Looking East
Reading books can be a dangerous thing, but is good for stirring the blood for new projects (not that I need any). While reading James Lucas Battlegroup book this week, I came across this unusual unit, Kampfgruppe 1001 Nachtes. Recently Steven Shann, released some Rapid Fire scenarios based around the fighting for the Seelow Heights, so with that influence I have dug deeper to build this unusual Kampfgruppe for my Rapid Fire late war Fall of the Reich units.
So I have decided to build this unit as part of my last levy German forces for the Seelow Heights and defence of Berlin, for Rapid fire. As luck would have it, I have quite a few Hetzers in my collection not assigned to units, some painted but most not, plenty of spare fallschirmjagers and german infantry, odd AA gun, motor bikes and a few SdKfz 231s! So over the next month or so I will pull something together to fight Marks and my Russian hordes and defend the Reich. A big plus also, an opportunity to force me to complete some more German countryside buildings for ww2 and modern cold war games!
Kampfgruppe 1001 Nachtes
The Kampfgruppe was formed into three combat formations
Commander
Major Gustav-Adolf Blancbois
Suleika
560th SS tank destroyer Battalion
Commanded by Sturmbannfuhrer Wost, then later Haupsturmfuhrer Markowz
- 1st Jagdpanzer-Kompanien 14 Jagpanzer Hetzer (three tone factory camouflage)
- 2nd Jagdpanzer-Kompanien 14 Jagpanzer Hetzer (three tone factory camouflage)
- 3rd Jagdpanzer-Kompanien 14 Jagpanzer Hetzer (three tone factory camouflage) 2
- 7 Sturmgeschutze III, and Bergepanzer III recovery section (from 27th Friewillgen-grenadier-regiment Langemarcke)
- 600 SS fallschirmjager Kompanie 140 men (joined 1st April)
Harem
Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung Speer
- Motorcycle company (RAD uniform)
- Sd.Kfz 231 company
- Anti Tank platoon Pak40
Sultan
Marschregiment 2 (27th March-1st April) possibly in Panzer Wraps
- 1 Schutzen-Kompanie
- 2 Schutzen-Kompanie
- 3 Schutzen-Kompanie
History