Same thing here!Ive not found one that would fit me either. Im not Shultz big….
Hi John,Most reenactors are really meticulous and real sticklers for Historical Accuracy lucky they didn't notice you guys are Asian.
Hi John,
That is indeed the most inaccurate part for our impressions lol. But interestingly, there were quite a number of Asians attached to German units in 1900s, 1910s; Chinese, Siamese etc. But that’s a different story, sometimes they would wear regimental uniforms or similar garments.
An example I have in my collection:
Best regards,
Jvpi
Thank you, I'm always looking for more info regarding these men. Learning German will definitely make things much easier for me, I'm trying to learn how to read first. So far I know these Chinese officers were assigned to IR83, IR27, KR7, HR11, FAR43, PB5 and PB7. Unfortunately, the extraction above didn't give any info on Oblt. Zau. He probably was with one of the infantry regiments.Thanks for that Article, it was really interesting.
The German military greatly influenced the modernised army of China's very late imperial period (1895-1911), both in its organization and their uniforms, equipment, weapons etc. But since the complexity of the early Chinese military is astounding, there were also influences from the Japanese & Russian military etc (Well TBH one can also discover German influences in these two lol). Unfortunately, the New Army was short-lived and soon transformed into the new Republic's army. Despite that, the German influence was still obvious. The Beiyang government continued sending students until they declared war on Germany in August 1917.I have to say it's really interesting to think that China was sending its officers to study in Prussia. It would be interesting to see what impact these gentlemen had on the formation and modernization of the Chinese Army upon their return to China after their studies abroad.
regards John Josef
Indeed, a later and more well-known history. Chinese officers were in the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht.during the 1930s, China actually established relations with Nazi Germany to modernize their military.