career in Feldpostnumbers

[love4history]

Goodmorning Gentlemen,

I've just acquired a lot of 10 Feldpostletters from the same man to his wife.
He served as (multiple dates indicate that the same FPnr was used)
Gefreiter:
14/09/39 FPnr 19401
18/09/39
Uffz:
25/11/39 FPnr 19401
29/11/39
02/12/39
Feldwebel:
19/08/40 FPnr 09266 E
12/04/41
Obltu
07/06/42 FPnr 24485 E
29/06/42
03/07/42

Could anyone find out more about the units he served in trough the FPnrs?
Thank you very much for your help in this!
cheers from Belgium

[Adrian Stevenson]

19401

(Mobilmachung-1.1.1940) 6. Kompanie Infanterie-Regiment 313,
(2.1.1940-27.4.1940) gestrichen, wurde Fp.Nr. 09266 C,
(12.7.1941-26.1.1942) Stab u. 1.-3. Kompanie Kriegsgefangenen-Bau- u. Arbeits-Bataillon 21,
(25.1.1943-31.7.1943) gestrichen,
(24.3.1944-6.11.1944) 1.8.1944 Stab u. 1.-4. Kompanie Sicherungs-Bataillon 1024.

09266

(Mobilmachung-1.1.1940) Stab II Infanterie-Regiment 313,
(28.4.1940-14.9.1940) Stab II u. 5.-8. Kompanie Infanterie-Regiment 313,
(1.8.1943-23.3.1944) 20.11.1943 Stab II u. 5.-8. Kompanie Grenadier-Regiment 313,
(24.3.1944-6.11.1944) 23.9.1944 gestrichen.

24485

(Mobilmachung-1.1.1940) Stab III Infanterie-Regiment 313,
(28.4.1940-14.9.1940) Stab III u. 9.-12. Kompanie Infanterie-Regiment 313,
(24.8.1943-5.4.1944) 20.11.1943 Stab III u. 9.-12. Kompanie Grenadier-Regiment 313,
(6.4.1944-9.11.1944) 18.5.1944 gestrichen.


There you go!

Cheers, Ade.

[love4history]

That was mighty quick! Thanks a lot Adrian!

So, if I get this right he was:
from 14/09/39 - 02/12/39 in 6. Kp IR 313
from 19/08/40 - 12/04/41 in Stab II u 5. - 8. Kp IR 313

(there's an E in the FP nr, would that mean 5. Kp?)

and from 07/06/42 - 03/07/42 probably IR 313 as well but I don't find that period in the list you were so kind to give. What's the reason the FPnrs aren't mentioned for certain time periods?

Thanks again!

[Simon O.]

The dates in brackets means the number was put into to use for that unit name within that time frame. Sometimes a specific date is known for when it was either created or was cancelled, as in the last entry for 19401 for example.

What you've got there are 3 different numbers, all for the same regiment but for different battalions and companies.

So you have..

6./.IR.313
8./IR.313 (the E refers to the 8 Kp.)
12./IR.313.


The way to read the letters is..

Stab = A
Komp. =B
Komp. = C
Komp. = D
Komp. = E
etc..

[love4history]

Ok, now I get it. Thank you for the explanation!