1151. Artillerie Abteilung

 

The battalion was formed in northern France, in the area of 15. Army, during December 1943.¹ It remained in that area until the allied invasion. On 15 May 1944 it was located near St. Valery en Caux.² At the beginning of June the battalion was subordinated to 245. Inf.Div. and had three batteries, each with four captured Russian 12,2 cm howitzers.³ The battalion was motorized.⁴

Except for one battery the battalion was subordinated to 346. Inf.Div. on 8 June and ordered to join the division in its attacks on the British bridgehead over Orne.⁵

It seems to have remained in the area east of Orne for much of the campaign.⁶

On 1 September the battalion had four howitzers remaining.⁷

1	G. Tessin, Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS (Mittler & Sohn, Frankfurt am Main and Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1966-1975).
2	Anlage zu HGr D Ia Nr. 315/44 g.Kdos, 18.5.44, T312, R1563, F000613.
3	Stoart AOK 15 Nr. 629/44 g.Kdos, Art.Gliederung der 15. Armee, Stand vom 1.6.44, T312, R516, F8115287ff.
4	Ibid.
5	AOK 15 Ia Nr. 5635/44 g.Kdos. II. Ang, 8.6.44, T312, R516, F8114849
6	See e.g. Pz.Gr. West Ia, Nr 24/44 g.Kdos, Nachtrag zur Tagesmeldung 29.6.44, BA-MA RH 21-5/50 and Gliederung Pz.Gr. West 18.7.44, BA-MA RH 21-5/50.
7	Vorläufige Zustandsmeldung der Heeresartillerie beim OB West, Stand 1.9.44, BA-MA RH 11 II/v. 4.