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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...

Steve, wonderful example! It is Thursday, 1 January 1914 as confirmed by this extract from the Deutscher Reichsanzeiger und Königlich Preußischer Staatsanzeiger dated Friday 2 January 1914. Regards Glenn

Just a slight variation on a theme. As seen above, the Grand Duke of Oldenburg had a single commission as a Prussian General der Kavallerie. Below we see General der Infanterie and Kavallerie Herzog Johann Albrecht zu Mecklenburg. The reason for the two ranks is simple. He held a Grand Ducal...

Maxwell, the difference is between those officers originally from the dismounted branches - No white piping and those from the mounted branches - with white piping. Regards Glenn

The term "non regimental officer" was applied to basically every commissioned officer who was not serving with a "front" regiment or independent battalion or equivalent sized unit. This would include among others; general staff officers, war ministry, technical institutes, Invalid houses...

Steve, I believe that Frank is simply stating the Grand Duke's actual rank; that of General der Kavallerie. Even though he was the chef of IR 91, that did not have any bearing on his rank. His colonelcy of IR 91 did not confer additional rank as an infantry general. Regards Glenn

Nice tunic Charles. not the Train-Abteilung 89 but a wartime train unit with the number 89, for example Proviant-Kolonne 89 (formerly schwere-Proviant-Kolonne 6, XV. Armee-Korps) All the the peacetime Train-Abteilungen ceased to exist on mobilisation, their personnel being used to form a...

Another shot from the same occasion. The officers in the second row are from left to right, the two grandsons of Großherzog Friedrich I: Prince Wilhelm of Sweden in the uniform of Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 8 and Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden in the uniform of Leib-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 109. Prince...