Original German WWII ID dogtag - Verw.Komp.131 Frw. Nr.27

Description

This dogtag was found in Kaliningrad oblast.
Verw.Komp.131
stands for
Verwaltungs-Kompanie 131
(
Administrative Company 131
).
Frw.
stands for
Freiwillige
(
Volunteer
).
This unit was a part of
Verwaltungsdienste 131
- a collective designation for the administrative units (backery, slaughterhouse, field post and such) of the
131. Infanterie-Division
(
131st Infantry Division
).
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Divisionseinheiten/IDEinheiten131-R.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/131ID.htm
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/131._Infanterie-Division_(Wehrmacht)
131st Infantry Division
was set up in October, 1940 from the elements of the 31st, 269th and 19th Infantry Divisions. The division saw extensive combat throughout 1941-1944 on the Eastern fornt mainly as a part of Army Group Center, participating in the Battles of Vyazma and Bryansk among others. It was eventually destroyed in East Prussia in the
Heiligenbeil Pocket in 1944.
Insignia of the 131st Infantry Division (Source: Wikipedia)