List of HJ Wehrertüchtigungslager and Reichsausbildungslager

[Garry]

The aim here is to compile lists of all known Wehrertüchtigungslager (HJ pre-military training camps) for the HJ. This thread includes a complete list as at 29.5.1943 and a list of known Reichsausbildungslager (this list is not dated but has been culled from various sources). The last list compiles WEL opened after May 1943.

If anyone comes across or has any additions for the list please add them!



Reichsausbildungslager:

Name	Notes
I Greibensee
II Germeter
III Eningen
IV Stegskopf (Prinz Eugen)
V Bistritz am Hostein.
VI Dessau
Reichsausbildunglager I des HJ Streifendienstes Freusburg	Also acted as a WEL from 1943
Reichsausbildunglager II des HJ Streifendienstes Eipel/Böhmen u. Mähren	Created Nov 1943
Reichsausbildunglager III des HJ Streifendienstes Birgsau/Obersdorf
Reichsausbildungslager II (Nachrichten-HJ) Metz
Reichsausbildungslager der germanischen Jugend Heiligenstadt
Reichsausbildungslager Fladungen/Rhön.	In existence 1944
Reichsausbildungslager Nachrichtenschule Halle/Saale	In existence 1944

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WEL in existence in 1942 (ongoing list):

Nr.	Location	Wehrkreis	Notes
I (1/5)	Uhlingen	HJ-Gebiet Pommern
I	Kirchberg/Hunsrück	HJ-Gebiet Moselland
I	Hochlandlager/Königsdorf	HJ-Gebiet Hochland
I	Dörrenbach	HJ-Gebiet 25 Westmark
II	Hochlandlager/Königsdorf	HJ-Gebiet Hochland	Opened May 1942
II	Asbach/Westerwald	HJ-Gebiet Moselland
II	Schillbach	HJ-Gebiet Sachsen
II	Heyhof, Bergzabern	HJ-Gebiet 25 Westmark
III	Ansemburg/Luxemburg	HJ-Gebiet Moselland
III	Dettendorf	HJ-Gebiet Hochland	The first courses were held here in August 1942
III	Buchschwabach	HJ-Gebiet Franken
	WEL Dahlen	HJ-Gebiet Sachsen
IV	Neukirch/Valtenbach	HJ-Gebiet Sachsen
IV	WEL Kohlscheid	HJ-Gebiet Westfalen
	WEL Hauenstein	HJ-Gebiet Baden
	WEL Faak	HJ-Gebiet Kärnten
	WEL Hämelheide	HJ-Gebiet Niedersachsen	Opened 1942
	WEL Derneburg	HJ-Gebiet Niedersachsen	Opened 1942

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WEL as at 29th of May 1943:

