Erkennungsmarke (dog tag) issued to a recruit or cadre member of the Stammkompanie (core/training company) of Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 71.
These units were part of the Wehrmacht’s replacement army, tasked with training soldiers before deployment to combat divisions.

This tag is manufactured in zinc, showing honest age patina and light corrosion typical of field-issued examples.
The stamping is still legible and includes:

• Unit: Stammkp. Inf. Ers. Btl. 71
• Soldier number: 557
• Blood group: 0
  
  

A solid historical piece from the German Army’s reserve training structure. Great for collections focused on Wehrmacht organization, personnel logistics, or replacement battalions.