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[PIERRE.H]

Hi all,

One of my pics of a german soldiers group. I presume this photo dated before 1940. Any idea about the branch of the WH Heer ? ( photo : Th.Voigt - Bad Homburg )
Best regards
PIERRE

[i.spring]

Really nice group shot, could you give a closer scan of the front middle soldiers as they appear to have numbers on their shoulder boards and i always have great fun trying to tie down their military units, plus that sord looks dreamyyy!

Really crisp one, cool!

atomicmisfit

[PIERRE.H]

Hi,

Thanks for help and reply . I Pm you to send a high resolution scan.... but it's realy hard to see clearly a number.
Cheers
PIERRE

[i.spring]

Thanks Pierre for the scan, really cool, loved the central officer with the cool bar and sword.
I had a look at the surroundings men and i think, they they have an 11 on their shoulder boards, that possible could be 11.Infanterie-Division

Iv attached a web link for more information.
Thanks for the scan again and hope this little information helps.
Cheers!
atomicmisfit

http://www.feldgrau.com/InfDiv.php?ID=11

[Akira Takiguchi]

They didn't have divisional number on the boards, they wore regiment number.

[i.spring]

sorry, my mistake, but thanks for pointing that out Akira, well im back to the drawing board.............................

[Akira Takiguchi]

Now that I am back home I'll try the easiest way... Please correct me if I get something wrong...

Pierre has Bad Homburg (lucky he told us the Atelier stamp). I don't know where Bad Homburg is, but when I look into Tessin volume 16 part 4 page 277, I see Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, which would lead to Wehrkreis IX. Now I open Tessin volume 16 part 2 page 144, I see Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe and it says:

Erg. Btl. I.R.81
10.11.38
bei Mobilm. I./I.R.459 der 251.I.D, 4 Welle.

Marine-Kriegsakademie
von Berlin nach hier verlegt Sept 44 (schon 43?)
Tessin Bd. 14, S.282

Wehrmeldeamt
1.4.37, 1.2.38

Maybe the shoulder board reads 81?

[PIERRE.H]

Hi,

Thanks for taking time for help
Like I said, it's very hard to see clearly the number on the shoulder boards.And unfortunatly, nothing is written on the backside...
Cheers
PIERRE