F A R 66 / F A R 8

What is or what do you mean by sky ?
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Typo sorry. Brian was all over it –guy. I always looked at unit designations as companies/Regiment. But if this is a weapon number it's okay by me. Just a thought.
 
A very interesting helmet with a genuine history, as I like it.

There are several names in the hemet which could give us some informations.
Brandt is a very common name but in the Verlustlisten, no Brandt belonging to FAR 8 or 66... :|
No Wendling in FAR 8 :-& but two who were in FAR 66 =P~

Karl Wendling of 6/FAR 66, killed at the beginning of april 1916
http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/1725746" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and Viktor Wendling too of 6/FAR 66, light wounded at the beginning of may 1916
http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/3854867" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The helmet must have been taken off one of these two soldiers and given to Scherer. But no Scherer of FAR 8 in the VL.

But as
1)The unit mark FAR 66 is printed wheras the FAR 8 is only a bonded label.
2) Us Troops were not in France in 1916,

The most logical way is that first the helmet was in FAR 66. Its owner is either killed or wounded (I think the second choice) in 1916. Then the helmet is given to FAR 8. But we don't know how the US vet managed to find the helmet...
 
festwagner ;
Very interesting information
Thanks so much for posting .
That makes it even more of a mystery

Did you happen to see the officer's
name in my Fusilier Regt 33 helmet ?
I would like to know something about him

Thanks
Steve
 
KAGGR#1 said:
festwagner ;
Very interesting information
Thanks so much for posting .
That makes it even more of a mystery

Did you happen to see the officer's
name in my Fusilier Regt 33 helmet ?
I would like to know something about him

Thanks
Steve
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Hello Steve

Please let me know the reference of the post where you show the helmet and I will check.
I didn't find it !
 
Thanks I had called it F R 34
before I checked the label inside the helmet
It is F R 33
1 of the 2 companies that took the Swedish banner

It is under Groupings
called incorrect F R 34
it is 6 down form the top

It is an officers helmet
If you can get information on officers also ?
Thanks
Steve
 
" But we don't know how the US vet managed to find the helmet..."

Maybe he bought it off a Frenchman????
My Dad was a a US Marine during WWII and brought back a German helmet, he bought it from a soldier at the train station in DC on his way home.
 
Yes, a typical story, as we all know there was a great deal of "trade" between the support troops in the rear and those in the front lines who had contact with the enemy and could acquire "souvenirs" to sell. This went on in all the wars which followed from what I have read. I also believe Pershing posted an order forbidding American troops from going out into No Man's land on souvenir hunts because they were getting picked off. Hauben were also left behind as "booby traps" for unwary Allied troops once the Germans had evacuated their positions.
 
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