IR 169: Blog Ten, 23 February 2020: A Tank Graveyard; Juvincourt, 1917.
In our last post, IR 169, following a long ordeal in the Somme, was reconstituted while posted in the Altkirch lines from January – March, 1917. The regiment then received…
Gus’ Gear — Mess kits
Mess kits, eating utensils, cups and canteens, another chapter of Gus' Gear. An army marches on its stomach and every soldier needed food and water to be capable of fulfilling…
IR 169: Blog Nine, 16 February 2020: Trench Raid, 1917.
Following the last blog that addressed the 25 August 1914 Battle of Baccarat. We will now jump forward to January 1917. To set the stage, previous blogs have covered aspects…
IR 169: Blog Eight, 16 February 2020: The Battle of Baccarat, 5 August 1914.
The previous blog left off in the aftermath of IR 169’s victorious, albeit costly struggle in the 20-21 August 1914 Battle of Sarrebourg. The results of Crown Prince Rupprecht’s mighty…
Gus’ Gear–Grenades
Today's post is on grenades. We will start at the beginning of the warwith some of the early hand grenades, and in a later post we will look atwhat they…
R 169: Blog Four, 2 February 2020 : Battle of the Somme, Part I
Happy Super Bowl Sunday to all forum members! In my last post, IR 169 received its first blooding of the war in the Battle of Mulhouse, 9 August 1914. For…
Gus’ Gear– gas masks
Today's post from Gus' Gear is on gas masks, I will present a few Alliedmasks as well as German and Austrian.It is not a well known fact that gas masks…
Halen 31 – The Belgian Cavalry Division Withdraws
Halen 31 – The Belgian Cavalry Division Withdraws The taking of Halen by the Jäger Battalion and the eight successive cavalry charges that followed were intended to defeat the Belgian…
Halen 29+30 – charge number 7 & 8
Halen 29 – charge number seven Charge Seven was entirely the domain of the Ulanen Regt Nr 9. While 5th Esk/Kü Nr 2 finished charging, Ulanen Regt Nr 9 came up…
Gus’ Gear-Das Lazarettkleid
This blog was written by Gus Bryngelson. An important part of the German Army's clothing was the convalescent clothing that was issued to soldiers who spent time in hospitals recovering…
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