Infantry Doctrine-3
Infantry Doctrine-3 In particular, the bloody assault of the Guard Corps on the strong French position at St Privat created the myth of the brave guard infantry dodging fire and facing…
Gus’ Gear-Casper J. Henscheid
Today's entry on Gus' Gear will be a short one due to the limited material with this grouping. This is the second complete uniform I acquired. Casper J. Henscheid was…
IV International Meisterschaften der Kavallerie 2017
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Andrew Lucas-RIR 242 at Kruseik, October 1914
The ‘Lausitzer Garde’ goes in singing - RIR 242 at Kruseik, October 1914This week we return to the First Battle of Ypres to introduce another diarist from my first book…
Tores Tuesday-The Beholla pistol.
Tores Tuesday again. The Beholla pistol.I have previously written about brilliant but inherently flawed pistol designs, the Jägerpistole and the Dreyse model 1907. Both with good qualities that were, sadly,…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XXX: Fritz Haber “Father of Chemical Warfare”
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XXX: Fritz Haber“Father of Chemical Warfare”FAMILY TIESFritz Haber was born in Breslau on December 9, 1868 as part of a well-off Jewish family. The family name Haber…
Infantry Doctrine-2
Infantry Doctrine-2 Only a very few elite Prussian units, such as light infantry battalions (the Jäger), were equipped with the more precise rifled muzzleloaders. Staffed with NCOs and men having a…
Gus’ Gear-Ford Model T ambulance
Today on Gus' Gear I present an item that is not German or original. For many years I sought an original Ford Model T ambulance. I knew there were many…
Andrew Lucas-Roland Garros meets his match
Roland Garros meets his match - Lendelede railway station, April 1915This week I’m drawing on the writings of the highest-ranking diarist to be featured in my first book together with…
Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog Post #7: 1st Battle Squadron
Kyler's Kaiserliche Marine BlogPost #7: 1st Battle SquadronThe 1st Battle Squardorn would operate the High Seas Fleet first & second generation of dreadnoughts. The SMS Westfalen (Nassau Class) would be…
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