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[DNAlh]

Вот здесь подборка ссылок на различные материалы.

И вот еще текстик на аглицком (выделения мои):

Hard training, often under difficult circumstances, continued at Oulu throughout the remainder of 1943. Some misunderstandings developed between the Norwegian and German personnel due to language difficulties, but it was felt that these problems would soon iron themselves out. SS-Skijaeger Battalion "Norge" was declared ready for action at the end of the year, and in January 1944 it was sent back to SS Recce Detachment "Nord" at the front in northeastern Finland.

The battalion was placed in position in the northern flank of the "Nord" Division by Kaprolat Hil, which was about 30 kilo meters north of the division HQ. Quarters consisted of wooden huts and tents heated by small ovens. The Norwegians had the job of patrolling the division's left wing up to Tiksje Lake.

This part of the Eastern Front had long since lapsed into static warfare apd the idea was to prevent Soviet infiltration through no-man's-land.

Late in March 1944 a Russian force began building up positions in a previously unoccupied area between the lines. This posed a self-evident threat so the "Nord" Division staff constructed a battalion-sized battle-group to deal with these new fortifications. Two companies from the Ski Battalion were assigned to protect the left flank of the task force.

When the SS mountain troops began carefully to probe the enemy positions, a surprisingly intense battle rapidly developed. The Soviet side brought its heavy artillery to bear on the "Nord" battle-group, forcing it to break off its attack, but not until after it had inflicted heavy losses to the enemy side. Still the SS soldiers took substantial casualties as well and these were further increased when the Germans and Norwegians attempted to rescue their wounded in front of the Red Army lines. In the end what appeared to be a stand-off turned out to be a "Nord" victory when the enemy soldiers abandoned their "new" positions to return to their old lines.

The Ski Battalion was not the only Norwegian volunteer unit to serve with the "Nord" Division. In October 1943 the 2nd Norwegian Police Company (outfitted and run by the Waffen-SS), had arrived in Finland for a six-month stint' at the front. The company had been formed from Norwegian police volunteers by Hstuf. Reidar Egil Hoel, an ex-engineer captain from the Royal Norwegian Army. He soon turned command over to Ostuf. Lothar Lislegard, another veteran Norwegian Army officer who had served in the occupation police before joining the Waffen-SS.

The Police Company was deployed at Schapk-Osero, a strong-point about 10 kilometers behind the left wing of the "Nord" Divisional front. One platoon was situated even farther to the north at the Medevara outpost, which was a collection of well dug-in wooden bunkers situated on the highest forested ground in the area. The Norwegian police troops had the mission of guarding and patrolling the rear area of the "Nord" Division's very thin northern flank.

It was soon discovered that the Soviets coveted the Schapk-Osero strong- point. In early 1944 an entire Red Army regiment began a major assault on the hill which was held by a few commandos from the 2nd Police Company. A violen struggle ensued but the Norwegians held their composure despite 10 to 1 odd against them. Fortunately they also had an open field of fire in every direction and the enemy simply could not gain any ground. Leaving their dead piled high before the Norwegian positions, the Soviets eventually pulled back. This decisive defensive victory brought immediate recognition to 2nd Police Company an resulted in the issuance of many decorations to its members. In the course further fighting in March 1944, two of the company's best Norwegian office Untersturmführer(s) Erling Markvik and Øystein Bech, were killed in action.

After the major fighting in no-man's-land in March, the 2nd police company was sent to occupy the large strongpoint at Sennosero. Although operating in the vicinity of the Ski Battalion, it had remained an independent element within the "Nord" Division, but now, due to heavy losses, the Police Compay was temporarily merged with the 1st Company of the Ski Battalion.


In April 1944, the Ski Battalion received its first Norwegian commander, Hstuf. (later Stubaf.) Frode Halle, who was a transfer from the Regiment "Norge" on the Narva Front. In the same month 2nd Police Company was pulled out of the front-lines and sent back to Norway, having completed its allotted stay at the front. As a consequence the Ski Battalion had to extend its lines and take over the northernmost sector of the "Nord" Division.

The key defensive spot in the battalion's lines remained the strongpoint at Kaprolat, which was constructed on hilly ground. Language problems still plagued the unit and hindered the resupply system in particular so two new clerks, one German and the other Norwegian, were added to the staff to deal with this problem. Throughout the month of May there was minor skirmishing with the enemy, but as the snow and ice melted, the ski-troopers found themselves converted to line infantry.

