charlie2 Posted 26 July , 2017 Share Posted 26 July , 2017 I suspect the photo is well known but just in case it was taken on the wedding day of Herzogin Sophie Charlotte von Oldenburg and Prinz Eitel Friedrich von Preußen. Is it possible to identify the Generals? Where in Berlin was the photo taken? Behind the Kaiser and Herzogin Sophie Charlotte are Prinz Adelbert and Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm - is he wearing the uniform of the Garde du Corps? The soldiers of the Guard provided by 1. Garde Regiment zu Fuß are all of a very similar size - were there special physical standards for joining the regiment? I suspect the small "boy" with the Colour Party is an officer cadet, am I correct? How old would he be? Does anyone know where I could obtain a good quality copy of the un-cropped photo? (The Band on the left is missing) Thanks Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Black Posted 26 July , 2017 Share Posted 26 July , 2017 http://temposenzatempo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/the-kaisers-band.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 27 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2017 Many thanks Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 27 July , 2017 Share Posted 27 July , 2017 Interesting link as well! But a bit of a blooper there, with the second photograph... "The numeral II on their collars may signify that this unit are members of the 2nd Garde-Regiment." They are not numbers, they are Garde Litzen, stripes indicating that they are members of a Garde regiment... see e.g.: http://www.kaisersbunker.com/gtp/gtp10.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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