Gus’ Gear letter from Schwester Ada to Herr Mäurer
Today on Gus' Gear I present a very somber document, a letter from Schwester Ada to Herr Mäurer, She is not his sister, but a nurse, (as near as I…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** A Pipe from the 143rd Regiment and Verdun.
Another Reservistenpfeife and another story about Verdun. This time, the design is different as the one shown previously from the Infanterie Regiment 117. As we have seen previously with the…
Tores Tuesday, the P-16 pistol.
Now, this iconic pistol is best known as the C96 and nicknamed the “red nine”, sometimes just inaccurately referred to as the Mauser Pistol, but rarely mentioned by its designation:…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 67 Walter Nicolai
Walter Nicolai was the first senior IC (Intelligence) Officer in the Imperial German Army. A supporter of the Great War, he ran the military secret service, Abteilung IIIb. According to…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday The attempt of the Belgian army to recapture Keiem
This week Sabine's battlefield guide SaturdayThe attempt of the Belgian army to recapture KeiemOn the evening of 18 October 1914 the officers of the general headquarters discuss with the staff…
Gus’ Gear I will continue the story of Johannes Mäurer
Today on Gus' Gear I will continue the story of Johannes Mäurer with a look at two newspaper clippings, the first from January of 1915 and the second from November…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** Bayern und Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach.
I am going to show today an Ordensspange with a mix of medals from a small State in Thüringen, Preußen and Bayern. It has the following Decorations (whose names, I…
Tores Tuesday, the M18 helmet.
Having written about so many helmets over many weeks, I thought I’d keep on to the logical end: the M18, though I have less to say about it.As the M18…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 66 Max Näther
Max Näther was born on August 24, 1899 in Tepliwoda, Silesia (the eastern part of the Kingdom of Prussia which is now part of Poland). At the age of only…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday is about a Belgian doctor
This week my blog is focused on a Belgian doctor, I was lucky to meet his son Jack several times when I was doing research in 2008 and 2009 for…
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