Fallschirmjäger-Regiment Hübner

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unit_name= Fallschirmjäger Regiment Hübner


caption = German propaganda leaflet stating that paratroopers (FJR Hübner and FJR Müller) are holding a bridgehead west of the river Maas near Roermond. The Germans were driven off the westbank in November 1944.
Commander= Oberstleutnant Friedrich Hübner
dates= World War II
August 1944 - March 1945
country= Germany
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type= Parachute Rifle Regiment
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battles= Battle for the Roer Triangle (Operation Blackcock)
Battle for the Rhineland
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Formation

Fallschirmjäger Regiment Hübner - or Kampfgruppe Hübner - was formed as an alarm unit in August 1944, attached to "Fallschirmjäger Division Erdmann" in September 1944, and operated as an independent Battle Group from November 1944 until March 1945, when it was formally designated "Fallschirmjäger Regiment (FJR) 24" and subordinated to the "8. Fallschirmjäger Division". [Tessin, Georg (1976). "Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945" (Volume IV), Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück. ISBN 3-7648-1083-1.]

Commander

Commander Oberstleutnant Friedrich Hübner was the same officer who commanded the II. Fallschirmjäger Battalion, 5. Fallschirmjäger Regiment, in the Ramcke Parachute Brigade, which fought against the British 8th Army in North Africa. He continued service with the German Bundeswehr after the end of the war for several years.

Organisation

FJR Hübner was at full strength, and reportedly was able to deploy two field battalions. A third battalion was still under formation and was not ready for combat. Initially the third battalion was located at Sint Odiliënberg and Melick.

Combat history

. Both Hübner's and Müller's regiments were used for training paratroops and were not numbered regiments, but rather carried the name of their commander. The correct unit names were “Fallschirmjäger Ersatz und Ausbildungs (paratrooper replacement and training) Regiment Hübner” and “Fallschirmjäger Ersatz Regiment Müller”.

, January 19 - 21, 1945. The efforts of Hübner's men notwithstanding, the British closed in with support of flame-throwing tanks and seized St. Joost.

During Operation Blackcock, English-speaking Fallschirmjäger of FJR Hübner were organised into a special patrolling section. The forty hand-picked men of this section spoke excellent English and were selected to infiltrate through the allied lines and cause as much trouble as possible. On several occasions during the first half of February the commandos who were holding the line near Linne in the Roer Triangle, were surprised by nightly patrols of this special section. [Samain, Bryan. “Commando Men – The Story of a Royal Marine Commando in World War Two”. Pen & Sword Military Classics, Barnsley, 2005. ISBN 1-84415209X. Bryan Samain was the Intelligence Officer of the British No. 45 Commando] .

In February 1945 Hübner’s Battle Group was designated Fallschirmjäger Regiment 24 (FJR 24) with the regiment still under the command of Oberstleutnant Hübner. In March 1945, FJR 24 was placed under command of Major Zander. As FJR 24, the regiment fought a delaying action in northwestern Germany, finally surrendering to British forces south of Bremen in April 1945. [Mitcham, Samuel. "Hitler's Legions", p. 424, New York: Stein and Day, 1985. ISBN 0-8128-2992-1.]

References

ee also

*Fallschirmjäger

External Sources

*Jason Pipes, http://www.feldgrau.com/FJR.htm#Hub
*http://www.operation-blackcock.com