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Originally Posted by Larry deZeng
Here's another possibility on why "z.b.V." was used. The various branches of the Wehrmacht were very meticulous about developing KStNs and KANs for all units down to the size of a Trupp. There is some evidence to suggest that "z.b.V." was used as a suffix for units that did not have standard KStNs and KANs but rather deviated from the standard and the "z.b.V." suffix was used to indicated that fact. For example, a Kampfgruppe z.b.V. had a KStN and KAN that differed from that of the standard Kampfgruppe.
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Larry IMHO that is bang on. If a unit was "special" the Germans used the expression "Sonder".
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