Prussia Flammenwerferzug Jägerbataillon 3

[Naxos]

Can anyone provide info regarding this unit?

Edited August 26, 2012 by Naxos

[Naxos]

Found this great article by Thomas Wictor on kaiserscross.com:

" On July 8 (1916) Brandenburgerisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 3 was transformed into Jäger (-Sturm) -Battalion Nr. 3, the only other assault battalion besides Sturmbataillon Rohr which had a flamethrower platoon as a permanent component. Flamethrower operators were transferred from the II. Garde-Pionier-Ersatz-Bataillon. The new battalion was composed of four assault companies, one machine-gun company, one trench-mortar company furnished with eight light weapons, one infantry-gun battery equipped with six small field pieces captured from the Russians, and one flamethrower platoon armed with six Kleif. Unlike the men of the flamethrower platoon of Sturmbataillon Rohr, the flamethrower pioneers of Jäger (-Sturm) -Battalion Nr. 3 were listed in the death book of the Garde-Reserve-Pionier-Regiment. On July 25 the flamethrower platoon of Jäger (-Sturm) -Battalion Nr. 3 was strengthened with an additional officer and 25 NCOs and men from the II. Garde-Pionier-Ersatz-Bataillon."

Source: http://www.kaiserscross.com/40029/76401.html

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