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| Subject: | Re: German License/Number Plates numbers |  |
| Date: | Jul 28, 2001 |
| From: | Bmorra | |
Ken
Quote from Panzer Colors II,
" German license plate numbers in the pre-war years were
issued from blocks of numbers issued to each military district
(Wehrkreis). The Army (Heere) used a system from 10,000 to
299,999. Each Wehrkreis received a block of numbers for all
vehicles of the corps and infantrv divisions recruited and
trained in the district. Panzer Divisions, motorized divisions,
and "Light" divisions were organized into three corps, the XIV,
XV, and XVI, and each division was assigned license numbers
from the following series (each corps was organized as a
Wehrkreis):
XIV - 140,000 to 149,999 XV - 150,000 to 159,999
240,000 to 249,999 250,000 to 259,999
XVI - 160,000 to 169,999
260,000 to 269,999
While early replacement vehicles to such units used numbers
from these series, soon the need for more licenses required the
use of randomly selected blocks of numbers. These went over
the 1,000,000 mark in 1944, and got higher as the war went on.
Not all blocks were assigned; gaps were left to provide a
measure of security."
HTH
Bill |
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