Scheinwerfer

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It has been a while since I was able to locate a strap
for my shoulder strap collection
this one appealed to me .
As the airplane started to play more of a roll in the war
New units were formed to combat the planes
some groups wore the M1915 strap in red like the field artillery
other wore the M1915 yellow straps of the Fuss Artillery
This strap is for the Scheinwerfer Abtlg. 683 ( search light )S  683.jpgS 683  other side.jpg
You will notice the prongs seen on the red side
on the Feldgrau backside we see the metal pieces
of the winged shell and the " S "
my thought is that this was some sort of field promotion
or un-finished strap that was or is for an Officer Stellvertreter ?
no lace and no numbers
Steve
 
It has been a while since I was able to locate a strap
for my shoulder strap collection
this one appealed to me .
As the airplane started to play more of a roll in the war
New units were formed to combat the planes
some groups wore the M1915 strap in red like the field artillery
other wore the M1915 yellow straps of the Fuss Artillery
This strap is for the Scheinwerfer Abtlg. 683 ( search light )View attachment 37431View attachment 37432
You will notice the prongs seen on the red side
on the Feldgrau backside we see the metal pieces
of the winged shell and the " S "
my thought is that this was some sort of field promotion
or un-finished strap that was or is for an Officer Stellvertreter ?
no lace and no numbers
Steve
I just got in from a collector friend the following information .

ortsfester flak-scheinwerfer-zug Nr. 683

translates to:
stationary anti-aircraft searchlight platoon No. 683

Kdr.d Heimatluftschutzes, urspr.60cm-Swf.7 Diedenhofen
translates to: Kdr.d Homeland Air Defense, originally 60cm-Swf.7 Diedenhofen

DIEDENHOFEN
(Fr. Thionville), a fortified town of Germany, in Alsace-Lorraine, dist. Lorraine, on the Mosel, 22 m. N. from Metz by rail.

Looks like there were 10 in place at Diedenhofen. Yours was in the 7th position.

Info is from an unpublished manuscript by Major VonStein. Chip, Jim, and I used to correspond with him.
 
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