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Help with tactical insignia

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 05 Mar 2016, 18:58

Dear everyone,

Please remind me what does this insignia mean. I used it so often when I was a modeler, but now I can't remember what it meant! :)

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Post by shamirnewell » 05 Mar 2016, 20:44

Motorised artillery 3 gun battery.


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Post by Ivan Ž. » 05 Mar 2016, 21:37

:thumbsup: Thanks, shamirnewell!

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Post by Alanmccoubrey » 07 Mar 2016, 00:22

shamirnewell wrote:Motorised artillery 3 gun battery.

No, that is the 3rd Battery, the number of guns in the battery would appear on the left of the symbol , not the right as here.
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Post by shamirnewell » 07 Mar 2016, 01:08

Thank you for the correction!

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 07 Mar 2016, 01:12

Cheers, Alan, I did know the number refers to a company/battery, I only forgot about the main symbol :)

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 07 Mar 2016, 21:53

Another one, if you don't mind (the number on the left is 8):

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Post by Alanmccoubrey » 07 Mar 2016, 22:10

That looks like a horse drawn supply/baggage unit to me, I can't say what the eight means.
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Post by Ivan Ž. » 07 Mar 2016, 22:14

Perhaps helpful: it's from an Opel Blitz truck.

(thanks for helping & fast reply)

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Post by Alanmccoubrey » 07 Mar 2016, 22:15

They probably stole the truck :lol:
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Post by Ivan Ž. » 07 Mar 2016, 22:17

Haha! :D It's some unknown SS unit, April 1941 (Gestapo or PK most likely).

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 15 Nov 2017, 17:53

Another one, please: a motorcycle unit of a panzer division, 1941 (2nd Platoon...?)

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Post by spannermann » 15 Nov 2017, 21:44

Hi,

It looks like the second sign above (box with crossed diagonals and 8) is maybe upside down, and therefore would be an 8th (part motorised) supply company.

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 15 Nov 2017, 22:04

Thank you for the reply, Leonard Paul, but the marking is not upside down :)

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 16 Nov 2017, 00:35

Ivan Ž. wrote:Another one, please: a motorcycle unit of a panzer division, 1941 (2nd Platoon...?)
The same marking also appears here, for the Aufkl.Abt. SS-Div. "Reich" viewtopic.php?p=452006#p452006

So: there's a diagonally halved square with wheels below and a flag on top, a "2" on the right side and an "A" inside the square.

I believe that "my marking" also belongs to an Aufkl.Abt., but I'm searching for a precise identification.

Any ideas now?

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