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Here you will find a very useful list of WW2 German Waffenamt markings, their respective codes & manufacturers. The Germans are famous for their detail in production, markings and over all quality. To maintain this quality, most items were marking with a waffenamt stamp.
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16 mar 2009 · Hi Guys, the German Forces used a lot of abbreviations on dog tags and documents, etc. These can be confusing at times. I thought it would be useful to have a list here, even if only a partial one.
15 maj 2006 · When the Nazis took power in 1933, Germany started a massive rearmament program. A part of this process was the Heereswaffenamt (He.Wa.A. - Army Ordnance Office) hereafter referred to as the HWA.
Not all WaffenAmt numbers have information available. This table includes information compiled for each identified WaffenAmt number, Included are any company codes, company names, and year dates found stamped or printed on items with that number.
Identity Tags. The Erkennungsmarke was the oval metal identification, or “dog tags”, that were worn by every active member of the Wehrmacht during war time. Initially presented during general mobilization in August 1939, the tags were composed of a thin metallic disc worn suspended from the neck by an 80 cm chain or cord.
weapons after the war was over, but without the Waffenamt stamps. However, there are usually other markings to differentiate them from wartime production. Punched card. Pawlas has reprinted the socalled LK Nummern (Lochkarte – punched card numbers). The lists indicates the structure of the “Abnahme” with places and with the LK
22 lut 2006 · Herbsnebel, The numbers on the tags are the owners personal number, the /45K indicating that they were given the tags in early 1945 - so as you say they were KM inducted into a Volksgrenadier Division for the latter part of the Ardennes battle or Operation Nordwind.