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    Provisional Reichswehr

    Great thread and a subject dear to my heart. Karl, the blue sleeve insignia of the Friedensheer was introduced per order of 19 January 1919 and was superseded by the matt silver cuff and sleeve insignia already per order of 5 May 1919. So an even shorter window! The second pattern was...
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    Jan 1 2 Garde Regt zu Fuss in front of the Zeughus

    Steve, if we assume that the colour of F./2. GRzF is that on the extreme right as that of the senior regiment on parade, the two to the immediate left of that must be those of F./5. GRzF and F./GGR 5. The black plumes of the Colour bearers are indicative of the 3rd or Füsilier battalions...
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    Jan 1 2 Garde Regt zu Fuss in front of the Zeughus

    Steve, the article in the Deutscher Reichsanzeiger und Königlich Preußischer Staatsanzeiger is not explicit but I think we can safely assume the majority would have been of the newly formed third battalions (AKO of 4 May 1913) of the following regiments: 5. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß...
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    Jan 1 2 Garde Regt zu Fuss in front of the Zeughus

    Steve, wonderful example! It is Thursday, 1 January 1914 as confirmed by this extract from the Deutscher Reichsanzeiger und Königlich Preußischer Staatsanzeiger dated Friday 2 January 1914. Regards Glenn
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    Schoulder Straps "Chief" von OIR 91

    Just a slight variation on a theme. As seen above, the Grand Duke of Oldenburg had a single commission as a Prussian General der Kavallerie. Below we see General der Infanterie and Kavallerie Herzog Johann Albrecht zu Mecklenburg. The reason for the two ranks is simple. He held a Grand Ducal...
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    Help for identyfying an officer Dunkelblau Waffenrock !

    Maxwell, the difference is between those officers originally from the dismounted branches - No white piping and those from the mounted branches - with white piping. Regards Glenn
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    Help for identyfying an officer Dunkelblau Waffenrock !

    The term "non regimental officer" was applied to basically every commissioned officer who was not serving with a "front" regiment or independent battalion or equivalent sized unit. This would include among others; general staff officers, war ministry, technical institutes, Invalid houses...
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    Schoulder Straps "Chief" von OIR 91

    Steve, I believe that Frank is simply stating the Grand Duke's actual rank; that of General der Kavallerie. Even though he was the chef of IR 91, that did not have any bearing on his rank. His colonelcy of IR 91 did not confer additional rank as an infantry general. Regards Glenn
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    Train-Abteilung or Train-Bataillon

    Nice tunic Charles. not the Train-Abteilung 89 but a wartime train unit with the number 89, for example Proviant-Kolonne 89 (formerly schwere-Proviant-Kolonne 6, XV. Armee-Korps) All the the peacetime Train-Abteilungen ceased to exist on mobilisation, their personnel being used to form a...
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    KWII at a Funeral ?

    Another shot from the same occasion. The officers in the second row are from left to right, the two grandsons of Großherzog Friedrich I: Prince Wilhelm of Sweden in the uniform of Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 8 and Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden in the uniform of Leib-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 109. Prince...
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    KWII at a Funeral ?

    Steve, it is indeed the funeral of Großherzog Friedrich I von Baden on 7 October 1907. To the Kaiser‘s left are Friedrich II and Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden (the son-in-law of Friedrich I) in the uniform of Grenadier-Regiment zu Pferde Freiherr von Derfflinger (Neumärkisches) Nr. 3. Regards...
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    Identifying the unidentified

    It is an Austro-Hungarian Military merit order 3rd class. Regards Glenn
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    Identifying the unidentified

    Just two with the BMV4XKr as far as I can ascertain: Leutnant d.R. Josef Ritter von Reichert of 2. Jäger-Bataillon Leutnant d.R. Josef Ritter von Schmid of 1. Jäger-Bataillon. Regards Glenn
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    Identifying the unidentified

    Maxwell, difficult to be certain as I don't have a comparison shot of this fellow. However, if as I think is the case, that his BMV4X does not have a crown, I am of the opinion that there is a good probability that he is Leutnant d.R. Gustav Ritter von Eich of Bavarian 1...
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    The funeral of the Kaiser's wife

    Steve , great additions to your collection. Interesting that the original caption shows General der Kavallerie a.D. Eugen von Falkenhayn as a Generaloberst. Like his brother Erich, he never attained this rank. Regards Glenn
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    Shoulder straps of pilots of the German Empire

    Morning Reingold, Kriegsministerium Nr. 792/9. 13. A1., published as AKO Nr. 209 of 19 September 1913 introduced the propeller insignia for the Flieger-Bataillone Nr. 1 to 4. Officers did not wear a number. Regards Glenn
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    Probe straps 2 examples in my collection

    The Waffenmeister strap is superb. The translation as “Master Gunner” is not! The Waffenmeister was essentially a military official with the duties of a weapons artificer or master armourer. Regards Glenn
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    Kaisermanöver 1913

    I suppose am I am very fortunate in having some very high quality scans of an original Tellgmann album and this certainly helps in identifying individuals in these groups (unlike many of the poor quality images one finds on the web). Now, the caption was not particularly helpful but the Kaiser...
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    Who is this man?

    Hi Charles, Austro-Hungarian chief of staff Arthur Arz von Straußenburg In the uniform of Prussian Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 157 of which he was chief. Appointed as such on 3 November 1917. Regards Glenn
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    Hanoverians on Parade

    This from a larger group of Fahnenträger taken in 1907 in Hannover. Of especial interest are the Gibraltar cuff title on two sets of colour bearers - Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 73 and Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 79. No sign of Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 10 on this Oskar Tellgmann shot. Lurking in the background...
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