Notes on examination of the effects and various objects found on German soldiers (1917)
Washington : Govt. Print. Off. · leaf 40
26 which means Infantry Regiment 87, or Landwehr Infantry Regiment 56, or Ersatz Battalion Landwehr Infantry Regiment 123, or Ersatz Battalion Reserve Infantry Regiment 92. (rzwM Cockades CocKzde cft/>e Ampire Carr/cc' iy a// Corps. … Whenever the number is preceded by an “ E,” and there is no reason for thinking there is an Ersatz unit in the sector, it then applies to a depot formation. This number is not neces¬ sarily that of the regiment to which the soldier belongs.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, French · Military intelligence
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