The Kaiser ; the Crown Prince and his brother Oscar at H Q

KAGGR#1 said:
The Kaiser ; the Crown Prince and his brother Oscar at H Q
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At the Kronprinz's Hauptquartier.
-Flanked by two Stabswachen. Wearing the "Ringkragen"/gorget. Not to be confused with the "Brustschilder"/breastshields-with the Regimental trophies-worn by GdC Regt; Leib-Kürassier-Regt and Kü Regt "Königin" (Pommersches) Nr.2.
 
Khukri said:
At the Kronprinz's Hauptquartier.
-Flanked by two Stabswachen. Wearing the "Ringkragen"/gorget. Not to be confused with the "Brustschilder"/breastshields-with the Regimental trophies-worn by GdC Regt; Leib-Kürassier-Regt and Kü Regt "Königin" (Pommersches) Nr.2.
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Any members have a good photo of what the ringkragen looks like ?
Steve
 
ccj said:
Did troops rotate duty as a staff guard?
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Charles,

according to Gerhard P Groß in "Das Grosse Hauptquartier im Ersten Weltkrieg", the Infanterie-Stabswache comprised of 5 officers and 240 NCOs and soldiers. The troops were assigned from every contingent of the Imperial Army. Similarly in Dr. Wilhelm Crone's "Achtung! "Hier Großes Hauptquartier!", he states assigned chosen soldiers from various, mostly Guards regiments. Jürgen Kraus attributes the initial personnel as being from the Lehr-Infanterie-Bataillon.

I get the impression from above that therefore the manning was not of a unit rotation but rather of individuals assigned on a semi-permanent basis.

Regards
Glenn
 
KAGGR#1 said:
Dennis
I am unsure of the difference between the 2 ringkragen that you posted
Is 1 for e m and the other for officer ??
Steve
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Steve,

Both are for EM’s, the one with the enamel center were only worn by Prussian staff guards of “Das Grosse Hauptquartier”

Dennis
 
This has been informative. Ive like to learn more but it seems there’s very little in English.
 
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