Unit emblems identification help

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by GregSingh » 25 May 2019 07:27

Well, it's a symbol for a triode, with extra lightnings. Something to do with radio/comms equipment.

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by B Hellqvist » 25 May 2019 10:39

A radio repair/maintenance unit, perhaps?

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by von thoma » 29 Jun 2019 08:18

Can you ID this signal ? Thank you
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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by Karte » 02 Jul 2019 16:20

Well from my experience, this appears to be a road sign for one of the Das Reich Motorized Infantry Regiments (when they were motorized vs later "panzer grenadiers" which would look different. Yellow Das Reich symbol and the 3 bars for regiment with the square box on "wheels" for motorized. Not a typical sign as if it was for a Rgt HQ it would also signify that, maybe a direction to a staging/assembly area? Where did this originate from?

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by von thoma » 06 Jul 2019 04:47

Thanks for the reply
This signal may come from France...
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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by Sleipnir11 » 24 Sep 2019 05:38

Marcus wrote:
28 Dec 2011 17:52
Two from Bundesarchiv, Balkans 1941/1942
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/Marcus
Still no clue of the unit. The top one does not seem to be Prinz Eugen. Was it I./PzRgt 202? Wonder what the ‘V’ referred to. Also was the symbol of skull and cross bones a general insignia of panzertruppen?
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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by Ivan Ž. » 24 Sep 2019 08:00

Hello, Sleipnir11

The unit is almost certainly Panzer-Kompanie z.b.V. 12. The date is wrong, it's (the first half of) 1943.

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by Sleipnir11 » 24 Sep 2019 08:18

Ivan Ž. wrote:
24 Sep 2019 08:00
Hello, Sleipnir11

The unit is almost certainly Panzer-Kompanie z.b.V. 12. The date is wrong, it's (the first half of) 1943.

Cheers,
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Many thanks Ivan. Was the V the insignia of PzKp zbV 12? Also the skull was for panzers in general?

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by Ivan Ž. » 24 Sep 2019 08:40

No info on the unit insignia nor how official it was (we can see two completely different skulls there, one of which looks like a child's drawing). The skull was not a general tank (vehicle) insignia. The vehicles had their unit insignia (and sometimes mascots too) painted on them, and the skull was worn on uniforms.

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by Rnox » 10 Feb 2020 16:23

What is this unit?

Luftwaffe ? Luftnachrichten-truppen ?

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by norwest » 15 Jun 2020 03:52

This truck has an '8' with a bar above it. The only thing similar I could find was MG Btl.8, but that has an eagle on top of it. Any other ideas?
Also, the tactical symbols are a mystery to me. I've never seen that "bow tie" shape on the bottom.

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by edgardo gil » 15 Jun 2020 04:19

Norwest that is a Luftwaffe organizational symbol of the flying units, there are two symbols, one have only an arrow, a jagdstaffel I guess; and the other on the mudguard has a banner on top of the arrow, maybe a symbol of a jagdgruppe.

http://niehorster.org/011_germany/symbo ... 41-lw.html

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by norwest » 15 Jun 2020 05:22

Thank you for your reply Edgardo, and the helpful link. Much appreciated!

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by edgardo gil » 15 Jun 2020 05:49

My pleasure to be able to help you. ;)

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Re: Unit emblems identification help

Post by FlyingStukas » 16 Jun 2020 14:56

Sleipnir11 wrote:
24 Sep 2019 05:38
Marcus wrote:
28 Dec 2011 17:52
Two from Bundesarchiv, Balkans 1941/1942
Image
Image

/Marcus
Still no clue of the unit. The top one does not seem to be Prinz Eugen. Was it I./PzRgt 202? Wonder what the ‘V’ referred to. Also was the symbol of skull and cross bones a general insignia of panzertruppen?
Hello Sleipnir,

The "V" is the German V for Viktoria, not a unit insignia.

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