German Allies

[Red Sveta]

Does anyone out there know the uniform details for the Russians that served on the German side in the Stalingrad area. There are lost of reference to these units in books but I would like to know what their uniforms looked like so I can paint some.  As far as I can make out it was German in cut but what about colour and markings?

Thanks.

[huevans]

In late 42, I do not think there were organized pro German Russian Liberation Army formations or units.

I think you would be talking about individual PoW's used as "hiwis" - "Help Volunteers". They would still wear Russian uniforms.

[cuprum]

Division "Von Shtumpfeld"

The division was formed in Stalingrad, December 12, 1942. In the Division were recruited Russian volunteers, Russian Cossack, Ukrainian and Russian
Police, who were in Stalingrad cauldron. Later in the Division took Russian defectors.

Armed Division was mainly Russian captured weapons. In order to strengthen antitank forces of the Division this included small units of the 9th Flak Division Luftwaffe.

Command staff to a level company commanders was directed from different Divisions and units of the Wehrmacht, which were surrounded. But later on the command positions were appointed former Russian officers. So in January 1943, the commander of Kamensky Battalion - is the former Red Army Major Tuhminov.

Division was completely destroyed in February 1943. When capitulated 6 Army. Part of this Division, took up defensive positions on the Tractor Factory, where it was completely destroyed in the first week of February 1943.

If you want, I can give a full list of the composition of this "Russian Division."

I do not have precise information about the uniform of this Division, but it was certainly a mixture of Soviet and German uniforms. Also in within this Division was a lot of Cossacks - they certainly wearing traditional subjects Cossack clothes to emphasize the their status.

Here are drawings of Russian volunteers in the Wehrmacht 1941-42.

[Red Sveta]

Thanks Cuprum that's just what I was looking for. I have read of these units in A. Beavor's Stalingrad and other places too. I will start looking for some suitable figures in 20mm to model them.

[traveller]

Interesting stuff!

Thanks for posting!

[Gothic Line]

 Actually I produce Cossack heads for that purpose,my Panzer Grenadiers can be used with their heads thus creating a Cossack Unit.

 www.gothiclineminiatures.com

 http://gothiclineminiatures.blogspot.pt/2012/05/gothic-line-new-panzer-grenadiers.html

 Cheers
 Gui

[Gothic Line]

 Here is another picture where you can see several different types! Notice the Noses do have Nostrils!

 http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hNu-v6ouUMs/UtBFAZ230PI/AAAAAAAAAu8/hzN6zgjcwKk/s1600/DSC09831.JPG

[cuprum]

Heads in papakhas perfectly will approach for making the Cossacks.

In color his cap is not the NKVD soldiers - is a Don Cossack. His cap traditional colors - blue and scarlet. At the NKVD troops the color is not scarlet, - maroon. The Red Army did not wear shoulder straps until 1943.

List structure Division "Von Shtumpfeld" in Stalingrad:

In parentheses indicate number of people in the units (officers / NCOs / private soldier):

Infantry Regiment Schmidt

Shon Battalion (5/7/133)

1st company (2 machine gun)
2nd company (1 gun)
Company of support (motorized) (2 Russian 76mm guns ZIS-3, 1 50mm German gun PAK 38)

Kamensky Battalion (4/66/354)

1 Company (6 machine guns, 2 50mm and 2 82mm Russian mortars, one 75mm PAK 40)
2 Company of (1 machine gun, 1 88mm Flak 36, 3 20mm Flak, 1 50mm PAK 38)
3 Company of (5 machine guns)
Reserve Company of (2 machine guns, two Russian machine gun "Maxim")

Battalion Linder (3/33/211)

1 Company of (4 Russian 82mm mortars, 4 machine gun, two 45mm Russian anti-tank guns)
2 Company of (4 Russian machine gun, 2 heavy machine gun, one 75mm PAK 40)

Battalion Eyzenaker (0/45/141)

1 Company of (3 Russian and 1 Czech machine guns, one Russian machine gun DSHK)
2 Company of (2 75mm PAK 40, 1 Russian 50mm and 4 82mm mortar)

Battalion Koecher (7/49/344)

1 Company of (4 machine gun, 3 Russian machine gun, 1 50mm mortar, 1 75mm PAK 40)
2 Company of (4 machine gun, 6 Russian machine guns, 1 50mm cannon PAK38)
1 (Motorized) Platoon (1 88mm and 2 20mm anti-aircraft guns)
2 (Motorized) Platoon (1 88mm and 2 20mm anti-aircraft guns)
Reserve company (1 machine gun, two Russian machine gun)

Infantry Regiment Shtelle

battalion Engert (4 companies without heavy weapons)
Battalion Von Gaddenbryuk (4 companies without heavy weapons)
2 Kharkiv police battalion (12 mortars, 5 machine guns, 1 37mm, 2 50mm and 2 75 Anti-tank guns)

Morozov Cossack battalion

1 Hundred (6 machine guns)
2 Hundred (6 machine guns)
3 hundred (4 machine gun)
Support (2 88mm, 3 20mm anti-aircraft guns, two 37mm PAK 36)

Anti-aircraft battery "Von Shtumpfeld" rendered from 9 Flak Division (2 88mm and 9 20mm anti-aircraft guns)

Tank Company "Company of Abendroth" (three T-34, 2 T-70)

artillery Group

1 French 105mm gun
2 German 105mm guns
1 German 150mm Howitzer
4 88mm anti-aircraft guns
6 20mm anti-aircraft guns
1 German 75mm field howitzer
2 Russian 47mm anti-tank guns (British 2-pounder gun)
5 100mm guns

In addition, Kamensky battalion; Linder battalion and battalion Eyeenaker in service with were 11 German and 42 Russian antitank rifle.