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| 1.-13.1.45 |
Relief attack through the Gerecse mountains - Tata - Agostyan-Tolna-Tarjan and combat near Csabdi and finally northeast of BICSKE, NEVER IN Bicske, Bicske was always in russian hands !!! ( no PILIS mountains - only K.gr.Westland with a few Art. ) |
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| 1.1.45 | I. Abteilung tank strength as follows: Pz III: 4 authorized, 0 assigned. Pz IV: 73 authorized, 10 combat-ready StuG IV: 0 authorized, 4 combat-ready Total: 77 authorized, 14 combat-ready II. Abteilung tank strength as follows: Pz V: 75 authorized, 22 combat-ready Regimental Total: 152 authorized, 36 combat-ready |
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| 14.-27.1.45 | Division transferred into VESZPREM area and takes part in second relief attack of BUDAPEST and advances towards the Danube. |
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| 20.1.45 | Waffen-SS units (including Wiking) mentioned in Wehrmacht Bulletin of the Day for breaking through the strongly-built Soviet positions east of the Platensee and advancing as far as the Danube. |
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| 28.1.-22.22.45 | Relief of BUDAPEST fails, division takes part in heavy defensive fighting south of STUHLWEISSENBURG. |
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| 1.2.45 | I. Abteilung tank strength as follows: Pz III: 4 authorized, 0 assigned. Pz IV: 73 authorized, 3 combat-ready StuG IV: 0 authorized, 0 combat-ready Total: 77 authorized, 3 combat-ready II. Abteilung tank strength as follows: Pz V: 75 authorized, 6 combat-ready Regimental Total: 152 authorized, 9 combat-ready |
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| 23.2.-15.3.45 | Division takes part in further defensive fighting in the area of STUHLWEISSENBURG |
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| 1.3.45 | I. Abteilung tank strength as follows: Pz III: 4 authorized, 0 assigned. Pz IV: 73 authorized, 3 combat-ready StuG IV: 0 authorized, 2 combat-ready Total: 77 authorized, 5 combat-ready II. Abteilung tank strength as follows: Pz V: 75 authorized, 9 combat-ready Regimental Total: 152 authorized, 14 combat-ready |
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| 16.-21.3.45 | Final Battle for STUHLWEISSENBURG |
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| 22.-30.3.45 | Division conducts fighting retreat to the Reichschutzstellung near HEILIGENKREUZ. |
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| 31.3.-8.5.45 | Division takes part in defensive battles in the Reichschutzstellung and south of FÜRSTENFELD. |
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| 1.4.45 |
Bulk of SS-Pz. Rgt. 5 reformed as infantry and continues to fight on foot; the Lehr element in Germany under Nicolussi-Leck, designated as leader of SS-Panzerabholkommando SENNELAGER, involved in combat with American forces between VERSMOLD and HANNOVER using 7 Jagdpanthers picked up in a depot. I. Abteilung tank strength as follows: |
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| 8.4.45 | Waffen-SS units (including the Wiking) mentioned in the Wehrmacht Bulletin of the Day for halting the Soviet advance at the German-Hungarian frontier in the vicinity of GRAZ in a day long defensive battle, which succeeded in closing the gaps in the front. |
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| 8.5.45 | The last Pz IV is blown up. Division Wiking forced to surrender along with rest of 6. SS Pz.Armee. The division headquarters surrenders at RADSTADT, Austria. Survivors of SS-Pz.Rgt. 5 make their way in small groups or individually through American lines, where most of them are imprisoned in the POW Camp at RIEGSEE in Bavaria from June to Sep 1945. |