Nick
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In the package of materials that I recently received from my family here and here, came this photo with no clear identification for the untrained eye. Presumably its another relative, perhaps the father of Reinhold, but I'm trying to build the case to prove that.
Any thoughts on regiment, rank, and most importantly: when the photo may have been taken would be greatly appreciated.
I know that the 23rd (2nd Upper Silesian) Infantry regiment was garrisoned in Neisse (where the photo appears to have been taken), but that looks an awful lot like a 28 rather than a 23 on the shoulder strap. That said, Kaiser's Bunker tells me that the 23rd's shoulder strap was indeed yellow with a red 23, while the 28th used blue with a red 28. Maybe the person who did the coloring mistook the 3 for an 8 on the photo and made the error.
As I look at the photo more, I see the button on the collar that I think signifies a Gefreiter. Is this correct? I have no idea what, if any, significance is associated with the gold braid/lanyard (what is that thing called?) hanging from the 2nd button. Does the white belt specify his battalion, like the black belt did the Fusilier (3rd) battalion in my other photo?
I may have answered some of my questions myself, but it would be good to get confirmation from someone with more than my 3 weeks' exposure, or a gentle course correction in the right direction. Also dating the photo will help put this soldier in the correct family generation. Does anyone know when the photographer J. Assman was active in Neisse?
Thanks again,
Nick
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Any thoughts on regiment, rank, and most importantly: when the photo may have been taken would be greatly appreciated.
I know that the 23rd (2nd Upper Silesian) Infantry regiment was garrisoned in Neisse (where the photo appears to have been taken), but that looks an awful lot like a 28 rather than a 23 on the shoulder strap. That said, Kaiser's Bunker tells me that the 23rd's shoulder strap was indeed yellow with a red 23, while the 28th used blue with a red 28. Maybe the person who did the coloring mistook the 3 for an 8 on the photo and made the error.
As I look at the photo more, I see the button on the collar that I think signifies a Gefreiter. Is this correct? I have no idea what, if any, significance is associated with the gold braid/lanyard (what is that thing called?) hanging from the 2nd button. Does the white belt specify his battalion, like the black belt did the Fusilier (3rd) battalion in my other photo?
I may have answered some of my questions myself, but it would be good to get confirmation from someone with more than my 3 weeks' exposure, or a gentle course correction in the right direction. Also dating the photo will help put this soldier in the correct family generation. Does anyone know when the photographer J. Assman was active in Neisse?
Thanks again,
Nick
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