Chris’ Curious RegimentsHere’s one you might not have been expecting…East Asian Cavalry RegimentThe Ostasiatische Reiter Regiment was formed at Sennelager training camp in the Summer of 1900. The purpose of…
Chris' Curious RegimentsThis weeek the Oldenburg cavalry contingent.19th Dragoon Regiment (Oldenburg)The Oldenburgisches Dragoner-Regiment. Nr.19 was officially formed on 26 April 1849 as the Großherzoglich Oldenburgisches Reiter-Regiment and was in the…
Chris' Curious RegimentsThis week, the honoured drum dogs!43rd Infantry Regiment "Duke Karl of Mecklenburg" (6th East Prussian)The Infanterie-Regt. Herzog Karl von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (6.Ostpreußisches) Nr.43 was formed on 5 May 1860…
Chris' Curious RegimentsWhich infantry regiment inspired the modern German Flag?25th Infantry Regiment "von Lützow" (1st Rhineland)The Infanterie-Regt. von Lützow (1.Rheinisches) Nr.25 were officially formed on 18 February 1813 as the…
Chris' Curious RegimentsThe tiny Waldeck contingent and a Hessian regiment that had served in both the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland and the American Revolution!83rd Infantry Regiment "von Wittich" (3rd…
Chris' Curious RegimentsThe oldest Prussian regiment wasn't the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Grenadiers but strangely the 4th...4th Grenadier Regiment "King Frederick the Great" (3rd East Prussian)The Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich der…
As the 92nd Infantry seemed so popular last week, here's their sister cavalry regiment.17th Brunswick Hussar RegimentThe Braunschweigisches Husaren-Regiment Nr.17 was the only cavalry formation of the Duchy of Brunswick…
92nd Brunswick Infantry Regiment 92nd Brunswick Infantry Regiment The North German Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel which had existed since the 13th century was promted to a Duchy by the Congress…
This week, the victors of Göhrde!9th Dragoon Regiment "King Carol I of Romania" (1st Hanoverian)The Dragoner-Regiment König Karl I von Rumänien (1.Hannoversches ) Nr.9 were formed on 27 September 1866…
The only Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Army that did not wear a Pickelhaube... 108th Royal Saxon Schützen Fusilier Regiment "Prince Georg" The Königlich Sächsiches Schützen (Füsilier)-Regiment Prinz Georg Nr.108 traced its…