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…
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 pose for the camera in a quite dilapidated trench, western front, July 1916.Of note the M1916 steel helmets…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Rui's RenditionsA British soldier gives light to a wounded German soldier. Somewhere in Belgium, 1915.An attempt at somewhat replicating a Great War period original color print.Original: 'Het Leven' Magazine Archives,…
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.And we continue with another of my mistakes…. To let this Medal Bar…
Don Tore, gute Besserung and I hope you come back soon.I am showing today another Medal bar, that was in my collection. The combination is not easy to find, even…