Any info on these unit markings?

George Anderson · 04-08-2013, 03:36 PM

Infantry Regiment 139 was from Saxony and was part of the 24th Infantry Division, 19th Army Corps. They fought in the first Battle of the Marne in 1914 then were in Flanders through 1915. In 1916 they fought in the battle of the Somme. Again in 1917 they were in Flanders. In 1918 they fought once more at the Somme then at Picardy, Avre, Laon and St. Quentin. This information comes from "Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-one Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War" from the General Staff of the American Expeditionary Forces.

Because of the later unit marking on your pistol it may have been a "company weapon" that was issued to selected members of company trench raiders or maybe Stosstruppen.

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04-08-2013, 03:36 PM	#9
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	Infantry Regiment 139 was from Saxony and was part of the 24th Infantry Division, 19th Army Corps. They fought in the first Battle of the Marne in 1914 then were in Flanders through 1915. In 1916 they fought in the battle of the Somme. Again in 1917 they were in Flanders. In 1918 they fought once more at the Somme then at Picardy, Avre, Laon and St. Quentin. This information comes from "Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-one Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War" from the General Staff of the American Expeditionary Forces. Because of the later unit marking on your pistol it may have been a "company weapon" that was issued to selected members of company trench raiders or maybe Stosstruppen.