Germany Army Unit ID needed

[waff596]

Hi, I recently added a 1936, three pocket ammo pouch that was made by Heinrich Von?emberge, in Osnabruck, to my collection of 1936 German militaria. On the inside of one of the upper comparment covers is a Unit stamping. It is, 3/J.R.58 1 (the letter J does not have the small portion of the line across the top and the number 1 is spaced further apart)

I have been trying to find the correct meaning of this stamp. But, so far, I have received several interpretations.
(a) 3rd Kompanie,Infanterie Regiment 58,1st Battalion
(b) 3rd Battalion,Infanterie Regiment 58 (no explanation for the 1)
(c)3rd Kompanie, Jager Regiment 58 (1 is probably related to the ammo pouch)

I would really appreciate, any help that you could give in correctly identifying the Unit stamp.

Thanks in advance
Steve

[Simon O.]

3 Kompanie, Infanterie Regiment 58.

The Germans used Roman numerals for battalions, ie. I, II, III etc.
The I for infanterie looks like a J they way they wrote it.
As for the 1 (or is it a I ?) at the end is don't think has anything to do with the unit designation.

[Matt L]

Simon's right- the 1 or I probably has nothing to do with the unit- it might even been the man's Stammrollennummer, and the 'J' is actually an old-style 'I'. It's the reason many people mistake 'J.R.' to mean 'Jäger-Regiment' when it's actually 'Infanterie-Regiment'. Actually, depending on country settings on some computers, a capitol 'I' indeed comes up as 'J'.

so '3./J.R. 58' is the 3 Kompanie Infanterie Regiment 58. The 3. Kompanie was a standard rifle company and in case you're interested in the unit, you can find information here: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...enter/IR58.htm

Matt