Last Week I started talking about a group belonging to a Bavarian Officer, Bruno Wegner. I will be showing today another part of it, his “Dog Tag” or “Erkennungsmarke”.In this…
1st Grenadier Regiment "Crown Prince" (1st East Prussian)The Grenadier-Regiment Kronprinz (1.Ostpreußisches) Nr.1 was originally formed on 20 December 1655 by Boguslav von Schwerin to serve under Friedrich Wilhelm, the Great…
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday is going to Stene ( a village close to Oostende)living with the Germans seen through the eyes of a Belgian priest named Henri Leroeye.On…
Rui's RenditionsA German soldier holding a lanyard connected to the trigger mechanism of a grenade-thrower, unknown location, 1916-18.Originally designed by a Hungarian priest, the grenade thrower was first employed by…
I really had another blog planned, but things change. I will be AWOL for the next three tuesdays. I will be going to the far north, where I grew up,…
If there is something better than a lovely Medal Bar, it is one for which you know the “Träger” or wearer. In this article (and the following 2 weeks), I…
THE ACADEMIC SPYShe had several aliases: Fräulein Doktor, Mademoiselle Docteur, Fair Lady, La Baronne, and Mademoiselle Schwartz.Elsbeth Schragmüller was a German spy during the First World War… and for many…
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday is going to the area around Boezinge to see the German actions. Most regimental German histories are pretty expensive to buy, I only had…
Rui’s RenditionsA soldier from Badisches Train-Bataillon Nr.14The choice of 5th Company’s green for the faustriemen is for demonstration purposes only as the grey tones could also indicate yellow for the…
A couple of years ago, I came across an “Ordensspange” with one medal missing. The combination was somewhat weird, with one of the medals not matching the logical combination of…