WEL Nr.	Location	Wehrkreis	Notes
1	Schippenbeil/Ostpreußen Nordost	I
2	Hochwalde III Spree	III
3	Glöwen/Westprignitz Spree	III
4	Raudten, Kreis Lüben/Schlesien Südost	VIII
5	Goddentow near Lauenburg Ostsee	II
6	Kaiserhain Nordsee
7	Nordholz, Kreis Wesermünde Nordsee	X
8	Härmelheide near Eystrup, Kreis Nienburg Mitte	XI
9	Oer near Recklinghausen West	V
10	Himmrich, Kreis Geilenkirchen, b.Aachen West	V
11	Mausbach near Stolberg West	VI
12	Kirchberg/Mosel Rhein	XII
13	Emmerichhain/Westerwald Rhein	XII
14	Homberg near Kassel Fulda-Werra	IX
15	Külso near Wittenberg Elbe	IV
16	Neukirchen/Erzgebirge Elbe	IV
17	Ranis/Thüringen Fulda-Werra	IX
18	Eschenbach near Grafenwöhr Main	IX
19	Königsdorf near Bad Tölz Süd	VII
20	Kuchberg near Geisslingen Südwest	V
21	Hauenstein near Annweiler Südwest	V
22	Gutenthau near Bayreuth Main	XIII
23	Beese, Kreis Salzweder, Altmark Mitte	IX
24	Waren/Müritz , Mecklenburg Ostsee	II
25	Dörrenbach near Bergzabern Rhein	XII
26	Wenzendorf near Tostedt Nordsee	X
27	Neustift near Rohrendorf Donau	XVII
28	Reichenau Donau	XVII
29	Kammerschärfling Donau	XVII
30	St.Ruprecht Alpenland	XVIII
31	Not listed.
32	St.Gilgen Alpenland	XVIII
33	From 01.08.1943: SS-Ausbildungskommando Wehrertüchtigungslager (included alpine training) Rautz, Arlberg Alpenland	XVIII
34	Malsbenden West	VI
35	Dubenetz, Kreis Trautenau, Sudetengau Südost	VIII
36	Harburg near Donauwörth Süd	VII
37	Nielsbuben Weichsel	XX
38	Bergstadt near Birnbaum Warthe	XXI
39	Fladungen II (Rhön) Main	XIII
40	Bad Königsdorf, Kreis Rybnik, Oberschlesien Südost	VIII
45	Franzenthal near Jablonetz an der Isar Donau	XVII
	Germanische Jugend G 1 Stegekopf (Prinz Eugen), Westerwald Rhein	XII
	Germanische Jugend G 2 Heiligenstadt, Thüringen Fulda-Werra	IX
	Germanische Jugend G 3 Wehrertüchtigungslager Millstättersee near Spittal, Kärnten. Alpenland1	XVIII

1 For dutch, flemish, walloon, norwegian and danish youth. See this clip: 1943-04-xx - Descheg-Monatsschau Nr. 14 (21m 25s, 720x544)). This WEL may also be referred to as "Seeboden" or "Seeblick" in some sources.

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WEL created (or noted in a primary source) subsequent to the 1943 list:

