The Prussian Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) Hello!I got this photo today. It?s a sad one. But I don?t know the designation at the cross on the right.I see R.I.R.81 and M.G.K.24Well, Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 81. That?s clear. M.G.K.: Maschinengewehrkompanie. Clear.But the 24? No regiment had 24 MG companies... and as far as I know, the RIR 81 didn?t have any MG- company.Any ideas, please?By the way: The F18 upon the upper arm means "Fernsprech-Abteilung XVIII.Armee-Korps" (In this case XVIII reserve Korps - so the writer signed on the back of this card.)Thanx a lot in advance! Edited April 29, 2009 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I don't know about the RIR81, but RIR93 had four MGK - a Regiment's MGK and each Batl. had a MGK as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) Yes, that?right, but that doesn?t explain the number 24... Maybe it?a the number of MG companies, if all companies of a corps were counted??? :rolleyes: Edited April 29, 2009 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 There were "independent" machine gun companies that were assigned (and usually swallowed up by) normal units, in the course of expanding the machine gun troops. I can't explain the numbering, but dim memory sugests these early independent units simply got assigned randomly to other units and then disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 Hi Rick!Thanx for your response!I?ve heard something about those units, but in the Busche (Geschichte der dt. Infanterie), I can?t find a 24. There were several independent units listed, but not the 24. Maybe the list ain?t complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 put-it-to-the-top-message... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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