disc review and unit help

[josephc]

I have found this one for sale and am curious about the service unit. I have gone to the LEXIKON DER WEHRMACHT but I have trouble navigating through it to find the abreviations explained.
thanks for any information. Abreviations are - 2/Kp. I.E.B. 474

[Matt L]

Hi Joseph,

That's 2. Kompanie Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 474. Nothing looks odd about it- very, very rarely are common units like this one faked, so I doubt there's any real chance it's not real. On the Lexikon site you have to look in the Heer section, for Ersatztruppenteile I think it is and Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillone; you'd probably get it at the top of the hits list if you just search for Infanterie Ersatz Bataillon 474 though.

[josephc]

Can someone translate for me?
Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 474
Reserve-Infanterie-Bataillon 474
Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 474
Reserve-Grenadier-Bataillon 474



Feldpostnummern vom Ersatz-Bataillon ab 1941 und später vom Reserve-Bataillon:
Einheit Feldpostnummer
Stab 07394 A
1. Kompanie 07394 B
2. Kompanie 07394 C
3. Kompanie 07394 D
4. Kompanie 07394 E

Das Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 474 wurde bei der Mobilmachung am 26. August 1939 in Herford, im Wehrkreis VI, aufgestellt. Das Bataillon unterstand der Division 156 und stellte den Ersatz für die 254. Infanterie-Division. Am 8. November 1939 wurde das Bataillon nach Bromberg in Westpreußen, im Wehrkreis XX, verlegt. Anfang Dezember 1939 machte das Bataillon Abgaben zur Aufstellung des II. Bataillons vom Infanterie-Regiment 345. Mitte Mai 1940 machte das Bataillon Abgaben zur Aufstellung des III. Bataillons vom Infanterie-Regiment 543. Am 23. August 1940 wurde das Bataillon nach Lingen an der Ems, in den Wehrkreis VI, zurück verlegt. Anfang Mai 1941 gab das Bataillon seine 1. Kompanie zur Aufstellung des I. Bataillons vom Infanterie-Regiment 726 ab, diese Abgabe wurde danach wieder ersetzt. Am 13. Juli 1941 wurde das Bataillon nach Vielsalm in das besetzte Belgien verlegt. Am 5. Oktober 1942 wurde das Bataillon in Bastogne in ein Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 474 und ein Reserve-Infanterie-Bataillon 474 geteilt. Das Ersatz-Bataillon unterstand nach der Teilung der Division 526. Das Reserve-Bataillon unterstand nach der Teilung der 156. Reserve-Division. Das Ersatz-Bataillon wurde am 25. Oktober 1942 nach Mülheim an der Ruhr, in den Wehrkreis VI, zurück verlegt. Beide Bataillone wurden am 7. November 1942 in Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 474 bzw. Reserve-Grenadier-Bataillon 474 umbenannt. Nach der Umbenennung wurde das Reserve-Bataillon im Jahr 1943 an die Kanalküste verlegt. Am 1. Februar 1944 wurde das Reserve-Bataillon zum II. Bataillon vom Grenadier-Regiment 104 der 47. Infanterie-Division umbenannt und damit aufgelöst. Das Ersatz-Bataillon wurde am 30. Juni 1944 aufgelöst.

Das Ersatz-Bataillon stellte unter anderem auch für folgende Einheiten den Ersatz:

Stäbe: Feldkommandantur 186; Feldkommandantur 196; Feldkommandantur 246; Ortskommandantur 256; Ortskommandantur 266; Ortskommandantur 276; Ortskommandantur 286; Ortskommandantur 306; Ortskommandantur 316; Ortskommandantur 326;

Infanterie-Regimenter: 474; 537; 627;

Grenadier-Regimenter: 474; 537;

Grenzwacht-Abschnitte: 66;

Radfahr-Abteilungen: 404;

Landesschützen-Bataillone: 475;

[Eike41]

Feldpost numbers from the replacement battalion from 1941 and later by the reserve battalion:
Unit Feldpostnummer
A rod 07394
1 Company B 07394
2 Company C 07394
3 Company D 07394
4 Company 07394 E

The infantry replacement battalion was 474 at the mobilization on 26 August 1939 in Herford, in the military district VI established. The battalion was under Division 156 and introduced the replacement for the 254 Infantry Division. 8 November 1939 the battalion was to Bromberg in West Prussia, in the military district XX laid. Beginning in December 1939, the battalion made donations to the formation of the Second Battalion of the 345th Infantry Regiment Mid-May 1940, the battalion made donations to the formation of III. Battalion of Infantry Regiment 543 On 23 August 1940 the battalion was to Lingen on the Ems, moved back into the military district VI. Beginning of May 1941 the battalion was his first Company for installation of the First Battalion of Infantry Regiment 726 off this charge was subsequently replaced. On 13 July 1941, the battalion was moved to Durbuy into occupied Belgium. On 5 October 1942 the battalion in Bastogne in an infantry replacement battalion 474 and a reserve infantry battalion 474 was split. The replacement battalion was under after the division of the 526 Division The reserve battalion was under after the division of 156 Reserve Division. The replacement battalion was on 25 October 1942 to Mülheim an der Ruhr, in the Military District VI moved back. Both battalions were on the 7th November 1942 renamed Grenadier Replacement Battalion 474 and Reserve Grenadier Battalion 474th After renaming the reserve battalion was moved to the Channel coast in 1943. On 1 February 1944 was the reserve battalion to the Second Battalion of the Grenadier Regiment 104 of the 47th Renamed Infantry Division and dissolved it. The replacement battalion was on 30 Disbanded in June 1944.

The replacement battalion provided, inter alia, for the following units to spare:

Rods: Feldkommandantur 186; Feldkommandantur 196; Feldkommandantur 246; Ortskommandantur 256; Ortskommandantur 266; Ortskommandantur 276; Ortskommandantur 286; Ortskommandantur 306; Ortskommandantur 316; Ortskommandantur 326;

Infantry regiments: 474, 537, 627;

Grenadier regiments: 474, 537;

Border Patrol sections: 66;

Cycling departments: 404;

Landesschützen battalions: 475;






that is the google translate version...

Cheers

[Eike41]

here is the link for your future use: Google Translate

[Matt L]

Not much of that really applies or is of great interest though since in the German system, soldiers went to a local replacement unit and were issued discs there- but they didn't really 'serve' there; they were trained and sent on to advanced training or the front- but kept the replacement unit discs usually for their entire service time. The last 5 lines indicate the various field units this replacement unit supplied, so this soldier could have been in any one of them- or some other since wartime pressures likely had men sent where they were needed, not just where they could have gone on paper. The main other useful thing we know is that it was issued before 7. November 1943, which was when the term Infanterie was changed to Grenadier. From the roll number I'd guess maybe mid- late-1941?

[josephc]

here is the link for your future use: Google Translate

thanks!

[Matt L]

You can look up the information on Infanterie-Regiment 474, 537 and 627 since they were probably the field units that received replacements most from IEB474- they're where the more interesting probable history of this soldier would be.