andy Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 hiCan anyone give me any information about this one?thanksandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tony Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Hello Andy,It looks like Wilhelm Kr?ger of what might be called the Signals today (Fernsprecher) was awarded the iron cross on 27.1.18. I don't know anything about the divisional signal company 233 (if that's the correct translation) though.Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Divisional level telephone detachment of the 233.Division. On the date given, the division was in training, away from the front, so the actual event that caused its award probably happened earlier.Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lembke Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Divisional level telephone detachment of the 233.Division. On the date given, the division was in training, away from the front, so the actual event that caused its award probably happened earlier.ChipChip's translation is quite correct.As a tip to the non-Huns, the word "Abteilung" had, like many German words, several meanings. The general translation would be "detachment", and therefore could be of variable size, but usually suggesting a smaller detachment, company-sized, or smaller.However, in regard to artillery units, an Abteilung was actually a battalion, usually of four batteries. Useage might be "II. Feldartillerie=Abteilung / FAR 24.", or "2nd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Field Artillery Regiment".Also, small elite MG battalions were formed, called "machine gun sharpshooters' Abteilung", a battalion of three small MG companies of say 110-120 men each, probably with 12 heavy MGs (MG 08) each, usually fitted with telescopic sights. (Did German MG companies go from 6 to 12 MGs each mid-war, or was it from 3 to 6? I think the former.) This usage seems to mirror the artillery usage of the word.Bob Lembke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 27 January was the Kaiser's birthday, so a popular occasion for such presentations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 Many thanksExcellent info as alwayscheersandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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