Identification Help - German Infantry Uniform

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Identification Help - German Infantry Uniform

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Post by ww2 buff100 » 03 Apr 2021, 02:42

Hi all! Great to be a part of this amazing forum. I have been trying for several weeks now to identify a uniform in my collection with little luck. From what I have been able to research I believe it belonged to a (colonel) in the 19th Infantry Regiment, belonging to the 7th Infantry Division. That being said, the tunic is named and I have not been able to located this individual as a regiment commander, and I have been told by others that the shoulder tabs and collar tab colors do not match what they would be for infantry. Appreciate any help/insight!
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Re: Identification Help - German Infantry Uniform

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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 03 Apr 2021, 04:03

ww2 buff100 wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 02:42
Hi all! Great to be a part of this amazing forum. I have been trying for several weeks now to identify a uniform in my collection with little luck. From what I have been able to research I believe it belonged to a (colonel) in the 19th Infantry Regiment, belonging to the 7th Infantry Division. That being said, the tunic is named and I have not been able to located this individual as a regiment commander, and I have been told by others that the shoulder tabs and collar tab colors do not match what they would be for infantry. Appreciate any help/insight!
What do mean by named? An actual name inside via a tag or inscription? How about post a pic of this name in the tunic? Tunic might be a Janke repro,



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Post by ww2 buff100 » 04 Apr 2021, 10:27

Hi Mark, apologies I thought I had attached. Please see below. The name is on the inside part of the tunic. Thanks!
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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 04 Apr 2021, 15:16

Hmm interesting

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Post by Tomson96 » 18 May 2021, 17:09

The word infront seems to be the short for Hauptmann. So when the tunic was issued, so on 4.4.1940 he was still a Captain.

Doubt this knowledge will get us much further however

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Post by Waleed Y. Majeed » 18 May 2021, 18:56

No idea how reliable, it mentions a major Otto Frank.
Also some more units to look through.
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/4535/Frank-Otto.htm

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