Original German WWII ID dogtag - 10./J.R.535 (384. I.D.) (Battle of Stalingrad)

Description

This dogtag was found in
Stalingrad
.
10./J.R.535
stands for
10. Kompanie. / Infanterie-Regiment 535
(
10th Company of the 535th Infantry Regiment
).
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanterieregimenter/IR535.htm
This unit was a part of the
384. Infanterie-Division
(
384th Infantry Division
).
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/384ID.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/384th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
384th Infantry Division
was set up on January 10, 1942 at the
Truppenübungsplatz Königsbrück
(Konigsburg Training Area) as one of the so-called "Rhine Gold" divisions. Immediately upon formation, the division was sent to southern part of the Eastern Front and took part in the
Second Battle of Kharkov
. After the conlusion of that battle, the division (along other units) advanced further southeast in the direction of the river Don and the city of Stalingrad. Eventually it was encircled in
Stalingrad
and destroyed in January 1943.
Insignia of the 384th Infantry Division (Source: Wikipedia)