WH Officer Visor - G.J.R 136

[N.C. Wyeth]

Curious - anyone know if there was an Officer by the name of "Hagmann" [or "Haymann" ??], who was part of 17/G.J.R. 136?

[N.C. Wyeth]

I have found a "Georg Hagmann", who at one time was part of XXXVI Gebirgskorps - of which, 136 G.J.R. was a part of . . . is it possible, that this could be the same "Hagmann" - who's last name is written on the tag inside this cap?

Here is some of the information I came across:


There are three German Cross in Gold additions for the XXXVI. Gebirgskorps:

Bär, Robert, 08.07.1944, Uffz., Aufkl.Abt. 776
Greiner, Erwin, 08.07.1944, Major, Kdr. Aufkl.Abt. 776
Hagmann, Georg, 08.07.1944, Oblt. d.R., Aufkl.Abt. 776<O></O>
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2ND GEBIRGS DIVISION

Created From the units that had formed the 6th Division of the Austrian Army.
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When mobilized on August the 26th 1939, the 2<SUP>ND</SUP> Gebirgs Division was made up of the following regiments - 136 and 137 Gebirgsjaeger regiments. The 136<SUP>th</SUP> was stationed in Innsbruck, the 137<SUP>th</SUP> was stationed in Lienz, and its 111<SUP>th</SUP> Artillery regiment was in Hall in Tirol.
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April 1940, a battalion of 140<SUP>th</SUP> Gebirgsjaeger Regiment was converted to form the 2nd battalion of the 136<SUP>th</SUP>. The Artillery regiment had changes in its composition, and there was also cross postings to other divisions.

SHORT COMBAT HISTORY<O</O

Upon the outbreak of war in the September of 1939, the 2nd Division served as part of the army group South in Poland - before its return to Germany, staying there till the March of 1940. Having been selected to take part in the campaign in Norway, fighting its way towards Narvik, where it was placed on occupation duty - first in northern Norway. Then, posted in Finnish Lappland as part of XIX in Twentieth Gebirgs Army, and there it stayed in Lappland, till November 1944 - when the Germans withdrew in to Norway.<O</O

The second posting, for a short time came under the command of XXXVI corps, before going back to XIX corps in December 1944 – where it saw the unit refitting in Denmark. From there, it was sent to fight on the western front under LXXIII corps in first army group G .The Division was moved again toward the end of the war, to XII corps - where it was destroyed, and the survivors were taken prisoner by the Americans.<O</O

[N.C. Wyeth]

For me, it is definitely, "Hagmann", written in the cap.

I vote for 14/G.J.R. 136 . . . and if anyone comes across more info, I would feel kindly obliged if you would be willing to share.

[N.C. Wyeth]

An enlargement . . .

[jacquesf]

I find the absence of an edelweiss on a GJ visor quite strange, especially when the owner went throught the trouble to put his details in it? J

[echoe]

edel

"I find the absence of an edelweiss on a GJ visor quite strange, especially when the owner went throught the trouble to put his details in it? J"

not sure i find it strange. i've seen/owned several gibirgs visors. not presenting this as a fact, just observation

[echoe]

edel correx

should read: "visors without edelweiss"

[jacquesf]

Obviously I have seen many Jager visors with no edelweiss, but Gebirgsjager?