PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 116 Felix Funke
Felix Funke was born in the Prussian Silesian city of Hirschberg (now Jelenia Góra in Poland) on January 3, 1865. His father, Adolf Funke (originally from Magdeburg) was the president…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday The death of Prins zur Lippe near Liege
The death of Prins zur Lippe near LiegeI have several old newspapers and one of them : ‘”vooruit” of 13 October 1914 reports of a German prince being killedFriedrich Wilhelm…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** Ein Reservistbild
Ein Reservistbild In previous articles, I have shown you my Reservistenkrüge (Steins) and –Pfeifen (Pipes), so it was a matter of time to get my hands in one of these Reservisten…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 115 Franz von Rintelen
Born in Frankfurt am Oder on August 19, 1878, Franz Dagobert Johannes von Rintelen came from a banking family. He served with Deutsche Bank, and in 1906, Rintelen was the…
Sabine’s battlefield guide SaturdayWho is Major von Manteufell?
the destruction of Leuven The presumed culprit arrested A telegram from Paris stated that Major von Manteuffel, the German officer responsible for the destruction of Louvain, had been captured by…
Rui’s RenditionsImperial German Pilot and his machine,
Rui’s RenditionsImperial German Pilot and his machine, unknown date and locationThe aircraft seems to be either an A.E.G. B-type trainer or a Rumpler B.I trainer.I personally believe it to be…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A Pipe from Oldenburg.
So another one for the collection and another Regiment to talk about. This time, we will go to Oldenburg.The poor Pipe had better times in the past, as we all…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 114 Rudolf von Eschwege
THE SOLDIER TURNED PILOTRudolf von Eschwege was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe on February 25, 1895. He was soon orphaned, then went to military school after completing his…
Sabine”s battlefield guide Saturday153e regiment d’infanterie attacking Wallemolen 11 December 1914
This week Sabine”s battlefield guide Saturday153e regiment d’infanterie attacking Wallemolen 11 December 1914Let see what the French write down about the attack11 December 1914, strength 29 officers and 1961 troopsThe…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 113 Ludwig von Estorff
Born on Christmas Day 1859 in the Kingdom of Hanover, Ludwig Gustav Adolf von Estorff was the second child of Eggert Ludwig von Estorff and Julie Bernhardine (née von Witzendorff).…
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