Original German WWII ID dogtag - 7./J.R.690 (Battle of Stalingrad)

Description

This dogtag was found in
Stalingrad.
7./J.R.690
stands for
7. Kompanie. / Infanterie-Regiment 690
(
7th Company of the 690th Infantry Regiment
).
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanterieregimenter/IR690.htm
This unit was a part of the
337. Infanterie-Division
(
337th Infantry Division
).
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/337ID.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/337th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
337th Infantry Division
was set up on November 16, 1940 in Kempten and saw active combat on the Eastern fron in 1942 - 1944. However, it operated near Rzhev and Smolensk and never was in
Stalingrad
.
However,
Lexicon-Der-Wermacht
indicates that in March, 1942 the second battalion of the
690th Infantry Regiment (which includes 7th Company as a battalion typically consisted of 4 companies) was attached to the
Infanterie-Regiment 672
(
672nd Infantry Regiment
).
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanterieregimenter/IR672.htm
This unit was a part of the
376. Infanterie-Division
(
376th Infantry Division
) which was set up in March, 1942 and was destroyed in Stalingrad in 1943 not even a year since its formation.