stevenbecker Posted 8 April , 2023 Share Posted 8 April , 2023 Mates, I notice a few German units in Palestine, that show up in Pasha II, dealing with Sound measurement While Its hard to get a handle on them all, I have at lest two units identified? Bank Hans Gefr Schallmeßtrupp 124 (Sound measurement Troop) 1917-18 (1897 at Glückstadt ) vermißt MIA possibly PoW 28-9-18 in Jordan Palästina Mendelsohn Gerhard Kanonier Schallmesstr. 44 - (Sound Ranging) 1917-18 (1893 at Eisleben DoD 21-10-18) died at Feld Lazarett 218 near Derat-Nazareth buried German military cemetery Dar'a Syria (not identified)? Kemmler Hermann Musketier Schallmesstrupp 44 (Sound Measurement) or Schallmesstr. 44 - (Sound Ranging) 1917-18 (1895 at Jena Thüringen DoD 17-10-18) Gefangen Beisan 23.09.1918. (PoW 23-9-18 at Beisan) Heimatadresse: Jena Kollegienstr.5. Nicht nach Kairo überführt. There appear part of the many Artillery support units like; Lichtsignalzug & Blinker-Zug units 27, 28 and 170 But I am unsure of there make up, like how many men did each unit hold and what type of Equiptment used? Do any of you have any details on them? S.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 8 April , 2023 Share Posted 8 April , 2023 Steve Cron - the history of the German Army in the World War - gives the establishment of a Schallmeßtrupp as 2 Officers and 14 NCOs and men for the Meßplanstelle (where the information from the individual posts was collated) and 12 persons of unspecific rank for each Meßstelle (Ranging posts). It is not specific to how many Ranging Posts belonged to the unit but does record that a Lichtmeßtrupp had 5 or 6, so probably not unreasonable that a Schallmeßtrupp had the same number. The relevant chapter from „The German Army Handbook of 1918“ which as you know is based on intelligence gleaned on the western front. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 8 April , 2023 Share Posted 8 April , 2023 (edited) Schallmesstechnik was a method developed during the Great War for locating enemy artillery by measuring the time difference of the bang from a gun, recorded from two or more microphone positions. Still used today in Bundeswehr. MB Edited 8 April , 2023 by KizmeRD Photo added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenbecker Posted 8 April , 2023 Author Share Posted 8 April , 2023 Mates, Thank you again for your comments, I was unsure to look at what these units were. S.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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