unit ID help

[KJV]

hello,
I have an early Infantry nco visor with the owners name and unit in it(name is Rewfels) (unit is 7Kp IR 80)which I take to be 7th company 80th Infantry regiment, What I want to know is which division did this regiment belong to or area and battles fought in. any help would be great.
Thanks,
Kevin

[Patrick Dempsey]

Hello Kevin,
The 80th infantry regiment was part of the 34th infantry division.
The Division played no role in the invasion of Poland as it was on defensive duties in the Saar region of the western front.
It took part in the invasion of France however, but no distinctions are recorded.
The division was deployed as part of Army group center during the attack on the Soviet Union, and seems to have been heavily engaged during the Soviet counterattacks of Jan/feb 1942.
The division took part in the battles for Kharkov, and distinguished itself in the third battle for the city in August 1943.
The division was then fighting well, albeit defensively, during the retreat through the northern Ukraine in the spring of 1944.
After almost 3 years of fighting in the East, the division was at this point a shadow of it's former self, and was removed from the line and transferred to Northwestern Italy,where it spent it's time as a rear area unit guarding the Italian-French frontier.
The division surrendered to American forces in Coumo, Italy.
Hope this is of interest,
All the best,
Patrick.

[KJV]

unit

wow, that's great information, Thank you, Patrick
regards,
Kevin

[KJV]

Here are a few pictures of cap.
Thanks,
Kevin

[KJV]

Side

[KJV]

Lining

[KJV]

Under sweat band

[hucks216]

Here is the link to the Lexikon entry for this division...

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ionen/34ID.htm

[Victor L.]

One more piece of this division....