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I have scanned a photo of my grandfather here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Troutman2/Wuerttemberg1918
Its the photo on the left - click to enlarge.
I know that he was in a Wuerttemberg cavalry regiment in 1918. Based on the photo, I'm guessing it was the Ulanen-Regiment Koenig Karl (1. Wuerttemberg) Nr. 19. My reasoning is that the portepee is unique to the 19th, (the other regiments used the more common acorn shape) and the facing colors (sleeves and collar) are to dark to be the yellow, the color used by the other three Wuertt. regiments. Based on the portepee, I also believe he was a senior NCO.
The plain field tunic bothers me, but it was late in the war, and presumably German industry had other things to do than make ulankas.
I invite any comments or suggestions... Thanks!
http://picasaweb.google.com/Troutman2/Wuerttemberg1918
Its the photo on the left - click to enlarge.
I know that he was in a Wuerttemberg cavalry regiment in 1918. Based on the photo, I'm guessing it was the Ulanen-Regiment Koenig Karl (1. Wuerttemberg) Nr. 19. My reasoning is that the portepee is unique to the 19th, (the other regiments used the more common acorn shape) and the facing colors (sleeves and collar) are to dark to be the yellow, the color used by the other three Wuertt. regiments. Based on the portepee, I also believe he was a senior NCO.
The plain field tunic bothers me, but it was late in the war, and presumably German industry had other things to do than make ulankas.
I invite any comments or suggestions... Thanks!