In June, the Soviets began to assemble two divisions to attack the SS "Nord" lines, their major offensive getting underway on the morning of 25 June. Shortly an entire Red Army regiment was able to break through and surround the Ski Battalion's positions on a hill at Kaprolat. A period of desperate fighting now began for the Norwegians having to hold out at all costs until the "Nord" Divi- sion managed to relieve them. When the battle opened, the Commander, Stubaf. Halle, was back in Norway on a duty assignment, but left for the front immediately when he received the news

With the loss of 2nd Police Company, the battalion had a net strength of only around 300 men and in the course of three days of heavy fighting, 135 of these men,would be killed, wounded or captured. From 24 to 26 June, the Norwegian positions came under persistent artillery, mortar and small arms fire. Continual ground attacks were also driven off. On 26 June troops from SS Mountain Regiment 11 "Reinhard Heydrich" managed to break the Russian encirclement and link up with the Ski Battalion. New defensive lines were then constructed and the last enemy attacks began to peter out towards the end of the month. At about same time a contingent of 15 Norwegian volunteers who had fallen into Soviet handss managed to escape and make their way back to the German lines.

The next several weeks were fairly peaceful ones for the Ski Battalion. One company was dispatched to man a strongpoint on an island in Lake Pundom few kilometers to the south of Jeletj. From here scouting patrols were able to control the terrain up to the larger Lake Pja. Some small enemy groups werespotted to the south of Lake Wiks but these were dealt with at long range by "Nord" artillery.

Еще ссылки (тоже на английском): SS Skijeger Batalion “Norge” и The Battlefields of Kaprolat & Hasselmann revisited 2003 & 2005

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[DNAlh]

Про участников этих событий с нашей стороны - 205-ю СД

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[DNAlh]

1. Вдоль северного берега оз. Елеть (даже на рыбацких стоянках !) сплошной полосой тянутся немецкие окопы и блиндажи вплоть до рыбацкой избы примерно на половине длины озера. В некоторых местах боеприпасы так густо усеяли землю, что мы вынуждены были вскрывать грунт на месте кострища во избежание неприятностей. Ликвидацией боеприпасов у нас занимался специалист МЧС. Вдоль лесовозной дороги, идущей через перешеек, сплошные немецкие окопы. Патроны мод мхом лежат россыпью, гильз нет. В некоторых ячейках вперемежку горками наши и немецкие патроны (Маузер-98, МП-40, Мосина, ППШ, год изготовления 1942..43). Встречаются кучи наших противопехотных мин без взрывателей, каски, проволока, наблюдательные вышки с лестницами. Входы в блиндажи сохранились, но сильно заплыли. Некоторые стрелковые ячейки оборудованы для стрельбы в обе стороны. В пулемётных ячейках гильз на дне нет. От перешейка вдоль западного побережья оз. Копанец на С идёт старая линия электропередач и тропа общим направлением на оз. Сенное, р. Большую и оз. Тикшеозеро.

2. По южному берегу озера вдоль сопки (отм. 201,4) тянутся в несколько ярусов позиции РККА. (Вероятно, позиции отрыты после стабилизации фронта в мае 1942 года. В то время в марте начала наступление на запад лыжная бригада РККА вдоль южного берега Елети и по берегам Нижнего. Эссэсманы отходили к д. О. Губа и к лесной дороге на Кестеньгу). Далее через 2…2,5 км на уютном пляжике носом на берегу находится остов баржи (название посудины…, год изготовления …), вероятно, привезённой на озеро зимой. Вокруг баржи на песчаном дне много боеприпасов. Мористее аквалангисты не обнаружили затопленных объектов, но, по словам местного участкового вторая баржа затонула, не дойдя до берега 500…800 м на глубине примерно 20 м. Её мы не искали, т.к. состав груза был неизвестен. Далее в километре на берегу небольшого заливчика есть изба с печкой. От неё в сторону оз. Нижнее в обход сопки идёт тропа. В заливе Окунева Губа (в самой южной части) на берегу лежат остатки винта диаметром 0,7 м и 20-ти литровая немецкая канистра. Отсюда на Ю идёт тропа, выходящая на прос. дорогу на Кестеньгу. Бывшая д. О. Губа в 1941 году была занята немцами.

отсюда: http://turizm-vezde....u/kar_2005.html

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[Maybug]

често попыталась доказать свой интерес к происходящему и прочитать сие. Прости меня, учитель! многабукаф. Можно ли рассчитывать на краткий экскурс в историю непосредственно не месте?

[DNAlh]

Можно ли рассчитывать на краткий экскурс в историю непосредственно не месте?

Абзательно!

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