PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE X: Arthur Zimmermann
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE X: Arthur ZimmermannArthur Zimmermann was born on October 5, 1864 in the East Prussian town of Marggrabowa (present day Olecko, Poland). He studied law from 1884-87 in the…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XI: Richard Hentsch
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XI: Richard HentschRichard Hentsch was born in Cologne on December 18, 1869. At eighteen he joined the Royal Saxon Army and later graduated from the Kriegsakademie (War Academy).In…
German Official Histories
German Official Histories As I am digging through stuff for the next book I thought I would share this little bit of knowledge that might be confusing for some. You notice…
Halen 36 -Belgian Reinforcements Arrive-5
Halen 36 The first wavering noticed in the 24th Line Inf Regt ranks was in the IJzerbeek Creek sector. The departure of the Lancer squadrons had a disastrous effect. As he…
Gus’ Gear- wire cutters
Today on Gus' Gear, I will cover a few of the different types of wire cutters used during WWI.Barbed wire was the most important defensive weapon of the war, and…
Halen 35-Belgian Reinforcements Arrive-4
Halen 35-Belgian Reinforcements Arrive-4 Before 2nd Bn/24th Line Inf Regt arrived at Loksbergen, things had already gotten out of hand. From the start of the action, there were uncertainty, hesitation,…
Gus’ Gear–Money
Today's entry in Gus' Gear is going in a different direction, today I will present some of the currencies used by the soldiers and people in the combat zones. I…
Gus’ Gear — bandages
From Gus' Gear today I am going to look at some bandages. I will start with German and try to keep on topic, but I fear that I will wonder…
IR 169: Blog 12, 5 March 2020: Spearheading the Germany May 1918 Aisne Offensive (Part I)
Blog 11 covered Infantry Regiment 169’s (IR 169) early 1918 storm trooper training program. Much of this effort included a six week stint of intensive training at the massive…
Halen -34 Belgian Reinforcements Arrive-3
Halen 34-Belgian Reinforcements Arrive=3 Hptm. von Schierstädt, Commander of the G MG-Abt Nr 2, attributed this success to "the valuable peacetime training, the maximum exploiting of the terrain, and the…
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