K.B.4.Jäger Bat.

[Chip]

Hello,

 

I have a post-WWI veteran's badge that has a unit bar on "K.B.4.Jäger Bat.". My question is, what is this unit? I am only aware of two wartime Bavarian Jäger battalions, so could this be referring to the 4th battalion of Jäger Regiment Nr.3, which was Bavarian?

 

I would have thought that they would have used, "Jäg.Rgt.3" or something like "K.B.IV/3.J.R."

 

Chip

[Chris Boonzaier]

Only thing I can think of is the IV Battalion of the 3rd Regt ?

 

Officers had a 4 on the boards I think?

[The Prussian]

Hi Chip!

Bavaria didn´t had a 4th Jg.Btl., so it must be the IV./Jg.Rgt.3

The 4th bataillon was formed from the 4th company (I.Btl.) AND the Ersatz-Abteilung AND soldiers of different bavarian Ldw.Inf.Rgt. in the Vosges (Vogesen)

The 4th company (I.Btl.) was bavarian too.

Edited January 25, 2015 by The Prussian

[Chip]

The badge/pin....

[The Prussian]

Please have a look at the helmet. It´s an older one.

I assume, it´s the pre-war bav.Jg.Btl.4, that fought 70/71 too (that´s why you see black-white-red).

The bataillon in 1890 became III.(b.19.IR)

 

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/4._K%C3%B6niglich_Bayerisches_J%C3%A4gerbataillon

[Chip]

Andreas,

 

That makes more sense. I had thought that these badges were postwar, but now, I'm not so sure. I have three more of them and the other Bavarian foot troops example (K.B.13.I.R.) has the same Raupenhelm insignia. Thanks for putting more thought to it!

 

Chip

[The Prussian]

Hi Chip!

Because we see the colours of the Empire (Black-white-red), it must be a post 70/71 badge. In 1866 the bavarians fought against Prussia. It´s a nice piece of history!