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Hi all, Just picked up this postcard and wanted to share...my understanding of the motto on the signboard is that it translates to "The Merry Room"? What am I seeing between the two Fuldas? The reverse: Researching the names presently, which are clear enough but the text escapes me. No...

Hi all, I am trying to identify what unit a fellow belonged to who appears in a photograph that belonged to my grandfather: A close-up, high-resolution scan of the one schulterklappe visible: I have had some folks venture a few guesses but I though I would (a) share the photo here for...

Hi all, Just picked this one up...love all the details in it. In another forum it was suggested that this undated photo was taken pre-war, due to the mix of blue and grey uniforms...would you agree? I also love how the people in the windows in the background totally photobombed the unit...

Hi all, This photo postcard arrived in today's mail...a nice addition to my now growing collection of postcards from the men of FAR 47: I wish I had a first name so I could try and figure out what became of him... -Daniel

Hi all, Technically, it is not a photo, but wanted to share the latest FAR 47 card I picked up: Obverse: Reverse: It was written by Hauptmann Ullrich von Freytag of Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 47 on September 8, 1915. He was killed in action three weeks later, on September 29, 1915 at...

Finally, a pickelhaube has come up for sale from my grandfather's regiment (FAR 47)! http://cgi.ebay.de/Dachbodenfund-Pickelhaube-6-Batterie-sehr-schon-/220826731032?pt=Militaria&hash=item336a4c8218 Of course, he was with 4. Batterie rather than 6. Batterie, but who's counting? I am not going...

Hi all, Found this interesting card: I love how the old salt in the middle is cradling that loaf of bread! They do seem to have quite a bit of it lying around. This card was feldposted (?) in Fulda....can anyone tell me if they have any reason to believe that this group of folks is NOT...

Hi all, I just purchased this photo postcard, and wanted to share and perhaps ask for a little help researching this well-mustachioed chap: On the card, it reads "Landsturm-Gefreiter Ernst Marquard im 2. Kurhess. Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 47, kommandiert zur Garrison-Verwaltung Fulda" My...

Hi all, This great addition to my collection arrived today, and wanted to share: Close up #1 Close up #2 (right side of photo): Lastly, the reverse with nice stamps: If anyone has any idea about what it says, I'd love to hear it. :) My grandfather had just parted company with FAR 47...

Hi all, I have put together a website to help novice, non-German-speaking researchers learn some of the tips and techniques they will need to start their research, and provide some resources to assist in that effort. Here's the link: http://sites.google.com/site/ph0ebus13prussian/ Your...

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 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, 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, 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 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...

Hi everyone, I am a new member in pickelhaubes.com, and I am seeking your help in learning more about my grandfather's rank and unit. He was in the German Field Artillery in World War I. I know he was in the 9th Battalion, 43rd Field Artillery Regiment and that he was wounded (poison gas) for...

Good day, all... My name is Daniel Stern and I am a new member to the forums. I joined mainly in my efforts to learn more about my grandfather's history fighting on the front lines in the German Field Artillery in World War I. He never spoke of his experiences and I have no official records...