1./ Infanterie Ersatz Batallion 454
Material: alumínium
More info about the unit: https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/InfErsBat/InfErsBat454-R.htm
Description (Google translate from german):
The battalion was established on August 26, 1939, in Detmold, in Military District VI. The 454th Infantry Replacement Battalion was subordinate to Division 156 and replaced the 254th Infantry Division. On November 7, 1939, the battalion was relocated to Bromberg in West Prussia, in Military District XX. On August 24, 1940, the battalion was relocated back to Lingen an der Ems in Military District VI. On July 12, 1941, the battalion was relocated to Bastogne in occupied Belgium. On October 5, 1942, the battalion was divided in Bastogne into the 454th Infantry Replacement Battalion and the 454th Reserve Infantry Battalion. After the division, the replacement battalion was subordinate to the 526th Division. The reserve battalion was subordinate to the 156th Reserve Division. Both battalions were renamed Grenadier Replacement Battalion 454 and Reserve Grenadier Battalion 454 on November 7, 1942. At the time of the renaming, the replacement battalion was located in Düsseldorf in Wehrkreis VI. After the renaming, the reserve battalion was relocated to the Channel coast in 1943. On February 1, 1944, the reserve battalion was renamed the 1st Battalion of the 104th Grenadier Regiment of the 47th Infantry Division and thus disbanded. The replacement battalion was expanded to become the Grenadier Replacement and Training Battalion 454 on July 20, 1944. In September 1944, the Replacement and Training Battalion was mobilized in the Valkyrie Call. This was recorded in the field post overview as Reserve Grenadier Battalion 454 of the 526th Reserve Division. Ultimately, the battalion was renamed the 1st Battalion of Grenadier Regiment 861 of the 347th Infantry Division in October 1944. However, it was re-established in October 1944. After its formation, it was subordinate to Division 476. The new battalion was mobilized on March 23, 1945, with the Leuthen Movement in Werdohl, as part of Training Regiment 253.
