Cnock Posted 27 June , 2021 Share Posted 27 June , 2021 Sturmtrupp with long barrel artillerie Lüger and Hebel flare pistol Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 27 June , 2021 Author Share Posted 27 June , 2021 (edited) Lovely pics @Cnock Here are two showing searchlights (?) the first one I assume might be some kind of gas (acetylene? carbide?) burning lamp given the bottles on the right. On the this one it would seem while the lamp is impressive the anti-aircraft gunners may be lacking in fire power? (they seem to have Mauser pistols with the holster/stock attached and I suspect a degree of optimism would be needed to bring down an aircraft with these, even with 4 of you trying) It looks like there may be some sort of acoustic (?) or other range finding device in the background just right of centre. Edited 27 June , 2021 by 4thGordons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 28 June , 2021 Author Share Posted 28 June , 2021 Another young looking group: Interesting Stags Head? badge that I have not seen before, appear to be two versions one with black backgound and one with another lighter colour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted 29 June , 2021 Share Posted 29 June , 2021 Hello! Post-War (Freikorps) photo of 1.Garde-Res.Div. Only one man wears Guard-Litzen. Probably the others are from a non-guard-unit of that division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 30 June , 2021 Author Share Posted 30 June , 2021 Thanks. While not questioning the ID at all I am a little surprised. My general impression was the the Freikorps was made up of experienced returned soldiers (like your photo)- these lads look very young to me! Couple more here from the recent acquisition: Interesting Shako/Plume and shoulder boards on these men and a rather damaged pic but of a helpfully identified group! and a nice dated group: but hard to make out epaulettes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 30 June , 2021 Share Posted 30 June , 2021 The last photo is of Infanterie Regiment 92, note the skull and crossbones between the cockades on the NCO‘s hat. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 30 June , 2021 Share Posted 30 June , 2021 The first photo is Jäger Bataillon 13 of the Royal Saxon Army. The twisted cord piping in the state colours (green and white) of the Kingdom of Saxony denotes they are one year volunteers. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 30 June , 2021 Share Posted 30 June , 2021 I wonder if the building and clock in the photo with the unit caption on a board at front still stands. It appears to have a sign inscribed on the gable wall. Does it say “office of the meat market”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 30 June , 2021 Share Posted 30 June , 2021 7 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: Does it say “office of the meat market”? Not quite, it says "Offizier-Speiseanstalt". Zeithain was a military training ground in Saxony. The soldiers are placed in front of the officer´s mess of the training ground. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 30 June , 2021 Share Posted 30 June , 2021 Just now, GreyC said: Not quite, it says "Offizier-Speiseanstalt". Zeithain was a military training ground in Saxony. The soldiers are placed in front of the officer´s mess of the training ground. GreyC Thank you. Zero marks out of ten for my clumsy attempt at translation 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 30 June , 2021 Share Posted 30 June , 2021 The barracks and training area were closed in 2007, part of it is used now by a military vehicle society and re-enactors. https://www.militärhistorik-zeithain.de/historie/zeithain-nach-der-wiedervereinigung.html Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 30 June , 2021 Share Posted 30 June , 2021 It had to do with food, though... GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 30 June , 2021 Share Posted 30 June , 2021 (edited) 41 minutes ago, charlie2 said: The barracks and training area were closed in 2007, part of it is used now by a military vehicle society and re-enactors. https://www.militärhistorik-zeithain.de/historie/zeithain-nach-der-wiedervereinigung.html Charlie I was just wondering if that building might still exist. I know from experience that German barracks (Kaserne) were beautifully built and designed to last. 40 minutes ago, GreyC said: It had to do with food, though... GreyC Yes, plenty of speise in the officers’ mess 😉 Edited 30 June , 2021 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 5 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2021 (edited) This one is a bit odd He appears to be carrying a GEW 91 but also carrying a bayonet (I don't think the GEW 91 had the capacity to affix a bayonet), older style cartridge carriers - but also a gas mask and with a steel helmet. Upon close inspection he also seems to have corduroy trousers on. The message on the back (very light I will scan and darken) appears to be dated October 25th 1917. Edited 5 July , 2021 by 4thGordons add observation/carbine ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 5 July , 2021 Share Posted 5 July , 2021 1 hour ago, 4thGordons said: This one is a bit odd He appears to be carrying a GEW 91 but also carrying a bayonet (I don't think the GEW 91 had the capacity to affix a bayonet), older style cartridge carriers - but also a gas mask and with a steel helmet. Upon close inspection he also seems to have corduroy trousers on. The message on the back (very light I will scan and darken) appears to be dated October 25th 1917. Bavarian Landsturm-Fußartillerie probably? He may be carrying a sword even and not a bayonet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 5 July , 2021 Share Posted 5 July , 2021 (edited) I´d second Jan. Bavarian seems a good choice. To make sure a close up high res scan of the buttons on his jacket would help. Crown=Prussian, lion=Bavarian GreyC Edited 5 July , 2021 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 5 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2021 Here is the best I could manage on the buttons: looks like a lion to me And the reverse of the card (no post marks or unit listing that I could see) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 5 July , 2021 Share Posted 5 July , 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, 4thGordons said: looks like a lion to me So it does! It´s a poem Josef sent his sister Marie. GreyC Edited 5 July , 2021 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 5 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2021 These three pics (obviously glued in an album at some point) all have RIR 249 written on the back of them in pencil in what seems to be the same hand - however I cannot see anything in the pictures themselves that confirms this except one shoulder strap on the first pic -- am I missing anything on the others or do (should) I just take it on trust - they came in a mixed lot with no provenance as to source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 5 July , 2021 Share Posted 5 July , 2021 I think it has to taken that photo 1 is IR245, there isn‘t anything to suggest otherwise. Photo 3 has some of the same soldiers in it as photo 1 but I can‘t marry up any of the faces in photo 2. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 18 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 18 July , 2021 Scanned a couple more this weekend: This would appear to show Guard Cavalrymen? And this - at least two men armed with M1879 Reichsrevolvers (shoulder strap appears to show a symbol over 84) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 18 July , 2021 Share Posted 18 July , 2021 (edited) Hi, the 2nd photo shows three soldiers from the Feldartillerie Regiment Nr. ?? maybe on the original the two digit number is legible. The 1st seems to be Garde-Kürassiere. I am not quite sure, though. GreyC Edited 18 July , 2021 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 18 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 18 July , 2021 1 hour ago, GreyC said: Hi, the 2nd photo shows three soldiers from the Feldartillerie Regiment Nr. ?? maybe on the original the two digit number is legible. The 1st seems to be Garde-Kürassiere. I am not quite sure, though. GreyC Thank you. I think the Nr is 84 Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 30 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 30 July , 2021 I just obtained a lot of approximately 80 more German photos so I shall fire up my scanner! There appear to be some quite interesting ones in amongst them. Including several machine-gun units of various sorts so perhaps I will start with those. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 30 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 30 July , 2021 First few: Th They appear to have a Vickers (central) and a French (Hotchkiss?) MG (right) here. Seem to be Russian Wheeled Maxims (1910?) This card dated August 1915 has an incredible amount of writing in the reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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