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The first port of call as Steve alludes was the Prussian Rangliste. one can make out the Garde-Grenadier cuffs on the Guards officer and the only serving Garde-Grenadier officer in 1908 was Wolf of GGR 4. His biography as at 1910 is contained in the Offizier-Stammliste of GGR 4. He was born in...

The father is Rittmeister a.D. Wilhelm von Trauwitz-Hellwig, formerly of HR 17. Regards Glenn

Leutnant Wolf von Trauwitz-Hellwig, Königin-Augusta Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 4 Regards Glenn

Whilst we are discussing amongst other things, the subject of the veterinary officials' helmet, I thought it may be of interest to detail the situation with veterinary officials after the creation of a veterinary officers' corps in 1910. The A.K.O. of 21 March 1910 authorized the creation of a...

Wojtek, perhaps your doctor is a veterinarian with a pre 1905 configuration (no small Wappenadler) but incorrectly wears the plate of a “non front” official such as garrison administration. Alternatively a veterinary officer post 1910 with the Wappenadler removed but still wearing the incorrect...

Wojtek, can I please ask when do you think the veterinary officials had a helmet without the FR? The AKO of 19 January 1863 already ordered these officials to wear a shield with the FR on the helmet. The Zahlmeister, similarly had the FR since 15 March 1854. A couple of interesting orders are...

In every official publication I have read, (Armee-Verordnungsblatt, Bekleidungsvorschrift, Dienstvorschriften) the description of the medical officers' helmet is always the same: "an infantry officers' helmet" I think the issue with the helmet above is the lack of a scroll (Bandeau). Regards Glenn

Ron, the shield I suppose could be tarnished. Golden fittings in this configuration were only authorized for the music inspectors and veterinary officials. The officials were subjected to the 21 September changes to the officers and soldiers uniform in a supplementary AKO dated the same date...

Sandy, the 1908 regulations were just an update. They did not introduce anything radically different from what was worn before. They did of course mention the small "Beamten-Adler" introduced in 1905. The square peaked helmet continued to be worn by those branches of the military administration...

Hi Sandy, check your email :) Best wishes Glenn

I am somewhat confused to the reference to a “cavalry” paymaster. There was no distinction in the headdress of a Zahlmeister, irrespective of the arm of service to which he was assigned. The dress regulations for the uniforms of officials of the Prussian army of 5 October 1908 are explicit...

According to Adalbert Mila’s “Uniformierungsliste” of 1881, the Mecklenburg general officers‘ helmet had silver fittings. The Generaladjutanten and Generale à la suite wore the same helmet. Regards Glenn

Kyle, I have a pdf version of the KR 4 WW1 history. If you drop me a pm with your email address, I will get it to you. Regards Glenn

I too am of an age when these first appeared. Based very much on the works of Pietsch, Collas, Knötel etc., they are generally excellent. The section on veterinary officials and officers is a bit sketchy (it was in the original Pietsch). The author had some difficulty translating the...

I found an article in the “Hannoverscher Kurier” of 27 June 1919 describing this event. Unfortunately it gives no names of participants. The occasion was the 26 June 1919 transportation of the colours and standards of the X Army Corps being taken from the headquarters building of X Corps to the...

Many, many thanks! That confirms my suspicions - General der Infanterie Konstantin Schmidt von Knobelsdorf commanding X. Armeekorps. Just need to work on the general staffers. Regards Glenn

This wonderful image was posted at GMIC by user 03fahnen. It depicts a General der Infanterie wearing the insignia of the Friedensherr. Also in the shot are a couple of general staff officers, the nearest to the camera in the rank of Major. Unfortunately, given the angle of the shot, I cannot at...

Great thread and a subject dear to my heart. Karl, the blue sleeve insignia of the Friedensheer was introduced per order of 19 January 1919 and was superseded by the matt silver cuff and sleeve insignia already per order of 5 May 1919. So an even shorter window! The second pattern was...

Steve, if we assume that the colour of F./2. GRzF is that on the extreme right as that of the senior regiment on parade, the two to the immediate left of that must be those of F./5. GRzF and F./GGR 5. The black plumes of the Colour bearers are indicative of the 3rd or Füsilier battalions...

Steve, the article in the Deutscher Reichsanzeiger und Königlich Preußischer Staatsanzeiger is not explicit but I think we can safely assume the majority would have been of the newly formed third battalions (AKO of 4 May 1913) of the following regiments: 5. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß...