John Burchell Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRA Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 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 renamedand reorganised into Aufkl?rungsbataillon 8 (2007). It has been stationed in Freyung since 1960.Greetings/GRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Burchell Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Excellent feedback! Thanks very much for the details.Best regards,John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Nice stein! Just - this thread should be moved to the postwar Germany forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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