ID Disk :LW FLUGPLATZ NEUDORF

[DougO]

I just got this LW ID Disk that reads on it's edge : FLUGPLATZ KOMMANDO -A 3 / VIII NEUDORF . The disk is made of zinc , is 1-5/8-inches across , has a pin in the back , and seems to have had a yellow reflective paint at the center . Any ideas out there , where this airfield ' Neudorf ' was located and has anybody any similar ID's ??? Posted by Bernd .

[DougO]

..and a close-up upper section.

[DougO]

..and the center section.

[DougO]

...and lower section .

[DougO]

..and the backside .Thanks for any help with this .Bernd

[Larry deZeng]

NEUDORF/Silesia, 11 km WSW of Oppeln (today: Opole/Poland). It was one of the 150+ Einsatzhafen (operational airfields) build by the Luftwaffe in the late 1930's. Until 1942, it was simply called Fliegerhorst Neudorf, and then it was given a number and designated Flugplatzkommando A 3/VIII Neudorf. In April 1944 all the numbers and designations were changed again and Neudorf became Fliegerhorstkommandantur A(o) 4/VIII Neudorf. It remained operational until January 1945 when it was disbanded due to the proximity of the front along the Oder.

--Larry

[DougO]

Larry : WOW !Thanks for all that GREAT information. Bernd.

[Frontalschaden]

Hello

Some points to ad (but there is not much to ad, because Larry says almost all)

Fliegerhorst-Kommandantur A (o) 4/VIII

Kommandeure:

Maj Edmund Kraus, 1.4.44 - 15.6.44

Maj Rudolf Unger, 15.6.44 - 12.44

Formed 1.4.44 in Neudorf bei Oppeln from Platzkommando A 3/VIII.

Disbanded 12.44.

Service:

4.44 - 12.44 in Neudorf bei Oppeln under Flughafen-Bereichs-Kommando 4/VIII




Best regards, Fronti

[mr.dogtag]

Coming to the disc itself. It is a kind of a pass. These were used to enter certain restricted areas or objects ( airfields, workshops, factories, warehouses, etc.) Thousands of different designs and versions exist. Usually show company logo ( or military emblem). Some times colour indicates status of the person wearing it ( worker, werkschutz, military personnel, POW, etc).
Usually pinback but quite some were worn on cord.
I believe these to be a great collecting subject, I have probably some 50 of them, but as I focus mostly on dogtags these aren't really in scope of my interest.
Regards
Al

[Larry deZeng]

That's very interesting, Al. I've been around this stuff (German WW II militaria) for 60 years and I have never seen or even heard of these Lw. base identification discs. They must be fairly rare and not widely collected or they would show up more often.

[besslein]

here is mine,found by my years ago
BRESLAU GANDAU

[DougO]

Fronti and Al : Thanks for all the additional information .
besslein : Thanks for showing your ID disk . It looks very much like mine , except it has a hole to put a neck string through . Regards , Bernd