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…
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 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…
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).Blog 15 Introduction:Blogs 12-14 described Infantry Regiment 169’s actions in the late…
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.…
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 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 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…
This week on Gus' Gear I will cover some of the other helmets worn during the First World War. Since Joe laughed at my request to have my compensation doubled,…