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Thank you Joe. I was not too far off. For picture #3 (photographer in Mainz), is it possible to tell the rank with the saber and the "cord" across the right hand-side of the gentleman's chest. Is he an Unteroffizier? If it is a Hessian buckle, the only Regiment which is stationed in Mainz and...

Hi, More pictures of friends or even family, but nobody remembers the faces. Any clue would be helpful. Picture 017-1 looks to me like a Fusilier Rgt (1 stationed in Hannover) or Infanterie Rgt (3 stationed in Hannover). 3 buttons Brandeburg cuffs, no collar Litzen. 017-1 by desny12, on...

All the pieces seem to fall into place. I also found out that you had to be taller than 1.78m (5 foot 10") and that the Garde Regiments would recruit in all prussian provinces and Alsace-Lorraine, where the 2 gentlemen in the above pictures come from. I have one last question for today: I have...

Thank you for your prompt reply. I give it another shot with another photo. Both soldiers seem to have had the same haircut or barber! Is there a way to date these pictures, based on their uniforms? If I understood properly, and looking at Tony's chart, if it is Brandenburg cuffs, it has to be...

Posting the picture obviously did not work. Yet the flickr URL address is appended in my message. Using that address gets you to my picture. What did I do wrong? Thank you for your help. Roland

Hi all, I am trying to kill two birds with one stone: - check if I succeed in posting a picture on this site; - ask if the resident experts could tell me the regiment and rank of this handsome soldier. I visited several uniform sites, including Kaiser's bunker which was quite helpful. What I...

This is what I could decipher: An Herrn Joh Meier Schlachtermeister in Hess - Oldendorf xxxxstr 102 To Mr. Johann Meier Slaughtermaster (butcher) in Hess - Oldendorf (street name) 102 14.10.15 Liebe Eltern...