3rd Reich Erkennungsmarke Lettische SS Freiwilligen Division

In a very good condition a zink dog tag from the Latvian SS Volunteers Division

The III./ J.R.4. stands for 3th Batalion Latvian (Jäger) Infanterie Regiment 4 and was a national designation. On the back is the soldier number 53.

Lett. SS-Frw.DIV. Means Lettische SS Freiwilligen Division

They were part of the Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 33 (lett. Nr. 4)

It was formed as the Lettische SS-Freiwilligen Regiment Nr. 4 on 15 June 1943. It was renamed SS-Freiw.Gren.Rgt. 33 (lett.Nr.2) on 22 October 1943. Again renamed Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS 33 (lett. Nr. 2) in June 1944 and renamed the last time to Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 33 (lett. Nr. 4) on 8 September 1944.

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