M1895 ammo pouches
Today for Gus' Gear I have a pair of M1895 ammo pouches, these were superceded by the M1909 three pocket pouches. These were designed to hold 9 Mannlicher clips for…
Belgium at the start of the war –part one
Historians have not done justice to discussing the Belgian army at the start of World War I. It is sort of skipped over while Great thought is poured into what…
Korps der Congolese Vrijwilligers pt 1
This week Sabine's battlefieldguide Saturday.The Korps der Congolese Vrijwilligers (Congolese Volunteers Corps) part oneThis was a special unit, consisting of around three hundred old colonials and colonials on holiday, it…
Italian breast armor
Today for Gus' Gear I have a set of Italian breast armor that I do not think I have posted here before. I acquired this from Bill Combs many years…
German ‘schneeschuhtruppe’
Rui’s RenditionsSomewhere in the Carpathian Mountains, a German ‘schneeschuhtruppe’ stands guard over an idyllic landscape.On the back of this postcard, it is written “Karpathen, Mai 1917, Alarmbereit!”Of particular interest is…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 219 Friedrich Noltenius
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 219Friedrich NolteniusFROM MEDICINE TO WARFriedrich Theodor Noltenius was born in Bremen on January 8, 1894, the son of a professor of medicine. After graduated from high school in…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 217 Horst von der Goltz
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 217Horst von der GoltzHe was born in 1884 Koblenz with the name Franz Wachendorf. At the age of sixteen, he was deported from Brussels back to Imperial Germany.…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 218 Richard von Pawelsz
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 218Richard von PawelszEARLY YEARSRichard Wilhelm Heinrich von Pawelsz was born in Stade (in Lower Saxony) on December 7 , 1872, the son of a Prussian colonel. After attending…
Buried behind the enemies lines
This week Sabine's battlefield guide SaturdayBuried behind the enemies linesJohannes Wemes and Rudolf Naumann part of the 4th company of the Reserve-Jäger-Bataillon 25 both got wounded near keibergmolen on the…
Handstreich!
Another book report for Gus' Gear as I have run out of gear to post. This page is hosted by Col (ret) Joseph Robinson, who along with COL (ret) Janet…
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