FP numbers

[Chris Stewart]

Could someone tell me what Feldpost numbers these correlate to?

10913 L
39841 B

I don't have any dates for these, so hopefully they don't correspond to more than one unit!

Thanks,

Chris

[Adrian Stevenson]

10913

(1.2.1941-11.7.1941) 3. Kompanie Fla-Bataillon 612,

(1.8.1943-23.3.1944) 6.8.1943 gestrichen (Tunis),

(24.3.1944-6.11.1944) 29.9.1944 Fahnenjunkerschule IX,

(24.3.1944-6.11.1944) 23.10.1944 Stab u. Einheit Schule IX für Fahnenjunker der Infanterie.


39841

(Mobilmachung-1.1.1940) Luftwaffen-Bau-Kompanie 32/VIII,
(2.1.1940-27.4.1940) gestrichen,
(28.4.1940-19.9.1940) RAD-Abteilung 7/182,
(8.9.1943-22.4.1944) 12.11.1943 gestrichen,
(25.11.1944-Kriegsende) 1.3.1945 Regimentsstab u. Einheit Grenadier-Regiment 1249.

Hope this helps?

Cheers, Ade.

[Chris Stewart]

Ade,

Thank you, it does help.

These were FP numbers that a soldier received (at least I think, maybe they just checked it there?) equipment from, according to his Soldbuch. They aren't dated, which is a pain. They were listed on pages 6/7 of his book, under Truppenteil. The first two are ersatz units, but the other two listed those FP numbers

[Ian Jewison]

Chris,

Don't these correspond with units elsewhere in the book, page 4 or 17 for example?

Looking at the second FP Nr. and with it ending with a B, I would say it belonged to:

Einheit Grenadier-Regiment 1249

Regimentsstab would be A

Can you show any scans?

/Ian

[Chris Stewart]

Ian,

They don't correspond - at least the two FP number entries don't. The ones listed as "2./StammKp.Gren.E.Btl.163 corresponds to an ersatz bataillon he was a part of on page 17, under "D" (Ersatztruppenteil). The units which I assumed would have been the appropriate ones, do not correspond to any unit that this soldier was a part of.

I'll see if I can pull up some scans.

Chris

Chris,

Don't these correspond with units elsewhere in the book, page 4 or 17 for example?

Looking at the second FP Nr. and with it ending with a B, I would say it belonged to:

Einheit Grenadier-Regiment 1249

Regimentsstab would be A

Can you show any scans?

/Ian

[Ian Jewison]

Any scans of his units would help....also look at leaves, pay entries, security checks to try and work out what he belonged to!

/Ian

[Chris Stewart]

Here is pages 6 and 7, that list the FP #'s:

[Chris Stewart]

Here is page 3:

[Chris Stewart]

Page 17:

[Chris Stewart]

And last one:

[Chris Stewart]

Does this help at all Ian? Let me know - and thank you!

[Ian Jewison]

Well the promotion 1.12.1944 and 1.2.1945 were entered by Schule IX für Fahnenjunker der Infanterie which corresponds with FP Nr. 10913....your man spent time at the School for Officer candidates and was promoted as such 1.2.1945 to Leutnant?

Also the clothing entries with FP Nr. are after September 1944 as the Ersatz entries are dated as such.....so that puts them to units after that date......

FP Nr. for Grenadier-Regiment 1249 was not recorded until 1.3.1945, so chances are this is the unit!

Grenadier Regiment 1249
Formed 3.3.1945 in Naumburg, WK IV, through the GIF (Genesenden-Insp. Führernachwuchs) from Fahnenjunkerschule VII Milowitz with 25% Fahnenjunkern, 50% from ROB-Lehrgängen, 25% Volkssturm;
March 1945 replenished and became Grenadier Regiment 105 of the 72 Infanterie Division

Army troops: Action near Cottbus (4 Panzerarmee)


As you see 1249 was renamed Gren.Rgt. 105 within a few weeks of its formation.......this latter unit is mentioned in your Soldbuch

Case closed, jury adjourned.

/Ian

[Chris Stewart]

Yikes, I should have done my research. I also have trouble with these documents, in terms of reading and understanding them - I need to touch up A LOT on my German.

Thanks a bunch Ian - one more step in making sense of this Soldbuch!

Chris

[Chris Stewart]

Ian...

Is there a page on the Soldbuch that corresponds to training, or school, like officers training?

[Ian Jewison]

Hi Chris,

There is no page in a Soldbuch for that, however sometimes you will get an extra page regarding promotion, kit issues and/or he was on an officer course.
This would normally be noted in the Wehrpaß.

Very rarely are other courses mentioned in the Soldbuch, usually the only indication would an entry from the school for leave, pay, promotion etc....but then you can only presume he was on a course!

Best thing is to examine every entry in a Soldbuch with the date and work out where he was at what time....a leave could put him either at a famous battle or miles away for example!

Leave no stone unturned!

/Ian

Ian...

Is there a page on the Soldbuch that corresponds to training, or school, like officers training?