Cnock Posted 29 August , 2021 Share Posted 29 August , 2021 50th Infantry Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 29 August , 2021 Share Posted 29 August , 2021 Reserve Infantry Rgt nr. 37, 10th Reserve Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 29 August , 2021 Share Posted 29 August , 2021 Bavarian Landwehr Infantry Rgt nr. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle of loos Posted 29 August , 2021 Share Posted 29 August , 2021 8 hours ago, AOK4 said: Field Artillery units did have some of their men trained as machine gunners, as from late 1917/early 1918 if I'm not mistaken. They were to defend the guns in case of an enemy breakthrough if I recall correctly. I remember having read this somewhere. Jan thank's for your answer. michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 29 August , 2021 Share Posted 29 August , 2021 Jan is right. From November 1917 two MG per Batterie. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 29 August , 2021 Share Posted 29 August , 2021 From Cron page 150 “The harassment of the artillery by enemy aircraft and the need for better defensive capability against surprise close-range attacks led in November 1917 to the equipping of all batteries on the Western Front with two machine guns each, for the operation of which, each battery formed an M.G. platoon.“ Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 29 August , 2021 Share Posted 29 August , 2021 I'm glad I remembered correctly that MGs were attached to the field artillery at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 19 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2022 As mentioned in another thread I just got a small album of photos (including these images of knocked out French and British tanks) There are several images showing what would appear to be naval troops? The tally bands on some of the men in the last group shot appear to contain the word Artillerie (perhaps the experts could weigh in) Or perhaps recognizes the location(s). Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 19 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2022 (edited) Edited 19 December , 2022 by 4thGordons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 19 December , 2022 Share Posted 19 December , 2022 Hi Chris, most certainly Flanders. AOK 4 should know. A close up / high res scan of the tallies would be most interesting. There might be a "rare bird" among them. In your 2nd post you can see a mix of Seebataillon soldiers (equivalent to the (Royal) Marines) with the white cap band and surface troops of the Navy in field grey tunics. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 19 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2022 @AOK4 Thanks GreyC I will re-scan the big group shot at high resolution -- but I think it might pick up rather too much texture from the surface of the print. Here is the first group shot slightly larger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 19 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2022 Some close ups of tallies I can't make many out with any precision - some appear to say "Abteliung des Ma........?" (above) and some the first pic appears to show some saying "??? Artillerie ??" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 20 December , 2022 Share Posted 20 December , 2022 Hi, I knew it is a photo with rare cap tallies. They were only issued in Mid-1918 and it says Sturmabteilung des Marinekorps. The Navy stormtroopers were stationed at Brügge /Bruges. Congrats. Wish I had one of these. I have another one of the unit with steel-helmets and handgranades. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 20 December , 2022 Share Posted 20 December , 2022 Hello, The parade pics are from Brugge (Bruges). The soldiers are indeed from the Marinekorps Flandern. The pics show a mixture of Marine-Infanterie soldiers as well as Matrosen from several units (I can see "Sturmabteilung" as well as "Artillerie" and I think there are some infantrymen from the Matrosen-Regiments as well). Marine-Infanterie can be compared to the Royal Marines in the British army, while the Matrosen-Artillerie were men that manned coastal guns etc. (they existed pre war but were expanded as there were new coastal guns used in Flanders and in the East). The Matrosen-Regiments can be compared to the Royal Naval Division in a way. They were navy reservists for whom there was no place on the war ships and were used as infantrymen. Very nice pics indeed. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 20 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 20 December , 2022 Thanks very much Jan and GreyC Here are the last couple from the set (less good images) It just occurred to me that I have picked up a number of German pics since I last posted on this thread so as I have my scanner up and running I'll try and put a few more up. Thanks again Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 22 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 22 December , 2022 couple of unrelated pics - I bought them because they showed soldiers and beer/steins/wine/food (it's not that I lack focus or anything just that my focus changes! - I just get pics I like) Epaulettes read 142. Some interesting insignia on two men - cannot read any epaulettes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 22 December , 2022 Share Posted 22 December , 2022 (edited) Hi, the IR 142 was situated at Mühlhausen, Elsaß. Nice, but rather common. The photo taken in the store (could be a canteen or the like) shows members of the field artillery, if I am not mistaken. But the most interesting is the photo of the NCOs gathered around the table, which is probably placed at a training facility / manouvre-ground. What makes it so interesting (and quite) rare are not the two identical badges on the sleeves (Kaiserabzeichen, awarded once a year to the best shooting company within its corps to infantry, Jäger and artillery units as well as MG units and naval artillery), but because of the flagbearer with the special badge above the Kaiserabzeichen and the so called Ringkragen around the collar. It seems to be one of the flagbearers of the IR 13 from Münster. Find attached a photo of a Kaiserabzeichenträger from IR 31 and a flagbearer of IR 76 from my collection. GreyC Edited 22 December , 2022 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 23 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 23 December , 2022 (edited) Thank you - very interesting information. I was struggling to find the badges in my references. Chris Edited 23 December , 2022 by 4thGordons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 7 January , 2023 Share Posted 7 January , 2023 (edited) Landwehr Infantry Regiment No.116 - 11 Kompany. 25/1/1916. Edited 7 January , 2023 by GWF1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 7 January , 2023 Author Share Posted 7 January , 2023 Very nice pic GWF1967 Here is a group with very few insignia to go on to identify and a unit stamp which I cannot determine either! At least the date is clear! They are engaged in cleaning their rifles (or at least were until they posed for the photographer - you can see the two in the middle have the bolt removed from their GEW 98. Many of the rifles have muzzle guards in place and a bayonet makes a guest appearance in the hand of the chap to the right (as we look) of the middle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 7 January , 2023 Share Posted 7 January , 2023 (edited) Hi 4th Gordons. Card written to his inlaws from France. Unit is a 3rd Btl. of either RIR 13, 39, 57, most probably. GreyC Hi GWF, your card is by Philipp Stuckert to his father picturing his group (Korporalschaft) during their X-mas celebration. He might have been wounded and captured in 1918. Edited 1 February , 2023 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 1 February , 2023 Author Share Posted 1 February , 2023 Rear of a recent card with a really interesting picture but I am not certain it is actually military. The handwriting and the German has me stumped: Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 1 February , 2023 Share Posted 1 February , 2023 Hi Chris Its either written in dialect or he wasn‘t very well educated. It‘s addressed to Franz Jany in Krumau in Bohemia. The writer sends his brother-in-law and sister-in-law greetings and thanks them for their letter. Thats all I can make of it. It was posted in 1911. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 1 February , 2023 Author Share Posted 1 February , 2023 20 minutes ago, charlie2 said: Hi Chris Its either written in dialect or he wasn‘t very well educated. It‘s addressed to Franz Jany in Krumau in Bohemia. The writer sends his brother-in-law and sister-in-law greetings and thanks them for their letter. Thats all I can make of it. It was posted in 1911. Charlie Thanks I think it may be less well educated (also possibly with an injured hand) Does the middle part indicate that he had joined some sort of unit/ group? Here is the picture (which came with a selection of military pics but is not obviously military - I was wondering lumber work/charcoal/mining? Thanks for the date I had not worked that out Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 1 February , 2023 Share Posted 1 February , 2023 (edited) He also writes that he had had his portrait taken with his work-pals. He is either non German (from Böhmen to where the card is addressed to) or his schooling was quite poor, however he was able to write (sort of). Might well be coal mining, as the card was mailed from Westfalen, placename hard to decipher could be Borbeck (near / part of Essen). GreyC Edited 1 February , 2023 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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