WWII / WWII German Engraved Eickhorn Dress Bayonet

Description

A presentation 'dress' bayonet dedicated to the soldier’s time in service.
The serviceman, by the name of “
Stegemann
”, served on the headquarters staff (“
Stab
”) in the 57th Pioneers that were attached to the Leichte-Brigade (later the 6th Panzer Division) during the conflict 1937-39.
The bayonet is inscribed:
57th Pioneer was attached to the 6th Panzer Division.
“stab pi 57”
‘Staff Pioneer 57’
“3ur Grinnerung an meine Dienstzeit 1937-39”
'For Remembrance to my period of service’
Stab or staff = HQ of pioneer battalion 57 (ie. engineers)
who were based at Hoexter it came under the 1 Leichte Brigade.
The Leichte-Division was formed in Wuppertal on 10 Nov 1938 from the
1. Leichte-Brigade
. It took part in the invasion of Poland and was reorganized and redesignated
6. Panzer-Division
on 18 Oct 1939.
It was manufactured by the famed Eickhorn-Solingen Company (still in business today) and sports its appropriate portapee or troddel knot.