kevin917z Posted 15 January , 2018 Share Posted 15 January , 2018 Can anyone help me identify what unit my relative is a part of? It has me puzzled, i see nothing with a number two in his military records book i found in the german archives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin917z Posted 17 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 17 January , 2018 Do you think this is Bavarian ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 17 January , 2018 Share Posted 17 January , 2018 (edited) The only unit I know from Metz with a "2" on the shoulder is a battailion of the KB Foot Artillery Regiment 2. GreyC Edited 17 January , 2018 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin917z Posted 17 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 17 January , 2018 KB 2nd Infanterie “Kronprinz” ???? http://www.infanterie-bayern-1870-1918.de/uniformen-und-raenge.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted 17 January , 2018 Share Posted 17 January , 2018 Grey C is absolutely right. But in Bavaria the number stood before the unit, so Königlich-Bayerisches 2. Fußartillerie-Regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 18 January , 2018 Share Posted 18 January , 2018 That's a great photograph, and to judge from the size of that button - is it a Wappenknopf? - on his collar he is a Sergeant or above, I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted 19 January , 2018 Share Posted 19 January , 2018 Hello Julian! The absence of the Collar-NCO-braids indicates him as an Obergefreiter (if it is a NCO button). Obergefreiter was a special rank, only existed in Fußartillerie. In english it would be "Bombardier of Foot-Artillerie" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 Thanks Andy - I live and learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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