PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 109 Richard von Conta
Born Richard Heinrich Karl von Conta in the West Prussian town of Tuchel on November 24, 1856, he was the son of the later Prussian major general Richard von Conta…
***Tores Tuesday ***Georg Friedlein and his MG.
Wishing all the best to Tore!!! Come back soon.Time to talk about more paper. This is another group, that was in my collection: the Militärpaß and the Soldbuch from the…
Chris’ Curious Regiments..117th Life Infantry Regiment “Grand Duchess” (3rd Grand Ducal Hessian)
The Infanterie-Leib Regiment Großherzogin (3. Großherzoglich Hessisches) Nr.117 was originally formed on 10 June 1697 as the Kreis-Regiment. They saw action in the war of Spanish Succession, the War of…
RIR 236 Oktober 1914 looking for wounded in no man’s land
So we are going back to that Poelkapelle Langemark area where RIR 235 was, I wanted to see what another regiment was going to write about those dreadful days in…
Rui’s RenditionsTwo German soldiers from Infanterie-Regiment Vogel von Falkenstein (7. Westfälisches) Nr.56
Rui’s RenditionsTwo German soldiers from Infanterie-Regiment Vogel von Falkenstein (7. Westfälisches) Nr.56 pose for the camera in a quite dilapidated trench, western front, July 1916.Of note the M1916 steel helmets…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***
Medal Bar: From Bavaria to Paris. 2ndPart.
Last Week I showed you an 1870/1871 Bavarian Veteran Medal Bar and I mentioned a couple of times, it was a big mistake to let it go. This was the…
***Tore’s Tuesday ***Unteroffizier in den SW-Afrika
Dear Tore, we hope you come back very soon, gentleman!!! Now, another bit of my collection. A while ago, I showed a few Colonial Medal Bars, that I have in my…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 108 Felix A. Sommerfeld
Born on May 28, 1879 in Schneidemuehl (located in the province of Posen, Germany), Felix A. Sommerfeld grew up in a middle class Jewish household as the youngest son of…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday Belgian Spy : Louisa d’Havé
Born Ludovica D'havé on 13 July 1894 in Ghent, but known as Louisa d'Havé. The daughter of the textile manufacturer Théophile d'Havé, his factory was in the Grondwetlaan in St.…
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