***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A Veteran’s Flag.
A Veteran’s Flag.This is the only Flag in my collection and it belonged to an association of veterans of the Royal Bavarian 9th Regiment “Wrede”, a tough one, who fought…
Tores Tuesday. – A private purchase model 1895 pickelhaube.
This beautiful pickelhaube still has its original box, a solid and luxurious case with a leather strap for carrying, and lined with fine silk. This was not cheap when it…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 63 Georg von Hertling
Georg Friedrich Karl Freiherr Graf von Hertling was born in Darmstadt on August 31, 1843. He began his career as a professor of philosophy at the University of Munich, publishing…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday-Belgian movements around Diksmuide
This week Sabine's battlefield guide Saturday is going back to the area of Diksmuide just before the battle started were to my surprise I found that RIR 201 is reporting…
Tore Mentyjærvi-gas mask accessories
Not yet Tuesday, but in a comment in his blog about gas mask accessories,A Gustaf, in a comment, asked me to elaborate on the snap-on filter to the German leather…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 62 Fritz von Loßberg: Fireman of the Western Front
Friedrich Karl ("Fritz") von Loßbergwas born in Bad Homburg in Hesse-Nassau on April 30, 1868. One of the leading proponents of the system of defense-in-depth, he was later to become…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** The Infantry Regiment 55 and the Cote 304.
It is time to show another Reservist Pipe, also from an Infantry Regiment involved in Verdun. The drawings in the “Pfeife” are more fun-related as the one presented 2 weeks…
Tores Tuesday- a well worn officers pickelhaube.
Well, I started on a pickelhaube theme four weeks ago, and therefore I wil keep on that track for a few weeks longer. Though really invented in Russia, and used…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday:Georges Kugé a Belgian spy with German roots
This weeks Sabine's battlefield guide Saturday:Georges Kugé a Belgian spy with German rootsGeorge Born in lessines on the 10th of June 1890, His father Charles was a German watchmaker, His…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** Xaver Lieb, 20 Days in Verdun.
This time, I am going to show you something different as seen before; an Erkennungsmarke or Identification tag. As we can see, this one belonged to Xaver Lieb, who was…
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