Sturmbataillon 5 (Rohr) and Sepp Dietrich

[Naxos]

According to Dietrich's short bio published in the Reichstagshandbuch of 1930, Dietrich served in SB5 and SB2 before becoming a Tanker.

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[Deruelle]

Interresting infomation Hardy. Thanks for sharing this one with us

Christophe

[bob lembke]

I think that we have to be careful here. I read a biography of his a few years ago, and there does seem to be some questions about the precise course of his career. (Or, possibly, that idea might flow from some instinctive suspicion of Nazi leaders. I am not a student of WW I.) But there seems to be no doubt that he did serve with the tanks. (Panzer=Abteilung Nr. 13 would have been a unit of Beute=Panzer. The Bavarians were responsible for rebuilding these.) I would be 95% sure that the source that Hardy cites was self-supplied by the subject. I will go back and poke thru my note-cards on this book.

The German tank units and the storm units were closely allied, and most or all tank units were trained by Sturm=Bataillon Nr. 5 (Rohr) before being released to the front.

Bob Lembke