| Název: Name: | Zvláštní jednotka 288 | 288th Special Unit |
| Originální název: Original Name: | Sonderverband 288 | |
| Datum vzniku: Raised/Formed: | 24.07.1941 | |
| Předchůdce: Predecessor: | - | - |
| Datum zániku: Disbanded: | 31.10.1942 | |
| Nástupce: Successor: | Pluk tankových granátníků Afrika | Tank Grenadier Regiment Africa |
| Nadřízené velitelství: Higher Command: | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR |
| Dislokace: Deployed: | 24.07.1941-DD.09.1941 Postupim, Hohenlohe-Kaserne | |
| Velitel: Commander: | 24.07.1941-31.10.1942 Menton, Otto (Oberst) | |
| Podřízené jednotky: Subordinated Units: | | |
| Čestný název: Honorary Name: | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR |
| Vyznamenání: Decorations: | DD.MM.RRRR | |
| Poznámka: Note: | jednotka Generálního štábu (Heerestruppe) | General Staff Unit (Heerestruppe) |
| Zdroje: Sources: | Georg TESSIN: Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939 https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Sonderverband_288 www.axishistory.com rommelsriposte.com | |
Zvláštní jednotka 288 [1941-1942]
288th Special Unit
Sonderverband 288
In order to form Special Unit 288 with regimental strength, a total of 2,000 men were gradually transferred to Potsdam from June 1941 for fighting in tropical areas, a significant number of them being mountain hunters. The unit was to be deployed in North Africa and, after crossing the Suez Canal, was planned to operate in Iraq and Iran, where it was to occupy the oil fields there; and was to advance as far as India. For this reason, its ranks included experts in tropical medicine, translators proficient in Arabic (including 20 Arabs), Persian, Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit, and a special group for building oil towers.
On 19 August 1941, the unit was reinforced by members of Special Use Instruction Regiment 800 (30 officers, 54 NCOs and men) and the German-Arab Instruction Company (28 Arab NCOs and men).
In late September/early October 1941, the unit was transferred to Greece for further training. From mid-November it was gradually transported to North Africa and participated in the fighting in Libya. On 31 October 1942 it was transformed into Tank Grenadier Regiment Africa.
rommelsriposte.com
https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Sonderverband_288
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonderverband_288
On 19 August 1941, the unit was reinforced by members of Special Use Instruction Regiment 800 (30 officers, 54 NCOs and men) and the German-Arab Instruction Company (28 Arab NCOs and men).
In late September/early October 1941, the unit was transferred to Greece for further training. From mid-November it was gradually transported to North Africa and participated in the fighting in Libya. On 31 October 1942 it was transformed into Tank Grenadier Regiment Africa.
rommelsriposte.com
https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Sonderverband_288
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonderverband_288
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