PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 142 Max Stapff
EARLY YEARSMax Stapff was born in Viesebach bei Altenburg on September 7, 1870, five days after the decisive Battle of Sedan in the Franco-Prussian War. Stapff entered the Prussian Army…
merchant submarine Deutschland
This photograph appears to show the merchant submarine Deutschland in rough seas. The submarine is likely stilling completing its sea trials before delivery to German Ocean Navigation a subsidiary of…
Walther Model 4 pistol
Today on Gus' Gear I have a Walther Model 4 pistol to examine. Walther was producing small personal pistols before the war. The Model 4 is a scaled up version…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** North Americans in Verdun.
I have already shown medals or other items, which do not belong to this group: WW1 German History, but I am sure we can look at other direction today…And yes,…
Reuss Junior Line
(1813-1871: Reuß jüngere Linie) The Principality of Reuss Junior Line, (sometimes called Reuss Gera) a small German state in Thuringia since 1673, was a member state of the German Confederation…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 141 Heinrich Schnee
THE LAWYERAlbert Hermann Heinrich Schnee was born in Neuhaldensleben on February 4, 1871, just weeks after the rise of the Second Reich. He was the son of District Court Councilor…
How the diary of a priest reveals locations of German soldiers buried around Rumbeke
On 19 October, French soldiers are shooting towards the Germans near Rumbeke. The Germans think it is civilians who are shooting at them and take revenge. Thirteen people are killed…
small pistol manufactured by the Becker and Hollander firm
Today on Gus' Gear I have a small pistol manufactured by the Becker and Hollander firm, commonly called a Beholla. It is a simple blow back action in a very…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 139 Emil Ilse
Emil Eduard Karl Ilse was born in Kempfeld on March 14, 1864. Exactly one month after his nineteenth birthday, he joined the Prussian Army’s Lower Saxony Foot Artillery Regiment Number…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 140 Ewald von Lochow
RISING THROUGH THE RANKSEwald Konstantin Ferdinand Friedrich von Lochow was born in Petkus (located in Prussian Brandenburg) on April 1, 1855. Three weeks after turning eighteen, he joined the Second…
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