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    GreyC/Bayern, I also noticed the rolled-up shoulder straps and thought it odd.  Grey's theory of recruits rolling them up as a way of celebrating obligatory service makes sense.  Although, it's the first time I've seen it in one of these Rekrutenzeit photos.

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    Hi Irish Gunner, glad you agree with me. There are quite a few photos around of the like seen above. Haven´t categorized them or key-worded them in my collection. So I´ll have a hard time accessing them. I do have a few of them, though.

    GreyC

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    Hello , Grey C . I got to post, it shows me the last pic and I saw then I write , later I discovered that you had writed before . 

    Hello Grey C .Thanks for your answer . and regarding the Saxon , I wrote without having see the top of the pic

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    hi GreyC

    Forgot to say before... thanks for posting those pictures

    great stuff!

     

    cheers

    tony

     

    On ‎31‎/‎07‎/‎2018 at 15:37, GreyC said:

    Hi Irish Gunner,

    glad you like it.

    Here is another one of a etamäßiger Feldwebel of Saxon Regiment 106 with dog. Note the typical "German" cuffs on the tunic and the mourning band.

    GreyC

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    Hi GreyC

    Of course (!) I didn’t know that... so nice one thanks.

    I now see the Sa on the back ....

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    i know you like such things... cheers.

    10 hours ago, GreyC said:

    Hi Farkas,

    1st photo #82 is a Saxon note the German cuffs and the green/white cockade.

    GreyC

    Would it be cheeky to ask if you know what the first 2 words of the 1908 annotation say please??

    or even just is it a name or phrase?

    tony

    ps

    i have a spare one.....

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    Hi,

    the first two words are Editha Carls (zur Erinnerung an den 4. Juli 1908). That´s the name of a lady that this photo was dedicated to in remembrance of the day the photo was taken so I presume she is one of the ladies in the pic. The 4th soldier from the left, last row, is a naval officer.

    GreyC

     

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    Hi,

    nice pix! Especially the Firefighters. The guy with the lantern is group-chief. Hermann sent the card (that he says turned out well) to his girlfriend or wife with "hot kisses". An appropriate choice of words for a firefighter!

    GreyC

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    Hi IrishGunner, GreyC...

    Thanks both for your comments....

    it is a good one isn’t it, a little bit different to my usual ones, I was well chuffed when I found it.

    22 hours ago, IrishGunner said:

    The Feuerwehr photo is great!  I've been getting a lot of new artillery photos lately; guess I should just off the scanner.

    I’d enjoy seeing them Sir

    if you fancy starting a dedicated thread I’d enjoy contributing some of my own to it too...

    thanks again, appreciated as always gents

    tony

    22 hours ago, GreyC said:

    Hi,

    nice pix! Especially the Firefighters. The guy with the lantern is group-chief. Hermann sent the card (that he says turned out well) to his girlfriend or wife with "hot kisses". An appropriate choice of words for a firefighter!

    GreyC

     

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    Hi Gents

    First is posted home and dated 9th sept 1917

    i’ve the colour up a little on the image....

    I think this card was is titled soldiers in cover or similar,  and the image seems somewhat older than when the card was written....

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    A  1917 Rppc annotated by ‘Oscar’ I think. 3 Iron Cross holders to the left, one of whom, I believe has musician shoulder insignia.

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    And a picture in the snow, sadly nothing on the back.DFA505E1-C97A-412C-9AEC-527DC1ADA811.thumb.jpeg.3b52305f23b5354912f2442f07ea3760.jpeg

    tony

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    Nice!

    As the Matrosen wear cap tallies with Werft Division on them, the photo should have been taken either in Kiel (1st) or in Wilhelmshaven (2nd).

    GreyC

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    Hi Gents

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    tony

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    Nice one GreyC

    I wouldn’t have known....

    always appreciated,

    On 19/10/2018 at 17:15, GreyC said:

    Nice!

    As the Matrosen wear cap tallies with Werft Division on them, the photo should have been taken either in Kiel (1st) or in Wilhelmshaven (2nd).

    GreyC

    tony

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    Hi Gents

     

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    I believe the caption reads ....

    ‘The Russians have completely destroyed almost all the railroad tracks that lie on the Berlin-Warsaw route. our picture shows us a German patrol, which investigates the railroad track’

    ————///———-//

    this next one shows the handing out of bayonet frogs. 

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    Freshly trained perhaps? Yet I think the flowers mean these men are about to deploy....

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    tony

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