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From the Military Pass of a machine gunner who fought on the Greek border.

Very nice and scarce! Thanks for showing

You could look him up in the "bayer. Stammrollen". His name is: Georg Hölzl from Herbertsfelden in Niederbayern. Nice to see the a Pionier Uffz. with EKI !

Nice Soldbuch! Christian Waruck was slightly wounded on July 26, 1915

looks like he should be on Duck Dynasty

Good for you, my friend! Sure would like to see it I have seen a GA Offizierstellverteter strap on ebay, a while ago.

I will post some of the pages when I get home

Great strap, Chip Thanks for showing! Hardy

Thanks Thomas for the clarification!

Kornel, Reddemann in his book: "Geschichte der deutschen Flammenwerfertruppe" (from which I quoted in my earlier post) is contradicting Heinrici. During most of 1915, there where no 12 companies of Flammenwerfer. Only when the III. Btl expanded to regimental size a 12th coy (and others) was (were) added. A bataillon of Pioniere had four companies. The I. Bataillon would have coys 1 - 4. The II. Bataillon 5 - 8 and the III. Bataillon 9 - 12. That was also correct for the III.Garde-Pionier-Bataillon before it became the Flammenwerfertruppe. Once Reddemann established the III. Garde-Pionier Bataillon as the Flammenwerfertruppe, in the spring of 1915 the the company numbers changed from 9, 10, 11, 12 to 1, 2, 3, 4 (since there were no other Flammenwerfer companies). Therefore, in 1915 the former 12.Kompanie of the III. Garde-Pionier-Bataillon is indentical with the 4.Kompanie III. Garde-Pionier-Bataillon (Flammenwerfertruppe) Heinrici quoted the company numbers of the III. Garde-Pionier-Bataillon like any other III. Bataillon.

collar badge is the Unteroffiziere rank insignia on the overcoat

I had it for years

One for Chris Bavarian Oberjaeger wearing his overcoat and visor Were Jaeger allowed to have a full beard?

Good one! Thanks Andy

Garde Fuss-Artillerie

Prussian Feld-Artillerie with Litzen

Here is a successful Flak crew with 30 kills (25 + 5) - The photograph was taken to celebrate the 30th downing of an aircraft - note the soldier with the paintbrush still in the hand. Eastern Front.

"Dear Frida Here is a picture from my company - sadly the photograph is a little small in size - but you will find me on it. I sit on the right in the second row, we all wear our visor caps (Schirmmuetzen)" Greetings, D. Lizzo"

Another great image Larry! Thanks

Paul, I don't think so - Schall a decorated LW Flak veteran since 1939, for whatever reason, was in 1944/45 transferred to Grenadier-Regiment 97.

Flak veteran Obergefreiter Alfred Schall, he was transferred to an Infantry Regiment at the end of the war.

The brass looks like reproduction as well Hard to judge the felt from a picture - but for me just too many other indicators.

not good

Unteroffizier Otto Freiderich of Infanterie-Regiment Nr.468 wearing the EKI

Talking about regimental steins. Many years ago, in the early 1970s, I broke my grandfather's bad.Feld.Art.Rgt.50 Stein from 1906. We played with it in the attic when I broke part of the pewter lit. It was still around for some years. Finally my mothers got rid of it. My parents saw no value in militaria.