Description
Rare Volkssturm Soldbuch issued to Willy Schmalzried in January 1945
The XVIII SS Army Corps was formed in December 1944 on the Upper Rhine from the remnants of 3 Wehrmacht infantry divisions.In January 1945, the corps joined the 19th Army until the end of the war. It fought on the upper reaches of the Rhine between Donaueschingen and Schaffhausen. On May 6, 1945, between the Black Forest and the Bodensee, it surrendered to the French First Army.
Designation:
Volkssturm Battalion Stettenfels
Installation site:Reichsgau Württemberg-Hohenzollern
Time of installation:before 2/12/1945
Unit Leader: unknown
Mission:was subordinated to the XVIII.SS-AK according to the war organization of March 20, 1945,
Special features / note:
FPN 30979: (11/25/1944-end of war) 2/12/1945 staff and 1.4. Company Volkssturm-Bataillon Stettenfels / Feldpostbrief with adapted date stamp from March 23rd, 1945, exact place of installation probably area Untergruppenbach (Stettenfels is a castle in this place, district Heilbronn)
