Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday…A dough girl in France
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…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 132 Hans von Freden
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…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday–La legion étrangère
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…
Rui’s Renditions-grenade throwing techniques.
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…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 131 Oskar von Chelius
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…
Reburial service at New Irish farm cemetery
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…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** A Commemorative Cop of the I.R. 104
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…
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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…
Clandestine exhumation of ww1 soldiers
As a guide I knew the story of several attempts by locals to exhume bodies on behalf of family members. I wondered if German family would have tried the same.…
Rui’s Renditions
The gunner of a ground-attack aircraft Rui’s Renditions The gunner of a ground-attack aircraft poses for the camera. Of particular interest are the infantry steel helmets worn by both the…
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