MasterBo Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Hello, everyone, does any one know what this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Taz Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Hello MasterBoAwarded in acknowledgment to the SS-Oberabschnitt ?S?dost" which was the Breslau area.Oberabschnitt in the SS structure is the equivilent of a Division in the army.Hope that helps a little.Regards Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterBo Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 Hello MasterBoAwarded in acknowledgment to the SS-Oberabschnitt ?S?dost" which was the Breslau area.Oberabschnitt in the SS structure is the equivilent of a Division in the army.Hope that helps a little.Regards Eddie.Thanks for your answer Taz, so the name of the division was Sudost? Was this plaque applicable as an award only for this division? Or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Hello again,Well the name of the SS-Oberabschnitt is ?S?dost" Division is only the equivilent name for the Wehrmacht as an example to explain what it is.As an award in acknowledgment for members of this Oberabschnitt only. Other "Oberabschnitte" would have had their own.Just a little more info on The SS structure for you.SS-Oberabschnitt = DivisionSS-abschnitt = Brigade.SS-Standarten = Regiment (From 1935 Standarte were called regiments) Regards Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 It's probably more accurate to relate an Oberabschnitt to a Region of Germany and an Abschnitt to a District. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 It's probably more accurate to relate an Oberabschnitt to a Region of Germany and an Abschnitt to a District.Hi Robin,Strictly speaking if you were to take the translation from German to English yes, and probably easier . They belong to the close administration units (Engere verwaltungseinheiten). It would just be an administrative Region or district.However in the case of the SS it also refers to Military structure as a further breakdown shows.Kommandoamt der SSKommandoamt der Allgemeinen SSSS-Oberabschnitt = Division ( several Abschnitte)SS-Abschnitt = Brigade (several Standarten)SS-Standarte = Regiment ((3-4 Sturmbannen 1,000-3,000 men)SS-Sturmbann = Batallion (3 St?rmen 250-600 men)SS-St?rm = Company (3 Truppen 70-120 men)SS-Trupp = Platoon (3 Scharen 20-60 men)SS-Schar = ( 2 "Rotten" 8 men)SS-Rotte = ( 4 men)Best regards Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterBo Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thank you very much for explaining all this. And so were there any other plaques for different SS-Oberabschnitt? May be you do have pictures of them? Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thank you very much for explaining all this. And so were there any other plaques for different SS-Oberabschnitt? May be you do have pictures of them? Thanks again.Yes,No doubt for other groups too.If I find any I'll post them here for you.Best regards Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 MasterBo.There were several other plaques.................see the link below for a few of them.http://www.allachporcelain.com/The Sudost one is not uncommon. The Weitze site sometimes has them for sale.The Sudost Region of the Allgemeine-SS covered Auschwitz, incidentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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