WWII German M1911 K98 Rifle Ammunition Pouch - Panzer Unit Marked Gallery
K98 ammo pouches in my collection that are truppenteil (unit) marked for tank or anti-tank units. Most of these pictures were taken on a repainted Panzer I at the US Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, USA.
1936
FROST & JAHNEL
BRESLAU
1936
Panz.Abw.Lehrkp. 3.Komp
Panzer unit marked pouch. Pebbled brown leather dyed black. Backside has retained the original brown leather. Smooth leather on two vertical belt straps and equipment ring mount. Belt straps have been slipped under lower retainers. All aluminum hardware that has not been painted. All stripper clip dividers present. Maker mark text in straight line. Center inside lid is ink stamped "B 36" and a large letter "I". Outer pocket lid is also ink stamped "Panz.Abw.Lehrkp. 3.Komp" for the 3rd Company - Tank Defense Training. This pouch was discussed on the WAF. These pictures were taken on a Panzer I at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds Museum in Maryland USA. (20070317)
ERICH
SCHÜLER
1936
2./Pz.Abw 15 I
Brown pebbled leather with smooth leather on two vertical belt straps and equipment ring mount. The straps are slipped under the lower retainers. Original brown leather on back with black dyed elsewhere. All dividers present and intact. All of the hardware is aluminum and is unpainted. Maker mark text and city is in an arch. Underside of left pocket has no visible markings, the middle has a strong impression of a panzer unit marking, "2./Pz.Abw.15 I". These stamps indicate the pouch was most likely assigned to the I Zug, 2th Kompanie, Panzer-Abw 15 (I platoon, 2th Company, Tank Abwehr Abteilung 15). Abwehr is a designation before the war. Jäger or tank hunter was used during the war. These pictures were taken on a Panzer I at the US Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, USA. (20070428-02)
STECHER
FREIBERG
1936
4./Pz.R.5 II
Brown pebbled leather with smooth leather on two vertical belt straps and equipment ring mount. The straps are slipped under the lower retainers. Original brown leather on back with black dyed elsewhere. All dividers present and intact. All of the hardware is aluminum and is unpainted. Maker mark text is in straight line except for top line which is in an arch. Underside of left pocket has no visible markings, the middle has a strong and crisp ink stamp unit marking of "4./Pz.R.5". The right pocket has a large Roman numeral "II" in ink. These stamps indicate the pouch was most likely assigned to the II Zug, 4th Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 5 (II platoon, 4th Company, Tank Regiment 5).
The town of Freiberg, Saxony is located in the eastern central area of Germany. (20070117)
1937
JOSEPH MOLL
GOCH
1937
1./Pz. 15
Panzer unit marked, "1./Pz. 15" stamped clearly in ink inside lid of left compartment. "B 37" stamped in ink inside lid of center compartment. Pebbled brown leather dyed black. All aluminum fittings were not painted. Two dividers present although left compartment divider is broken and center missing. The two vertical belt straps (smooth finish) have not been under the lower retaining straps.
The 15th Panzer Regiment was formed on October 12th, 1937. (Not sure how the 15th Pz.Reg. got from 1. to 5.). The 15th Panzer Regiment was a member of the 5th Panzer Division (also known as the 8th Panzer Brigade) formed on October 25th of 1938 at Oppeln) and participated in the invasion of Poland and France. The regiment was detached from the 5th Panzer Division on September 4, 1940 to become part of the newly formed 11th Panzer Division. History of the 11th Panzer Division is here and went on to fight at Stalingrad.
Allied air attack on Goch Germany destroyed 80% of city on February 8, 1945. The city is located in western Germany in Rhine country. Goch is also known as the manufacturer code "cxb". Most of these pictures were taken on a repainted Panzer I at the US Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, USA. (20061121)