Hello all,
i am looking for some help on a unit I have stumbled across on a death certificate while researching a book i am writing, the unit is, LEB. ABT.28, 1st battery. I am struggling with mainly the LEB part but a full meaning of the unit would be most helpful. There may be some confusion when the certificate was issued as it was 1946 and issued in England.
Thanks in advance
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Re: Unit name
Hello pete,
If its in german language maybe LEB stands for Lehr- und Ersatz-Bataillon ( Instructional and Remplacement Batallion)
Kindly regards
Prosper
If its in german language maybe LEB stands for Lehr- und Ersatz-Bataillon ( Instructional and Remplacement Batallion)
Kindly regards
Prosper
Re: Unit name
Hello Prosper,
Thanks for the help, it is written in English on the certificate but i believe it is a German abreviation, i have some other information that mentions a training batallion this seems to sugest your replay is correct. I just needed some clarification before entering it into the books text.
Peter
Thanks for the help, it is written in English on the certificate but i believe it is a German abreviation, i have some other information that mentions a training batallion this seems to sugest your replay is correct. I just needed some clarification before entering it into the books text.
Peter
Re: Unit name
Hello Peter ; a guess.....................
LEB. ABT.28.
As you are speaking of Abt(teilung) 1st Battery then you`re speaking of an artillery unit I think your unit could be leichte Ersatz Beobachtungs-Abteilung 28. See below.................
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... leicht.htm
Hope be useful in some way. Cheers. Raúl M .
LEB. ABT.28.
As you are speaking of Abt(teilung) 1st Battery then you`re speaking of an artillery unit I think your unit could be leichte Ersatz Beobachtungs-Abteilung 28. See below.................
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... leicht.htm
Hope be useful in some way. Cheers. Raúl M .
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Yes Raul,
You'r right,
LEB Abt 28 can also stands for "leichte Ersatz Beobachtungs-Abteilung 28" (Light remplacement and intelligence unit)
You'r right,
LEB Abt 28 can also stands for "leichte Ersatz Beobachtungs-Abteilung 28" (Light remplacement and intelligence unit)
Re: Unit name
Hello Prosper ; just another option. All the best for you . Raúl M .
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Thank you very much, Raul. Same for you and your family.
Kindly regards
Prosper
Kindly regards
Prosper
Re: Unit name
Thanks for the help most useful every one, I think Raul,s guess is more than that, as the burial is in Leeds UK, this ties in with the unit fighting in Normandy in July 1944 and his death in a Leeds hospital in September 1944, this would explain his burial in the Uk.
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Re: Unit name
Prosper, Beobachtungs in NOT Intelligence it is Observation.Prosper Vandenbroucke wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:54 am Yes Raul,
You'r right,
LEB Abt 28 can also stands for "leichte Ersatz Beobachtungs-Abteilung 28" (Light remplacement and intelligence unit)
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Thank you Alan. I wasn't very sure with the translation. Sorry for this mistakeAlanmccoubrey wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:25 amProsper, Beobachtungs in NOT Intelligence it is Observation.Prosper Vandenbroucke wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:54 am Yes Raul,
You'r right,
LEB Abt 28 can also stands for "leichte Ersatz Beobachtungs-Abteilung 28" (Light remplacement and intelligence unit)
I try to do my best.
You'r right, it means observation!!!!!