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The 49 Transportation Battalion 49A(C/c) is an authentic WWII era military collectible. This piece was manufactured by Fritz Buttner & Sonn and bears authentic hallmarks: "FRITZ BUTTNER & SOHN" over "ASCHAFFENBURG" over "WÜRZBURGER STR. 32" . Collectors often search for this type of item as a military collectible, also known as DUI, DI, Crest. This WWII period piece is highly sought after by military memorabilia enthusiasts and historians.
49th Transportation Battalion 1940–1947 (World War II) The 49th Transportation Battalion was constituted on 1 May 1936 in the Regular Army as the 49th Quartermaster Regiment (Truck-Army) and activated on 1 June 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. During World War II, the unit was reorganized and redesignated as the 49th Quartermaster Truck Battalion on 20 August 1943. It provided critical logistical support in the European Theater, participating in campaigns including Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. The battalion was inactivated on 20 June 1947 in Germany following the end of hostilities. 1948–1957 (Early Cold War / Korea) The battalion was redesignated as the 49th Transportation Corps Truck Battalion on 1 August 1946 and activated on 1 August 1946 in Germany. It was later redesignated as the 49th Transportation Battalion on 20 May 1949. During the Korean War, the battalion was deployed to Korea, where it provided essential transportation and logistical support to United Nations forces. The unit participated in several campaigns, including UN Defensive, UN Offensive, CCF Intervention, First UN Counteroffensive, CCF Spring Offensive, UN Summer-Fall Offensive, Second Korean Winter, Korea Summer-Fall 1952, Third Korean Winter, and Korea Summer 1953. The battalion was inactivated on 20 March 1956 in Korea. References (AMA) Wikipedia contributors. 49th Transportation Battalion. n.d. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49th_Transportation_Battalion GlobalSecurity.org. 49th Transportation Battalion. n.d. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/49trans.htm