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I too am of an age when these first appeared. Based very much on the works of Pietsch, Collas, Knötel etc., they are generally excellent. The section on veterinary officials and officers is a bit sketchy (it was in the original Pietsch). The author had some difficulty translating the...

I found an article in the “Hannoverscher Kurier” of 27 June 1919 describing this event. Unfortunately it gives no names of participants. The occasion was the 26 June 1919 transportation of the colours and standards of the X Army Corps being taken from the headquarters building of X Corps to the...

Many, many thanks! That confirms my suspicions - General der Infanterie Konstantin Schmidt von Knobelsdorf commanding X. Armeekorps. Just need to work on the general staffers. Regards Glenn

This wonderful image was posted at GMIC by user 03fahnen. It depicts a General der Infanterie wearing the insignia of the Friedensherr. Also in the shot are a couple of general staff officers, the nearest to the camera in the rank of Major. Unfortunately, given the angle of the shot, I cannot at...

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 Karl, the blue sleeve insignia of the Friedensheer was introduced per order of 19 January 1919 and was superseded by the matt silver cuff and sleeve insignia already per order of 5 May 1919.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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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