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DAK Sonderverband Special Unit 288- sleeve patch
DAK Sonderverband/ Special Unit 288 patch and picture of the soldier served in this unit. We got it from the veteran's family, Most probably it was removed from one of his tunic or overcoat by him or his relatives after the war as a war memorable. Nice set.
Sonderverband/ Special Unit 288- formed in Potsdam, Germany on 01.07.1941. The unit has been completed from other German units located in Reich and German personnel who had lived or had served in South-West Asia. The unit was created for a special purpose and as such was not organized along the line of a regular German brigade. In total the Sonderverband consisted of 7 to 12 companies with each company having a specialized service. Part of the unit were highly specialized personnel. Among these were a company conscripted of linguists who were fluent in Arabic and Persians dialects, as Urdi, Hindi, Sanskrit. Most of the people in this company had spent time in the areas - Syria, Iraq, India, Afganistan- where the unit was to be deployed. Other non-combat companies included a print shop, a water testing unit, and Brandenburg Kompanie. The Brandenburg company were to infiltrate enemy lines dressed as the enemy and commit acts of sabotage, gather information etc. The other companies were more standardized units.
The unit contained:
Infantry Company
Gibirgsjager Company
Reconnaissance Company
FLAK Company
Artillery company
Anti tank Company.
Combat engineer Company
Sanitäts Company
The entire unit was motorized (mot) The reconnaissance company equipped with armored cars ( Panzerspähwagen)
Description
DAK Sonderverband/ Special Unit 288 patch and picture of the soldier served in this unit. We got it from the veteran's family, Most probably it was removed from one of his tunic or overcoat by him or his relatives after the war as a war memorable. Nice set.
History
Sonderverband/ Special Unit 288- formed in Potsdam, Germany on 01.07.1941. The unit has been completed from other German units located in Reich and German personnel who had lived or had served in South-West Asia. The unit was created for a special purpose and as such was not organized along the line of a regular German brigade. In total the Sonderverband consisted of 7 to 12 companies with each company having a specialized service. Part of the unit were highly specialized personnel. Among these were a company conscripted of linguists who were fluent in Arabic and Persians dialects, as Urdi, Hindi, Sanskrit. Most of the people in this company had spent time in the areas - Syria, Iraq, India, Afganistan- where the unit was to be deployed. Other non-combat companies included a print shop, a water testing unit, and Brandenburg Kompanie. The Brandenburg company were to infiltrate enemy lines dressed as the enemy and commit acts of sabotage, gather information etc. The other companies were more standardized units.
The unit contained:
Infantry Company
Gibirgsjager Company
Reconnaissance Company
FLAK Company
Artillery company
Anti tank Company.
Combat engineer Company
Sanitäts Company
The entire unit was motorized (mot) The reconnaissance company equipped with armored cars ( Panzerspähwagen)
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