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List of Georgian Wehrmachts units:

Several info about units of Georgian Legions:

Georgische Legion (Ukraine)


14.06.1942 - formed in Gadiatsch (Ucraine) from Dulag 112 as part of 162. ID
4.06.1943 - used to forming IR 303

CO from 14.06.42 - Maj. Nehls, from 28.06.42 - Obstl. Ristow, from 24.07.42 - Maj. Schmidt, from
21.09.42 - Obstl. Dr Maus, from 25.01.43 - Obstl. Heyne, 24.02.43 - Obstl. Otto von der Linde, from
1.05.43 - Obstl. Otto Machtz to end of May 1943

Georgische Feld Bataillon I/9


Formed July 1942 - I. Ausb. Btl. der Georgische Legion
Renamed 14.09.1942 - Georg. Feld Btl. I/9
April 1944 - included to Friew. Stamm Rgt. 1

CO Hptm. Kraus and from 12.08.42 - Olt. Kurt Stack

Georgische Feld Bataillon II./4 (Geb.)


Formed 5.08.1942 - II. Ausb. Btl. der Georgische Legion
Renamed 15.08.1942 - Georg. Feld Btl. I/298
Renamed 18.10.1942 - Georg. Feld Btl. II/4 (Geb.)
April 1944 - included to Freiwillige Stamm Rgt 1

CO from 2.01.43 - Hptm. Paul Bartsch

Georgische Feld Bataillon I/1 (Geb.)


Formed October 1942 - III. Ausbildungs Btl, der Georgische Legion
7.01.1943 - Georg. Feld Btl. I/1 (Geb.)
6.11.1943 - disarmed and disbanded
CO from 15.03.43 - Hptm Moerler

Georgische Feld Bataillon II/198


formed in October 1942 - IV. Ausb. Btl. der Georg. Legion
renamed 3.11.1942 - Georg. Feld Btl. II/198

CO Maj Excer, later Hptm Schultz

Georgische Feld Bataillon III/9


Formed December 1942 - VI. Ausb. Btl. der Georgische Legion
Disbanded May 1943

Georgische Feld Bataillon II/125


Formed end of December 1942 - VI. Ausb. Btl. der Georgische Legion
Disbanded May 1943

Georgische Legion (in GG)


24.02.1942 - staff formed in Wesola (GG nera Warsaw) from german cadre of IEB 360
12.08.1943 - moved to Kruszyna (near Radom)
11.10.1943 - moved from Kruszyna to France

CO from 2.03.42 - Hptm. Wilhelm Housselle, from 21.08.42 - Olt. Breitner from June 1943 Obstl. Otto
Machtz

Georgische Infanterie Bataillon 795 "Shalva Maglakelidze"


8.07.1942 - formed
24.10.42 - divided: part to BauPi. Btl. (ukrain.) 156 and part to Verband „Bergmann”,
rest to West as Turk. Kp. 795:
Schtz.Kp./Turk. Kp. 795 (Lt. Schmidt)
MG Kp./Turk. Kp. 795 (Lt. Schwickenrath)
1.05.1943 - reconstructed as Georgian unit
19.04.1944 - renamed IV/Fest. GR 739 in 709. ID
24.07.1944 - disbanded
CO from 8.07.42 - Olt. Schirr, from 22.11.1942 - Olt. Ziller

Georgische Infanterie Bataillon 796


12.09.1942 - formed
22.07.1943 - new 5. Coy from Freiw. Kaukas Kp.
December 1943 - renamed Turk. Nachschubs Btl. 796
CO from 12.09.42 - Hptm. Dr Albert Eismann, from 1.04.43 - Maj. Mertsmann; (Another CO was Olt.
Wagner?)

