German IR 169 Posted 7 December , 2014 Share Posted 7 December , 2014 I am interested in acquiring additional images related to German Infantry Regiment 169 (Baden #8) for use in a forthcoming website. I have attached a few photographs the collection of my Grandfather, Albert G. Rieth, who was a trumpeter in the Regiment's 9th Company from 1912-1915. His wartime journal was the inspiration of a book I recently published titled: "Imperial Germany's 'Iron Regiment' of the First World War: War Memories of service with Infantry Regiment 169; 1914-19-18. I welcome and greatly appreciate any images that forum members may have access to. Regards, John Rieth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph J. Whitehead Posted 8 December , 2014 Share Posted 8 December , 2014 Hello John, Please send me an address I can send scans to. I have a number of photo for IR 169 I could send over. Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German IR 169 Posted 8 December , 2014 Author Share Posted 8 December , 2014 Hi Ralph, Many thanks for the offer, I will send you a note with the address. I see you are interested in the XIV Reserve Corps, and much of my interest is with the XIV Corps. Look forward to hearing from you, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWK Posted 8 December , 2014 Share Posted 8 December , 2014 John, this one may be out of scope for you seeing the date, but who knows? : There's a postcard for sale on Delcampe : a picture of the Unteroffiziere of IR 169 from 1908, with their names http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,223205647,var,1-CPA--ORIGINAL-Photo--Infanterie-Regiment-Nr169--Names-of-Officers,language,E.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German IR 169 Posted 9 December , 2014 Author Share Posted 9 December , 2014 Hi Trajan and JWK, Many thanks for the postings, those pictures are indeed great. Yes, those Flucht post cards must have been all the rage just before the war. I remember my grandfather's stories about his seeing planes and cars for the first time. Its really amazing to think about the rapid transition of early flight to the warplanes of WW I. Regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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