Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 Hermann Göring

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Walter Heydemeier, 21 Jul 1942 - Oct 1942
• Oberst Herbert Ewert, Oct 1942 - Apr 1943
• Obstlt Helmut Funck, Apr 1943 - May 1943
• Oberst Lothar von Corvin-Wiersbitzki, 15 Jul 1943 - Nov 1943
• Oberst Waldemar Kluge, Nov 1943 - Jul 1944
• Oberst Fritz Fullriede (Heer), Jul 1944 - Aug 1944
• Obstlt Robert Schulz, Aug 1944 - Sep 1944
• Oberst Waldemar Kluge, Sep 1944 - Oct 1944
• Oberst Karl-Eric Bertram, Oct 1944 - 26 Mar 1945
• Maj Kurt Mörgel, Mar 1945 - May 1945
• Maj von Gemmingen, May 1945 - May 1945

Formed in Winter 41/42 as Schutzen-Bataillon General Göring*.

In Jul 1942 strengthened and renamed Schutzen-Regiment Hermann Göring.

In Feb 1943 renamed Grenadier-Regiment 1 Hermann Göring (initially with no number). In the same month III. battalion (Stab only) was redesignated Stab I./Panzer-Regiment Hermann Göring, I. became new III. and a new I. battalion was formed.

The regiment was destroyed May 1943 in Africa.

Reformed May 1943 in Sicily as Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 Hermann Göring.

In Jul 1944 renamed Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 Hermann Göring.

On 24 Sep 1944 redesignated Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 Hermann Göring, and was reformed from the old Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 Hermann Göring. In Dec 1944 the I. battalion was redesignated Fallschirm-Panzer-Fusilier-Bataillon 1 Hermann Göring, and was reformed from the III. battalion. A new III. was formed in 1945.

Served under Brigade/Division General Göring, from May 1943 under Panzer/Fallschirm-Panzer-Division Hermann Göring and from Nov 1944 under Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Division 1 Hermann Göring.

The III. battalion apparently stayed in Luftgau III in 1945.

Organisation:

• 1942: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 10. (Kradschtz.), 11 (Pi.), 12 (Pz.Jg.), 13 (IG)
• 1942/43: I. 1-3, II. 5-8, III. 9-12, 13, 14
• 1943: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, 9, 10, 11
• 1944: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12, 13, 14
• 1944: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, 9, 10, 11
• 1945: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12, 13, 14, 15

* An earlier Schutzen-Bataillon General Göring existed between Mar 1941 and Nov 1941, and saw action in Romania and South Russia.