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02-23-2010 03:11 AM
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Re: Stamm. Komp. G.E.B. 7
Hi Shellie,
That's certainly real and it's actually quite a nice example of a regular infantryman's identity disc; the marking stands for:
Stammkompanie-Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 7
or 'Root' Company, Greandier Replacement Battalion 7
9214 was his roster number, and B his blood group; the Rh factor was only discovered in 1940, but it seems was never commonly tested for during the war.
Because it's 'Grenadier', instead of 'Infanterie', we know the soldier to whom the disc belonged entered the military after 7. November 1942, when the designation change was made. From late 1942 on G.E.B. 7 was stationed in Schweidnitz. It nominally provided replacement troops to:
Grenadier-Regimenter: 7; 461; 472; 526 (I.); 677; 728 (I.); 1066
Of course troops were actually sent where they were needed so he could have gone to any Grenadier-Regiment in truth. Of course service records are still personal information so are protected by privacy laws so there's no way to learn just who once owned the disc.
Ohhhhh- pillage then burn...
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