i am very happy, id tags and this pair are those of a machine-gunner,i own a saxon M 10 tunic with ink marks "14k"(festung maschine gewher),and they look good on it..
no, sorry, it is German slang, I am unable to translate it in its entirety, but I assume it might be a satiric remark about French troops since there's "franzosisch" in the text....
there are still many fountains in existence today in this sector, some are in still to be discovered deep in the woods, others are in villages, are you talking about the fountain located in a village called "Flirey"
Sorry,it is not gebirgs-jäger regiment,but German Jack Russell....
:) :)
one of my other interest is animals(all),in ww1.....
if you have some pics for sharing for this subject...
Ernest
it's very difficult to find original postcards,but it is a powerful passion, i have not a lot of documents for writing a book or create a website :( ,but i think i 'll have documents for five or six "back on the future " stories...
Ernest
Bonjour,here are two pics(one original postcard and a contemporary one)
back front line , in the area of "priester Wald"(Bois-le-prêtre),sector of Pont à Mousson,Lorraine ,France
Ernest
Bonjour
hooks are attached to cotton bands so they can be flipped to either side of the helmet cover, depending on which side is exposed...
i am located in west south of France,near the pyrénnean mountains,(natural border line between France and Spain)
Amitiés
Ernest