So, we continue with my next Shoulder strap, this time it is from the Feldartillerie-Regiment von Scharnhorst (1. Hannoversches) Nr. 10. So, another Regiment to talk about. The type of “Schulterklappe”…
Robert Paul Theodor von Kosch was born in the Prussian Silesian town of Glatz (now Kłodzko, Poland) on April 5, 1856. The son of Hermann and Agnes Kosch, Robert was…
A dough girl in FranceElsie Bierbower born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on March 16, 1889, daughter of John E. Bierbower and Jane Elizabeth CockrellShe had been performing since the…
Hans von Freden was born in Berlin on March 18, 1892. When World War I broke out in August 1914, he volunteered to serve in Field Artillery Regiment Number 18…
I always wondered if German soldiers joined allied armies, I ended up in the French archives again for a friend and thought well do some research at the same time…
One of a set of undated photos demonstrating grenade throwing techniques. Some of the photos have red arrows showing the movements to be made. Location unknownThe soldier has no cypher…
Oskar Philipp von Chelius was born in Mannheim (then part of the Grand Duchy of Baden) on July 28, 1859. He was the eldest son of Ernst Philipp von Chelius…
7 soldiers from WW1 were laid to rest in New Irish Farm cemetery in Ieper.John Lambert, an unknown soldier of the Royal fusiliers, an unknown soldier of the Royal Inniskilling…
I do not have much room left for more Bavarian Beer Steins, so I found this Saxon one to fit in. So in this article, I will be showing the…
EPISODE 130 Otto Ritter von Dandl Otto Ritter von Dandl was born in Straubing (located in Lower Bavaria) on May 13, 1868, the son of Georg Ritter von Dandl and…