need ID of WW2 German Map symbol

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<center>Can anyone tell me what the cross over
circle WW2 German map symbol stands for? See below.
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[Larrister]

Hi,

According to http://niehorster.orbat.com/011_germ...s_figures.html it is the symbol for Feldwebel.

Cheers,
Larry

[oldflagswanted]

3rd Reich cross over circle symbol ???

...it is the symbol for Feldwebel.
Cheers, Larry

<center>Larry:
Thanks for your reply, looks like the cross
over circle symbol I am interested in is not
the one used on WW2 German maps - here
is what I am trying to identify, an odd flag.
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[Maigewitter]

No, the circle with the cross above (like in the first picture posted) is the symbol for a Leichtverwundetensammelpunkt. (staging area for lighty wounded)


best regards

[oldflagswanted]

what about as a 3rd Reich organization emblem ???

No, the circle with the cross above (like in the first picture posted) is the symbol for a Leichtverwundetensammelpunkt. (staging area for lighty wounded) best regards

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Hello Maigewitter:
Thanks for your interesting map use answer. What
about as a 3rd Reich organization emblem, as shown
in the black flag photo? Cross on same has non-square
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[ChrisA]

Hello

There were different types of symbols in different levels of display.
On a map the circle with the cross is as said a Leichtverwundetensammelplatz while in a company diagram it is a NCO of the rank group "O" (Feldwebel, Oberfeldwebel, Stabsfeldwebel, Hauptfeldwebel)

\Christoph

[jmehner]

Actually, this cross is an exact match for our symbol in the protestant boyscouts I wore 30 years ago- throw in the spade and I'm not 100% sure it's a military flag but rather something else entirely? Maybe something pre-RAD with a church connection, I'm afraid I know nothing about non military organisations of that period.

Not much help I know, but a Leichtverwundetensammelplatz would be marked with a red cross to make it easily recognizable and no Feldwebel would be flying a flag like that.

Cheers,

Jens O.