Gentlemen,
Can anyone explain me the difference between those two?
I have found the term
Gefehtsgruppe while reading about Panzerverband Ostpresussen (Panzerdivision Kempf) in Polish Campaign...
Thank you in advance
Slawek
Sure you're spelling it correctly?
"Gefahr" means alarm, or threat, or danger, things along those lines. "Gefahrgruppe" would make sense as "alarm force" or some such.
I made a mistake but by not putting "c" in" Gefechtsgruppe...
Makes sense, Gefecht means battle, skirmish, action, things along those lines. Practically synonymous with Kampf.
Thank you
Slawek
I know there is a subtle difference between "Gruppe" and "Kampfgruppe". "Gefechtsgruppe" I had not heard of before. sounds a bit more 'ad hoc' than "Kampfgruppe", but I'm just guessing now.
Huib
Hi Slawek
I have never heard about the expression "Gefechtsgruppe". It is not a (and was not) common expression in german military. Maybe it was used in pre war times, when the "Kampfgruppe" wasn´t found yet. Panzerverband Kempf/Ostpreussen was debanded in Oktober 39.
Jan
Was 'Gefechtsgruppe' used in the Luftwaffe?
I found one quotation about a Gefechtsgruppe commanded by an Lt.Col. CO of a Flak Rgt.. It took part in the fighting in the East with Army Group Mitte. Maybe something like an ad hoc unit. It was not a common expression. In WW I it was used a bit more often. The size of the Gefechtsgruppe seems to vary. One passage I found is about an Unteroffizier! (Sergeant) commanding a Gefechtsgruppe of a Cavalry Division.