The 73rd Fusiliers famously wore the GIBRALTAR cuff title, but could they really trace their origins to the Great Siege of 1779-83? 73rd Fusilier Regiment "Prince Albrecht of Prussia" (Hanoverian) The…
Chris' Curious RegimentsA cavalry regiment was requested by Philippe Martin, so please welcome, 'The Dancing Hussars'!11th Hussar Regiment (2nd Westphalian) The 2. Westfälisches Husaren-Regiment Nr.11 was originally formed on 2 December…
1st Grenadier Regiment "Crown Prince" (1st East Prussian)The Grenadier-Regiment Kronprinz (1.Ostpreußisches) Nr.1 was originally formed on 20 December 1655 by Boguslav von Schwerin to serve under Friedrich Wilhelm, the Great…
Here as in all the German colonies, the defenders were out-numbered and out-equipped by their invaders. But of all the African colonies, German South West Africa (modern Namibia) had the…
GERMAN STRATEGY IN CAMEROON IN THE FIRST WORLD WARI wrote an article on here before about the general defensive strategies of the German colonies in the First World War. All…