Shoulder boards with a slip on F 152

**JERSEY 34** · 10-20-2016, 05:03 PM

I recently bought a collection from Guernsey and in amongst were some shoulder boards. Last night whilst going through some photos I suddenly realised that the shoulder boards with the slip on F 152 were similar to the ones in the photo. I have no idea what the correct terminology for these slip on thing's is, but what I would like to know is what the F 152 actually stands for. If anyone could let me know it would be much appreciated.
All the best from Jersey,
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**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-20-2016 05:03 PM

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**JPhilip** · 10-20-2016, 05:32 PM

Hello,
F 152 stands for Festung Pionier Bataillon 152
nice pair...
Thanks

**AZPhil** · 10-20-2016, 06:05 PM

That is awesome to get something like those and then find them being worn in a period photo

Semper Fi
Phil

**JERSEY 34** · 10-20-2016, 06:15 PM

Hi Phil,
I guess that comes from collecting items from a small area.... the Channel Islands, every now and again there is a cross over. Luckily the F 152 stuck in my mind when I looked at the photo's and the light in my head switched on.
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**AZPhil** · 10-20-2016, 06:17 PM

So Festung Pionier Bataillon 152 was station on Jersey???

Semper Fi
Phil

**JERSEY 34** · 10-20-2016, 06:19 PM

Hi Phil,
That will be my next bit of detective work, check other records and hope that it ties up. Will let you know later hopefully.
D

**JERSEY 34** · 10-20-2016, 06:41 PM

Hi Phil,
Just had a quick scan of some records and see that there is a Festung Bau Btl 152 which was stationed in Guernsey, where the boards came from. I guess its possible that the slip on have been put on to the boards at some time in the past.
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**JPhilip** · 10-20-2016, 06:58 PM

by JERSEY 34

there is a Festung Bau Btl 152 which was stationed in Guernsey, where the boards came from

Yes that's right....in this case the word Pionier does not appear in the name of the unit in german, it's replaced by Bau...
I thought that i've seen this photo before, after checking the caption says that it was taken in August 1941 in Jersey, the soldier is reading the results of the Barbarossa operation in the newspaper.
Thanks

**JERSEY 34** · 10-20-2016, 07:03 PM

Hi Phil,
Your well ahead of me there. The photo I have does not have a caption so do not have that info, but he is reading a Deutsche Inselzeitung which was printed here in Jersey.
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