SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers
Lineage
  • SS-Kriegsberichter-Kompanie
  • SS-Kriegsberichter-Abteilung
  • SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers
    • History In January of 1940 an SS-Kriegsberichter-Kompanie (Waffen-SS war reporters company) was established, and its züge (platoons) were attached to the four main Waffen-SS combat formations that fought in the Western Campaign of May and June, 1940. These platoons remained with their respective divisions for the Balkans Campaign in the spring of 1941.

    By August of 1941 many additional units were fighting as part of the Waffen-SS. As a result, also during August of 1941, the SS-Kriegsberichter-Kompanie was expanded to Abteilung (battalion) strength. Waffen-SS expansion continued to grow throughout the war, and in December 1943 the reporters unit again expanded, this time to regimental size. It also received an honor title at this point, becoming known as SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers. It also received a cuff-title bearing the same name. Kurt Eggers was the former editor of the SS magazine Das Schwarz Korps. He was killed in action west of Kharkov while serving with the 5.SS-Division on August 13, 1943

    Gunter d'Alquen commanded the SS-Kriegsberichter unit for its entire existence. He held the Allgemeine-SS rank of Standartenführer, and began his Waffen-SS command in 1940 as a Waffen-SS Hauptsturmführer der Reserve. During the course of the war, he was gradually promoted until he became a Waffen-SS Standartenführer der Reserve at his regimental command.

    Under d'Alquen was a staff that processed the incoming material, as well as photographers, movie cameramen, writers, broadcaster and recorders, all who served in the field. The men in the field did their service with the various platoons assigned to the assorted Waffen-SS formations. The reporters generally served with several different platoons during the war, and many new reporters joined during the war's course. Non-Germans most often served with their own national formations, but were sometimes detached to cover a particular campaign and report on it for their home press.
    Organization
    Fall, 1944
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 1
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 2
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 3
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 5
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 6
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 7
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 8
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 9
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 10
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 11
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 12
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug 13
    SS-Kriegsberichter-Kp. 105
    		 Attached to: Kommandostab RFSS
    Attached to: 4.SS-Polizei-Panzer-Grenadier-Division
    Attached to: Estnische SS-Freiwilligen-Brigade
    Attached to: 1.SS-Panzer-Division LSSAH
    Attached to: 2.SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich
    Attached to: 3.SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf
    Attached to: 5.SS-Panzer-Division Wiking
    Attached to: 6.SS-Gebirgs-Division Nord
    Attached to: 7.SS-Frei.Gebrigs-Division Prinz Eugen
    Attached to: 8.SS-Kavallerie-Division Florian Geyer
    Attached to: 9.SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen
    Attached to: 10.SS-Panzer-Division Frundsberg
    Attached to: 11.SS-Frei.Pz.Gr.Division Nordland
    Attached to: 12.SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend
    Attached to: 13.Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS Handschar
    Attached to: SS-Gebirgs-Korps-Kommando V
    Commanders SS-Standartenführer Günther d'Alquen: 3.??.40 - 5.??.45
    War Service

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