Help identifying uniform

[stephenp]

I just received this photo of my Great-Grandfather, Albert Juckel. He was born in 1880, so I assume this picture is from around 1900 in East Prussia.

 

[JzPf]

I just received this photo of my Great-Grandfather, Albert Juckel. He was born in 1880, so I assume this picture is from around 1900 in East Prussia.

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Kurassier Regt Graf Wrangel (Ostpruessisches) Nr. 3
Konigsberg i.Pr I.AK

 

[Tony without Kaiser]

Marvellous! Congratulations on having a photo of your ancestor in a prestigious Regiment. This photo is full of details of Albert, such as the lace on his collar and cuffs which are specific to 3.KR. This is a wonderful photo of a Kürassier in Waffenrock, and I’m sure more of the members here will add information for you.

 

[Kaiser Wilhelm II]

Its a very nice photo from a prestigious regiment as it is.
To know it is someone to whom you share a blood relation must be something quite special.

 

[southsando]

As said by the others, this is a great photo of a family member in a very prestigious regiment. And one of the most beautiful uniforms!

 

[John Josef]

That's a really clear image

Very happy to see younger Germans taking interest in their History.

 

[stephenp]

I cleaned the photo up a little bit in photoshop but the original was in very good condition. The crazy part is that image is not a scan. My father took a photo of the original picture from a photo album. If your curious, I can post the original.

 

[Lars13]

I cleaned the photo up a little bit in photoshop

Did you use some AI to add details to the face? It looks so much sharper than the rest of the picture.

 

[Jvpi]

Very nice picture of KR3.

 

[stephenp]

I used the new beta version of the Photoshop Neural filter “Photo Restore”. One of the settings is “Enhance face”. I set it to 20%. Here's the original.

 

[CLOVIS 57]

A beautiful photo of your grandfather. He was well decorated. Shooting prize and fencing certificate. (Lanzenfechten Abzeichen). It is based on the Prussian cuirassier's Pallasch, inspired by the 1816 French cuirassier's ‘Latte’.

 

[stephenp]

Thank you everyone for the great information. Receiving the photo has motivated me to trace my German family heritage further.