Doc Wilson Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Hi, here is a funny one.... he seems to have an officers Feldzeichen on the helmet. It was on ebay as a bavarian Jäger, but from the collar badges I think not. Must be Schneeschu bstln? That is a great photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Hey Chip, take a look at post 8... have you ever seen a number in the "S"? And.... my buy of the week.... a postcard sent by a member of IV./Jäger Regt 3, 1 Komp in December 1915..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 (edited) Chris, Yes, I know of an original one in a collection. Here is a picture of it. Could we see the back of your postcard? Thanks, Chip Edited November 3, 2010 by Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Here you go.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Chris, Thanks for posting that. Just one question. How can this be the first company? It's the IV.Bataillon, which would have had companies #13-16? If you look at the document in post #11, it has a very similar stamp to the one on this card. It is also the IV.Bataillon, but it is the 13.Komp.. Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Chris, Thanks for posting that. Just one question. How can this be the first company? It's the IV.Bataillon, which would have had companies #13-16? If you look at the document in post #11, it has a very similar stamp to the one on this card. It is also the IV.Bataillon, but it is the 13.Komp.. Chip good point, will examine the stamp when I get home. Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Here is a death card to a man killed at Verdun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Chris, Nice Sterbebild. The unit name is a bit misleading. The Bavarians tended to think that the 3.Jäger Regiment was "theirs", even though they made up just half of the battalions. The 14th company really took it on the chin on June 6th and during the first attacks on the J-Werkes. The regimental history lists Rosenberger as "Josef". I have a Sterbebild to another man from the 14th company, who was killed the same day that Rosenberger was wounded. Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 (edited) Here you go.... The sender is: Schütze Joseph Baumgartner 4. Schnee-Schuh-Batl. 1.Komp. - Alpenkorps _ Edited December 4, 2010 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Hmmmm... could it be that initially all the battalions were numbered with Komp 1-4 and were then numbred 1-16 for the regt? So this card was before they were numbered 1-16? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Another Ski guy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Interesting is also that Baumgartner refers to himself as Schütze and not Jäger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 (edited) Picture dated 1918 Note: the cuffs and pocket flaps are different Edited December 4, 2010 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Nice pic! Do you think he is Ski Troop or regular Alpenkorps? Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Nice pic! Do you think he is Ski Troop or regular Alpenkorps? Best Chris I'm not sure Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 The 1st Komp. designation must be before the formation of the regiment or very soon thereafter. "Schuetze" makes perfect sense for this time period as well, for they were not "Jaeger" until then. Given the lack of a Reichskokarde on his cap (in post #30), the odd scalloped pockets and cloth covered cuff buttons, I tend to think that the date must have been post November 11, 1918. The guy in post #28 is apparently a Bavarian from the looks of his cockade, but he is wearing a non-Bavarian Jaeger style Troddel. Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Here is a nice one of a 2nd Bavarian Jäger, pic taken in Aschaffenburg.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Here is a nice one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dond Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 You passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 flying colours ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 This is a nice thread. The Bavarian headgear is the best part of it for ME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Here are some Bavarian Jäger Sterbebilder. Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 OK, Was very happy to get this this week... basically the Genisis of the Gebirgsjäger... a Guy who was in the 1st bavarian Snowshoe Battalion right from the start..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The EK was for the fighting at the beginning of 1915... I am tending towards the date on the doc being the date the doc was signed and there having been no record of the date when the actual award was made. I am working on this, so will have the answer soon i hope... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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