| The surviving members of SS-Jagdverband Mitte and SS-Fallschirmjäger-Batallion 600, enter the Zehden bridgehead on March 5th, 1944. They form the core of Kampfgruppe Solar, led by SS-Hauptsturmführer Siegfried Milius, which is integrated into the Infantrie Division z.b.V. 610 under General Lendle’s overall command. The unit defends the locks that control the water level for the Finow and Hohenzollern Canals in the Bridgehead Zehden. They withdraw during the night of March 27th/28th, 1945, crossing the Oder by swimming. Many of them drown. |
