Chip Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Only thing I can think of is the IV Battalion of the 3rd Regt ? Officers had a 4 on the boards I think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 The badge/pin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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