JMB1943 Posted 2 January , 2019 Share Posted 2 January , 2019 Can anyone provide input on the markings of this item? One image is of the cover as-is, while the other is an enhanced image that reveals the faint stamp in a rectangle. Happy New Year to all! Regards, JMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchtrotter Posted 2 January , 2019 Share Posted 2 January , 2019 BJA XV is the stamp for the clothing inspector / acceptance mark for Army Corp 15. Strassburg. The other looks to be BAX which would be 10 Army Corps. Standard depot / issue markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 2 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 2 January , 2019 Mr. Trench, Thanks for that info. I did subsequently come across “Bekleidungsamt = clothing office” on a different forum, so there is a little more German militaria in my vocabulary. Regards, JMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 2 January , 2019 Share Posted 2 January , 2019 (edited) Here are some soldiers that worked in BA X (Hannover) these soldiers had special shoulder boards (?) that bore the number of the Bekleidungsamt in Roman numerals just like on the stamp inside the jackets, on helmet-covers etc. Hard to find, because only relatively few soldiers worked there. Also attached a formationstamp of the same unit on fieldpost card. GreyC Edited 3 January , 2019 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 3 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 3 January , 2019 GreyC, Interesting post-card from early in the war; it looks to me like the shoulder-boards are marked “A” or “X”. Do you see that with the card in-hand? Regards, JMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 3 January , 2019 Share Posted 3 January , 2019 (edited) Hi JMB, sorry for not being clear enough. As I wrote the soldiers of the Bekleidungsamt all wore the number of their respective Bekleidungsamt in Roman numerals on their shoulder straps. So in this case it is indeed a "X" for the X=10th Armee-Korps (Army-Corps) which sat in Hannover. The only exception was the Bekleidungsamt of the Garde-Korps. Those Soldiers had a "G" on their shoulder straps (see attached photo) for G as in Garde. The colour of the straps was that of the Corps. With the start of the war the Bekleidungsämter were renamed Kriegsbekleidungsämter. The larger ones employed lots of civilian workers. As a special treat a group of soldiers from the Bekleidungsamt XV Straßburg. One of them might have stamped your helmet cover. All photos from my collection. GreyC Edited 3 January , 2019 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 3 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 3 January , 2019 Mr Grey, Thanks for the additional information. You have some very good quality photos there, with good definition and without creases. Regards, JMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 3 January , 2019 Share Posted 3 January , 2019 Hi! Glad I could supply information that is helpful and thanks for the kind words with regard to my photos! GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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