de-jerre Posted 6 June , 2009 Share Posted 6 June , 2009 hello, I'm Jeroen and I'm searching for some information about the insignia and belgian uniforms in the first world war. can you help me? also if you have a small booklet about the ranks and insignia of the belgian army can you send it to me? (it is for a schoolproject) thanxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper1914 Posted 6 June , 2009 Share Posted 6 June , 2009 Hello Jeroen, contact the webmaster of this Belgian-Dutch ww1 group: http://www.srd1914-1918.tk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de-jerre Posted 10 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 10 June , 2009 i'm looking for a book : the handbook of the belgian army 1906/14, does anyone have this book? if someone has it, could you send me some copies? greetz, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill54 Posted 22 June , 2009 Share Posted 22 June , 2009 i'm looking for a book : the handbook of the belgian army 1906/14, does anyone have this book? if someone has it, could you send me some copies? greetz, I have a small pamphlet printed just before WWI, no date but the printers are Printers in Ordinary to His Majesty and to Queen Alexandra which I would place before WWI. Poor quality printing but If you want them you're welcome to them, One page {small} of Belgian ranks and four of uniforms, Nothing special but a start! If you want them, send a private message to safe putting your email on view to the world and his wife, WF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 23 June , 2009 Share Posted 23 June , 2009 I have a small pamphlet printed just before WWI, no date but the printers are Printers in Ordinary to His Majesty and to Queen Alexandra which I would place before WWI. Poor quality printing but If you want them you're welcome to them, One page {small} of Belgian ranks and four of uniforms, Nothing special but a start! If you want them, send a private message to safe putting your email on view to the world and his wife, WF I am not sure at his membership level de-jerre will be able to PM you. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Kastner Posted 23 June , 2009 Share Posted 23 June , 2009 Jeroen, bill, Here's a thread from a while back with information concerning the book you seek, with credit to JamesH and bill54. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...p?showtopic=471 Handbook of the Belgian Army 1906/14 Imperial War Museum /Battery Press. ISBN 1-901623-07-6 or 0-89839-281-0. Text only. 1998 reprint of British Army report on Belgian Army. Incidentlly bill, you offered your assitance then as well, very kind. Note the original post date and the replys span 6 years...history is never too old... Hope it helps, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de-jerre Posted 23 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 23 June , 2009 hello, I can't send a message to bill54 but I would like to have that small booklet could someone contact bill54 and than send it to me? thanxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill54 Posted 23 June , 2009 Share Posted 23 June , 2009 hello, I can't send a message to bill54 but I would like to have that small booklet could someone contact bill54 and than send it to me? thanxxx Try this for now, I don't believe that there is any copyright issues, certainly non with the rank chart I did. If someone is able to pass on the scans I don't have a problem sending them on to you. I hope these are of use to you Regards WF http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc309/wfrad/IMG_0001.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc309/wfrad/IMG_0002.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc309/wfrad/IMG_0003.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc309/w...myranks1916.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill54 Posted 24 June , 2009 Share Posted 24 June , 2009 hello, I can't send a message to bill54 but I would like to have that small booklet could someone contact bill54 and than send it to me? thanxxx de-jerre Just a few details that sometimes gets over looked, and may be of use if you wish to expand on the WWI ranks worn by the Belgian Army. Could also be worth a few bonus points to you by filling it out with a bit more detail. In December 1915 the Belgium Corps Expéditionnaire Belge des Auto-Cannons-Mitrailleuse. The Russian Military prescribed the following Russian rank badges to be worn: Belgian Aspirant – Russian Praporshik [Ensign], Belgian Sous Lieutenant – Russian Podporushik [2nd Lieutenant], Belgian Lieutenant – Russian Poruchik [Lieutenant], Belgian Capitaine Commandant – Russian Kapitan [Captain], Belgian Major – Russian Podpolkovnik [Lieutenant Colonel] Also the other ranks wore the Russian volunteer cork on their shoulder strap. In 1918 they returned to Belgium via China, crossing into China on the 27th March 1918. The unit was disbanded on the 15th July 1918. It may not be of much use but you may find it an interesting side line. Regards WF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmf Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 de-jerre, New book from Osprey: http://www.ospreypublishing.com/store/The-..._9781846034480/ Also, Andrew Mollo's classic work: Army Uniforms of World War 1 ISBN 0713715332 Plus, Richard Knotel and Herbert Knotel's Uniforms of the World : A Compendium of Army, Navy, and Air Force Uniforms, 1700-1937 ISBN 0671100378 Plus, links here: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...p?showtopic=471 Plus this great site: http://www.landships.freeservers.com/new_p...n_unifs_ww1.htm Hope this helps, CMF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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