radio feldfu B1

[sniprat]

hello
just found in southern france
this radio feldfu B1

feldfu B1 de 90-110Mhz fur pionner?








































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thanks

[Funksammler]

Indeed the Feldfu.b/b1/b2 operated from 90 to 110 Mhz. It was used my most services, mainly in the infantry, later in the war also by pioneers, grenadiers etc.

What you have is actually a nice Feldfu.b1 in a Feldfu.b case. The Feldfu.b1 was introduced in early 1944 with a more sturdy case with thicker edges. We discussed the thin and thick edge difference here: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ghlight=Feldfu

Many feldfu's units and boxes got mixed up, this probably already started in the maintenance depots during the war. Probably only an issue for real purists, it does not seem to matter for most collectors. As for accessories, you only need to find a "Rückenstütze" and a battery to complete the set....

regards,

Funksammler

[sniprat]

thanks a lot funksammler
yes the Rückenstütze is missing
i search every day on internet =)
for the battery sammler 2.4 b38 ?
i found ( ground dug relic ) 5 batteries
i must restor them in futur

[Funksammler]

The Feldfu's use a 2,4NC28 battery (NC stands for Nickel Cadmium). Postwar Russian equivalents can be addapted to fit if you need a working battery.

regards,

Funksammler

[Val]

As for accessories, you only need to find a "Rückenstütze" and a battery to complete the set....

Is it possible, that "Rückenstütze" was later eliminated from the accessory list?

Here is stated, that:

"It is believed that the back protector has been eliminated from the accessories in later sets."


http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/t...way-radio.html

[Funksammler]

Is it possible, that "Rückenstütze" was later eliminated from the accessory list?

Here is stated, that:

"It is believed that the back protector has been eliminated from the accessories in later sets."


http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/t...way-radio.html

The Feldfu's could certainly be carried without the lumbar support. All Fedfu's have a set of hooks on the bottom of the casing which allows the y-strap D-rings to be connected directly to the casing. In fact the placing of the "A-frame" loops on top of the box is such that the Feldfu's can also be carried using the standard Torn.Fu. radio carrying straps. Carrying the Feldfu without lumbar support is however less comfortable and would probably only be done for short distances.

On a number of Feldfu.b's I have observed that the "Rückenstütze a" is crossed out from the contents plate riveted to the back lid, as is the case with the example in this thread. The contents plate in the back lid was ommitted altogether from production mid war.

Many Feldfu.b's were used in fortifications in the Atlantic wall etc., these radios were considered "Bodenständig" and were probably issued without their lumbar support. Some of these examples are actually marked "Bodenständig" on the casing. It stands to reason that the examples with the "Rückenstütze a" crossed out were used in fixed fortifications.

This may also explain how the remark ended up in the US intelligence report. To that date they would have mainly been fighting the Germans in meditarranean campaign. During the African and Sicilian campaigns the Germans employed a flexible defense while during the mainland Italian campaign, the Germans defences centred on fixed fortified lines (of which the Gustav line is probably the most infamous). The Americans would have increasingly encountered the Feldfu.b's in their "Bodenständige" role...

regards,

Funksammler

[cris2006]

Hi Funksammler,

What more precisely was the role of the Feldfu.b in these fixed fortifications?
To provide communication with nearby fortifications or with supporting infantry outside the fortification?
What combination of communication equipment could be found at the same time in bunkers? Bunker telephones + ordinary field phones + Torn.fu radios + Feldfu type radios?
Anything else???
What was the purpose of each of these in the fortification's system?
Thank you.

Best Regards,

Cristiano

[Funksammler]

Hi Funksammler,

What more precisely was the role of the Feldfu.b in these fixed fortifications?
To provide communication with nearby fortifications or with supporting infantry outside the fortification?
What combination of communication equipment could be found at the same time in bunkers? Bunker telephones + ordinary field phones + Torn.fu radios + Feldfu type radios?
Anything else???
What was the purpose of each of these in the fortification's system?
Thank you.

Best Regards,

Cristiano

That is a small question with a big answer!

Field positions would typically be fitted with standard field telephone equipment while fixed (concrete) positions would be fitted with "Festungsfernsprecher" and associated equipment as per D 796. Prime means of communication would be by fixed telephone lines, backed up by other means (radio, Blink, Lichtsprechgerät).

As required, fixed positions could be fitted with a "Festungsantenne" enabling the use of radios from within the bunkers. The entrance the bunkers would typically have niches to house a standard field telephone and/or a Lichtsprechgerät.

The Germans were organised in hedgehog postions (Wiederstandnester) which each would typically be a mixture of fixed and field positions. So you would have found a mixture of equipment in each position.

What exactly was provided depended very much on the tactical role of the specific fortification.

For example A "Wiederstandsnest" of several small fixed and field positions would have field/Festungs telephone system backed up by a Feldfunksprecher and/or Lichtsprechgerät. The Feldfunkspecher could be used to communicate with other nearby hedgehog positions and perhaps a HQ further back.

For example artillery bunkers would also primarily be connnected by bunker telephones backed up by Torn.Fu.f radios. The bunkers would be fitted with a "Festungsantenne" for this purpose.

Likewise An infantry HQ bunker would be equipped with a Torn.Fu.d2 which could also be operated via a "Festungsantenne"

Heavy infantry weapons bunker could likewise be equipped with a Torn.Fu.b1.

There could also be more extensive and specialist communication equipment in larger positions.

regards,

Funksammler

[cris2006]

Hi Funksammler,

If the topic is complicated, you seem to have the best answers!
I do not have manual D 796 as well as many others you mentioned, which seem to provide some clarification on these matters.
In my ignorance, I imagined that Feldfu type radios would be used as back up for field and bunker telephones as you said, but not just that.
Some fixed fortified positions to me were probably as vulnerable to enemy infantry as tanks would have been, and as such would require the support of mobile foot troops in the field.
That would be the gap that Feldfu type radios would fill, and so I imagined that some bunkers / fixed fortifications would necessarily include infantry troops equipped with Feldfu radios in their garrison to constantly check the perimeter and both warn the garrison of enemy presence as well as engage the enemy in positions where the fortification system presented weaknesses.
However, that is a lot of guessing, I do not know how things really were.
Thank you for sharing your more scientific knowledge on these matters.

Best Regards,

Cristiano