Just got this photo and watercolor painting of a mountain trooper . Photo per the watercolor date was taken 1942 in the small village of "NEU.TITSCHEIN " , I assume somewhere in Bavaria. Backside of photo has in black ink "Zur Erinnerung an unseren lieben Fraenzel " --and Feldpostnummer 12096 . Can anyone tell me which unit used this number and at what locatio in 1942 ??
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Mtn. Trooper
Here now the watercolor showing the same man from a different side of his face . The watercolor was folded over and the backtape discolored the front across the line . Size is 12" by 8-1/2 " , artist is a " Gebehardt " and the note says " im Osten 1942 -meinem Freund Lt. Ceau Zum . -
12096 belonged to the III abteilung of Artillerie Regiment 116. The artillery unit of the 5 Panzer Division.
Does it actually say 'Feldpostnummer' or is there just a number? I notice the watercolour shows no edelweiss on his cap.
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...sionen/5PD.htm
A bit of googling shows that Neu Titschein was in the Sudetenland, today in the Czech Republic and called Nov******253; Jic******237;n.Last edited by Simon O.; 01-21-2006, 01:25 PM.Collecting German award documents, other paperwork and photos relating to Norway and Finland.Comment
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It is written in black ink : " Feldpost Nr.12096 A " and the card is embossed with " ATELIER Weinerth NEU.TITSCHEIN " . THANKS for the location . I noticed also that the cap did not have the edelweiss --but from the green -jellowish color around piping of the shoulder boards and on the collar tabs in the watercolor , I assumed mtn trps. BerndComment
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