this week Sabine's battlefield guide Saturday: How the Germans suppressed in occupied BelgiumThe newspaper 'Ons Vlaanderen' war issue Sunday 14 November 1916the stages inspector general lieutenant Von Unger comes to…
Today on Gus' Gear I present a selection of cartridge pouches used by Germany, The Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary and Italy, the next week I will cover Russia, Japan, Portugal, France…
Before continuing with the last 2 Pages of his Militätpaß, we summarize in a few word, what he has done until this moment. The war started for him in Belgium…
Ernst Wilhelm Arnold von Hoeppner was born in Tonnin on the Pomeranian island of Wollin on January 14, 1860. The son of a major, Hoeppner entered the Cadet School in…
I am always moved by the things that are in memory of the oh so many fallen. I have lots and lots of the German cards in memory of the…
Gustav Dörr was born on October 5, 1887 in Blindgallen, East Prussia, the son of a building contractor. He completed trade school and began work with Krupp AG at the…
Hesse-Darmstadt(1813-1871: Hessen (-Darmstadt))The Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt was a German state beginning in 1567. The Landgraf of Hesse-Darmstadt became the Grand Duke of Hesse (Großherzöge von Hessen) in 1806, after…
Albrecht Von RichthofenMajor Albrecht Phillip Karl Julius Freiherr von Richthofen, Manfred’s father. Born on November 13, 1859 in Romburg Silesia died 1920 Schweidnitz. He served in the cavalry in the…
Today on Gus' Gear I present a selection of haversacks used by several armies during the Great War. This is an example of an Italian M1907 haversack constructed of canvas…
…. Before continuing with the life of Peter through the First World War, just to make a quick summary from last week. Peter joined the army in November 1914, when…