trajan Posted 6 January , 2019 Share Posted 6 January , 2019 1 hour ago, Jools mckenna said: German soldiers at rest, maybe 1916. Steel helmets - three or more. Don't look to be 'square dips', but rarity of helmets here and numbers of pickles suggests summer or later 1916? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 6 January , 2019 Share Posted 6 January , 2019 Ah, yes, it is a Schießauszeichnung/Schützenschnur. Which grade cannot be determined, seems to be a lower one, though. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKK Posted 7 January , 2019 Share Posted 7 January , 2019 19 hours ago, GreyC said: Ah, yes, it is a Schießauszeichnung/Schützenschnur. Which grade cannot be determined, seems to be a lower one, though. GreyC You are right. I was not sure how far back that originated, but started a few hundred years ago. I am looking at that troddel. Does it look like a prussian version? Baden used the prussian version of the belt buckle. Would they have also used a prussian troddel? Have their own, or use some other state? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 7 January , 2019 Share Posted 7 January , 2019 RIR 236, 1918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 7 January , 2019 Share Posted 7 January , 2019 Pionier Rgt 25, Flanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 7 January , 2019 Share Posted 7 January , 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, BKK said: You are right. I was not sure how far back that originated, but started a few hundred years ago. Hi BKK, if you mean Schießauszeichnungen in general, yes. If you mean Schützenschnur in the Prussian army (and other German armies), no. The Schützenschnur was introduced in 1894. Before that, from 1850 on, Schießauszeichnungen were worn as more or less thin stripes on the cuffs, parallel to the rim of the sleeves, first in three grades, from 1868 in eight, still later in twelve. An example is shown on my photo of Brandenburg-cuffs on p55, #1375 in this thread. For your convenience here is a photo of a rare 10th grade award, albeit Bavarian which did not differ much. "I am looking at that troddel. Does it look like a prussian version? Baden used the prussian version of the belt buckle. Would they have also used a prussian troddel? Have their own, or use some other state?" Sorry, don´t know, but think it to be plausible, GreyC Edited 7 January , 2019 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKK Posted 8 January , 2019 Share Posted 8 January , 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, GreyC said: Hi BKK, if you mean Schießauszeichnungen in general, yes. If you mean Schützenschnur in the Prussian army (and other German armies), no. The Schützenschnur was introduced in 1894. Before that, from 1850 on, Schießauszeichnungen were worn as more or less thin stripes on the cuffs, parallel to the rim of the sleeves, first in three grades, from 1868 in eight, still later in twelve. An example is shown on my photo of Brandenburg-cuffs on p55, #1375 in this thread. For your convenience here is a photo of a rare 10th grade award, albeit Bavarian which did not differ much. "I am looking at that troddel. Does it look like a prussian version? Baden used the prussian version of the belt buckle. Would they have also used a prussian troddel? Have their own, or use some other state?" Sorry, don´t know, but think it to be plausible, GreyC Thank for you for your explanations and help! Here is a picture of soldiers wearing them. Edited 8 January , 2019 by BKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 9 January , 2019 Share Posted 9 January , 2019 Menin Road, near Hooge, early 1916 shelter for telephone section of artillery unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 9 January , 2019 Share Posted 9 January , 2019 unknown unit, hussars wearing atilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 10 January , 2019 Share Posted 10 January , 2019 IR 369 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 11 January , 2019 Share Posted 11 January , 2019 Res Feld Artillerie Rgt 51, Flanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 11 January , 2019 Share Posted 11 January , 2019 I.R. 362 Flanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 11 January , 2019 Share Posted 11 January , 2019 NCO's Lehr Infantry Rgt, 1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 12 January , 2019 Share Posted 12 January , 2019 Garde Telegraphen Bataillon I, Treptow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 12 January , 2019 Share Posted 12 January , 2019 Königl. Preuss. Fernspech Abteilung 'H' (Haber) attached to Pionier Bat. 35 (Gaspioniere) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 12 January , 2019 Share Posted 12 January , 2019 221 I.D., 223 Komp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 12 January , 2019 Share Posted 12 January , 2019 I like the last two. The last one is not from the 223 Kompanie but from the 223rd Sanitäts-Kompanie. What you see are guys from that unit working at a desinfection-station. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 12 January , 2019 Share Posted 12 January , 2019 21 hours ago, Cnock said: NCO's Lehr Infantry Rgt, 1917 Has to be after 3 March 1918, there is one silver and three black wound badges there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepoy Posted 12 January , 2019 Share Posted 12 January , 2019 With the very heavy snow currently hitting central Europe, may be this chap is wearing the perfect clothing for the weather! Sepoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 12 January , 2019 Share Posted 12 January , 2019 4 hours ago, trajan said: Has to be after 3 March 1918, there is one silver and three black wound badges there. yes my error, was hidden in a batch of photos 1917! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 13 January , 2019 Share Posted 13 January , 2019 Fussartillerie bataillon 124 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 13 January , 2019 Share Posted 13 January , 2019 unknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 13 January , 2019 Share Posted 13 January , 2019 unknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWK Posted 13 January , 2019 Share Posted 13 January , 2019 German Prisoners of War in French captivity? Deducing that from the P.G. on the guy on the right "Prisonnier de Guerre". Other than that I have no idea. When did "blind closing" (sorry, don't know the correct English word for that. It's "no buttons showing") come into fashion in German war-time clothing? A variety of cockades on show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 13 January , 2019 Share Posted 13 January , 2019 (edited) Hi JWK, it´s called "verdeckte Knopfleiste" in German ;-) 1915. Kokarden: right Saxon, Bavarian. Middele: several cndidates. Among them Württemberg, Oldenburg, Braunschweig, Lippe. GreyC Edited 13 January , 2019 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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