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    1. Dear Researchers, I was hoping I could count on your collective knowledge once more. Is anyone familiar with the uniform on these pictures. Are the German or Polish? Russian? I am guessing they are from before the WW1. from my grandfathers collection. He was German. Any help would be appreciated. Andi
    2. Hi All, I have received my copy of the Reichsarchiv Nowo Georgiewst Band 8. Thank you Klaus! Yes I am convinced now that I have the correct Morgi location. Please see the map that came with the book. My ancestor probably lost his life there. According to the book there was heavy fighting to take the town Gut Czajki. Thank you all for your help. My next task is to find where the men are buried from that part of the battle. I contacted the Kriegsgräberfürsorge.
    3. Thank you soo much! I am waiting to receive the :Schlachten des Weltkrieges Band 8. Klaus told me about. Perhaps it will shed light on the locality. stay tuned, things are slow in the post currently
    4. Thank you GreyC, I think it’s Pfingsten celebrations in May 1917. I could be wrong.
    5. Bernhard H.Holst translated those texts for me back in 2015. I have another good picture. Perhaps someone can help identify some of the faces. The one with the coffee pot is my great grandfather, he stands at the right of Georg Sick. The rest I don't know. Nothing written on the back. Thank you!!!
    6. GreyC, Yes you are correct I can't really know for sure. I base what I know on the pictures and dates I have, I deduced some information. I know that my Great-grandfather was handed his Iron Cross on the 6.11.1916 I will attach the picture. That gives me the conclusion that on the pictures with Sick he is wearing the bar, it must be after that date. Presuming he wasn't part of the 163th before that, which is most possible. In the nice article above of Christian Mack on Opa as Bursche: https://opaskrieg.de/de/opa-franz-der-bursche/ you find a quote. "Jeder Bursche muss ein Jahr an der Front dienen und dient das zweite Jahr als Bursche. Ein Posten, der sehr gesucht ist. Diese Männer sind im Allgemeinen dienstfrei und werden nur dreimal in der Woche, entweder am Vormittag oder nachmittags „herangezogen“, damit sie nicht zu fett werden und nicht alles Gelernte wieder vergessen." " Every Batman must serve one year in combat and the second year as batman. A position, that was highly sought after. These men are generally off-duty and are only engaged about three times a week, either in the morning or in the afternoon, so that they do not get too fat and forget everything they have learned." So if I go by that; My great grandfather might not have been part of the 163th before that. This pictures is from 14.8.1917, Taken at the Command post of the 81st Infantry Brigade, Oberstleutnant Sick's Command Post. My great grandfather in the background. Hopefully I will find more information in the next few years. thanks
    7. Wow thank you Prussian, I had no idea that I could download load the book. I had to buy it. You raised an interesting point , had of course I don’t know when my great grandfather joined the 163. I base my assumption on that he lived in Hamburg he must have been with the 163. As far as what my grandfather did, I have no idea really. I found an interesting article on what it ment to be a Batman, or Bursche: https://opaskrieg.de/de/opa-franz-der-bursche/ thank you
    8. Thank for your help everyone again. I had a bit of success with my research into my great grand father who served with Oberstleutnant Sick on the western front. I would like to share this picture I unearthed in an archive in the USA. By pure chance! The picture description in the album reads: Genommene englische Stützpunkte. Taken english positions. Behind Georg Sick, left stands my great grandfather. Hope you enjoy this as much as me.
    9. Danke nochmals Klaus, ich habe bei der DKV schon gesucht. Ohne Erfolg. Danke Andi
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