awards documet grouping

[I Marotto]

The following are a group of award documents I picked up. I have a few questions. A. the units whereabouts, it seems he stayed with the same unit throughout the war and B. The rank Hauptwachtmeister, my understanding that this was a police rank (excuse my ignorance if wrong) also any help with the signatures on the west wall and Ek2 document. Thanks ….Ian

[Rick Research]

Artillery, cavalry, and transport branches used "Wachtmeister" instead of "Feldwebel," a carry-over from the same in the Imperial army.

so for these ranks in the Third Reich,

Unterfeldwebel= Unterwachtmeister
Feldwebel= Wachtmeister
Oberfeldwebel= Oberwachtmeister
Hauptfeldwebel= Hauptwachtmeister

There were other branch rank peculiarities in other branches too.

[I Marotto]

Thanks Rick, so let me ask was wachtmeister used in police units also or am I miss informed

[Ian Jewison]

Art.Rgt. 51 belonged to 15 Inf.Div.......

15 Inf.Div.

/Ian

[I Marotto]

Ian...As usual thanks for coming through