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Tactics

Post author:joerookery
Post published:June 30, 2023
Post category:Aleksander Lie

n this post I will focus on events that show that although the German army had better training and commanders, the tactics they and the French (and other armies in…

Bavarian Wappen

Post author:joerookery
Post published:June 30, 2023
Post category:Tore Mentyjærvi

So, I just bought this Bavarian Wappen, a pickelhaube helmet plate, that is. A very nice one, though it is missing one of the loops As the crown is voided…

Commander Cameroon Schutztruppe

Post author:joerookery
Post published:June 30, 2023
Post category:Álvaro José Ignacio Casanova Mora Chile

Carl Heinrich Zimmermann (* September 7, 1864 in Louisendorf (Frankenau); † January 13, 1949 in Hanau) was a Prussian officer, member of the Cameroon Schutztruppe and from 1914 to 1919…

“father of the camel troop”.

Post author:joerookery
Post published:June 30, 2023
Post category:Álvaro José Ignacio Casanova Mora Chile

Friederich von Erckert (December 30, 1869 in Bromberg, † March 16, 1908 in Seatsub, Bechuanaland, now Botswuana) was a German officer of the Schutztruppe. Due to the first notable introduction…

My first “Säbel”

Post author:joerookery
Post published:June 29, 2023
Post category:Antonio Herrera

***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***My first “Säbel”.And I believe, it is going to be the last one… but it had to be from a particular Regiment: The Royal Bavarian 5th Field…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 182 Hans Leybold

Post author:joerookery
Post published:June 27, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 182Hans LeyboldTHE YOUNG DADAISTHans Leybold was born into a middle-class family in Frankfurt am Main on April 2, 1892.He was raised in Hamburg where he completed school at…

An interesting Webley revolver.

Post author:joerookery
Post published:June 23, 2023
Post category:Gus' Gear

Today for Gus' Gear I have an interesting Webley revolver. The Royal Irish Constabulary was a quasi-military organization that supported British rule in Ireland until 1922. These constables were armed…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 181 Arthur von Brietzke

Post author:joerookery
Post published:June 21, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 181Arthur von BrietzkeFriedrich Moritz Arthur von Brietzke was born in the Brandenburger town of Kemnitz on April 30, 1848.At the time, a liberal revolution was spreading across Europe.…

A Mini Chain with a Hohenzollern.

Post author:joerookery
Post published:June 8, 2023
Post category:Antonio Herrera

***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A Mini Chain with a Hohenzollern. Today, I will be showing another Miniature Medal Chain with a few new “Minis” entering in my collection. Unfortunately, this time it…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 179 Hans Imelmann

Post author:joerookery
Post published:June 5, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES Things that Fly

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 179Hans ImelmannHans Imelmann was born in Hannover on May 14, 1897. His first known military service was piloting a Fokker Eindekker for one of the early fighter units,…