SS-Jagdverband Südost
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- Published: 27 December 2010 27 December 2010
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Jagdkommando Donau was a subunit of SS-Jagdeinsatz Ungarn made up of Waffen-SS and Kriegsmarine personnel. It was used in a failed attempt to float several barges of supplies through soviet held territory to the encircled German troops in Budapest.
The subunits of SS-Jagdverband Südost that were stationed in Yugoslavia was transferred to Austria were they joined the rest of of the unit in fighting the Red Army.
Commanders
SS-Obersturmbannführer Benesch (? 1944 - ?)SS-Hauptsturmführer Alexander Auch (? - ? 1944) (1)
Order of battle
SS-Jagdeinsatz Rumänien (SS-Hauptsturmführer Müller)SS-Jagdeinsatz Kroatien (SS-Obersturmführer Schlau)
SS-Jagdeinsatz Bulgarien (SS-Obersturmführer Werg)
SS-Jagdeinsatz Ungarn (SS-Hauptsturmführer Wolfram Kirchner)
SS-Jagdeinsatz Donau (SS-Hauptsturmführer Primer)
- Leiter SS-Kampfschwimmergruppe :
-- 01.09.1944 - 00.03.1945 SS-Ustuf. Walter Schreiber
-- [SS-Kampfschwimmerschule : Dianabad, Wien (SS frogmen instruction course, Vienna]
SS-Jagdeinsatz Serbien Kdr. unknown)
SS-Jagdeinsatz Griechenland (Kdr. unknown)
SS-Jagdeinsatz Slowakei (Kdr. unknown)
Footnotes
1. Alexander Auch was a former "Brandenburger" Major.Sources used
Kurt Mehner - Die Waffen-SS und Polizei 1939-1945Antonio J. Munoz - Forgotten Legions: Obscure Combat Formations of the Waffen-SS