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Dog tag? - EricFG - 06-07-2008
Do you think this is a Soviet dog tag or identity disc?
Supposedly during the GPW the Soviets used tiny plastic tubes that contained the soldier's information written on a paper slip.
So what is this?
Supposedly "Litshnyi Znak 921 685 Str. Polk" is stamped on it with the soldier's number as "921".
Dog tag? - Lapa - 06-07-2008
Eric,
Never heard of these before. Modern day entrepreneurship?
Marc
Dog tag? - desantnik - 06-07-2008
I agree.
This is totally plausible, but more than likely the results of an active imagination looking to make a buck. I like how the unit designation survived too...;)
Dog tag? - EricFG - 06-07-2008
Crap. Figured it was too good to be true at 99 cents.
Dog tag? - willie777 - 06-07-2008
I think Soviet Cossack units used dog tags. I think I read it on WAF, but don't remember which thread.
Dog tag? - Nota Bene - 06-07-2008
Guys,
It's not only genuine, but also quite rare. This is not a god tag per se, but rather a tag that was given to soldiers, leaving the territory of their military unit for up to 12 hours. Essentially, for shorter periods of time it was used in stead of a Personal ID Booklet.
Alexei
Dog tag? - Nota Bene - 06-07-2008
Found this one, M1937.
Alexei
Dog tag? - DougD - 06-07-2008
Thanks for clearing this up Alexei!
DougD
Dog tag? - EricFG - 06-07-2008
Interesting. So these were given out temporarily then? Someone issued these to a soldier who was going away on business and then when he returned he turned in the tag to HQ?
Cool Alexei, thanks yet again. :thumbsup
Dog tag? - Nota Bene - 06-07-2008
EricFG Wrote:Interesting. So these were given out temporarily then? Someone issued these to a soldier who was going away on business and then when he returned he turned in the tag to HQ?
Cool Alexei, thanks yet again. :thumbsup
Yep, exactly. That's the idea.
Alexei