Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillone
| Each battalion (620 men) consisted of 3 Pioneer companies and a 4thheavy MG company. *All dates below listed as date/month/year Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1 Formed in 1940 as the Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon, attached to 7.Flieger-Division.On 5.43 renamed Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1 with 4 companies, now attachedto 1. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division. In April 1945,the 2nd company was used to form Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon10. Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 2 Formed in February 1943 with 4 companies. In 2.44 the 3rd company wasused to form the Fallschirm-Pioner-Bataillon 4, and anew 3rd company was formed later in 1944. Destroyed 19.9.44 in Brest, andreformed December 1944. Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 3 Formed 1.44 with 4 companies. Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 4 Formed 1.44 in Italy, using the 2. coy./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon2, with 4 companies. Part of this unit was used to form the Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon10 in April 1945. Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5 Formed 3.44 in Reims with 4 companies, and was destroyed in Normandy.Reformed 11.44 in Holland Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 6 Formed 6.44 in France with 4 companies, and was destroyed there. Reformed10.44 in Holland with 4 companies. Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 7 Formed 11.44 with 4 companies. Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 8 Formed 2.45 at Köln-Wahn from Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon Mattern(ad-hoc unit). Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 9 Formed 2.45 Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 10 Formed in late 3.45 in the Graz area, from 2./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon2 and a company of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 4.Served with the 10.Fallschirm-Jäger-Division. Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 11 Formed 3.45 from as an ad-hoc unit, with 3 companies. Also known asFallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon von Albert. Operated independently in theOldenburg area. Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 21 Formed 5.4.45 with 3 companies. |