Very nice aluminium dog tag or 'Erkennungsmarke' in very good condition from a soldier who served in the Stab(kompanie) or in the 5-8.kompanie of the II.Bataillon Infanterie Regiment 16.
The dog tag shows normal signs of wear. The regiment was formed in January 1921 as 16.Infanterie-Regiment and was part of the 100.000 Reichswehr force.
In October 1935 the regiment was renamed into Infanterie Regiment 16 and became part of the 22.Infanterie-Division. This division is also known as 22.(LL)Infanterie-Division (Luftlande).
From 1938 the regiment was trained to became a so-called 'Luftlandeeinheit' and was put into action on the first day of the invasion of Holland.
On the 2nd of July 1941 the divsion and her units saw action in Russia. It fought in areas like Krim and Sewastopol. In June 1942 the regiment was send to Greece as occupation force and in October to Crete. In late 1942 the regiment was renamed into Grenadier Regiment 16. The last years of the war it mainly fought against partisans.
Product Number | 20777 |
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Weight | 0.020000 |
branch | Heer |
Unit: | Piece |
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