WEL Nr.	Location	Wehrkreis	Notes
	SS-Ausbildungskommando Kiew Ergänzungsamt Russia-south Wehrertüchtigungslager VD 1	For volksdeutsche ukranian youth	29.08.1943
	SS-Ausbildungskommando Neukuhren/Samland, Ostpreußen Nordost (I) Wehrertüchtigungslager VD 2	For estonian and lithuanian volksdeutsche youth	05.09.1943
	SS-Ausbildungskommando Eisentratten near Gmünd Alpenland (XVIII) Wehrertüchtigungslager VD 3	For slovakian and Banat volksdeutsche youth
	WEL I Lauben Marine-HJ Wehrertüchtigungslager was attended by this boy (Zempelburg has been struck through)		In existence Aug 1943
	WEL 3, Vogelsang I, Gebiet 11 Köln-Aachen		In existence 24.7.1943
	Marine-HJ WEL Attersee (alt: "Kammersee") in HJ-Gebiet 29 Oberdonau.		In existence June 1944
	Motor-HJ Wehrertüchtigungslager Lichtenstein/Sachsen		In existence Sept 1944
	Marine-HJ Wehrertüchtigungslager Köge (Zeeland, near Copenhagen)		In existence 15.3.44. 1945 Reference here
	Wehrertüchtugungslager Vallø (Vallö) in Denmark		In existence 1945
	WEL Offz.Bew. (Offiziersbewerber/Officer applicants) Bracht, Gebiet 14 Kurhessen		Link1 Link 2 In existence 1944
	WEL Bernau. Reference: (Gebietsbefehl Baden dated 1.3.1945)		In existence 1945
	WEL Urloffen. Reference: (Gebietsbefehl Baden dated 1.3.1945)		In existence 1945
	WEL Radolfzell. Reference: (Gebietsbefehl Baden dated 1.3.1945)		In existence 1945
	WEL Niefern. Reference: (Gebietsbefehl Baden dated 1.3.1945)		In existence 1945
	WEL Eilfingen. Reference: (Gebietsbefehl Baden dated 1.3.1945)		In existence 1945
	WEL Ortenberg. Reference: (Gebietsbefehl Baden dated 1.3.1945)		In existence 1945
	WEL Triberg. Reference: (Gebietsbefehl Baden dated 1.3.1945)		In existence 1945
	WEL Deutsch Krone, (HJ-Gebiet Pommern - offered special training for Motor-HJ members and applicants for motorised units)		In existence June 1943
	WEL Lauenburg, (HJ-Gebiet Pommern - for SS applicants and SRD members)		In existence Nov 1943
	WEL Lauenburg, (HJ-Gebiet Pommern - for Marine-HJ and Kriegsmarine applicants)		In existence Nov 1943
	WEL Westfalenhof, (HJ-Gebiet Pommern - for aircraft recognition and radio training for Flieger-HJ and Luftwaffe applicants)		In existence Nov 1943
	WEL Bublitz, (HJ-Gebiet Pommern - for Nachrichten-HJ and army/airforce signals unit applicants)		In existence Nov 1943
	WEL Kreuzeck, HJ-Gebiet Pommern (for for Gebirgsjäger applicants)		In existence Nov 1943
	WEL Vorchdorf HJ-Gebiet 29 Oberdonau		In existence Apr 1944
	WEL I (HJ-Gebiet Moselland) Adenau/Eiffel		In existence 1944
	WEL II (HJ-Gebiet Moselland) Asbach/Westerwald		In existence 1944
	WEL III (HJ-Gebiet Moselland) Ansemburg/Luxemburg		In existence 1944
	WEL IV (HJ-Gebiet Moselland) Am Asterstein, Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein		In existence 1944
	WEL Marine-HJ (HJ-Gebiet Moselland) Trier		In existence 1944
	WEL Marine-HJ (HJ-Gebiet Moselland) Wiltingen/Saar		In existence 1944
	WEL Hauenstein (HJ-Gebiet Baden)		In existence 1942
	WEL III Hagenbach (HJ-Gebiet 25 Westmark)		In existence 1943
	WEL IV Ludwigswinkel (HJ-Gebiet 25 Westmark)
	WEL V Büchelberg (HJ-Gebiet 25 Westmark)
	WEL VI Büchelberg (HJ-Gebiet 25 Westmark)
	WEL Augustdorf (HJ Gebiet 9 Westfalen-Nord)		Opened July 1943
	WEL Münster-Kasewinkel (HJ Gebiet 9 Westfalen-Nord)		Opened July 1943
	WEL VI Kaplaniehof über Bergzabern (Gebiet 25 Saarpfalz)		In existence 1944

 

[haen]

Wehrertuchtigungslager

Hi Gary,
The one I went to in Dec1943/Jan 1944 was in Austria, and if I remember it well, was called Millstattersee. There was another nearby, i think called Seebliek. The closest city nearby was Spittal (or so)
Cheers.HN

 

[Garry]

Many thanks Haen I've added that one to the list (Seeblick was the G3 Germanische Jugend camp)



Have you seen this Descheg clip at all? A part of it deals with the Wehrertüchtigungslager Millstättersee (Footage of the Lager begins at 2:38):

[video]http://reichsarchiv.com/Filme/04_Wochenschauen/1943-04-xx-Descheg-Monatsschau-Nr.-14.php[/video]

 

[njs]

Many thanks Haen I've added that one to the list (Seeblick was the G3 Germanische Jugend camp)



Have you seen this Descheg clip at all? A part of it deals with the Wehrertüchtigungslager Millstättersee:

[video]http://reichsarchiv.com/Filme/04_Wochenschauen/1943-04-xx-Descheg-Monatsschau-Nr.-14.php[/video]

Teilnahmebescheinigung Seeblick



http://www.hj-research.com/forum/f85/germanischer-wehrert-chtigungslagern-1942/#post15443

 

[Garry]

Very nice NJS

 

[haen]

Teilnahmebescheinigung

I wonder if there ar more of these floating around or in archives.
Would LOVE to get my hands on a copy of mine.
And . . .thanks Garry. I had not seen that clip; The "Jeugdstormers" however short exposed look good, don't they.
I am glad to be able to piece together some parts of my past through this forum.
HN

 

[cemifor]

WEL in Denmark

Wehrertüchtigungslager in Denmark:

Koege (Zeeland, near Copenhagen)

Marine-HJ: Bornholm

Source:
Kriegstagebuch
Der Abt. Ia des Befehlshabers der deutschen Truppen in Dänemark.

