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…
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…
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…
Today on Gus' Gear I will continue the story of Johannes Mäurer with two post cards sent to is father and uncle from the hospital in Magdaburg, as well as…
Beautiful picture of Chileans officers in Ecuador 1901. Who were instructors in the military academy , to reorganize their army in Prussian doctrine as Emile Körner did in Chile years…
n previous articles, we have seen some Reservisten Beer Stein and even a pipe. This time, a Reservistenflasche or Recruit's Bottle. This was another of the most typical articles to…
As I have been writing about pickelhaube helmets seven weeks in row I figured I could keep up the helmet theme a little longer... So, here is a rather standard…
Hans Hermann Ludwig von Reuter was born into a Prussian military family on February 19, 1869 in the town of Guben. His father, a colonel in the army, was killed…
On the morning of the 18th October, a 90-man strong cyclist detachment of the 46 res division, accompanied by a 3-man strong cavalry patrol, had advanced in the direction of…
The following order was given quite often before the war to officers in the Imperial Germany. It is “just” the Orden of the Red Eagle, 4th Class (Roter Adler Orden…
Magdeburg. 2./12.14Liebe ElternIch habe soeben vom Ludwigs Hermann eine Karte bekommen auf der er mir schreibt , daß er den Brief von meinen Gefechts beschreibungen gelesen hat u(nd) daß er…