Fallschirmjäger Regiment Hübner
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| Fallschirmjäger Regiment Hübner | |
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 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 1945. |
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| Active | World War II August 1944 - March 1945 |
| Country | Germany |
| Branch | Luftwaffe Ground Unit |
| Type | Parachute Rifle Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Battle for the Roer Triangle (Operation Blackcock) Battle for the Rhineland |
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[edit] Short History
Fallschirmjäger Regiment Hübner - or Kampfgruppe Hübner - was formed as an alarm unit in August 1944 and operated as an independent Battle Group from November 1944 on. In December of 1944 the FJR Hübner and FJR Müller, both attached to 8th Fallschirmjäger Division - were sent down to Roermond to assist the 176 Infantry Division on the front along the river Maas. Both Hübners and Müllers 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 Regiment Hübner” and “Fallschirmjäger Ersatz Regiment Müller”. In February 1945 Hübner’s Battle Group became renamed Fallschirmjäger Regiment 24 (FJR 24), initially still under command of Oberstleutnant Hübner. But in March FJR 24 was placed under command of Major Zander.
[edit] Commander
Commander Oberstleutnant Friedrich Hübner is the same officer who commanded II. Fallschirmjäger battalion 5 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 World War 2 for several years.
[edit] Organisation
FJR Hübner was at full regiment strength and was reportedly able to employ two battalions. A third battalion was still under formation and was not yet ready for combat. Initially this third battalion was located at Sint Odiliënberg and Melick. From the after action reports and intelligence summaries the combat effectiveness of FJR Hübner can be assessed as being comparatively high considering the degree of opposition they deployed against 7th Armoured Division during Operation Blackcock in January 1945.
During Operation Blackcock the 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 Commando’s who were holding the line near Linne in the Roer Triangle, were surprised by nightly patrols of this special section. Source: 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.
