Who can read this Unit ?

[Schuasta]

I got this soldbuch some Years in my collection - now in the corona Time - i have time for a little Research....who can read this Unit-Stamp ?
the last page - Number 17 with his last unit is missed in this soldbuch.......

[Simon H]

Might there be anything else in the SB that could give a clue to the Artillerie Abteilung number?

[Ironcrown]

Very hard to say! Aren't there other stamps of Fp numbers from the same period on the Soldbuch? It's an Artillery Regiment, I think. Its name must have 3 digits, and I would exclude that the first is a "1". So a Regiment from 203 to 999. The last digit seems a 5. Looks like 205 (considering the 285 did not exist) to me, but it's just a guess.

[Schuasta]

Thanks for your comments....sorry - about this time - End of 1944 - no other Unit stamps or other written in this soldbuch...and Page 17 is missed......

[Ironcrown]

I tried to work with Photoshop to improve the image, unfortunately I'm not a specialist, but maybe it's a bit better now

[Schuasta]

Wow.....Great ! The First a 4 ? .....middle ? and the last a 5 !


Art.Rgt. 485 is possible ?

[Schuasta]

Here his first units - i think in interested - here he was at the Crimea !


Now - the first page with Picture of him - and his Awards page...only page 17 is missed....

[Simon H]

Wow.....Great ! The First a 4 ? .....middle ? and the last a 5 !


Art.Rgt. 485 is possible ?

Possible, the unit formed in August 1944 in the Netherlands.

[Ironcrown]

I didn' t want to tell it before others, but I was thinking the same!
Formed in August, the security check is from 1sr September.
There is a limited number of units that could be; I was think
ing about a 405 too, but an artillery Regiment with that number did not exist.

[Schuasta]

Thanks - so i think 485 is verry possible.....Great - this Unit was an V2 Unit........

[Gerdan]

27.3.1943 he attended a training course in Berlin-Lichterfelde at the Heeresfeuerwerkerschule (bomb

disposal) 6. Kompanie.

Gerdan

[Schuasta]

Gerdan - thank you - yes - i know this men self....before he was died....he told me about his special Training......he was a Waffenoffizier- with Special-training.....

[Schuasta]

I got his Tunic after he died........its a typical Officers Tunic, made in DenHaag in 1941 - he was Leutnant - and weard the Crimea Shild - at the boards he have the "Crossed Cannon Barrels" - for Officer with Special Training at Weapons......
What do you think about the Colour of the Tabs and Boards ?

[Archi]

Hello !

Real interesting Soldbuch !

a) I read the stamp as Art. Abt. 485.
But that would fit as well as the unit was only redesignated to Rgt. at that timeframe (without changes).
So its quite possible they continued to use the former stamp for some time.

b) On the Soldbuch photo there is a Feldpostnummer ... . But its hard to read.
You can perhaps use that, to check if he was in another unit when the photo was entered.

c) Feuerwerker : I find that a fascinating position. Could you please tell a little more, what his tasks were ?
Handling ammunition ? Anything else ? That would be cool !
(I have small group to a Feuerwerker und would like to learn more ..)

Thanks in adance and best regards,

Archi

P.S.: Very nice tunic as well ! Fantastic group !

[Ironcrown]

Being the 485th a V2 unit, I think it would make lot of sense that the officers received a special weapons training. But on the other hand, if you knew the veteran personally (I guess you spoke some time with him about the war) I wonder why he never mentioned that "he launched the V2s", or did he?