Marine-Schützen-Bataillone
Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 100 Formed 11.44 in Gotenhafen under Marine-Division Gotenhafen*. Renamed106 in 2.45. * Marine-Division Gotenhafen was apparently formed tocontrol the 10 battalions (100 – 109). No details of combat are available,but nr. 107 – 109 are mentioned in the German Red Cross lists of missingpersons (for example 124 persons missing from bataillon 109), so they allprobably saw combat defending Gotenhafen. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 101 Formed 12.44 in Gotenhafen under Marine-Division Gotenhafen. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 102 Formed 1945 in Gotenhafen under Marine-Division Gotenhafen. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 103 Formed 1945 in Gotenhafen under Marine-Division Gotenhafen. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 104 Formed 12.44 in Gotenhafen under Marine-Division Gotenhafen. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 105 Formed 1945 in Gotenhafen under Marine-Division Gotenhafen. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 106 Formed 2.45 in Gotenhafen (from 106) under Marine-Division Gotenhafen. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 107 Formed 3.45 in Gotenhafen under Marine-Division Gotenhafen. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 108 Formed 3.45 in Gotenhafen under Marine-Division Gotenhafen. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 109 Formed 3.45 in Gotenhafen from 3. Marine-Ersatz-Abteilung, under Marine-DivisionGotenhafen. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 120 Formed 3.45 in Pillau under Festung Pillau (under Army command). Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 121 Formed 3.45 in Pillau under Festung Pillau (under Army command). Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 122 Formed 3.45 in Pillau under Festung Pillau (under Army command). Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 123 Formed 3.45 in Pillau under Festung Pillau (under Army command). Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 124 Formed 3.45 in Pillau under Festung Pillau (under Army command). Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 125 Formed 3.45 in Pillau under Festung Pillau (under Army command). Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 126 Formed 3.45 in Swinemünde under Festung Swinemünde. Used toform the 3. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 127 Formed 3.45 in Swinemünde under Festung Swinemünde. Used toform the 3. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 128 Formed 3.45 in Swinemünde under Festung Swinemünde. Used toform the 3.Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 129 Formed 3.45 in Swinemünde under Festung Swinemünde. Used toform the 3. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 130 Formed 3.45 in Swinemünde under Festung Swinemünde. Used toform the 3. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 131 Formed 3.45 in Swinemünde under Festung Swinemünde. Used toform the 3. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 250 Formed 10.44 in Estonia, bu apparently disbanded again 12.44. Detailsare unknown. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 301 Formed 11.44 in the Hamburg area(?). 2.45 used to form 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 302 Formed 11.44 in the Hamburg area(?). 2.45 used to form 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 303 Formed 11.44 in the Glückstadt area(?). 2.45 used to form 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 304 Formed 11.44 in the Glückstedt area(?). 2.45 used to form 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 305 Formed 11.44 in Wesermünde from the 4. Marine-Lehr-Abteilung. 2.45used to form 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 306 Formed 11.44 in the Wesermünde area(?). 2.45 used to form 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 307 Formed 11.44 in the Wesermünde-Cuxhaven area(?). 2.45 used to form1. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 308 Formed 11.44 in the Cuxhaven area(?). 2.45 used to form 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 309 Formed 11.44 in the Wilhelmshaven area(?). Saw action at Marienburgand Elbing. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 310 Formed 11.44 in Varel from 6. Marine-Lehr-Abteilung. Apparently remainedbehind when Marine-Schützen-Regiment 3 went east, and was insteadattached to Marine-Schützen-Regiment 4. 2.45 used to form 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 311 Formed 11.44 in Varel from parts of the 4. Marine-Ersatz-Abteilung(?).Saw action at Marienburg and Elbing. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 312 Formed 11.44 in the Wilhelmshaven area(?). Saw action at Marienburgand Elbing. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 313 Formed 11.44 in the Emden area(?). Not used to form the 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division.Served in Emsland (from 2.45 under Seekommandant Elbe-Weser). In 3.45 aunit was formed in Cuxhaven – Marine-Lehr-Bataillon 313 (Alarm-BataillonCuxhaven). This unit is probably Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 313. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 314 Formed 11.44 in the Emden area(?). 2.45 used to form 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 315 Formed 11.44 in the Emden area(?). Apparently not used to form the 1.Marine-Infanterie-Division, but is mentioned under Marine-Schützen-Regiment3 at Marienburg and Elbing. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 316 Formed 11.44 in the Emden(?). 2.45 used to form 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 357 See Marine-Festungs-Bataillon 357 Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 501 Formed 10.44 in the Balkans (Commander: Dorfner) from HafenkommandantSulina. Covered the withdrawal from the Balkans, and was again disbanded11.44. Subordinated to Admiral Schwarzes Meer(?). Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 502 Formed 10.44 in the Balkans. Covered the withdrawal from the Balkans,and was again disbanded 11.44. Subordinated to Admiral Schwarzes Meer(?). Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 581 Formed 10.44 in Zara (Balkans) from Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 540.Served under the XV. Gebirgs-Korps at Sebenico and Knin. 108 persons arestill missing, according to the German Red Cross lists. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 582 Formed 10.44 in North Dalmatien. Served under the XV. Gebirgs-Korpsat Sebenico and Knin. Disbanded 1.45, according to the Feldpostübersicht. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 583 Formed 10.44 in North Dalmatien. Served under the XV. Gebirgs-Korpsat Sebenico and Knin. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 744(?) Mentioned 4.45 (Commander: Küster), no details. Might even be anentry error. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 979 Formed 4.45 in Waren/Müritz from Bereitstellungs-Abteilung derKleinkampfverbände. Served under the 281. Infanterie-Division. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon 1011 Formed 3.45 in Swinemünde from 1. Abteilung der Schnellboot-Lehrdivision.(Commander: Meyering) Marine-Schützen-Bataillon Scharnhorst Formed 1945 in Gotenhafen. Only mentioned in German Red Cross lists. Marine-Schützen-Bataillon Wachtel Formed 10.44 in Dubrovnik from Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 612. Coveredthe withdrawal from the Balkans, and was disbanded in early 1945. |