Unit I D request

[klaus 3338]

Originally Posted by Clark Rickman

Hi. Welcome to the forum and a great group of folks! According the Jeff Noll's book "The Imperial Regimental Marking", 121 R 1 20 would be Infanterie-Regiment 121, Kompagnie 1, Waffe NR. 11. In english: Infantry Regiment 121, Company 1, Weapon #20.

The 121st Infantry Division initially fought on the Western Front in World War I, entering the line in the Woëvre region at the beginning of May 1915 and remaining in that area until March 1916. It then fought in the Battle of Verdun. It was transferred to the Eastern Front in July 1916, where it went into the line on the Styr River until the end of the year. It then went into the line near Lake Narač until May 1917, when it returned to the Western Front. It fought in the Battle of Passchendaele in late 1917 and saw action in the Second Battle of the Marne and the Second Battle of the Somme (1918), also known as the Third Battle of the Somme, in 1918. It remained in the line until the end of the war.

Congratulations on the unit marked gun! We look forward to seeing photos.

Clark

Clark,
you are right with the definition of the 121. Infantry regiment. But this regiment was part of the 26th Infantry Division and fought at both, the eastern and the western front. The 26th Inf. Div. had nothing to do with the 121th Infantry Division!