Erkennungsmarken, 1933 - 1945

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Infanterie-Regiment 236
An example of an early period aluminium dog tag / Erkennungsmarke for a soldier of 11./J.R.236 - piece number 14, Blood Group "A"

A dog tag is considered as a document.

Good condition, apart from minimum corrosion in one or two places.

Infanterie-Regt. 236 was raised with the 69. Division in Münster on 26.08.1939 and was renamed Grenadier-Regiment 236 on 15.10.1942.

In April 1940 it was shipped to Bergen in Norway. Later als Sicherungsdivision in Southern Norway.

In November 1942 it was sent to Russia, to the Wolchow Front and before Leningrad. In November 1943 to Newel, and November 1944 to Kowel.

In January 1945 the division was anihilated at Inster. A Kampfgruppe from this division capitulated in Königsberg on 12.04.1945

N.B.: The "J" for Infanterie is often mistaken as meaning "Jäger". It was always common practice in German to write a "J" for an "I". No longer applies to present day German.

 

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Erkennungsmarke, Artillerie-Regiment 269, III. Abteilung
personnel number 46, blood group O,
Early quality aluminium, almost new

Artillerie-Regiment 269 was raised on 26. August 1939 in Wehrkreis X, under 269 Infanterie-Division
The III. Abteilung had the Feldpostnummer 31412 till mid 1940, thereafter, 31412 A
The regiment was in occupied Denmark as from August 1940.
Regimental commanders:
Oberst August Brauer,  Aufstellung - 12. Februar 1940 (übernahm AR 554)
Oberst Hans-Joachim Ehlert,  1. Oktober 1940 - 1. April 1942

As part of the 269. Infanterie-Division*,

Movements of the division:
France, January - June 1940
Denmark, July 1940 - March 1941
East Prussia, April - May 1941
Kurland / Ladogasee, June 1941
Ostfront Nord, June 1941 - November 1942
Wolchowstellung, Winter 1941 / 42 (III./A.R.269)
Norway, December 1942 - October 1944
France, November 1944 - January 1945
Erzgebirge / Schlesien, February - May 1945

The remains of the 269. I.D. were sent to the eastern front again to hold the bridgehead over the Oder at Ohlau. In the final stages the remains of the division were in a Kampfgruppe in the Erzgebirge and fell into Russian captivity in May 1945 in Breslau.

Der Rest der 269. ID wurde wieder an der Ostfront eingesetzt und erhielt den Auftrag, bei Ohlau einen Brückenkopf über die Oder zu halten. Gegen Kriegsende befanden sich die nur noch aus einer Kampfgruppe bestehenden Reste der Division im Erzgebirge und gerieten im Mai 1945 bei Breslau in sowjetische Gefangenschaft.

*Simon-Casimir Prinz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, *24.9.1900 - 9.12.1980+, Oberstleutnant and IIa (2.Generalstabsoffizier), saw action from August 1942 till February 1944 with the division, related to Prinz Bernhard der Niederlande, became a prisoner of war of the Soviets and was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for Espionage, was eventually released due to pressure from the Royal House of Holland.