäger Regiment 2 – Prinz Eugen (But this was for a very short time).
SS Gebirgsjäger Regiment 11 ‘Reinhard Heydrich’
Serving in the 7th and later Panzerjäger Kompanie !
Promotions
April 1943 – SS Oberschützen (Promotion certificate included) hand signed by the Company Commander.
September 1943 – SS Sturmmann (Promotion certificate included) hand signed by the Company Commander.
September 1944 – SS Rottenführer (Promotion certificate included) hand signature SS-Standartenführer Berthold Maack – Maack has an extensive history, one of the men who took part in the killings in 1934 during the Night of the Long Knifes. He later served in the concentration camp Dachau, his last postings was as commander of the Hungarian and Estonian Waffen SS Divisions.
For more information on Maack see here: http://www.dws-xip.pl/reich/biografie/lista3/15690.html
Equipment
Issued K98 Rifle and a Walther P38 Pistol.
Divisional and Regimental History
The 6th SS Gebirgsjäger Division “Nord” was deployed in the front section of Louhi. The regiment itself was south of the Werchn. Chjornojesee it was depolyed. The front section remained relatively quiet in the following months, and in 1943 there were no major undertakings.
On July 2, 1944, parts of the SS Aüfklarungs Abteilung 6 and the SS Brigade Norge were encircled at the so-called “Mungohöhe”. The SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 11, which stood south to Lake Jeletjosero, was able to briefly establish a connection via Lake Sennosero to the trapped units, whereby it was possible to evacuate numerous wounded. After the Finnish armistice with Russia came into force on September 5, 1944, the German withdrawal from Finland towards Norway began. On September 8th the regiment began to break away from its positions. The withdrawal led the regiment via Rovaniemi to the northwest to Skibotten, where the German troops were gathered. In mid-September there were heavy defensive battles in the Salla area. In mid-September 1944, the important Korpijärvi – Tuhkala retreat route was interrupted in several places by the Red Army. The SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 11 was able to occupy and secure the bridge of Tuhkala, which was important for the relief of the trapped troops. The battalion also managed to break through the enemy lines between Korpijärvi and Tuhkala and to establish brief contact with the trapped troops. Other parts of the regiment tried to set up security at Tuhkala and north of Suvanto. On September 18, the 1st Battalion and parts of the SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 12 overran the positions of the enemy and liberated the enclosed German units. Then the regiment withdrew together with other parts of the 6th SS Mountain Division “North” along the border with Sweden via Kittilä to Mouonio. On November 5, 1944, the regiment reached the Karesuando position. In the next few days the first parts were moved to Narvik via Skiboton. From here the regiment marched via Moo i Rana to Oslo, where it was transferred by ship to Jutland, where it arrived in mid-December 1944.
The regiment was then transferred to the Pirmarsens area, where it replaced the 361st Volksgrenadier Division. In mid-January 1945, the regiment was replaced by units of the 256th Volksgrenadier Division and was ready to attack the Moder in a south-easterly direction. On January 16, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the regiment were used to clean up an American break-in at the 256th Volksgrenadier Division, with the American forces being encircled and captured by January 20. Operation Nordwind began for the regiment on January 24, 1945. The regiment was to advance through the Offweiler forest to Offweiler and take Rothbach. After the enemy resistance increased on January 25th, the German attack was stopped the next day. In the heavy offensive and defensive battles, the regiment had lost about 50% of its combat strength. The regiment took up positions between Ingweiler and Mertzwiller. On February 4, 1945, the 6th SS Gebirgsjäger Division “Nord” took over the defense section of the 256th Volksgrenadier Division. From February 28 to March 2, 1945, the regiment was moved via rail and motorized march to Hermeskeil – Reinsfeld – Bierfeld. Here the regiment suffered heavy losses from fighter-bomber attacks. On March 6, 1945, the regiment moved to its staging area east of Hinzenburg in order to occupy the Trier – Zerf road from here and cut off Trier from the south. The next day parts of the regiment crossed the Buwer at Hinzenburg on makeshift bridges. Ollmuth, Niedersehr, Obersehr, Lampaden and Schömerich, among others, could be occupied. The regiment advancing on the right wing reached the target in the morning one kilometer south of Pellingen. A battalion of the regiment was enclosed by American troops. On the night of March 8th, the regiment was then withdrawn behind the Buwer.
The 6th SS Gebirgsjäger Division “Nord” was pulled out of the front section after the attack failed and transferred to the right wing of the LXXXII. Army corps relocated. In the early morning of March 15, 1945, the regiment reached the area 10 kilometers south of Boppard. Here the enemy had already succeeded in crossing the Moselle to the eastern bank. Heavy fighting broke out and it was not possible to throw the American forces back across the river. On March 16, 1945, US troops attacked from the direction of Boppard. In the afternoon the order was given to stop behind the Rhine. The regiment’s strength had dropped to 600 men. It was used on the Rhine between Nastätten and Boppard. On March 22, the remnants of the regiment (excluding 1 battalion) were pulled from the front section and marched to Limburg. It was no longer possible to build a continuous front line. Here the regiment ceased to function as a closed unit. The last remnants made their way through the Spessart to Bamberg with the remnants of the division.
