The official caption states: “Western Front. August 1918. German Army troops man handling guns into position”This is most probably a photo of Bavarian Infanteriegeschützebatterie No. 2 taken at a training…
Now, here is a nice silver badge, with King Georges monogram and the legend: “For King and Empire, Services rendered.”This badge will be featured on my blog twice. This time…
normally collect Medal Bars, but somehow, a couple of miniatures of “Ordensspange” landed in my collection. This is also a collection world for itself, so I better keep the door…
Eduard Heinrich Rudolph David was a German politician. He was an important figure in the history of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the German political labor movement. In the…
This week, the victors of Göhrde!9th Dragoon Regiment "King Carol I of Romania" (1st Hanoverian)The Dragoner-Regiment König Karl I von Rumänien (1.Hannoversches ) Nr.9 were formed on 27 September 1866…
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide SaturdayDiary extracts from Kurt Zehmisch 1916 Somme and CominesThe Somme area, my main interest at the moment is what happens when Kurt is in Belgium.…
Tores Tuesday, an SG1871 bayonet with an unusual scabbard. Help needed.A bit of a mystery item this time. Not the bayonet, it is quite the standard type, but the scabbard.…
Ritter Oskar von Niedermayer was a German general, professor, and super-spy. Sometimes referred to as the German Lawrence of Arabia (just like Wilhelm Wassmuss), Niedermayer was best remembered for having…
The only Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Army that did not wear a Pickelhaube... 108th Royal Saxon Schützen Fusilier Regiment "Prince Georg" The Königlich Sächsiches Schützen (Füsilier)-Regiment Prinz Georg Nr.108 traced its…
A new year for Kurt with a few trips back home to Weischlitz, he describes how the town is hit several times, the bad weather, a drama in the village,…