Very interesting rank.."Sturmgrenadier"

[Chris Boonzaier]

How happy can a weekend be... just recieved an EK doc where the Mans Rank is "Sturmgrenadier"...

I dont think that is an official designation???

[Dave Danner]

Sturm-Bataillon Nr. 13 or Nr. 17, by any chance?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

I dont have my Books at hand, did they take their ersatz from Grenadier regiments?

In this case it was 2. Sturmbataillon.

Best

Chris

[Dave Danner]

13's was II.Ers./GR 4

17's was II.Ers./GR 2

For Sturm-Btl. Nr. 2, it was Ers./IR 30.

I suppose by this point in the war, someone who entered service as a Grenadier could have been almost anywhere. Wounded, then into IR 30's replacement system, or even into the MGK, which had its own replacement pipeline.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Here you go... feast your eyes on this one...

[AOK4]

Hello,

If I am not mistaken, a private in a Sturm-Bataillon was called "Grenadier". I would say it would make sense that some may have added "Sturm" to specifically refer to a private of a Sturm-Bataillon in comparison to a private of any Grenadier unit.

Jan

[Dave Danner]

Wouldn't it depend on the Stammformation? In bayer. Sturm-Bataillon Nr. 6's infantry company, privates all seem to have held the rank of Infanterist.

Edited April 8, 2012 by Dave Danner

[The Prussian]

Here you go... feast your eyes on this one...

Hello Chris! Thanks for showing this very ineresting thing!

Well, there are different reasons to call someone "Sturmgrenadier". The words "Sturm-Gemeiner" or "Sturm-Infanterist" don´t sound good in german language. But for the main reason, we have to look at a Sturmbataillon.

The Sturmbataillon 2 existed of: One staff ; one Sturmkompanie, one MG-Kompanie and one MW-Kompanie. So I think, that Sturm-Grenadier Funk belonged to the Sturmkompanie of the bataillon.

[Chip]

The signature is that of Hauptmann von Graeve.

Chip

[The Prussian]

Could he be:

Oberleutnant Edler v. Graeve (Gren.Rgt.110), later Hautpmann a.D.?