Erkennungsmarke ( EKM ) "2/J.R.9" (9th Infantry Regiment.)

EKM belonged to a soldier of the 2nd Company of the 9th Infantry Regiment

The 2nd Company of the 9th Infantry Regiment (Infanterie-Regiment 9 - I.R. 9) was part of the prestigious, Potsdam-garrisoned "Graf Neun" (Count Nine) regiment in the Wehrmacht, known for its high percentage of Prussian aristocrats and its role in the 20 July plot against Hitler. It belonged to the 23rd Infantry Division, serving in the invasions of Poland and France before being converted to Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 in 1942

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