Saxony
SaxonyThe Kingdom of Saxony, a German state since 1180, was a member of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866. Prior to that, the Wettin dynasty had split in 1547…
Gus’ Gear, flags used to signal
Today on Gus' Gear, I present some of the flags used to signal with semaphore and Morse code in the field and between ships. The standard U.S. Army Signal Kit…
Antonio Herrera-Beer, like the German Army.
erman Army. There are many references to soldiers and beer in many of the Regiment History Books. For example, the History of the Guards Regiment during the Franco-Prussian War, in…
Tore’s Tuesday, a rare Kar88 variant.
I did promise Joe to post obscure objects, and this is one. The old Karabiner 88, the short version of the Gew88 rifle, is not very easy to find. With…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XLVII Richard Eckermann
Heinrich Paul Christian Richard Eckermann was born on July 15, 1862 near Ratzeburg. He was the fourth child of the justice-councillor Rudolf Eckermann (1824-1904) and his wife Marie (1840-1873). At…
Bavaria
BavariaThe Kingdom of Bavaria, a German state since the tenth century, became a member state of the German Confederation between 1815 and 1866 and was considered the second most important…
Sabine’s battlefield guide-Oostkamp
This week's Sabine's battlefield guide Saturday is going back to Oostkamp, we were there weeks ago remember the two English pilots who were shot by Otto Parshau ?A German unit…
Gus’ Gear-Communications 1
Today on Gus' Gear, I start a short series on communications. Some of the information from earlier posts will be repeated in the coming weeks, however, I will cover more…
Sabine’s battlefield guide
Germans POW 's that tried to escape or died in the UK Sabine's battlefield guide Saturday is yet again about German POW camps in the UK Germans POW 's that…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XLVI: Julius List
Alfred Julius Eduard List was born in Munich on December 19, 1864. He was the son of a study inspector and professor at the Cadet Corps.Upon his graduation from the…
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