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Hello,

I have added KStN 4031 and KStN 4021 to my site.

/Christoph

Hello Chris, Landesschützen units were raised with the mobilisation 1939. The Mob-Plan has the number of Landesschützen units with 5292 officers, 287 officials, 22 554 NCO´s and 1149 359 men (+8700 total in eastern prussia). The Lds.Schtz. units were part of the Ersatzheer also tactically subordinat...

Hello, It is the usual complicated "KTB language" but it makes sense - "There is no sign of a withdrawal of forces from any sector of the frontline at the Gen.Kdo. The enemy keeps the frontline positions strongly manned and continues replacement movements inside the pocket under this ...

Hello

Organizing Distribution - transfer - repair transfers (in this case) of tanks.

/Christoph

Tom, even we native speakers have to read such sentences several times before having the clear meaning. :-)

/Christoph

Hello Tom,

"During the morning the report arrives, that the I./6 under SS-Hauptstürmführer Schreiber outflanked the lake narrow between the Tupoppajärvi, north of Sohjana and took the bunkerline between Sohjana-Kokkosalmi..."

/Christoph

Hello,

The word is "Bezugsverfügung" - a special kind of order.

/Christoph

Hello, Posting a report about the winter 1941/42 written by the IVb of the Totenkopf division. The troops were in general porly equipped for winter warfare in Russia. There was an outright want of winter clothing and especially felt boots. There were hardly enough fur coats available to supply the s...

Hello,

The first two units are "Grenzschutz" units. So it is the Grenzschutz Nachrichtenzug (mot) 12 - Because Höh.Kdo.(z.b.V.) XXXIV. evolved from Grenz.Schtz.Kdo.12.
The second is a Grenzschutz Kradzug 312.
The third "Lyra" symbol is a military band.

/Christoph

Hello Tom,

The only book about near this topic I know is this one:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/DEUTSCHE-LUFTWAF ... 0480960526

/Christoph

Hello,

I would also read Sturmbannführer Thon;
The "A" is "Wehrmachtbriefstelle Salzburg" which is a delivery authority for letters.

/Christoph

Hello,

John, he is meaning companies which consisted of soldiers suffering from Ohren(ear) or Magen- (stomach) "diseases".
Tom, I never saw a special KStN for them but I think I have some material about them and will look into it.

/Christoph

Went to the WWIIdaybyday site for additional information on the subject and pressed on the link marked "Sanitatsdieneste". It came to a page with no further links. Is there a projected time when this portion of the site will be updated? Hello, No I don´t know when I will put the site onli...

Hello Richard,

You already provided a very good translation. We use the term "da vergeht mir der Appetit" when we see/hear something disgusting.

/Christoph

Hello,

Some people have compiled a database with license plates. This would be a lottery win if someone would have it.
There is no other way of finding out the unit from this number.

/Christoph