WW2 German Dogtag -HELP

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Porcelain44
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WW2 German Dogtag -HELP

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Post by Porcelain44 » 22 Apr 2017, 20:48

Can anyone tell me the unit on this WW2 German dogtag? Thanks!

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Post by peeved » 23 Apr 2017, 12:14

AFAIK it means Granatwerfer-Ersatz-und-Ausbildungs-Kompanie 524.

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Post by Porcelain44 » 26 Apr 2017, 14:50

peeved wrote:AFAIK it means Granatwerfer-Ersatz-und-Ausbildungs-Kompanie 524.

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That is what AFAIK means? What is the A 52 part of the dogtag? Is it real?

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Post by Ian Hulley » 01 May 2017, 15:56

Porcelain44 wrote: What is the A 52 part of the dogtag? Is it real?


A is blood group, 52 is the roll number of his tag.

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