German officers wearing bayonets

[rolyboy11]

Trajan,

            Its a standard .....W15 - RHS Mundlos & Co. Magdeburg. LHS Rich.A.Herder. Solingen.

 

Rolyboy

[Kris1981]

3 hours ago, rolyboy11 said:

Kris, I wonder......could your kS marking read -  Fl.E.6.29. ?  I ask as I have an identical example ........ Wood grips, 2 screwbolts - Erfurt - W15 - Fl.E.6.103. This is  Flieger Ersatz Abteilung Nr.6. which if my memory serves me correctly was the Saxon flying school based at Grossenhain. Quite a few marked bayonets, mostly S84/98 are recorded for this unit. I have one marked Fea.6.2325. Carter and Williams list/illustrate quite a few other examples.

Hope this helps.

 

Rolyboy. 

Hi!  It's definitaly FI.E.5.29 - not 6 :-)

 

Is it known what Ersatz Abteilung this is?  Or do you know a source where I can find this online perhaps?

 

Kris

[rolyboy11]

Hi Kris,

           No do not have any specific lists to hand but it appears Fea.5 were Hannover based. Bit of info on this link.......

 

http://www.buddecke.de/fea5.htm

 

Rolyboy.

[Kris1981]

That's amazing.  History doesn't come much closer than this ;-)  Thanks!

 

http://www.frontflieger.de/2-fea05.html

 

About your bayonet marked FEA 6... I found these to be of interest:

 

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Germany-WWI-1918-Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung-6-Air-Force-Feldpost-Used-Cover-74247-/351787046455?hash=item51e8245637:g:iUYAAOSwayZXjXmf

 

http://www.ebay.de/itm/alter-Militarpas-kgl-preuss-Anfangsfliegerschule-Gnadau-1918-111488-/231754031328?hash=item35f59de0e0:g:M8IAAOSwQoFWP3ao

PS: Pilot Richthofen was sent to the Saxon FEA 6 for training as an aerial observer.  Richthofen = The Red Baron ;-)  I thought you'd like to know that.

 

[rolyboy11]

Kris,

      Thank you!! ............ Some great bits ........ No to be honest did not know about the Richhofen link. That's really interesting. Will follow that up and see what I can find. That really is the pleasure of unit marks.................!!!

 

Rolyboy.

[Kris1981]

I just googled the Flieger unit and came across it in an online book through google books. No idea if it can be proven though, but still ;-) 

 

https://books.google.be/books?id=gASBMyOwU1oC&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=richthofen+sent+to+the+flieger+ersatz+abteilung&source=bl&ots=yHs3KFCa4W&sig=zNBQu0FSCYdUL_jzjVXgTh2aZ_Q&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFpoWojavOAhWF0hoKHQWcD2gQ6AEIHjAB#v=onepage&q=richthofen sent to the flieger ersatz abteilung&f=false

[seitengewehr69]

ich habe eins von möwewerk thüringen selten oder ?