Jennetta

You Rock! Thank you! Opens a new area of research!!

Thank you Chip! I will start looking into the NS-RKB and Marinebund avenue sand see what I can come up with. Do you know what the medal on the gentleman to the right is wearing? I tried looking it up - but am not sure I came up with the right one - possibly the Iron Cross?? The men in the photo are my grandfather, great grandfather, and gg grandfather - so I am truly interested in anything that this picture could tell about their military career/life. Jennetta

Thank you Paul C!! Thank you Trajan. I found a website with info on the uniform - http://www.kaisersbunker.com/gtp/ulan.htm , which shows what the uniform may have looked like. Where did you find the info on the various regiments, and their colours? Also, do you have any idea what the chain type thing is that is located above his right hand (holding the cigar)??

I am hoping someone can identify what the uniform means as far as rank, position, etc... All I know is that the gentleman was a member of the Ulan (Ulanen??) in Germany, the picture was taken between 1873 and 1975, and the gentleman was approximately 20 years old when the photo was taken. Any help would be greatly appreciated - as it is an ancestor. BTW - what's with the cigar?!??!?!?!? Oops - the pic was taken between 1873 and 1875.....

Hello all. Can anyone help identifying the uniforms/ranks/positions of the gentlemen in the picture? The picture would have been taken shortly before the start of WWII. I know the youngest man was aboard U-55 in January 1940 when it went down. He was rescued by (I believe) the British, and was then a prisoner of war in Canada for the remainder of WWII. I have been told that he was a MaschOGfr (not sure exactly what that means.....). The man on the left went down with the Wilhelm Gustloff in January 1945, as did another son who was also in the Kriegsmarine. Other than that - I have no idea what their uniforms mean, what ranks they were, or positions they may have held. I am hoping that with the expertise out here - that an answer can be found! Any help would be greatly appreciated!