As the 92nd Infantry seemed so popular last week, here's their sister cavalry regiment.17th Brunswick Hussar RegimentThe Braunschweigisches Husaren-Regiment Nr.17 was the only cavalry formation of the Duchy of Brunswick…
Erich Victor Carl August Franke was a German military officer and the last commander of the Schutztruppe in German South West Africa. He was born in Zuckmantel (in Austrian Silesia)…
RIR 120 In BeselareWe have been in Beselare before in other blogs, for some reason I ended up in the regimental history of RIR 120 and saw a picture of…
Rui's RenditionsAt the Invalides in Paris, German material captured during 1914/15 is displayed to the public. Circa 1915.The bird-like aircraft is a ‘Taube’ (dove), a reconnaissance aircraft designed by Igor…
THE KAISER’S ADJUTANTGeorg Alexander von Müller was born in Chemnitz (in the Kingdom of Saxony) on March 24, 1854. He grew up in Sweden, where his father worked as a…
92nd Brunswick Infantry Regiment 92nd Brunswick Infantry Regiment The North German Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel which had existed since the 13th century was promted to a Duchy by the Congress…
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide SaturdayKurt Zemisch 1917 explosive extractsWe are saying good bye to Kurt, my last blog , Not only will Kurt experience how it feels when mines…
Today on Gus' Gear I have a continuation of the battle of wits (some might say the battle of the half wits) with a situational acquaintance. He takes great joy…
This is an upgraded remake of my first colorization of Imperial German servicemen whose first version I did 9 years ago. Thanks to it I got to meet Sam Wouters.…
His leave back to Weischlitz mid-January , where Kurt spend more time in Plauen with a reason : Else. He finally asks her if she loves him. When returning to…