Jäger Regiment 199 informations

[Zeller]

I recently bought an EM on the E-stand for 10/JR 199 which i suppose refers to Jäger Regiment 199. I tried to retrieve some infor from Die Lexikon der Wehrmact but i didn't find anything. Anyone may help with basic informations on this unit and where it was deployed? Thanks in advance

[Ian Jewison]

A "J" in many cases more than likely is a capital "I", so your EM would be 10 Kompanie, Infanterie Regiment 199.

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...nter/IR199.htm

/Ian

[Zeller]

Hi Ian,

your suggestion makes sense, but i'm posting the EM for further evaluation, because to me it still looks like a J rather than a capital I.

[Ian Jewison]

A "J" was stamped on it if you want but it is actually a capital "I"......there was no Jaeger Regiment 199.

That is how it is written also....I get letters to "Jan" when my name is "Ian"!!!

[Zeller]

Ian you're right!
I checked some EM from Infantry units I have in my collection and the J is the same, the only difference is that they have the full writing Jnf instead of the single J.
Thanks for your help

[Ian Thomson]

Obviously no intention of plugging the sellers wehrpass , but here is the same regiment but different company in a wehrpass showing the "J" which is an "I"

Cheers
Ian

[milcollector]

do you realise that is quite a special unit. 199 I.R was the the Adolf Hitler traditions unit LIST up until 1944.

One of the famous wehrmacht units.

[Frontalschaden]

Hello

In the erkennungsmarken abbreviations the J stands for Infanterie.

The "great" I is blocked for the Wehrkreise and Luftgaue.



Best regards

Fronti

P.S.: Here some informations for the Inf Rge 199 (Only in German)

Infanterie-Regiment 199

1. Aufstellung:

* 26.8.1939 als Regiment 2. Welle in Augsburg, Wehrkreis VII (Reserve-Regiment der 7. Infanterie-
Division München). Das Regiment erhielt am 21.9.1939 den Namen "List" in Erinnerung an das
bayerische Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 16 des 1. Weltkrieges, in dem Hitler diente; 20.10.1940
Abgabe des III. Bataillons als III./Infanterie-Regiment 688 an die 337. Infanterie-Division (14.
Welle); wurde ersetzt;
Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List" seit 15.10.1942; nach Ausbruch aus dem Kessel von Tscherkassy
März 1944 in Debica/Generalgouvernement aufgefrischt; das III. Bataillon aufgelöst; Regiment Juni
1944 bei Mogilew vernichtet; Reste 7.7.1944 Regimentsgruppe 199 der Divisionsgruppe 260 bis
17.8.1944, dann in I./Divisionsgruppe 57 eingeteilt.


2. Gliederung:

1939 I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12, 13, 14
1944 I. l-4, II. 5-8, 13, 14


3. Unterstellung:

57. Infanterie-Division:
1939 Südpolen
1940 Belgien, Normandie
1941/43 Südrußland (Uman, Charkow)
1944 Kessel von Tscherkassy, Mai Mittelrußland (Mogilew)


4. Ersatz:

199 Brannenburg, Wehrkreis VII