I.B.

20:41 May 2, 2022

German to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense

German term or phrase: I.B.

Signed by German General Franz Halder in August 1940, who was the chief of staff of the German Army.

The term in question

The German Gothic Alphabet

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Summary of answers provided

1st General Staff Officer

Kim Metzger

Summary of reference entries provided

I. V.

Steffen Walter

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

26 mins confidence:

1st General Staff Officer

Explanation:
Ia (1. Generalstabsoffizier): 1st General Staff Officer in the tactical detachment of a Division HQ. The Ia, otherwise known as the Chief of Operations, dealt with all areas of the command and tactical control of the units of a Division as well as areas of leadership, training, transport, housing, air-raid protection, evaluation, presentation of combat options to the commander, and also stood in as the commander when the commander himself was not available. https://www.feldgrau.com/glossary-of-german-military-terms/

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Note added at 44 mins (2022-05-02 21:26:11 GMT)
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Sorry - Ib is 2nd General Staff Officer
Ib (2. Generalstabsoffizier): 2nd General Staff Officer in the supply group of a Division HQ. The Ib was responsible for the supply of an entire Division and all matters of supply, movement of supplies, rations, ammo, etc, and the movement of wounded and prisoners. The Ib also was in charge of the movement of supply trains, deployment of construction facilities, traffic regulation, and air-raid protection in the areas of the back-line services of a Division.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 249

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for replying Kim. I am curious to see what feedback we get, but I encounter the designations to the sections in the German documents a lot and they look quite different. They usually go in the header to identify where the document will go. Ia IIb is what they look like. I appreciate the answer though. With Gothic font there can be unpredictabilities and its good to explore all avenues.

Reference comments

55 mins peer agreement (net): +3

Reference: I. V.

Reference information:
Judging by the alphabet you provided, the second letter should be a V rather than a B. "In Vertretung"?

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Note added at 57 mins (2022-05-02 21:38:53 GMT)
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This should have been a discussion rather than a reference entry.

Steffen Walter
Germany
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 27

Note to reference poster

Asker: I appreciate your input. Discussion would be better when we do jot have a sure answer

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