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Dark shoulder boards (Red) with nothing on them, Litzen, white helmet plate (Garde eagle), black plume. Also a very common posture for GPB soldiers in period portrait photographs.
 
Jvpi said:
Dark shoulder boards (Red) with nothing on them, Litzen, white helmet plate (Garde eagle), black plume. Also a very common posture for GPB soldiers in period portrait photographs.
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Anything that might indicate rank or infantry vs artillery or cavalry?
 
Identifying the specific unit of a Prussian “Gardist” is difficult from a black-and-white photograph. You need to examine the color of the helmet trim (particularly the chin guard scales), the color of the Haarbusch (black or white), the color of the epaulets, the type of sleeve trim (Saxon or Brandenburg), etc.... The answer given by seems plausible to me; I’ll look through my documents to confirm.

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CLOVIS 57 said:
Identifying the specific unit of a Prussian “Gardist” is difficult from a black-and-white photograph. You need to examine the color of the helmet trim (particularly the chin guard scales), the color of the Haarbusch (black or white), the color of the epaulets, the type of sleeve trim (Saxon or Brandenburg), etc.... The answer given by seems plausible to me; I’ll look through my documents to confirm.

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Thank you for your research! Is it possible he was a flame thrower or training to become one? I’ve seen similar Otto Hoeffke photos of flamethrowers
 
JG55 said:
Thank you for your research! Is it possible he was a flame thrower or training to become one? I’ve seen similar Otto Hoeffke photos of flamethrowers
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In that case, he should have an Ärmelabzeichen on the lower left arm with the image of a skull.
 

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The linings are silver, the jugular scales look golden (it’s not a 1GzuF). The Busch is black and the handle facing is -type, with a Swedish sleeve trim- black velvet background. It is therefore indeed a Garde-Pionier-Bataillon. After checking, I confirm what Jvpi said.
https://genwiki.genealogy.net/G_PB
This is the M95 dress uniform, with the Waffenrock. I have no information regarding the flamethrowers of this regiment.
 
2nd.Leibhusar said:
In that case, he should have an Ärmelabzeichen on the lower left arm with the image of a skull.
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Yes, just curious because all other details match and I believe my Great grandfathers photo to be taken in late 1915 early 1916 due to his age, he appears young in the photo 18-19 years old. So possibly before the use of the skull patch which I was lead to believe was mid late 1916
 
Of course the photo hides a lot of the bottom of that sleeve. I can almost see something there but it's probably just a mark on the photo. Probably wishful thinking on my part.
 
Peter B said:
Of course the photo hides a lot of the bottom of that sleeve. I can almost see something there but it's probably just a mark on the photo. Probably wishful thinking on my part.
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Haha yes, I am trying to be as subjective as possible, I don’t want to create a fairy tale, only what I can prove beyond a doubt
 
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