We are now very close to the date of the Battle of the Bulge So a reward for an EVENT would be something amazing for this bloody battle between the Wehrmacht/Waffen SS against the Allies Where I will propose a configuration widely used by the different divisions of the different German units of A Late Elite Assault Group of '44-'45 In both the Wehrmacht Panzergrenadier, Waffen SS,Fallschirmjäger and Führer-Grenadier brigade
On March 15, 1933, Hitler gave the order to create a personal guard exclusively for himself, as he did not have complete confidence in Himmler and the SS.He himself chose the Infanterie-Regiment Großdeutschland Paddington, the parade guard regiment in Berlin This gave rise to the Führer-Begleit-Division
On July 20, 1944, the failed coup d’état took place in an attempt by Stauffenberg to assassinate the Führer in order to begin Operation Valkyrie.,Major Otto-Ernst Remer Goes with his battalion to the Ministry of Propaganda From Goebbels
To stop him. But first, Goebbels himself gives him the phone and he receives the direct order from the Führer to stop/eliminate the traitorsHitler gave him absolute command in Berlin where he ended up capturing those involved in the attack and they were shot that same night in the courtyard.,After executing the traitors, Otto Ernst goes to the propaganda building where he informs Goebbels of the situation. He then has two more calls with Hitler, where Hitler verbally promotes him from Best to Oberts, and in the last call summons him to the Wolf’s Lair the following day.Three days later, he finally arrived at the Wolf’s Lair where he was rewarded with Where Hitler personally hung the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves on him
On September 30th he was summoned again to the Wolf’s Lair where Hitler gave him another reward: the Führer-Begleit-Brigade Hitler’s personal guard,Between October 10 and 25, he saw the Battle of Tilsit/East Prussian border where he held off the Soviets for 15 days,Between the October 25th and November 5th I launch Gumbinnen-Goldap Counterattack where I recapture the city Goldap of the Soviets, this action earned him a promotion to Major General, where he impressed Hitler and was given permanent command of his brigade
After his promotion on November 30th, his Brigade was rearmed with the best possible weaponry, with immediate priority given to the Leibstandarte Division.In the 10-17 days of December, his brigade was rearmed for the Ardennes Offensive; what he received was 44 Panzer IV,33 STUG IV, 12 Tiger 2H,150 half-tracks Sd.Kfz. 251 And the protagonists of the publication: 3 Panzergrenadier battalions with the KStN 1114 Neu configuration Squadrons of 9 soldiers with STG44 and Panzerfaust.
The Führer-Begleit-Brigade had an outstanding performance in the Ardennes under the command of Otto-Ernst Remer, where it was one of the best performing divisions in the Ardennes and also being the only one A unit that fulfilled its mission 100%, which was to defend the sector North:Stavelot,Trois-Ponts,Cota 559,La Gleize,Cheneux,Werbomont.He stopped several divisions of units of the 82 Airborne Division,30 Infantry Division,3 Armored Division,7 Armored Division,1st Infantry Division These Allied units were stopped on their own, causing havoc. 4,500 casualties,130-140 Shermans destroyed/captured,Other armored vehicles destroyed
100 And 300 trucks Destroyed,All of this from December 21st to 27th, leaving the corridor open to prevent the encirclement and annihilation of the Kampfgruppe Peiper Of the Waffen SS LeibstandarteThese were the 3 decisive actions that led Hitler to reward Remer on the 28th by converting his Brigade into a Division, which it became, where he absorbed to the remnants of the Panzer-Lehr and Großdeutschland, where his division grows to 12,000-14,000 men
The 9-soldier squadron configuration with the STG44 and Panzerfaust was devastating in the Ardennes, where it inflicted enormous casualties on the Allies.,Next, I will mention divisions from different units that used this configuration in their infantry squadrons. Lo ga I’ll do this in case there’s a problem with the main squad of the suggestion by name. If that’s not possible, then these are also options to be able to have this squad
VOLKSGRENADIER
The Divisions 12, 18, 26, 62, 79, 212, 276, 277, 326, 352 and 560 From left to right, both top and bottom rows They used the configuration KStN 131v (Sturmzug)
WEHRMACTH
The Panzergrenadiers of the Panzer-Lehr Division, 2nd Panzer Division, 116th Panzer Division Their Panzergrenadiers used the configuration KStN 114 Neu
WAFFEN SS
The Panzergrenadiers of the Leibstandarte, Hitlerjugend, Das Reich and Hohenstaufen Divisions used the configuration SS-Stärke 11/44 & 12/44
These are the divisions that used the 9-man configuration with STG44 and Panzerfaust in the Battle of the Bulge.
The squads would consist of 9 soldiers with STG44s and 8 with Panzerfausts, except for the combat engineer or a machine gunner if added as an option to the squad.
I was thinking of making this squad more special with an experimental 60-round magazine, but I couldn’t find any pictures. Another option could be a grenade launcher for the STG44.
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What should the squadron be made up of?
- 9 soldiers with STG44s and 8 with Panzerfausts
- 8 soldiers with STG44s and a machine gunner with 7 soldiers with Panzerfausts
