Unidentified armbands / brassards

drakegoodman

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A postcard from Feldpost Expedition 5 Bayer. Inf. Div.

Does anyone know what the armbands being worn by the two fellows at the rear denote?

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Addressed to Frau Kath Machold, Ellerode bei Hedemünden an der Werra.

"You don´t contact anymore, how are you? Still good I hope! The stork has made a call on my wife and has brought a little daughter. Moreover everything safe and sound. Write soon! Best regards Georg."
 
I cannot help with the armbands -- saw this when it was for sale and I have no idea especially with the 1916 date. However, congratulations on deciphering that SB abbreviation! There is no way I could have done that. You the man! :eek:ccasion9: :eek:ccasion9:
 
joerookery said:
I cannot help with the armbands -- saw this when it was for sale and I have no idea especially with the 1916 date. However, congratulations on deciphering that SB abbreviation! There is no way I could have done that. You the man! :eek:ccasion9: :eek:ccasion9:
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It might sound stupid, but I still don't understand: what does SB mean?
 
Hey Joe, the rest of the SB abbrieviation was pretty easy, it is all on the briefmark:)
Gsu
 
drakegoodman said:
Does anyone know what the armbands being worn by the two fellows at the rear denote?
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That is the M1907 Bayerischen Feldpost armband.

Kraus, J. (1999) Die feldgraue Uniformierung des deutschen Heeres 1907-1918 .Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück. Band 2, p. 959
 
Thanks Tony. I'm ordering the Kraus books this week, so hopefully the number of questions will be kept to a minimum in the future.

Cheers,

Brett
 
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