How Unusual are TENO Combat Wehrpasses?

[RobertE]

I haven't run onto any other TENO Wehrpass with combat entries. How do they stack up in terms of relative rarity?

[RobertE]

2

[RobertE]

3

[RobertE]

TENO units -

[RobertE]

4

[RobertE]

5

[RobertE]

Lots of combat time -

[RobertE]

the end -

[RobertE]

Are these common?

[RobertE]

Do any of our long-time Wehrpass collectors have any insight or opinions?

[Larry deZeng]

Technisches Btl. (mot) 3 belonged to the Pioniere branch of the Heer. It was formed 9.1.41, served as Heerestruppe in South Russia and North Caucasia; withdrew via Crimea and Romania to Hungary in 1944-45 and ended the war around Wien (Vienna). (from Tessin, Bd. II, p.189).

The TENO or TN (Technische Nothilfe = Technical Emergency Corps) on the other hand came under the Ordnungspolizei which in turn came under RF-SS Himmler in his capacity of Chef der deutschen Polizei (Chief of the German Police). (Handbook of German Military Forces, TM-E 30-451, 15 March 1945, pp.III-2/3).

So the bearer of thr WP belonged to the regular army and not to the TENO.

--BHS1956

[mr.dogtag]

Right, These technical units were used for more complicated construction works than those usually done by Pioniere units as electric and water instalation, multilevel buildings, etc.
TENO was a typical emergency service used after air raids etc.
Rgds
Al
p.s. BTW guys- show your TN tags - the typical are the ones saying TN and Stammrolle, but there are many un-typical ones ( I have one indicating Luftgau and one saying "TENO Pol.") Have anybody met some other models?

[RobertE]

Dogtag and BHS1956, I appreciate the help and clarification. Did these soldiers wear regular army uniforms? He's wearing something strange in his WP photo. s/f Robert

[Larry deZeng]

Dogtag and BHS1956, I appreciate the help and clarification. Did these soldiers wear regular army uniforms? He's wearing something strange in his WP photo. s/f Robert

The members of Technisches Btl. (mot) 3 would have worn the regular Heer uniform with appropriate Pioniere markings. I don't recognize the uniform in the photo. But many of the collectors here are uniform experts so hopefully someone will come along and identify it.

--BHS1956

[mr.dogtag]

In fact it looks like TeNo collar patches . Just a guess : - a TeNo member who joined Technisches Bataillon when drafted?
Al