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Chaps, the two dienstuende Generale à la suite: Oskar von Chelius and Hans von Gontard. Regards Glenn

Röchling‘s attention to detail is superb. Clearly depicted to the left of General von Prittwitz is the commander of 34. Division, Generalleutnant Viktor Franke. Diensttuender Generaladjutant, Generaloberst Hans von Plessen is lurking behind and between the Kaiser and General von Prittwitz...

Given that we cannot see his cuffs or sword knot/bayonet knot, it is not possible to be certain. He could hold one of three ranks: He does not carry the Feldwebel‘s duty book tucked into his tunic, so probably not a Feldwebel. His collar rank insignia would denote an NCO in one of the following...

Thanks Steve, the awards are a little bit blurry for a positive ID at the moment. Regards Glenn

Steve, do you think you could please post post an hi-res image of the field officer's medal bar? Thanks Regards Glenn

Sergeant, Trompeter Wilhelm Kliche was still serving with Kürassier-Regiment Nr. 6 in 1909. He had retired from military service before 1913 as he is no longer listed by that year. Regards Glenn

Steve, from the publication "Quartier- und Stammliste des deutschen Heeres, Stand 1. August 1914" by Paul Pietsch. This from the regimental history of IR 116. His Majesty visited Gießen on 1 May 1906 and this is the occasion of your photograph. As described in said history, he rode at the head...

Steve, I will have a dig through my stuff. This is a schematic depiction of SM's uniform produced by Paul Pietsch. Regards Glenn

Jens is absolutely correct, it is indeed Hermann von Eichhorn. The field officer between and behind the Kaiser and the Grand Duke is the then Oberst Kurt von Lindenau. I should think around 1906-07. Regards Glenn

Not unknown to this contributor :) The later Generalleutnant Paul von Windheim (1854-1912) pictured as a General Staff Major on the Staff of III. Armeekorps in 1899. Taken after his award of the Crown Order 3rd Class on 18 January 1899 and before his transfer to Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 9 on 22...

Steve, I assume in most cases, that the "pre-war" straps were worn early in the war by those individuals still wearing the peacetime uniform. The dress regulations are explicit; "Those non-commissioned officers entrusted with an officers' position at the commencement of or during mobilisation...

Steve, I am wondering if your prewar Waffenrock was used by an early WW1 appointment to the rank serving in the Ersatz-Bataillon and still utilising the blue tunic. Incidentally, the Offizierstellvertreter could and was appointed additionally from the active rank of Fähnrich and Fahnenjunker...

Hi Bob, almost certainly. This from the regimental history. Regards Glenn

Steve, according to the regimental history of GR 7 (1897), the rosettes cyphered rosettes were introduced in February 1875. A similar cypher was introduced at the same time to be worn on the swords/sabres. The history further states that these distinctions would be worn on transfer to another...

At first glance, one could think this was the service cap of a Zahlmeister. However, the use of a Wappenschild instead of a small heraldic eagle disproves that. It is configured as a cap of a Feldbeamte der Kriegskassen, literally war treasury field officials as worn between 1898 and 1905. The...

Steve, your print was published in the ZfH in late 1997 among with a few others. This is another example from IR 52. Regards Glenn

To expand on the subject of the small eagles as worn by military officials and civil officials of the military administration, I thought it might be interesting to outline the introduction of the insignia to more easily allow soldiers to differentiate between officers and Beamte. The AKO of 30...

Steve, I am not aware of online copies of the Zeitschrift für Heereskunde. I do have a pdf version of the contents from 1929-2016 which I can of course send to you. Herr Kersten contributed over a 100 articles including some excellent stuff on the Braunschweig and Hanoverian armies, not to...

Steve, if memory serves me right, this and other similar plates were published in the Zeitschrift für Heereskunde, I think in the eighties and nineties. As I recall, Fritz Kersten was a prolific contributor to that publication. Regards Glenn

Square peak "dragoon style": War Ministry - Gold fittings, no scroll, FR, silver shield, domed chin scales War Ministry technical officials - Silver fittings, no scroll, FR, gold shield, domed chin scales War Ministry Senior Staff Apothecary - Silver fittings, no scroll, FR, gold shield, domed...