Post your Imperial German Dog Tags

[Naxos]

Please post Imperial German ID tags (Erkennungsmarken) here

[Chip]

I have a hell of a time trying to get these to come out so you can read them. Any tips Hardy? I suppose I could try some PhotoShop'ing to bring out the stampings. This one is hard to see but interesting. It's "Starkstrom Komp. Nr.115" and on the other side, "Ers.Btl.f.techn.-Sonderform."

Chip

Edited December 5, 2010 by Chip

[Chip]

Here is another. Once again the reverse side showing the field unit. "M.G.S.s. Abt.56". I have a box of these I have accumulated over the years. Are you looking for anything specific?

Chip

Edited December 5, 2010 by Chip

[Naxos]

I have a hell of a time trying to get these to come out so you can read them. Any tips Hardy? I suppose I could try some PhotoShop'ing to bring out the stampings. This one is hard to see but interesting. It's "Starkstrom Komp. Nr.115" and on the other side, "Ers.Btl.f.techn.-Sonderform."

Chip

Try to have a dark background before you scan

[KIR]

Ersatz Bataillon Königs-Infanterie-Regiment (6. Lothringisches) Nr.145

Les plaques d'identit� allemandes de 1869 � 1918 : La base de donn�es

Edited December 5, 2010 by KIR

[Naxos]

Try to have a dark background before you scan

I use a piece of black felt

1. Maschinen-Gewehr-Kompanie Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr.236

[Naxos]

Here is an unusual tag from a man that transferred from 1.MGK - Landwehr-Regiment Nr.40 to Maschinen-Gewehr-Kompanie of Sturmbataillon 4

[Naxos]

Les plaques d'identit� allemandes de 1869 � 1918 : La base de donn�es

That is a great web site for Imperial ID tags!

[Naxos]

Ersatz Bataillon Königs-Infanterie-Regiment (6. Lothringisches) Nr.145

KIR, nice tag

- interesting at the bottom - I can read: M.K. - N.9 . 588 III

[Naxos]

Here is another. Once again the reverse side showing the field unit. "M.G.S.s. Abt.56". I have a box of these I have accumulated over the years. Are you looking for anything specific?

Chip

Chip, I just like to see the many different types and varieties of these Imperial tags.

[KIR]

KIR, nice tag

- interesting at the bottom - I can read: M.K. - N.9 . 588 III

Thanks Hardy, but I think it's just: 1. K. - No. 588 III

Best regards,

Jens

Edited December 5, 2010 by KIR

[Naxos]

Thanks Hardy, but I think it's just: 1. K. - No. 588 III

Best regards,

Jens

Richtig!

[Deruelle]

Hi,

I have already posted it in a different section but here is one officer identity disc :

It belonged to Erich Tenner from IR Nr. 32.

Christophe

[Jef]

Hello guys,

Thisone doesn't give much information. Only 31 IR. Is there anyone who can explain this, please?

Kind regards,

Jef

[Minen]

Hi all,

That is a great web site for Imperial ID tags!

I think so (it's mine ), thanks for comment.

The different type of dog tags are : 1869 (I don't have example), 1878, 1915, 1916, 1917.

I will show some examples of each type.

Stephan

:beer:

[Minen]

Variants of type 1878 :

To be continued...

Steph

Edited December 11, 2010 by Minen

[Minen]

Hello guys,

Thisone doesn't give much information. Only 31 IR. Is there anyone who can explain this, please?

Kind regards,

Jef

I'm not sure that it's a dog tag (no name, no registered number...).

This one is a 1915 dog tag but it was engraved for other use (perhaps electrical of telephone lines).

Stephan

[speedytop]

One of my ID tags:

I didn't find him in my different "Ranglisten", but I think, it is original.

Uwe

[Minen]

One of my ID tags:

I didn't find him in my different "Ranglisten", but I think, it is original.

Uwe

Very nice

Officers had to buy their dog tags themselves. These tags are often not regular and sometime they are in silver, like your's.

Here are some dog tags for officers :

Leutnant Oberheide, Reserve Jäger Bataillon 20

[Minen]

Leutnant Schabel, 4 Batterie, Feld Artillerie Regiment 13 (Württemberg) :

[Minen]

Leutnant Zirkelbach, Kaiser Bayer 6 Feld Artillerie Regiment :

[Minen]

Leutnant der Reserve Mavors, 4 Batterie FAR 66 :

[Minen]

Leutnant der Reserve Weber, Landwehr JR 85, III Bataillon :

[Minen]

I continue with other types of dog tags.

A rare type 1869 with engraving in relief (3 Oberschlesisches Jnfanterie Regiment 62) :

Edited December 11, 2010 by Minen

[Chip]

I didn't find him in my different "Ranglisten", but I think, it is original.

Uwe

Uwe,

I looked in the Ehren=Rangliste and he is not in there. He's not in the name index and I even checked IR.55 and he's not there either. Perhaps he was a Reserve or Landwehr officer and didn't bother to put that on his tag.

Chip