3rd Reich Erkennungsmarke 6. Batterie/ Artillerie-Regiment 263.

In an excellent condition a dog tag of the 6th Battery/ 263rd artillery regiment

The 6th Artillery Battery, Artillery-Regiment 263. Soldier number 132 and blood typ A.

Background info:
The 263rd Artillery regiment was part of the 263rd infantry division which was set up in Idar-Oberstein in the military district XII in August 1939

Western campaign
In 1940 they marched into France during the western campaign. After the end of the fighting, They remained in Bordeaux.

The following troops were handed over to the 132nd infantry division on October 3, 1940: regimental staff/IR 463, III. Btl./IR 463, III. Btl./IR 483, III. Btl./IR 485 and III. Department/AR 262. In June 1941, the 263rd Infantry Division for the Barbarossa company was moved to the Polish-Soviet border and assigned to the Army Group Mitte.

Operation Barbarossa
They had a rapid advance via Minsk, Borissow to the rivers Dnepr and Desna. In August 1941 there was major fighting in Jelnja.

The 263rd infantry division was used as part of the Taifun company during the attack on Moscow and worked to the Nara River. Here the advance collapsed and after counterattacks by the Red Army, the 263rd infantry division retired to the Juchnow area. The 263rd infantry division at Juchnow and Spas-Demensk fought throughout the year 1942; Towards the end of the year they were postponed to Welisch.

Relocation to the North Army Group
At the end of 1943 the division of the North Army Group was subordinate and withdrew after the abandonment of Welikije Luki.

surrender
At the end of the war they got into Soviet captivity in Kurland.

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