Erkennungsmarke 2./Pionier Battalion 178

A very nice original ID disc/tag or Erkennungsmarke marked 2. Pi. 178 which indicates 2e Kompanie, Pionier Battalion 178 which was originally part of Infanterie Division 78. On 27 January 1940 they gave up the 2e Kompanie to set up Pionier-Bataillon 297 part of Infanterie. Division. 297. On 24 November 1941 the 2e Kompanie, which had been re-established in the meantime, was used to set up Pioneer-Battalion 305 part of 305. Infanterie Division wich was destroyed in Stalingrad. Nice early original Pioneer Erkennungsmarke made out of aluminium.