Red cording on IR 122 Feldwebel Schulterstück

[hec801]

Hallo,

what means the red cording on this IR 122 Feldwebel "Schulterstück"!?



I found here the photo 63 but it doesn't explain the meaning to me...

Could it be that the Feldwebel was in the 13th (IG) company?

Thanks

Hannes

[CSP]

Sometimes units would do this to denote their "unit within a unit". For example, a Kompanie might select a color braid, chord, soutache, cloth band, etc to show they were the 1. Kompanie, or 5. Kompanie, etc., within I. Bataillon or II. Bataillon, etc.

In the case of the Großdeutschland Division, the Panzer Füsilier Regiment GD used a red chord such as the strap you show and the Panzer Grenadier Regiment GD used a white one.

[Dave Suter]

Click on this link and look at the bottom of the page....

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/unif...oards/Rank.htm

[hec801]

Hey,

thanks for the information! With the "photo 63" in my first post I meant the link Dave posted...

Regards and thanks again

Hannes

[CSP]

good for you Dave. Cannot believe I did not point him to that labor of love.