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    Landwehr shoulder straps

    The 2nd was attached to LI Insterburg (I. Army-Cops), the 7th most likely to LI Bromberg (II. Army-Cops). As the Infantry-Regiments and Landwehr-Bezirke of both Corps wore white shoulder straps I suppose the underlay piping was also white.
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    H R 8 reserve officer in otter fur

    Hi there. What I would be interested in is: is it known how or where the manufacturers obtained these precious furs from? Were there some kind of breeding farms that bred these animals specifically for the army? Greetings Stefan
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    DR11 Officer...Help with id

    Hello. This is Premierlieutnant [1st Lieutenant] Ernst Keibel during his 2-year command to the "Militär-Reit-Institut" [Cavalry School] in Hannover. Two years later until 1898 he returned to this Institute as Adjutant respectively Instructor. His last command was horse preliminary inspection...
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    8th Hussar Leutnant in full dress.

    Hi. I´m sorry to say but this is no real Officer. It is the Stage-Play Actor Hermann Böttcher around 1902-1903 in the play „Im bunten Rock” (you can read the name and title in the left corner), .based on a story from the famous german Ex-Officer Wolf Ernst Hugo Emil von Baudissin, in Germany...
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    DR.25 photo

    Hi USN. I am registered with Ebay Kleinanzeigen. I may be able to offer you help. Greetings Stefan
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    Odd couple

    Not really. One could say that Fell may have exaggerated, but there is one more eyewitness, this time even in the rank of general, who basically confirms things, albeit in a somewhat benevolent way. It is General Hugo von Freytag-Loringhoven, who was the divisional commander of 22nd...
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    Odd couple

    Good evening. Plüskow's height is indeed impressive, even by today's standards. In stark contrast is his human behavior: Hans Wilhelm Fell, an officer in the Hessian IR 118, with distant family connections to Goethe, doesn't take kindly to Plüskow in his memoirs: Book link...
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    1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß 1912

    Yep, I agree. The photo was taken at the garden terrace of the Neues Palais
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    1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß 1912

    Hi Glenn, a breathtaking image!! Btw. fun fact: OvR was the grandfather of the well-known Vicco von Bülow, alias Loriot. His mother was a born von Roeder. As Vicco v. Bülow was asked where he got his sense of humor from, he replied that he got it mainly from his grandfather Otto v. Roeder...
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    The Kaiser as a Leib Kurassier

    Dear Glenn, you mean this one? Caption: Die Flügeladjutanten Wilhelms II. Major v. Friedeburg, Major v. Neumann-Cosel, Hauptmann Graf v. Soden (von links nach rechts) in der graugrünen Probeuniform im Jahr 1906. Deutlich erkennbar ist der hellere Farbton des Waffenrocks und der Hose im...
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    The Kaiser as a Leib Kurassier

    The photo was taken on September 8, 1906 on the occasion of the inauguration of a memorial stone to commemorate the Bunzelwitz camp under Frederick the Great. Take alook at this Polish Website with images...
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    Oberleutnant Ludwig Wolff of the Kgl. Sächs. 5. Infanterie-Regiment Kronprinz Nr. 104

    Hello. This is the later Wermacht-General and Knights Cross/Oakleaves winner Ludwig Wolff. His egg-shaped Head is unmistakable. Looks a bid like Conehead but with hairs :ROFLMAO: Regards Stefan
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