Georgische Infanterie Bataillon 797 "Giorgi Saakadze"


21.11.1942 - formed
19.04.1944 - renamed I/GR 739 in 709. ID
14.10.1944 - disbanded
CO from 2.03.43 - Hptm. Billesfeld, from 1.04.43 - Hptm. Masberg

Georgische Infanterie Bataillon 798 "König Erekle II Bagrationi"


10.12.1942 - formed
CO from 2.01.43 - Hptm. Kulke

Georgische Infanterie Bataillon 799 "König David Bagrationi-Aghmashenebeli"


16.12.1942 - formed as Georgische Marsch Btl.
January 1943 renamed Georg. Inf. Btl. 799
27.03.1945 - renamed I./GR 1607 in 599. Brigade
CO from 2.03.43 - Hptm. Asmuss, from 1.07.43 - Hptm. Hubert Schmidt

Georgische Infanterie Bataillon 822 ''Königin Thamar''


June 1943 - formed
March 1945 - under cryptonym GR 177 in 219. ID

Georgische Infanterie Bataillon 823 "Shota Rustaveli"


26.06.1943 - formed
19.04.1944 - renamed IV/GR 583 in 319. ID (Guersney Island)
Georgische Infanterie Bataillon 824 "Ilia Chavchavadze"
27.08.1943 - formed
1.02.1944 - disbanded

Other units:

5. later 4.(georg.) Kp./ Bau Pi. Btl. 17, in May 1944 - destroyed in Sevastopol
CO from 29.12.1942 - Hptm. Schwarz

5.(georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 23 - formed 1.03.1943

24.05.1943 - 5.(georg.) Kp./ Bau Pi. Btl. 24, later renumbered: 4.(georg.) Kp./ Bau Pi. Btl. 24, and later
moved 8. (georg.) / Heeres Bau Pi. Brig. 107

1.06.1943 formed 5. and 6. (georg.) Kp./ Nachschub Btl 43, in May 1944 - 5.Coy destroyed in
Sevastopol

4.(georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 91

5.(georg.) Kp./ Pi. Btl. 96 formed 30.05.1943, renamed 19.08.1943 3.(georg.) Kp./ Bau Pi. Btl. 96 and
moved 5.06.1944 to Bau Pi. Btl. 795

8. (georg.) Kp./II. / Heeres Bau Pi. Brig. 107

30.05.1944 reformed 4.(turk. > georg.) Kp./ Bau Pi. Btl. 121; In Autumn 1944 disbanded

19.05.1943 formed 6.(georg.) Kp./ Bau Btl. 127

3.(georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 144

36. Turk. Nachschubs Kp. (Kielce) formed 15.02.1943 and 3.04.1943 renamed 4.(georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl.
147

Formed in 1943 - 5.(georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 151


Formed in 1943 - 6.( georg./armen.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 151

22.08.1943 formed 2.(georg.) Kp./ Bau Pi. Btl. 156 and 6.05.1944 renamed 4.(georg.) Kp./ Bau Pi. Btl.
107
22.08.1943 formed 4.(georg.) Kp./ Bau Pi. Btl. 156

8.(georg.) Kp./II./Heeres Bau Pi. Brig. 153

1.01.1943 - 5.(georg.) Kp./ Eisb. Bau Btl. 404


CO was Olt. Frankenberger and later Hptm. Werner Krause

19.03.1943 - 4.(georg.) Kp./ Bau Pi. Btl. 415

1944 - 4.(georg.) Kp./ Bau Pi. Btl. 507


1943 - 5.(georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 548, renamed 1.07.1943 5.(georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 235

3. and 5. (georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 561

15.07.1943 - 3.(georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 571

4.(georg.) Kp./ Wach Btl. 591

4. and 6. (georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 591

4.(georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 592 B

4.(georg./armen. - mixed coy) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 606


5.(georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 606

5.(georg.) Kp./ Ns. Btl. 607

4.(georg.) Kp./ Bau Pi. Btl. 680


Olt Ernst Schubert (commanding 1.10.1944)

4.(georg.) Kp./Bau Pi. Btl. 795


Hptm. Walter Franke

Sources: NARA files T-501, rolls 215-222, T-315 roll 1455, T-78 rolls 400-411.

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