Freiwilligen Jägerkorps Erlangen
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- Published: 05 February 2011 05 February 2011
- Last Updated: 07 April 2012 07 April 2012
Commanders
Generalmajor EngelhardtFormed in the area of
Generalkommando III. bayerisches Armeekorps (Freistaat Bayern)Notable members
General der Flakartillerie Emil Zenetti(the ranks are the highest ranks reached in the Third Reich era)
Insignia
Members of this unit wore a Brunswick-style Totenkopf cap badge.In addition to the cap badge, members of Freiwilligen Batterie Zenetti wore a diamond-shaped black arm patch on the left sleeve bearing a circular gold badge featuring a lion rampant, facing left, with a box containing the initials “B.Z.” set below.
Sources used
Jill Halcomb Smith & Wilhelm P.B.R. Saris - Headgear of Hitler's Germany Vol 2Georg Tessin - Deutsche Verbände und Truppen 1918-1939