Meinenwerfer - Need help

Ron Wood · 01-21-2004, 02:42 PM

Can anyone tell me something about "Henschkel" and/or the unit that wore this insignia?

Herb · 01-21-2004, 03:39 PM

Ron, not much help here but there was an Assault Battalion in 1919 named Henschkel. Post your question and photo here, you'll probably find out
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewfor...c086ea19016354
The badge is the badge for the German post-World War I Freikorps unit "Minenwerfer Abteilung Heuschkel." That's all the info I have.

Ron Wood · 01-21-2004, 04:20 PM

Thanks Herb, I appreciate the info and the axis forum link. I'll give that a try. I had found out that there was an assault battalion by that name in 1919, but not much info on the battalion itself and/or who or what was "Henschkel" or "Heushkel" (which is correct, or are there two?). What I would like to know is who or what was Henschkel/Heuschkel and if this meinenwerfer unit had its origins in WWI and carried over into the Weimar era or if it was formed post-war.

Roadkill · 01-21-2004, 07:09 PM

It is still a steel works in Germany:

http://www.henschel.de/geschichte/

BUT- this is probably where it came from:

http://www.ww2tanks.com/listingview.php?listingID=12

http://personalwebs.oakland.edu/~jcoughli/tiger/

rk

01-21-2004, 02:42 PM	#1
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Meinenwerfer - Need help Can anyone tell me something about "Henschkel" and/or the unit that wore this insignia? __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

01-21-2004, 03:39 PM	#2
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ron, not much help here but there was an Assault Battalion in 1919 named Henschkel. Post your question and photo here, you'll probably find out http://forum.axishistory.com/viewfor...c086ea19016354 The badge is the badge for the German post-World War I Freikorps unit "Minenwerfer Abteilung Heuschkel." That's all the info I have. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

01-21-2004, 04:20 PM	#3
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Thanks Herb, I appreciate the info and the axis forum link. I'll give that a try. I had found out that there was an assault battalion by that name in 1919, but not much info on the battalion itself and/or who or what was "Henschkel" or "Heushkel" (which is correct, or are there two?). What I would like to know is who or what was Henschkel/Heuschkel and if this meinenwerfer unit had its origins in WWI and carried over into the Weimar era or if it was formed post-war. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

01-21-2004, 07:09 PM	#4
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	It is still a steel works in Germany: http://www.henschel.de/geschichte/ BUT- this is probably where it came from: http://www.ww2tanks.com/listingview.php?listingID=12 http://personalwebs.oakland.edu/~jcoughli/tiger/ rk