Some idea about printing 5. J. R. 8. on a german tag? Many thanks.
Some idea about printing 5. J. R. 8. on a german tag? Many thanks.
Hello,
5./J.R. 8 means 5th company of Infanterieregiment 8
Thanks
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Hello again Matteo,
Yes indeed, in the german unit designation, Infanterie starts with an J in most cases.
You can have a look here (Lexikon Der Wehrmacht) :
Infanterieregiment 8 - Lexikon der Wehrmacht
Looks like the regiment disapeared in Stalingrad...!
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Why not...everything is possible...maybe a wounded soldier who has been evacuated before the fall of the german 6th army and who was sent after recovery to another unit that fought in Salerno....perhaps could you post a photo of this ID tag...
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The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
That's indeed a dogtag from JR 8. You're lucky that the ground didn't damage it more as it is not made as aluminium. It looks like a simplified tag without the slash. A is the blood group and 147 means that this tag was the 147th issued within the 5th company of JR8.
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The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Not to worry about the ID tag. Plenty of Stalingrad survivors fought in Italy as well as elsewhere. Nice find!
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