Fallschirm-Jager-Regiment 6

The Beginning

Formed in February 1943 in the Vannes/Bretagne area, I./FJR.6 from Luftwaffe-Feld-Bataillon 100, II./FJR.6 from IV./Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1, the Stab and III./FJR.6 new. When the division left Italy for Russia, II./FJR.6 remained behind and became I./FJR.11. The rest of the regiment was disbanded, I./FJR.6 becoming I./FJR.7, while the remainder of the regiment was divided between FJR.2 and FJR.7.

The Regiment was reformed in Köln-Wahn in January 1944. In April 1944 the regiment moved to Normandy (Lessay-Mont Castre-Carentan area), attached to the 91st Luftlande-Division, under LXXXIV. AK / AOK.7. Briefly attached to the 2. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division before 6.6.44.

Operated independently for the remainder of the war

6.44, Normandy

9.44, Arnhem, under Fs.AOK.1 together with Division Erdmann and Kampfgruppe Scheel.

1944/45, Aachen and Hürtgenwald

Kompanies

Kommandeur - Major von der Heydte
Adjutant - Hauptmann Peiser
Regiment Arzt - Stabsarzt Dr.Roos

I./FJR6
Komm - Hauptmann Emil Priekschat (MIA 8.6.1944) Hauptmann Zierer
Adj - Oberleutnant Reese (MIA 8.6.1944)
Arzt - Stabsarzt Dr.Ferl (MIA 8.6.1944)
1.Kompanie - Oberleutnant Billion (KIA 8.6.1944) Leutnant Meyer (MIA 9.6.1944)
2.Kompanie - Oberleutnant Schulz (MIA 8.6.1944)
3.Kompanie - Hauptmann Bucher (KIA 8.6.1944)
4 Kompanie - Leutnant Scherer (MIA 8.6.1944)

II./FJR6
Komm - Major Rolf Mager
Adj - Hauptmann Schulte
Arzt - Stabsarzt Dr.Holtz
5.Kompanie - Hauptmann Herrmann (KIA 8.6.1944) Leutnant Holz (WIA 4.7.1944)
6.Kompanie - Leutnant Bruunklaus (KIA 11.6.1944)
7.Kompanie - Leutnant von Socha-Borzestowski (KIA 11.6.1944)
8.Kompanie - Oberleutnant Graf Bethusy-Huc (WIA 25.6.1944)

III./FJR6
Komm - Hauptmann Horst Trebes (KIA 27.7.1944)
Adj - Leutnant Treuherz
Arzt - Stabsarzt Dr.Schadt
9.Kompanie - Oberlautnant Wagner (KIA 8.6.1944)
10.Kompanie - Oberleutnant Prive (KIA 8.6.1944)
11.Kompanie - Oberleutnant Märk (WIA 4.7.1944)
12.Kompanie - Oberleutnant Pöppel (WIA 4.7.1944)

13.Schwere GrW.Kompanie - Oberleutnant Nahde (WIA 15.6.1944)
14.Pz.Jäger.Kompanie - Leutnant Geck (MIA 7.6.1944) Leutnant Bauer (KIA 17.6.1944)
15.Pionere.Kompanie - Hauptmann Hauch (KIA 10.7.1944) Leutnant Degenkolbe (KIA 11.7.1944)

Commanders

Oberst von der Heydte