Help with this Army Dagger, Malmedy Remembrance Dagger?

[MatthewJ]

I've come across this dagger and it has an inscription on it in German that says
"uns. GEFR. Hans Lottman zur Erinnerung, 1 Gruppe LSCH. BATL. B. Malmedy April - Mai, 1941."

I know, of course, of the Malmedy Massacre accounts, but I dont know to what relation this WWII German Army Dagger has to do with that.

Can someone help with the identification of this dagger please?

Thanks,

Matthew

[MatthewJ]

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[rajko84]

What you have is German dress bayonet, not army dagger.

[MatthewJ]

Sorry...Bayonet...that was my mistake.

I am asking for help with the inscription and has anyone heard of this? Why a German dress BAYONET would have a US Malmedy Massacre reference on it????

[RevYJ]

The Malmedy massacre was in late 1944 so this dedication can't possibly reference that incident. Perhaps something to do with the German occupation duties after France and the Low Countries were conquered in 1940?

[MatthewJ]

Anyone else??

Can anyone else help me out with this bayonet??

[MatthewJ]

Anyone else???

Can anyone else help me with this Army Dress Bayonet???

[Doom4]

imho fake inscription. I have never seen this. Usually the inscription is on the blade.

[MatthewJ]

I dont think its a fake inscription

I dont think its a fake inscription. Of course, I have the luxury of having it here in my hands to look at. Something tells me its a war time inscription. What would be the point in making this kind of mark on a dress bayonet post war?
Im gonna search around and also do some research. If any of you have more opinions or have a clue as to why that inscription is there, please let me know

[Ron Weinand]

I have seen and veteran purchased M98 Dress Bayonets with hilt engraved inscriptions before, but, as this is the length for sergeants and it is named to a corporal, I wonder???

[MatthewJ]

Help

The mystery deapens!!

[Frogprince]

Unteroffizier mit Portepee (senior grade NCO's) were authorized officer's model swords. With period catalogs describing both the long and short bayonets simply as dress sidearms. Is there a German Army regulation that stipulates that there was a distinction in dress bayonets between the junior grade NCO's and the lower enlisted ranks? Or is this just another long standing "collector's tradition"? FP

[Richie B]

I suspect the unit could be Landesschützen-Bataillon B who were at Malmedy - incorporated into German territory after the invasion of Belgium in 1940.

[MatthewJ]

Thats what I think

Richie,

I think your on to something. I dont think the inscription has anything to do with the massacre at Malmedy...How could it? When the inscription was done in 41 and the massacre was in 44. This must be a unit that served in the malmedy area in the beggining of the war.