Stalingrad unit ?

[jmark]

Hello Jason:
Interesting, was JvL an Austrian? Wondering how
he managed to survive capture at Stalingrad?

He was born in a town called Waldheim. I can't say for certain but he was probably German, not Austrian. Wounds saved him from Stalingrad: on 11 January 1943, a mortar round landed nearby and he suffered 23 puncture wounds. He was flown out from Pitomnik on 15 January 1943. He died in Aachen (Germany) in 1986.

Jason

[skvorin]

I apologize to the topic starter. I ask for help from the community, what unit possesses this tactical symbol from 14 Pz.Div (in 1942)?
Thanks!

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[robs]

Thanks to some good research by Jason, he has an update;

"An officer and company commander from the battalion is still alive (96 years old!) – he knew von Lossow well – so I had a German friend send him some pics of the pennant for comment. This is what my German friend said:

"He said that it certainly is NOT the Standard of von Lossow or of the Panzerjägerabteilung, he never saw such a standard. He can just recall the usuall divisional standard "red/white/red" (austrian colours). He said the letters V.T. are curious, maybe Veterinär or so?"

Any further ideas?