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Original German WWII ID dogtag - St./Art.Abt.601 Nr.41 (Battle of Stalingrad)
Original German WWII ID dogtag - St./Art.Abt.601 Nr.41 (Battle of Stalingrad)

Original German WWII ID dogtag - St./Art.Abt.601 Nr.41 (Battle of Stalingrad)

$ 36.96

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: See attached photos
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    This dogtag was found in Stalingrad near the Gumrak airfield.
    St./Art.Abt.601
    stands for
    Stab of 601st (Heavy) Artillery Detachment
    .
    http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/ArtAbtschwer/AA601.htm
    The unit was first used in the
    Polish campaign
    near
    Modlin
    .
    In the
    French campaign
    it participated in the attacks on the
    Aisne-Oise Canal
    near
    Dijon
    , and later marched in the direction of
    Lyon
    . On July 30, 1940 this unit was assigned to the
    160th Artillery Regiment
    .
    http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/ArtReg/AR160.htm
    160th Artillery Regiment was in turn part of the famous
    60th (Motorized) Infantry Division
    , which participated in the
    Battle of Stalingrad
    and was eventually destroyed there in 1943.
    http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/60ID-R.htm
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)