Help needed de-ciphering handwriting

[fugpaw]

The attached os from page 1 of a Heer Soldbuch. I am having trouble deciphering what regiment this guy belongs to is - the part marked by the circle which appears to read something like "schlumpf" - has anyone got any idea what it actually says?

[Robin Lumsden]

'Schuetz' - I think.

[Simon O.]

The complete word is Landesschützen. ie. a home guard kind of formation often used for POW and other guard duties

[Ian Jewison]

As pointed out it is Landesschützen.

You said you thought it was Schlumpf? Well this is die Schlümpfe!!!

http://www.zeichentrickserien.de/schlumpf.htm

/Ian

[fugpaw]

Thanks Robin, Simon and Ian - that explains a few things about the rest of the Soldbuch.

Ian - I knew schlumpf meant smurf and I was sure there were no regiments for the little blue b*ggers in the TR Unless it was a special secret weapon of the TR designed to annoy the hell out of the "allies"

[Robin Lumsden]

MEIN GOTT !!

[Ian Jewison]

Ian - I knew schlumpf meant smurf and I was sure there were no regiments for the little blue b*ggers in the TR Unless it was a special secret weapon of the TR designed to annoy the hell out of the "allies"

When I was in Germany in the 80's you used to get one free with a McDonalds....it's amazing how well they burned

[Panzer Rob]

One of the guys who sits next to me here at work has about 100 or so scattered across his desk

[fugpaw]

Robin - isn't that graphic used by a well know Polish badge faker If not it should be!

[Robin Lumsden]

Here's a very famous photo.

But look CLOSER........

BEHIND HITLER'S EAR.......

SO THAT'S WHO GAVE HIM ALL HIS BIG IDEAS !

[fugpaw]

Here's a very famous photo.

But look CLOSER........

BEHIND HITLER'S EAR.......

SO THAT'S WHO GAVE HIM ALL HIS BIG IDEAS !

Well b*gger me! The smurfs (well at least their original incarnation) were a secret weapon invented by the TR