Heer Infantry vehicle pennant

[Bob Lyons]

Another nice pennant that is in a local Militaria shop, I managed to snap a few photos of it today,
hope they are of interest....

Cheers

Bob

[CBH]

Nice Stabsflaggen , from what I've read I'd say pre-war , 1st Bn. of 76th . But I'm only guessing .

[Bob Lyons]

I agree Chris, Angolia sites on page 555 of Volume 3, 'Uniforms & Traditions of the German Army 1933-45' (Bender Publishing):-

Battalion flags for battalions was triangular in shape, measured 30 x 40cm (20 x 30cm for vehicles) and was divided horizontally
in three bars of branch colour, black, branch colour. The black numbers were painted on the upper bar near the pole, separate battalions
with a number only or with letter plus number; battalions within a regiment with their Roman battalion number and the regimental number.
Examples" "II./10" - 2nd Battalion of Inf. Rgt 10; "P 15" - Anti Tank Bn 15.

This one would be 1st Battalion of Infantry Regiment 76, which was a part of the 20th Infantry Division.

Bob

[Bob Lyons]

A bit of history on the Division.....

The 20. Panzergrenadier-Division was formed from 20. Infanterie-Division (mot) in July 1943.
Commanders
Generalleutnant Georg Jauer (23 July 1943 - 01 Sep 1944)
Oberst Dr. Walter Kühn (i.V.) (01 Sep 1944 - 00 Sep 1944)
Generalleutnant Georg Jauer (00 Sep 1944 - 1 Jan 1945)
Generalmajor Georg Scholze (1 Jan 1945 - 24 Apr 1945) (suicide) (1)
Operations officers (Ia)
Hauptmann Otto Burk (23 Jul 1943 - 20/23 Nov 1943)
Oberstleutnant Adrian Graf von Pückler (20/28 Nov 1943 - 10 Mai 1944)
Major Benno von Bonin (10 May 1944 - 01 Dec 1944)
unknown (01 Dec 1944 - 20 Dec 1944)
Major Adolf Altmayer (i.V.) (20 Dec 1944 - 1945)
Area of operations
Eastern front, central sector (July 1943 - Sep 1943)
Eastern front, southern sector (Sep 1943 - July 1944)
Poland (July 1944 - Mar 1945)
Berlin (Mar 1945 - May 1945)
Nicknames
Hamburger Division (Hamburg Division)

Order of battle
Staff
- Staff
- 20. Mapping Detachment (mot)
76. Panzergrenadier Regiment
- Staff
- Regimental Band
- Staff Company
-- Panzerjäger Platoon
-- Motorcycle Platoon
-- Signals Platoon
-- Pioneer Platoon
- 3 x Battalion
-- Staff
-- 3 x Company (mot)
-- Machine Gun Company (mot)
- Infantry Gun Company (mot)
90. Panzergrenadier Regiment
- Staff
- Regimental Band
- Staff Company
-- Panzerjäger Platoon
-- Motorcycle Platoon
-- Signals Platoon
-- Pioneer Platoon
- 3 x Battalion
-- Staff
-- 3 x Company (mot)
-- Machine Gun Company (mot)
- Infantry Gun Company (mot)
120. Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion
- Staff
- Light Armored Car Company
- 3 x Motorcycle Company
- Heavy Company (mot)
-- Pioneer Platoon
-- Panzerjäger Platoon
-- Light Infantry Gun Section
- Light Reconnaissance Column
20. Panzerjäger battalion
- 3 x Company (self-propelled)
- Flak Company (self-propelled)
5. Panzer Battalion
- Staff
- Staff Battery
- Flak Platoon
- 3 x Sturmgeschütz Battery
20. Artillery Regiment
- Staff
- Staff Battery
- Regimental Band
- 3 x Battalion
-- Staff
-- Staff Battery
-- 3 x Battery (mot)
20. Pioneer Battalion
- Staff
- 3 x Company (mot)
- Light Pioneer Column (mot)
20. Signals Battalion
- Staff
- Telephone Company (mot)
- Radio Company (mot)
- Signals Column (mot)
Supply & Support Units

[Bob Lyons]

There were several Knight's Cross awardees within the Division, here is one of them....

General Gerhard "Gerd" Helmuth Detloff Graf von Schwerin (23 June 1899 – 29 October 1980)

Bob

[CBH]

Thanks for the additional information , believe it or not I was looking in the exact same book !

It's a small world .

[Bob Lyons]

Ha Small world indeed Chris...

re the 20th Infantry Division, this is more appropriate for the early period...

Bob


20. Infanterie-Division


The 20. Infanterie-Division was formed on 15 October 1935 from the cover name Reichswehrdienststelle Hamburg. The infantry regiments were formed from 6. Infanterie-Regiment of 2. Division of the Reichswehr. It was motorized in the fall of 1937 and redesignated 20. Infanterie-Division (mot).
It took part in the occupation of the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia in October 1938 under the command of XVI Armeekorps.
It was redesignated 20. Panzergrenadier-Division in July 1943.
Commanders
Generalleutnant Maximilian Schwandner (15 Oct 1935 - 10 Nov 1938)
General der Infanterie Mauritz von Wiktorin (10 Nov 1938 - 10 Nov 1940)
General der Infanterie Hans Zorn (10 Nov 1940 - 12 Jan 1942)
Generalleutnant Erich Jaschke (12 Jan 1942 - 3 Jan 1943)
Generalmajor Georg Jauer (3 Jan 1943 - 23 July 1943)
Operations officers (Ia)
Major Nikolaus von Vormann (01 May 1935 - 01 Jun 1938)
Oberstleutnant Werner Friebe (01 Jun 38 - 06 Jan 1941)
Oberstleutnant Joachim Ziegler (06 Jan 1941 - 07 May 1942)
unknown (07 May 1942 - 15 Jul 1942)
Major Richard Mendrczyk (also Mendrzyk) (15 Jul 1942 - 26 Nov 1942)
unknown (26 Nov 1942 - 01 Feb 1943)
Major Benno von Bonin (01 Feb 1943 - 00 Jun 1943)
Hauptmann Otto Burk (00 Jun 1943 - 23 Jul 1943)
Area of operations
Poland (Sep 1939 - May 1940)
France (May 1940 - June 1941)
Eastern front, central sector (June 1941 - July 1941)
Eastern front, northern sector (July 1941 - Apr 1943)
Eastern front, central sector (Apr 1943 - July 1943)
Nicknames
Hamburger Division (Hamburg Division)
Holders of high awards
See 20. Panzergrenadier-Division
Order of battle (Sep 1939)
Infanterie-Regiment 69 (mot) (1)
Infanterie-Regiment 76 (mot)
Infanterie-Regiment 90 (mot)
Aufklärungs-Abteilung 20 (mot)
Artillerie-Regiment 56 (mot) [Stab]
- I. – III./Artillerie-Regiment 20 (mot)
- I./Artillerie-Regiment 56
Beobachtungs-Abteilung 20 (2)
Feldersatz-Bataillon 20
Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 20
- 1. – 3. Kp
- 1./MG-Btl. 52 [= 4. Kp, unterstellt]
Pionier-Bataillon 20 (mot)
Nachrichten-Abteilung 20 (mot)
Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 20 (mot)
Verwaltungsdienste 20
Sanitätsdienste 20

[20th ID]

I am interested in this pennant. What would it cost???

Cheers
Roger
20pzgrendiv – 20. Panzergrenadier Division

[Bob Lyons]

Sorry to day that it has since been sold to another local collector.....

-Bob