Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 167
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More information: https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/InfErsBat/InfErsBat167-R.htm
Description (Original post google translator):
The battalion was formed on 26 August 1939 in Detmold, within Wehrkreis VI.
Infantry Replacement Battalion 167 was subordinated to the 166th Division and served as a replacement unit for the 86th Infantry Division. On 4 November 1939, the battalion was transferred to Deutsch Eylau in West Prussia, which belonged to Wehrkreis XX. On 17 August 1940, the unit was relocated back to Herford, again within Wehrkreis VI.
On 1 October 1942, the battalion was divided in Herford into Infantry Replacement Battalion 167 and Infantry Training Battalion 167. Both formations remained under the command of the 166th Division. On 7 November 1942, both battalions were redesignated as Grenadier Replacement Battalion 167 and Grenadier Training Battalion 167, respectively.
In January 1943, the training battalion was transferred to Ringkøbing in Denmark. As of 1 February 1943, the replacement battalion came under the command of the 176th Division. From 26 October 1943, the training unit was designated as Reserve Grenadier Battalion 167 and subordinated to the 166th Reserve Division.
On 25 July 1944, the replacement battalion was reinforced and restructured as Grenadier Replacement and Training Battalion 167. In September 1944, the battalion was mobilised as a "Walküre" (Valkyrie) unit. In October, it was absorbed into the 176th Infantry Division.
Thereafter, the replacement battalion was reformed and reassigned to the 466th Division. In December 1944, the reserve battalion was stationed in Søndervig, Denmark. On 1 February 1945, elements of the reserve battalion were used to form the I Battalion of Grenadier Regiment 652 within the Infantry Division “Berlin.” The remaining elements went on to form the I Battalion of Grenadier Regiment 662 on 8 March 1945.
