heer officer waffenrock

[caillet stephan]

hello all,

Here is my new waffenrock , could you give me your opinions , please

thanks in advance

steph

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[MLH13]

Steph,

Nice looking rock. It appaers by the acceptance stamps inside the tunic it once belonged to a cavalry regiment? Am I reading this stamp correctly?

Mark

[sturmbannfuhrer]

More opinions guys. This looks like an incorrect stamp????? for an Infantry

[PaulR]

I have heard of calvary units with the white waffenfarbe... I think that the waffenfarbe was maintained for traditional reasons in certain unit(s). I am speaking outside of my field, but I have heard of this before.

Regards
Paul

[naxos]

Hello,
the stamp on the inside of the Rock is:
5th Reiter-Schwadron Kavallerie-Regiment 13, this Regiment was stationed in Hannover.



Regards, Hardy

[naxos]

The Regiment had the 5th Squadron added in 1937
regards, Hardy

[naxos]

The Tailor's label has the date of 11th December 1936, this would be chronologicaly right for the restructuring of the KR13

The following quote is from: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ter/KavR13.htm

Am 1. Juli 1936 wurde das Regiment vollkommen umgewandelt und bestand nun aus dem Regimentsstab, vier Reiterschadronen, einer MG-Schwadron, einer Radfahr-Schwadron, einer schweren Schwadron und einer Nachrichten-Schwadron. Im Herbst 1937 erfolgte eine weiter Umgliederung. Das Regiment bestand nun aus:

Stab I. Abteilung
1.-5. Reiter-Schwadron (jeweils mit 208 Mann und 213 Pferden)
Stab II. Abteilung
6.-8. Radfahr-Schwadron
9. Pak-Schwadron
10. schwere Schwadron mit Kavallerie-Panzerabwehrzug, Kavallerie-Panzersp******228;h-Zug und Kavallerie-Gesch******252;tz-Zug
11. Nachrichten-Schwadron

[naxos]

Hi Scott,
not sure about the piping yet, but I belive the Rock is original and could have belonged to:
Hauptmann Wilhelm Fasterding, KIA Sept. 25 1943 14 km east of Saporoshje, possibly of the 152. Aufkl******228;rungs-Abteilung 52 Infanterie-Division.

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...inheiten52.htm

http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche...0718FD6C9F0B2D

Regards, Hardy