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Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 3, 2020
Post category:Kyler McReynolds Naval

Kapitanleutnant Otto Hershing Kyler's Kaiserliche Marine Blog Kapitanleutnant Otto Hershing The captain of the German submarine SM U-21. Otto Hersing commanded the U-21 in the sinking of the HMS Pathfinder…

Tore’s Tuesday. – A little piece of home…

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 2, 2020
Post category:Books Tore Mentyjærvi

Tores Tuesday. - A little piece of home...Sometimes you find an object that looks so ordinary, so common, but that really touches you. This is such an object.On the outside…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XXXV: Philipp Scheidemann THE FIRST WEIMAR CHANCELLOR

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 31, 2020
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

Mobilization-1

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 29, 2020
Post category:Mobilization

Mobilization-1914State of WarImperial Germany as a whole did not decide to go to war in 1914. A small group of officials appointed personally by the Kaiser made that decision. Nonetheless,…

Gus’ Gear -Uniforms of the Commonwealth

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 28, 2020
Post category:Gus' Gear Uniforms

Today on Gus' Gear I present uniforms of the Commonwealth of the United Kingdom and one from Portugal. This is the Commonwealth corner, it has been brought to my attention…

Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog: Langer Max

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 27, 2020
Post category:Kyler McReynolds Naval

Kyler's Kaiserliche Marine Blog: Langer MaxWhile the battleships Sachsen & Wurttemberg were never completed, their 38cm SK-L/45 guns would still see combat bombarding targets on the Western Front. The first…

Tore’s Tuesday-real whatchamacallit

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 25, 2020
Post category:Tore Mentyjærvi Uniforms

Tore’s Tuesday. I promised Joe to post obscure stuff every Tuesday, and so I will, today too.Here is real whatchamacallit, a vest I would call it, that I bought a…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XXXIV Wilhelm Groener

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 24, 2020
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XXXIVWilhelm GroenerWilhelm Groener was born in Ludwigsburg in the Kingdom of Württemberg on November 22, 1867. After attending gymnasium at Ulm and Ludwigsburg (where his father had…

Infantry Doctrine-6

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 23, 2020
Post category:Infantry

Infantry Doctrine-6 When viewing the picture above, obviously the firing line in front was covering the firing line in the back, which was “jumping” forward. The infantry moved forward by running…

Gus’ Gear – Uniforms of France

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 20, 2020
Post category:Gus' Gear Uniforms

Today on Gus' Gear I present uniforms of France as well as a Belgian uniform, and one of an American soldier under French command. I am posting this a bit…