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Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:17 pm
by Berghof
Hi. Been trying to find historical information about the German infantry unit labelled as the "I Frontier Corps" and have come up with a big goose egg. No OOB that I have found mentions this unit. Does it refer to one of the "Heeresdienststellen" (border guard units)? That's the closest I've got to a clue. Any information about the composition or history of the unit would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
Re: Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:39 pm
by ernieschwitz
What game? Or in Real life? Or what?
Re: Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2025 10:52 pm
by Berghof
ernieschwitz wrote: Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:39 pm
What game? Or in Real life? Or what?
The unit is deployed for Germany in Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe. I'm trying to find information about the real-life unit, but I haven't found it in any orders of battle or descriptions of German Wehrmacht units.
Re: Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 12:47 am
by Curtis Lemay
Re: Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 4:10 am
by Bo Rearguard
Berghof wrote: Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:17 pm
Hi. Been trying to find historical information about the German infantry unit labelled as the "I Frontier Corps" and have come up with a big goose egg. No OOB that I have found mentions this unit. Does it refer to one of the "Heeresdienststellen" (border guard units)? That's the closest I've got to a clue. Any information about the composition or history of the unit would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
It seems to have consisted of the 207th security division and a few other border elements. As a rather weak and informal "corps" it was eventually renamed and then probably disbanded upon the conclusion of Case White.
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Re: Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:05 pm
by Berghof
Yes. Thank you. I was on that page but then wasn't sure which category would be best for my question. I thought this page was still specific to the Strategic Command: WWII War in Europe game.
Re: Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:55 am
by Schlonz
Re: Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2025 8:21 am
by Berghof
Bo Rearguard wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 4:10 am
Berghof wrote: Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:17 pm
Hi. Been trying to find historical information about the German infantry unit labelled as the "I Frontier Corps" and have come up with a big goose egg. No OOB that I have found mentions this unit. Does it refer to one of the "Heeresdienststellen" (border guard units)? That's the closest I've got to a clue. Any information about the composition or history of the unit would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
It seems to have consisted of the 207th security division and a few other border elements. As a rather weak and informal "corps" it was eventually renamed and then probably disbanded upon the conclusion of Case White.
Frontier Guard.png
I Frontier Corps.jpg
map.jpg
Thank you very much. This is just what I was after--and even got a military map, to boot! Great stuff! May I ask what the sources of this data are? I have found a number of good ones online but am always interested in exploring new ones.
Re: Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:07 pm
by Bo Rearguard
Berghof wrote: Tue Apr 22, 2025 8:21 am
Thank you very much. This is just what I was after--and even got a military map, to boot! Great stuff! May I ask what the sources of this data are? I have found a number of good ones online but am always interested in exploring new ones.
Hyperwar: Operations in Poland. The section relating to the I Frontier Corps is on page 114 under the heading Gdynia and Hela.
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/DA ... l#chapter6
Re: Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:43 pm
by Berghof
Hi Schlonz,
This site has come up in the results of some of my searches. I'm sure it's a good one. Unfortunately, my knowledge of German is not nearly as good--just above zero, in fact. I thank you kindly just the same. Ich danke Ihnen vielmals!
Re: Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:45 pm
by Berghof
Bo Rearguard wrote: Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:07 pm
Berghof wrote: Tue Apr 22, 2025 8:21 am
Thank you very much. This is just what I was after--and even got a military map, to boot! Great stuff! May I ask what the sources of this data are? I have found a number of good ones online but am always interested in exploring new ones.
Hyperwar: Operations in Poland. The section relating to the I Frontier Corps is on page 114 under the heading Gdynia and Hela.
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/DA ... l#chapter6
Thanks very much, Bo Rearguard. I appreciate it!
Re: Looking for information on German infantry unit
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2025 8:55 am
by Schlonz
Gerne geschehen
You can copy and paste the content to Deepl, for example. Those online translators tend to struggle with military jargon,
but the Deepl translation was good and reasonable (at least the text section I've tested).