Kenny Andrew Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 These BA stamps can be found on first world war German helmets and equipment.BA stands for Bekleidungsamt or Clothing Depot and can be used to find out where the item was issued. BAG: Garde-Korps (Berlin)BA I: I Armee-Korps (Köenigsberg)BA II: II Armee-Korps (Stettin)BA III: III Armee-Korps (Berlin)BA IV: IV Armee-Korps (Magdeburg)BA V: V Armee-Korps (Posen)BA VI: VI Armee-Korps (Breslau)BA VII / VII Armee-Korps (Münster)BA VIII: VIII Armee-Korps (Coblenz)BA IX: IX Armee-Korps (Altona)BA X: X Armee-Korps (Hannover)BA XI: XI Armee-Korps (Cassel)BA XII: XII Armee-Korps (Dresden)BA XIII: III Armee-Korps Württembergisches AK (Stuttgart)BA XIV: XIV Armee-Korps (Karlsruhe)BA XV: XV Armee-Korps (Strassburg)BA XVI: XVI Armee-Korps (Metz)BA XVII: XVII Armee-Korps (Danzig) BA XVIII: XVIII Armee-Korps (Darmstadt) a mixed corps of Grossherzogl. Hessisches and Provinz Hessen, latter under Prussian rule BA XIX: XIX Armee-Korps (Leipzig) Second Sächsisches Armee-Korps BA XX: XX Armee-Korps (Alleinstein) BA XXI: XXI Armee-Korps (Saarbrücken) also a mixed Armee-Korps, composite BAO: China Expeditionary Armee-Korps (Ostasien)KA: Kolonial Amt (Africa) Bavarian items are often marked: BD for Bekleidungsdepot. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Just noticed in your listing - you have XIV. Armee Korps as Baden-Baden Baden-Baden is a city and of no relevance. The city was Karlsruhe, which was also the capital of the Grand Duchy of Baden. The XIV. was the Grossherzoglich Badisches Armee-Korps. Baden was a sovereign state or Bundesstaat within the Reich. Must have overlooked this in the past. N.B.: There was no such thing as "Imperial German Army", there was only an Imperial German Navy or Kaiserliche Marine, Kolonien u. Schutzgebiete - Colonial issues were "Imperial" Officially it was the Prussian Army, consisting of: Königlich Preußische Armee, with it's contingents Königlich Sächsische Armee, XII. u. XIX. Armee-Korps, Königlich Württembergisches XIII. Armee-Korps and separate: Königlich Bayerische Armee In the years after WW1 the army was often referred to as "das Deutsche Heer" or sometimes "Reichsheer", which included all the armies of that period, however not technically correct. The remaining army in service of the new Republic was known after 1918 as "Reichswehr". The Kaiser was not "Emperor of Germany" / Kaiser von Deutschland - but German Emperor / Deutscher Kaiser !Primus inter pares - the German Emperor as King of Prussia was on the same footing as the Princes of all the other states, his role as "German Emperor" was simply nominal, based on the will of all the other states to have chosen him as a figurehead of the unity of the Reich or federation since 18. January 1871. Same issue with many designations of collector's items: WW1 tunics are often referred to as "Feldbluse" / Field blouse, which is not correct, these apply to WW2 uniforms, the official designation was simply "Bluse" or blouse as introduced September 1915 and replaced the previous decorative "Waffenrock". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 Thanks Paul, I have up-dated the list 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Sehr gut! Just noticed also, missing are: XVIII. (Hessisches) A.K. - Darmstadt. This was a mixed corps of Grossherzogl. Hessisches and Provinz Hessen (latter under Prussian rule) XX. A.K. - Alleinstein XXI. A.K: Saarbrücken - also a mixed Armee-Korps, composite Bavarian items are often marked: BD for Bekleidungsdepot. Now complete. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Thanks Paul, all up-dated 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Not all corps had Bekleidungsämter in the pre-war period. New "Kriegs-Bekleidungsämter" were set up during the war. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 correct, these were for the field uniforms and Ausrüstung 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Thanks Chip, welcome to the forum 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 During the war, some Reserve Bekleidungsämter were set up. Normally, the only items marked with the "B.D." were from the bayr. III A.K. The bayr. I and II A.K. used "B.A." Thanks for the welcome. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Correct. Yes, welcome to the forum, some of your posts have remained unnoticed until now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Here is a stamp from a WW1 German Overcoat from my collection. If I am reading it right, by the codes listed above this would be from BA XIII: III Armee-Korps Württembergisches AK (Stuttgart). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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