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Dirlewanger: An Organizational History

by Jim Broshot
Wilddiebkommando Orienburg

Sonderkommando Dr. Dirlewanger (Jul 1940)

SS-Sonderbataillon Dirlewanger (1 Sep 1940)

SS-Regiment Dirlewanger (Sep 1943)

SS-Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger (19 Dec 1944)

36. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (14 Feb 1945

10 Apr 1940 Ordered formed at Sachsenhausen concentration camp pursuant to Hitler's wish to form a unit of convicted poachers for service at the front as
"Poacher Command Orienburg"

Jun 1940 began formation at company strength

Sep 1940 transferred to Poland and attached to SSPF Lublin

29 Jan 1942 assigned to Kommandostab SS-Reichsführer for refitting for service in Russia

10 Feb 1942 transferred to Russia and attached to HSSPF C (later HSSPF Russland-Mitte, General-Kommissariat Weissruthenien) for anti-partisan duties

Apr 1942 antipartisan operations under Polizei-Regiment Mitte with Polizei-Bataillone 32, 307

Jul 1942 - Apr 1944 various anti-partisan operations

Jul 1942 assigned to Operation "Adler" under HSSPF Russland-Mitte (von dem Bach-Zelewski)

Oct 1942 assigned to Operation "Regatta:" combat strength of 352 men; under command of Sicherungs-Regiment 36 assigned to Operation "Karlsbad;"
under SS-Infanterie-Brigade (mot.) 1

Nov 1942 assigned to Operation "Frieda;" under SS-Infanterie-Brigade (mot.) 1

TO&E: two "Russian" companies, one "German" company, one reconnaissance platoon

Jan 1943 combat strength: 320 men, 2 AT guns, 11 trucks, 22 mgs, 5 mortars

Apr 1943 strength: 569 men

May 1943 strength: 612 men

Jun 1943 strength: 760 men

TO&E: three "Russian" companies; one "German" company, one "German" reconnaissance platoon, one "Ukrainian" platoon, one artillery battery [Tessin:
1943: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12]

10 Jul 1943 reorganized with headquarters company and five rifle companies

11 Sep 1943 strength 411 men

13 Sep 1943 assigned FpU numbers for three battalions of four companies each

Jan 1944 strength 243 to 284 men

15 Apr 1944 strength 434 men

1 Jun 1944 strength 707 men

[Tessin: reduced from three battalions to one battalion of five companies, June 1944; later reinforced to brigade of two regiments]

Jul 1944 "Eastern Muslim SS-Regiment" (strength: 4,000?) attached to Dirlewanger transferred to Neuhammer and then to Lyck to reform

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4 Aug 1944 ordered to operations against Warsaw Uprising strength: three battalions with 881 men plus attached Azerbajani troops received 2,500
replacements during operations, final strength at end of Uprising: 648 men

15 Oct 1944 transferred to Slovakia for operations against Slovak Uprising; strength: 4,000 men in two regiments with artillery
[Tessin: Dec 1944: Regiment 1: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12
Regiment 2: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12
mixed company; 1-2 Batterie OR artillery
battalion, fusilier company, engineer company]

[Tessin: Feb 1945: Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 72: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12
Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 73: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12, gem Kp. 2 Bttr.?
SS-Artillerie-Abteilung 36?
SS-Fusilier-Kompanie 36?

with Army troops attached:

Panzer-Abteilung Stahnsdorf 1 (formed 1 Feb 1945 with one MkV company (16 tanks) and two StuG companies (14 StuG); MkV company transferred to
Panzer-Abteilung Kummersdorf, 15 Feb 1945; 31 StuG III received between 3 - 15 Feb 1944) (Jentz)
schw. Panzerjager-Abteilung 681 (2 8.8cm Kp.) (formed 15 Sep 1944 in WK XXI; rebuilt Feb 1945 at Spremberg; attached 14 Feb 1945; absorbed into
division 1 Mar 1945)
Heeres-Pionier-Brigade 687 (formed Jan 1945 with two bicycle battalions in WK III; attached 16 Feb 1945; absorbed into division 1 Mar 1945)
Grenadier-Regiment 1244 (formed 13 Feb 1945 in Potsdam from various Heeres-Unteroffizierschulen plus army personnel and Landsturm; attached first to
division; then disbanded Mar 1945 and used to reform 545. Volks-Grenadier-Division)

Assignments as Brigade and Division:

Dec 1944 Army Group South/Fourth Panzer Army/IV AK-Hungary
Mar 1945 Army Group South/Fourth Panzer Army/XXXX PzK-Silesia
Apr 1945 Army Group Center/Fourth Panzer Army/V AK (as KGr)-Lausitz

Commanders:

Ostubf. Oskar Dirlewanger, (to 15 Feb 1945)

Stubaf. Franz Magill, (28 Dec 1942-20 Feb 1943 (acting))
Brigf. Fritz Schmedes (15 Feb 1945-1 May 1945)

Dirlewanger in Europa

FiE/SE: Feb I 42, East: 1 x 1-2-6 Sec X Dirle (SS-Pol)

Oct II 44, convert to: 1 x 2-3-6 Inf X Dirle (SS)

Recommendation:

Feb I 42: East (Anti-Partisan Garrison, Army Group Center)

1x 0-1-6 Sec [II] Dirle (SS-Pol)
[If you really want a counter this early for this bunch of sadistic murderers]
Sep I 43: East (Anti-Partisan Garrison, Army Group Center)
convert: 1x 0-1-6 Sec [II] Dirle (SS-Pol) to: 1x 1-8 Sec [III] Dirle (SS-Pol)
Dec I 44: East (Anti-Partisan Garrison, Army Group Center)
convert 1x 1-8 Sec [III] Dirle (SS-Pol) to: 1x 2-3-6* Sec X Dirle (SS-Pol)
Feb I 45: East (Anti-Partisan Garrison, Army Group Center)
convert: 1x 2-3-6* Sec X Dirle (SS-Pol) to: 1x 1-2-6* Inf Cadre (4-6-6) 36 (SS)

Bibliography:

Jentz, Thomas. Panzer Truppen: The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1933-1945
Maclean, French. The Cruel Hunters: SS-Sonderkommando Dirlewanger - Hitler's Most Notorious Anti-partisan Unit
Tessin, Georg. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945

Return to Obsure Combat Formations of the SS.

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