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Original German WWII ID dogtag - GR.KW.KOLL.FUER.BETR.STOFF.408 (Stalingrad)

$ 44.88

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

    Description

    This dogtag was found in
    Stalingrad.
    GR.KW.KOLL.FUER.BETR.STOFF.408
    stands for
    Grosse-Kraftwagen-Kollone-Fur(?)-Betriebs-Stoff 408
    ) (
    Large Motor Vehicle Column for Fuel Transportation 408
    ).
    This unit was a part of
    Korps-Nachschubführer 408
    (
    Command of Corps Supply Troops 408
    ).
    http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/NachschubFKorps/NachschubFKorps408-R.htm
    This unit was set up in 1939 and was tasked with hadnling supply transportation for the
    VIII. Armeekorps
    (
    8th Army Corps
    ) which from April, 1942 operated under the
    6. Armee
    (
    6th Army
    ) and was destroyed in
    Stalingrad
    alongside all other units of the 6th Army in January, 1943.