Freikorps Roßbach soldiers
BANDOW'S BESTThis week on Bandow's Best, I would like to share this photo of Freikorps Roßbach soldiers during the Kapp-Putsch in Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin March 1920.In March 1920, a group of…
Men of the first General-Soldatenrat (Soldiers’ Council)
BANDOW'S BEST This week on Bandow's Best, I have a pretty unique and rare photo. According to the description written on the reverse of the photo postcard, these are men of…
Two African men wearing Prussian Officer’s Pickelhauben
I have a peculiar photo taken in Africa for Bandow's Best this week. This is from a grouping of images that belonged to a sailor of the SMS Strassburg. Look…
Bandow’s Best, a member of the Garde Kürassiers
This week on Bandow's Best, I want to share this image. This real photo postcard of a member of the Garde Kürassiers was sitting for sale on the Collector's Guild…
Bandow’s Best — my idea of the perfect study!
This week on Bandow's Best is my idea of the perfect study!I believe this is at the headquarters of Infanterie-Regt. von Manstein (1.Schleswigsches) Nr.84 after the war. The old battle…
Bandow’s Best! -an army of Sgt. Schultzes!
I was thrilled when I scored this photo. I am not sure how many men were in Eisenbahn-Regiment Nr.1, but apparently quite a number of these Berliners loved their Eisbein,…
Bandow’s Best-Father’s Day
Because it is Father's Day, I didn't have much time to do a Bandow's Best post for the week.I do, however, think that this photo of a Saxon father with…
Bandow’s Best! Schlesisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 6 (Neiße)
Time once again for Bandow's Best!This week's real photo post card shows soldiers of Schlesisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 6 (Neiße) on June 20th, 1913. To me, the really neat aspect of…