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Old 17th August 2008, 21:43
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Re: Abbreviations on charts

Hi Gary,

N.N. means name not known

rt. is the abbreviation for rot meaning red
ws. = weiss = white
ge. = gelb = yellow
sw. = schwarz = black

The numbers are tactical markings and the bar after the balkenkreuz "+" identifies the gruppe

see the following link
http://www.xs4all.nl/~rhorta/jgmark.htm

ws. 9+I would be White 9 of III.Gruppe

PD + EG is what is known as stammkennziechen which are factory codes.

verw. means verwundet = wounded
verl. means verletz = injured
v. means vermissen = missing
(v.) means missing but returned later
KG. means kampfgefangen = captured (POW)
(KG.) probably means captured but escaped later

I appologise for any errors with the translation as my German is very poor.

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Andy Fletcher
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