Gus’ Gear-military manuals
This is a copy of the 51st edition of “Transfeldts Dienstunterricht für den Deutschen Herr” printed in 1916. I debated if this should be covered in this post as it…
Tores Tuesday. – The debris of war.
As we have had a great series of personal items lately, and more will follow, the thought has grown in me. I would like to show these bits and pieces…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XLV Karl Liebknecht
EARLY YEARSKarl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht was born in Leipzig on August 13, 1871. He was the son of Wilhelm Martin Philipp Christian Ludwig Liebknecht and his second wife Natalie…
States-Prussia part one
Prussia(1618-1871: Preußen)When Germany unified there were four kingdoms, Prussia being the most powerful. The other kingdoms were Bavaria, Saxony, and Württemberg. Napoleon had elevated these three to kingdoms as a…
Tore’s Tuesday. The contents of a pocket…
I really had planned to write about something else, but after A Gustaf Bryngelson posted his great blog, and others followed up, I decided to do my blog too about…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XLIV Max Hoffmann
Max Hoffmann: The Eastern Warrior, the Russophile, and the Genius Behind H-LEARLY YEARSCarl Adolf Maximilian Hoffmann was born on January 25, 1869 in Homberg (Efze) in the Grand Duchy of…
Legislature-States 2
Legislature-States 2States had legislatures of their own. Today we discuss the national legislature. We will deal with the individual state’s legislatures shortly.The BundesratThe Bundesrat (Federal Council) consisted of deputies from…
Tore’s Tuesday, French infantry rifles.
Quite frankly I am quite often annoyed about the never ending jokes about the French, portraying them as cowards and bad soldiers. Things like “French rifle for sale, never fired,…
PEEBLES PROFILES
EPISODE XLIII
Kurt Wintgens
Born on the first of August 1894, Kurt Wintgens belonged to a military family in Neustadt in Oberschlesien (now Prudnik, Poland). He began his military service when he joined the…
Gus’ Gear –housewives and sewing kits
Today on Gus' Gear I present a few more items found in a soldier's pack or haversack. I have a few housewives and sewing kits, an important tool for keeping…
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