German-Influence-in-Other-Armies-Chile-5-Rodrigo-Munoz-Orizola
Carabineros de chile. Is the police in this country. In the beginning it belongs to the army until 1927. Fought as a cavalry regiment in the pacific war against peru…
Gus’ Gear – Pioneer Tools
Today on Gus' Gear I am presenting my small selection of pioneer tools. Nearly every soldier was issued some sort of tool to be used for entrenching or construction of…
IR 169: Blog 18, 23 April 2020: The Battle for St. Barbe, 25-26 August 1914
IR 169: Blog 18, 23 April 2020: The Battle for St. Barbe, 25-26 August 1914Introduction: With this blog, we are turning IR 169’s time clock back from to the Spring…
The Officer Corps – 1
The Officer Corps - 1 On 1 October 1913, the German Army numbered 30,029 officers (23,346 from Prussia, 3,322 from Bavaria, 2,247 from Saxony and 1,114 from Württemberg). This total did…
Tore’s Tuesday-April 21
Tore’s Tuesday... I have stated that my focus will be on mainly obscure stuff, and today is no exception.Here is a pretty rare bird, the Jägerpistole. It was based on…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XVI: Ernst Jünger
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XVI: Ernst JüngerErnst Jünger (March 29, 1895 – February 17, 1998) was a highly-decorated German soldier, author, and entomologist who became well known for his World War I…
“Conventional Wisdom”And the rest of the story.
When Janet and I first got into this subject matter we ran smack into what I call “conventional wisdom.” The tried and true explanation of historical facts and artifacts. The…
German-Influence-in-Other-Armies-Chile-4-Rodrigo-Munoz-Orizola
JUAN 2do MEYERHOLZ VON WISCHÖFERBorn in Valparaíso, Chile in 1859.Her parents were John Meyerholz and Mrs. Agustina Von Wischöfer, Who we’re part of colony plan in Chile. He enrolled as…
German Influence in other Armies- Chile-3 Rodrigo Muñoz Orizola
Colonel Von hartrott , Prussian officer who came with the second group to Chile in 1889. “Asimilado” means the subject that he taught in the war college, he taught infantry…
Gus’ Gear – soft head coverings used during the Great War
Today on Gus' Gear I will present some of the soft head coverings used during the Great War. I should include German Pickelhauben in this list, but as they are…
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