Picked up Erfurt 1917 today

Ron Smith · 01-23-2006, 12:16 AM

Bill,

Certainly!! There is no doubt that it would qualify as even a lower mid-range collector. Especially among unit mark collectors who consider condition somewhat secondary. Even though yours doesn't have one of the more desirable unit marks. It is unit marked none the less.

A brief battle history...

The 139th Infantry reg. was part of the 24 Infantry Division,19th Army Corps. Recruited in Saxony.

1914 - Marne
Flanders

1915 - Flanders

1916 - Somme~ 24th lost 6,217 men as casualties.

1917 - Flanders~ Suffered heavy losses againt the British.

1918 - Battle of Somme~ Highly regarded by the Kaiser as a hard fighting Division.
Picardy
Avre~ Lost 800 taken prisoner to the French.
Laon
St Quentin~ Lost 345 taken prisoner.

Ron

01-23-2006, 12:16 AM	#17
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Bill, Certainly!! There is no doubt that it would qualify as even a lower mid-range collector. Especially among unit mark collectors who consider condition somewhat secondary. Even though yours doesn't have one of the more desirable unit marks. It is unit marked none the less. A brief battle history... The 139th Infantry reg. was part of the 24 Infantry Division,19th Army Corps. Recruited in Saxony. 1914 - Marne Flanders 1915 - Flanders 1916 - Somme~ 24th lost 6,217 men as casualties. 1917 - Flanders~ Suffered heavy losses againt the British. 1918 - Battle of Somme~ Highly regarded by the Kaiser as a hard fighting Division. Picardy Avre~ Lost 800 taken prisoner to the French. Laon St Quentin~ Lost 345 taken prisoner. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

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