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Tore Mentyjærvi–Sawback Bayonets

Post author:joerookery
Post published:April 11, 2020
Post category:Equipment Tore Mentyjærvi Weapons

Click here for Tore's Website The pioneer saw, situated on the spine of a bayonet… Another Ersatz blog… ( Oh no! Friday already, and Gustaf "Gus" and Maggie are still…

IR 169: Blog 16, 9 April 2020: The May 1918 Aisne Offensive; A Bloody Conclusion in the Naverre Woods (Part V).

Post author:joerookery
Post published:April 10, 2020
Post category:John Rieith

IR 169: Blog 16, 9 April 2020: The May 1918 Aisne Offensive; A Bloody Conclusion in the Naverre Woods (Part V).Blog 16 Introduction: Greetings forum members. This blog marks the…

Military Life and Training-5- Army Corps Training Centers (Truppenübungsplätze) and Firing Ranges

Post author:joerookery
Post published:April 8, 2020
Post category:Army in general Training

Army Corps Training Centers (Truppenübungsplätze) and Firing Ranges Many, but not all, corps had a field-training center maintained by the corps. Of the 25 army corps, all but four of them…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XIV: Alexander von Kluck …and the failure of the German Army at the Marne * BY SPECIAL REQUEST *

Post author:joerookery
Post published:April 6, 2020
Post category:Armies August 1914 Officers PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XIV: Alexander von Kluck…and the failure of the German Army at the Marne*** BY SPECIAL REQUEST ***Alexander Heinrich Rudolf von Kluck was born in Munster, Westphalia on May…

Military life and training-4-The training cycle.

Post author:joerookery
Post published:April 5, 2020
Post category:Army in general August 1914 Training

Training If your knowledge about training and doctrine came from the two Zuber books, my opinion is that it is best to try to flush all that out . We…

IR 169: Blog 15, 2 April 2020: The May 1918 Aisne Offensive; Pending Disaster on the Marne (Part IV).

Post author:joerookery
Post published:April 2, 2020
Post category:John Rieith

IR 169: Blog 15, 2 April 2020: The May 1918 Aisne Offensive; Pending Disaster on the Marne (Part IV).Blog 15 Introduction:Blogs 12-14 described Infantry Regiment 169’s actions in the late…

Military life and training-3-The Non-Commissioned Officer

Post author:joerookery
Post published:April 1, 2020
Post category:Army in general Training

Military life and training-3-The Non-Commissioned OfficerNon-commissioned Officers (NCO) came from two sources. They were either promoted from within the ranks or were graduates of one of the NCO training schools.…

Tomasz Kaczmarek-Ehrhardt E-V/4 1917

Post author:joerookery
Post published:March 31, 2020
Post category:Armor Tomasz Kaczmarek Weapons

https://youtu.be/ts62l3SO2LUEhrhardt E-V/4 1917When it was decided in late 1916 to form further German armoured car units a production order for new cars was given to the Ehrhardt firm alone because…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XIII: Erich Loewenhardt

Post author:joerookery
Post published:March 30, 2020
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES Things that Fly

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XIII: Erich LoewenhardtLoewenhardt was born in Breslau on April 7, 1897. He received his education at a military school in Lichterfelde.He was only seventeen when hostilities erupted in…

Military life and training-2-Service souvenirs

Post author:joerookery
Post published:March 28, 2020
Post category:Army in general Training

Military life and training-2-Service souvenirs Service souvenirs were important and are often seen in pictures and today’s surviving relics. They took many different forms, from the traditional beer stein to schnapps…