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Hi all, Just picked up this great photo postcard of my grandfather's barracks of FAR 47 in Fulda: I was pleased to discover it had been postally used during the war; can anyone read what the writing says? There is no absender block, so I am not sure if this was sent by a soldier or not, but...

Hi all, A nice fellow in another forum is trying to learn more about this item: We are beginning to wonder if it belonged to a fellow who was in the Brunswick forces, but wanted to see what others thought. On the front, below the Totenkopf is the number 4. On the back is: R. E.K. 1...

Hi Gustaf, Thanks for the laugh...I needed that. I'll start my letter now: Dear France, How's it going? I know, I said I would write, but I've been so busy.... -Daniel

Hello, Per the lirbary, there is a plaque that accompanies the gun which reads as follows: Captured German Cannon presented by the French Government to Henry P. Davidson, Chairman of the American Red Cross War Council and By Him Donated to the Residents of Locust Valley, L.I. To Be Preserved...

Hi Pierre, There are apparently two of these in Belleau Wood...here's your gun: http://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/ImagesCanons/Allemagne/Legere/english_FC77FK96nABoisBelleauBis.html And here is the other one, which looks damaged...

Hi all, I just wanted folks on this forum to be aware of the preservation effort that is soon to begin on one of my local Great War-era memorials that has suffered from severe neglect for the past half century, if not longer. The Locust Valley gun is one of only eight surviving Great War-era...

Hi all, Resurrecting this thread from the dead with a question regarding a lead I just found. Can you have a look at the link below and see if this is indeed the correct Unit History for my grandfather's unit (when he was with Ersatz-Abt., Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 47...

Hi all, The last few posts in this forum got me wondering if there is a list (or perhaps one can be started) of reputable dealers in WWI militaria? I am going to try and pick up a replacement for my grandad's Iron Cross, 2nd Class, but as a relative rookie/newcomer, feel somewhat at risk of...

Hi Joe, So, I am a bit confused. So, he was not with the 10th Ersatz Division, in France when he was shot? He was treated in the Reserve-Lazarett Fraustadt/Posen, which is was in German hands then but is presently in Poland, so that seems to fit with what you are saying. It also seems you are...

Hi Joe, all... The dates are correct. He joined the army/was mobilized on November 3, 1914, was assigned to II. Abt. leichte Munitionskolonne, Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment 57, and in March 1915 contracted Typhus. Four months later, (July 10th) discharged to II. Ersatz-Abt...

Hi Joe, I got the information about his tenure in the Ersatz Regiment from my grandfather's German Army medical records, which I just got from LAGeSo in Berlin. They span his enlistment date until his discharge from a Field hospital after the second time he was wounded, in October 1916. The...

Hi all, I just learned that my grandfather spent at least a part of his tenure in the German Army as a part of the Ersatz-Abt., Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 47. I now know he was shot while a part of Ersatz-Abt.,FAR 47 on September 23, 1915; I am hoping to find photographs of his unit as well as...

Hi all, Thanks again to everyoen who helped to interpret my grandfather's photos. I have learned since my last post that Emanuel actually started as a kreigsfreiwillige with the 43rd FAR, 4th Battery. He was wounded on October 17, 1916 in Vilosnes, France, and when he recuperated, rejoined...

Hi, Here they are: http://ph0ebus13.googlepages.com/0307081551.jpg/0307081551-large.jpg Opinions/advice would be greatly appreciated. -Daniel

Hi, I went back and took a picture of the dress epaulettes; I will upload it this evening. Note I could not take pictures of the undersides, but FYI there was some light moth damage on the undersides of each. They did look genuine upon closer inspection, and appeared to be stuffed with some...

Hi all, I hit the local thrift stores today looking to score some militaria of some sort. However, what I did find I am a bit unsure of...I know little of epaulettes. I did not have a camera with me so I do not have an actual photo, but what I found looks a lot like this...

Hi everyone, I corrected the buckle photo, and added another 'new' picture of my grandfather and some men from his unit enjoying a beer. I also put up scans of the backs of four of the picture postcards: one is the back of the 'Kloster' card; the second is the back of the flamethrower card...

Wow, that's the last time I update a web page under the influence of cough medicine. I got more than one email on that one...my mistake! I will update the buckle photo with (hopefully) the right one shortly. Incidentally, I just found another photo of grandad and his army buddies having a...

Hi, I just loaded a closeup of Julius' head and shoulders onto my web page, and added the translations thus far. I tried to insert the picture into the thread but I was having trouble. A point of clarification: is "Nowo Alexandrowsk" a Russian fort? I found a few references to that via...

Hi all, I just found a photo (that I had previously misplaced) of my great uncle, Julius Strauss in his uniform, on June 7, 1918. He appears to be a footsoldier, but your interpretation of his uniform and in particular the writing on the back of the card would be greatly appreciated. You can...