IR 169: Blog 24, 4 June 2020: IR 169 and Horror on the Winterberg, July 1917. (Part III)Introduction: Blogs 21-23, posted over the past two weeks, covered IR 169’s arrival…
Tores Tuesday. The sniper shield.Following last Tuesday’s post on personal protective armor, this shield is the next up.These shields are in no way rare, they were used in huge numbers,…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XXIIWilhelm SouchonBorn in Leipzig on June 2, 1864 to a family of Huguenot ancestry, Admiral Wilhelm Anton Souchon commanded the Kaiserliche Marine's Mediterranean squadron in the early days…
The Officer Corps- Spirit and Social Life As a member of the élite of military officers, a man found himself in another world. The sovereigns of the four kingdoms governed promotions.…
IR 169: Blog 23, 28 May 2020: IR 169 and Horror on the Winterberg, July 1917. (Part II)Introduction: The previous Blog 22 introduced the background to fighting on the storied…
In this part of Gus' Gear, I will cover British, Canadian, French, American, Portuguese, Japanese, Belgian, Swedish and Danish weapons. Next week I will cover a few of the Automatic…
This article was published on this blog last year, but Joe asked me to publish it again. It's slightly modified (small corrections) and maybe some new members will read it…
This short article was published on this blog last year, but Joe asked me to publish it again. It's slightly modified (small corrections) and maybe some new members will read…
Tores tuesday, another obscure item. This is something that few collectors have, for a few obvious reasons.The Grabenpanzer is a heavy piece of personal protection. Made of thick steel plate…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XXIRemus von WoyrschMartin Wilhelm Remus von Woyrsch was a German field marshal of the Great War who fought on the borders of Silesia and in southern Poland. Born…