15.3.44:
Vom Höheren Kommando Kopenhagen für das Wehrertüchtigungslager Köge beantragte Waffen
konnten nicht zur Verfugung gestellt werden.

2.11.44:
Seit dem Aufruf des Volkssturms ist die Verlegung der Wehrertüchtigungslager der H.J. im
Einsatzfall nicht mehr notwendig. Die Angehörigen bis Jahrgang 28 können zum Kampf
eingesetzt werden. Die Landesgruppenleitung verlegt die Wehrertüchtigungslager, um die
Jungen im Einsatzfall besser einsetzen zu können.

Von der Insel Bornholm ist das Wehrertüchtigungslager der Marine-H.J. zu verlegen.
Entsprechende Anweisung ergeht an Admiral Skagerrak.

 

[Garry]

Added to post 1. Thanks very much Henrik.

 

[lauri]

Part of a K-Schein from Wehrertüchtigungslager 3 für Volksdeutsche Jugend, Gebiet Kärnten. Is a young Dutch.

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[Garry]

Thanks Lauri. I've linked to your post from the main list.

 

[Garry]

I've added the HJ Reichsausbildungslager to the list in post #1. Please add any that you know of!

 

[Garry]

Marine-HJ Wehrertüchtigungslager I Lauben 1943

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[Mike]

There was also a WE-Lager in Heks, Belgium, But I don't have much information about this WE-Lager.

 

[Garry]

Sorry for this late response Michael. Thanks for that info. If any documents/further information turn up we can definitely add that one to the list



Added Wehrertüchtigungslager 3, Vogelsang I, Gebiet 11 Köln-Aachen to list in post #1:

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[frederikandersen]

Hi Garry,


The Wehrertüchtigungslager Millstättersee that you have added seems to be the same camp as WEL Seeblick.

The only mention of the Milstätter-camp in this forum seems to be the movie, you refer to (which can now be seen here: https://archive.org/details/1943-04-xx-Descheg-Monatsschau-Nr.14) ...but the same clip was used for the week-review movie here: http://archive.org/details/1943-05-19-Die-Deutsche-Wochenschau-663 ... where the location is called Seebooden (eg, where Seeblick was located ...).

Cheers,
Frederik

 

[Garry]

Many thanks Frederick. I have updated post #1 with that information.

Welcome to the forum by the way!

 

[frederikandersen]

I don't know if this info is relevant in this thread, but: The Seeblick/Seeboden camp seems to have been transformed from a work camp for the Wolfsberg Tunnel: it has the same name and possible same (exact) position, according to the accessible image-sources.
The tunnel-project was postponed due to the war, around 1941, and the tunnel partly transformed to an underground Messerschmitt factory (!), according to local history-sources: http://www.seeboden.at/fileadmin/dateien/Chronik/Der_Wolfsbergtunnel/Der_Wolfsbergtunnel.pdf

 

[njs]

After my idea there were differend camps
see documents (24 7 1944) of a Dutch boy in training again sports camp

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[frederikandersen]

Sorry for my late reply - but I can't see any documentation for more than one camp in the documents, which by no doubt still is fantastic documentation (!). The first one seems to be a kind of report from a combat-exercise of some kind ... the first map shows the position of the WE Lager (in fact one of the positions I suspected after some research in pictures from the area: https://www.google.dk/maps/place/98...2!3m1!1s0x4770bcc1b4259e57:0x46b943e54675bd3b). The other map is positions of a prisoner camp and a airplane factory, possibly just to the west of the first one, where the stream splits into three ...

 

[Pimpf359]

R.A.L. I Germ. Jugend. ( Reichsausbildungslager 1 Germanische Jugend )

The cufftitle has a collector friend of mine in his collection.
Can one tell where the camp was just me? I can not find a city under Greibensee.

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