Regimental Souvenir Beer Stein

[John Burchell]

Here is a beer mug that I picked-up this weekend. I believe it to be a souvenir mug either celebrating the anniversary of the establishment of this unit or perhaps a reunion of veterans from that unit 30 years after the end of WW2 in the Bavarian town of Freyung. It still bears the label of the manufacturer of the mug. Can anyone please offer some insight?

Thanks,

John

Edited June 9, 2008 by John Burchell

[GRA]

Hello John!

This beer mug commemorates the 30th anniversary of GebirgsPanzerAufkl?rungsBataillon 8 in 1988 (August 1st).

The unit started as GrenadierBataillon 44 (1958), reorganised into PanzerGrenadierBataillon 111 (1959), renamed

PanzerGrenadierBataillon 243 (1966), reorganised into GebirgsPanzerAufkl?rungsbataillon 8 (1970), finally renamed

and reorganised into Aufkl?rungsbataillon 8 (2007). It has been stationed in Freyung since 1960.

Greetings/GRA

[John Burchell]

Excellent feedback! Thanks very much for the details.

Best regards,

John

[webr55]

Nice stein! Just - this thread should be moved to the postwar Germany forum.