Last wednesday another german soldier was found at the Westerbouwing in Oosterbeek, probably a KM/Hermann Goering soldier of the fighting against the Border Regiment.

With the body, there was a helmet,boots,cartridge and a Erkennungsmarke

Wonder what he had to say about his experience...

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hi sir
may i ask what is a ( erkennungsmarke ) have never herd of this befor
cheers krieg

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Erkennungsmarke is the German name for Dogtag/Identification tag.

the german ones usually hold the name of the unit the join when entering the Army, their army number and sometimes bloodgroup

They are oval shaped metal tags with pinned information. Each soldier had two of them.

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A quick use of Google often helps.
>> Erkennungsmarke

>> Erkennungsmarken

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hmmm

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If one has seen how neat and well-ordered the Oosterbeek area is today, it is quite extraordinary to think that missing soldiers are still lying in the area.

64 years is a long time ; let's hope that the unfortunate soldier can be positively identified, his family notified, and that he can now rejoin his comrades.

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