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Thanks John for your reply. 242nd ID seems the best fit as I found out that G.R. 765 was garrisoned at Le Muy.

46533 (8.9.1943-22.4.1944) 15.2.1944 Stab I u. 1.-4. Kompanie Grenadier-Regiment 1058. 29308 (Mobilmachung-1.1.1940) 3. u. 4. Stellungs-Geschütz Grenzwacht-Unterabschnitt V Grenzwacht-Abschnitt 195, (16.2.1941-18.7.1941) gestrichen, (15.2.1942-30.7.1942) Sammelfeldpostnummer. 22075 (Mobilmachung-1.1...

John W. Howard wrote: ↑Fri Aug 10, 2018 1:09 pm Hello:
Let me take a look for you; I will get back soon.

Thanks John, greatly appreciated

I have been researching my Grandfather's service history with C Company, 4th Parachute Battalion, 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade. His Company was invloved in the attack on the Chateau Les Serres in Le Muy on the 15th August 1944 (https://www.operation-dragoon.com/history/southern-france-battles/b...

thanks thor

managed to get some more info on the wehrmacht awards forum.

cheers mate

the FN belongs to said unit FN 38432 27.12.41 Sammel-San.park 103 ZweigPark Athen my questions are as folows 1) is athen the german spelling of athens? 2) Sammel-San.park 103 ZweigPark, obviously some sort of medical unit or installation, but is the 103 ZweigPark an address or some sort of unit iden...

thanks mightythor

Sammel-San.park 103 ZweigPark Athen is a medic unit or hospital. i have two questions though,

does athen mean athens and is 103 zweigpark an address or a unit name? if its a unit name then what does it mean

thanks

thanks in advance again. i collect feldpost letters and i make point to find out as much as i possibly can about the writers. the knowledge i get from you guys here sets me off thanks in advance jonathan FN 38432 27.12.41 FN 18600 two letters by the same guy to the same address one dated 21.1.41 and...

no one?

trying to learn more about the role of reserve units of the heer. if a unit was called reserve flak abteilung, for example, was that uint an ersatz unit that supplied replacements or was it simply a second line unit that was allocated guard and security duties?

thanks

polynike

btw whats the Kannapin?

really appreciate your input lorenz, researching those units as we type lol

thanks a lot lorenz, i bow to superior knowledge

i wont ask all the new questions your answers have aroused not to fall foul of the forumistas

Purchased a lot of Feldpost letters to add to my collection but need some help with some Feldpost Numbers any help would be greatly appreciated FN 18163 letter dated 9th December 1939 FN 20528/6(cant make it out) letter dated 30th December 1941, this letter also had the number L38804 written on the ...

yes christophe that was the word i was after

so does it mean office in the beaurocratic sense, ie part of a the civil or military administration?

As my knowledge of German is practically non existant i would like someone to enlighten me on the meaning of the word dienstalle as i come across it a lot when looking at original source material

thanks

polynike