WW1 Feldpost stamp help

[andya]

Hi
Can someone throw any light on this unit. I cannot find any regiments as high as 449.
Also I cannot make out the word before Regiment.
Any thoughts?
many thanks
andy

[pauke]

word

Jnfanterie is the word.

[andya]

hi
I thought it might be but I cannot find an IR 449
regards
andy

[pauke]

seek

Ah, look under "JR" then. LOL

[Gerdan]

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/233._Di...es_Kaiserreich)

Gerdan

[andya]

Hi
thanks for the replies.
I have checked here:
http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/page_9.htm
and here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ntry_regiments
but no regiment 449
I have googled it but to no avail.
regards
andy

[hucks216]

IR 449 was part of 233 Infanterie-Division. Here it is mentioned twice in a thread about IR 450 in The Great War Forum...
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/fo...howtopic=76410

[andya]

excellent

thanks to all
regards
andy