Erkennungsmarken Question

[sremerson]

Greetings,

Stamm Kp.G.E.B. 185

I'm thinking that it translate into: "Regular Company Grenadier 1st Battalion"

But what is the 185 stand for?

Thank-you in advance,....

Steve

[christof]

Stamm Kompanie/Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 185.

It is a Infanterie Remplacement unit.

[sremerson]

Christof,

So those the Stamm means replacement? Also I'm to translate Ersatz as
"1st" and then I do not know what the 185 stands for other than a unit number of the Battalion,.....

Thanks!

Best regards,

Steve

[christof]

By "Stamm" you have to inderstand all the instruction companie of the unit !

Ersatz is remplacement !

Stamm-Kp./G.E.B. 185 is :

instruction companie oth the 185 th remplacement infanterie Battalion.

Sorry for my rubish english

[Larry deZeng]

Stamm Kompanie/Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 185.

Translates as: Cadre Company/Grenadier Replacement Battalion 185.

Gee willikers, Steve, get yourself a German-English dictionary, preferably a military one. If you don't want to shell out $25 bucks for that, then use Google and search for German military terms. Just about every World War II Axis forces web site has one.

--Larry