Info requested on dog tag

[Stu W]

Anyone recognize this one? Suggestions as to unit etc.?

Thanks in advance...

Stu

[christof]

SS Flak-Abt. 173 never exist

[Frontalschaden]

Hello


The same like christof: Unit doesn`t exist.

The dogtag itself doesn`t looks good !

Very bad Fake !


Flakabtl isn`t a good abbreviation for Flak Abteilung....


Sorry....


Best regards


Fronti

[Stu W]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the input.

Thanks guys, clearly it's not a keeper.

Regards,

Stu

[legionitalia]

Hey Guys, It DID exist but not in Schutz Staffel. with Artillery ss (lowercase) means schwerste or uberschwere the /o stands for ortsgebunden. Here is the info for the unit:

schwere Flak-Abteilung 173 (o)

Formed 1.1.44 in Luftgau III with:

Stab/s.173 new
1./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5540
2./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5541
3./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5542
4./s.173 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5543

Moved to the western front in 9.44 as s.173 (b.mot.)

Disbanded 12.44:

Stab/s.173 became Stab II./Flak-Regiment 55
1./s.173 became 5./Flak-Regiment 39
3./s.173 became 7./Flak-Regiment 31
4./s.173 became 8./Flak-Regiment 31

Service:

1.1.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
1.2.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
1.3.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
1.4.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
1.5.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
1.6.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
1.7.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22)
1.8.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22) [Stab, 1.-4./s.173]
1.9.44 in Berlin under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 22) [Stab, 1., 3.-4./s.173]
1.10.44 under 16. Flak-Division [Stab/s.173 (b.mot.) with 1./s.173 (b.mot.), 1., 4./s.112 and 6./s.401]
under 16. Flak-Division [3.-4./s.173 under Stab/s.362]
1.11.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 20) [Stab, 1./s.173]
under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 94) [3.-4./s.173 under Stab/s.362]
1.12.44 under 16. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 111) [Stab/s.173]
under 18. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 94) [3./s.173 under Stab/s.362]

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© 1997-2003 Michael Holm

[mr.dogtag]

Hi,
the tag is authentic, but somebody added an extra s to add some value to it.
These tags were found close to Wroclaw/Breslau in Poland some 9 years ago together with different Flak units tags.
Regards
Al