Army belt unit markings

**Mike665** · 10-25-2020, 02:15 AM

Hello all. Was looking for a little help deciphering these abbreviations on these two belts I just acquired. I'm not having much luck on the web. Is there any reference books that exist that break these down? Thanks as always. Mike.

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**Neil Hever** · 10-25-2020, 03:02 AM

I read 2./N.14 II Is that correct? Neil

**Mike665** · 10-25-2020, 03:54 AM

Yep that's correct

**TWS** · 10-25-2020, 04:11 AM

1. Stab (staff) 1st Battalion, Panzer Regiment 4

2. 2nd Company, Nachrichten-Abteilung (signals detachment/battalion) 14. Condition 2.

**Mike665** · 10-25-2020, 04:17 AM

Hey thank you very much Todd! I was getting a little discouraged try to figure those out on my own. To be honest I wasn't even close lol. Is there a good resource for those types of things?

**TWS** · 10-25-2020, 04:34 AM

by Mike665

Hey thank you very much Todd! I was getting a little discouraged try to figure those out on my own. To be honest I wasn't even close lol. Is there a good resource for those types of things?

You are very welcome Mike. Off the top of my head, I cannot name a specific resource, but they do exist. I believe a number of books in my personal library have explanations of German unit abbreviations in appendices, etc. but I cannot remember specific ones. I have learned it myself after years and years of reading constantly to include some works in German.

**TWS** · 10-25-2020, 04:42 AM

If I may, here's the unit marking in a map case I bought because Nachrichten-Abteilung 29 was part of the 29th Motorized Infantry Division that fought at Stalingrad. I tend to purchase items related to the 6th Army and Stalingrad as it is my most-studied campaign.

**TWS** · 10-25-2020, 04:45 PM

Found a photo of one of my belts. Marked to the 6. Kompanie of Schützen-Regiment 1 (1st Panzer Division).
A friend had this belt and I bought it from him because I have a Waffenrock to a member of the exact same unit. It's a field belt, so they wouldn't be worn together, but still really neat to have two items unit marked to the same company.

**PotatoDigger** · 10-26-2020, 02:12 PM

Here's one I have.
N.A.d.R.L.M. which stands for Nachrichtenabteilung des Reichsluftfahrtministeriums (Signal Departmant of the Reich Ministry of Aviation) (was a cover name for the espionage department of Göring's ministry of aviation)
Luis

**BlackCat1982** · 10-26-2020, 08:03 PM

by Neil Hever

I read 2./N.14 II

Nachrichten Abteilung 14 were the signals detachment of the 14th Infanterie Division. The markings are similar to those found on German identity tags, Erkennungsmarken.