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From the S&L catalog:

Post War Steinhauer & Lück - Quality then and now Early post-war Fahrerabzeichen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Picture from the current S&L catalog ....definitely a loss in quality and detail over the last forty years http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2009/post-1062-125054117286.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2009/post-1062-125054067743.jpg

8.6.15 Granatspl.(itter) r.(echtes) Ohr und r.(echte) Wange verwundet.

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1) Kaiser Alexander Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr.1 2) Leib-Grenadier-Regiment Nr.8 3) Not sure about the Regiment, but the cypher appears to be "König Karl" Lets wait for Chip

Here it is: Pionier Sch.. born in 1895 profession: Schlosser (Mechanic) May 26, 1915 as Ersatz Rekruit with the Garde Pionier Ersatz Bataillon, III.Rek Depot. Training received for: Karabiner 98 und Flammenwerfer May 26, 1915 - into the Army as an Ersatz Rekruit. October 10, 1915 - III. Garde Pionier Bataillon, Ers. (Ersatz) Kompagnie. December 13, 1915 - 11. Kompagnie, III. Garde Pionier Bataillon im Feld. December 14, 1915 - To Rekruten Depot, III Garde=Pionier=Bataillon December 19, 1915 - To 11. Kompagnie, III. Garde=Pionier=Bataillon December 20, 1915 - To 11. Kompagnie, III. Garde=Pionier=Regiment, “jetzt (now) 3. Komp. Garde Res. Pion. Regts Mitgemachte Gefechte (Battles taken part in): December 21, 1915 to January 9, 1916 - … Kampf um den Hartmannsweilerkopf February 22, 1916 - Storming of the Bois de Ville. March 2, 1916 - Battle in Chauffour and Albainwald. March 2, 1916 - Battle on Village Douaumont. March 8, 1916 - Battle for Douaumont. March 18, 1916 - Battle by Fort Douaumont March 29, 1916 - Wounded April 2, 1916 - at Field Hospital following burns on the head from flame oil April 15, 1916 - To the Garrison Company, II. Garde Pionier Ersatz Bataillon. May 11, 1916 - To the 3rd Ersatz Company, II. Garde Pionier Ersatz Bataillon. May 11, 1916 - On 11. 5. 16. Transferred to the 3. Ersatz Kompagnie, II. Garde-Pionier-Ersatz-Bataillon, and on 26. 7. 16. To the Garde-Reserve-Pionier-Regiment in the field. July 26, 1916 - On 11. 5. 16. Transferred to the 3. Ersatz Kompagnie, II. Garde-Pionier-Ersatz-Bataillon, and on 26. 7. 16. To the Garde-Reserve-Pionier-Regiment 4. 11. 16. Attack in Woods of St. Pierre Vaast with I. R. 116 On 25. 11. 1916 laut( by) regimental order zwecks (for) work performance to District Command Berlin-Schoeneborg in Marsch gesetzt( meaning = sent marching). November 27, 1916 - Notation of some sort by the Bezirk=Kommando V Berlin. November 29, 1916 - With the Garrison Company, “2. Garde=Pionier Ersatz Bataillon”; by December 1, 1916 Schubert was to perform work with the firm Paul Marcus, Monumentenstraße in Schoeneberg untill March 31, 1917 vom Waffengebrauch zurückgestellt (from the use of weapons freed). June 1, 1917. to Ers. Komp. Ers. Pi. Batl. W.(urttemberg) On 21. 6. 17 to 15. 10. 17. With the 1. Company Wuerttemburg Pioneer Field Recruit Depot 10, Armee Detachment C.” October 15, 1917 Transferred to Pioneer Company 252. October 16, 1917 to November 26, 1917 - Fighting for the (Maashöhe) Maas heights by Lomorville, Syede and St. Mihiel. November 29, 1917 - Tank-battle by Cambrai. November 30, 1917 to December 12, 1917 - Attack Battle by Cambrai. December 8, 1917 to January 1, 1918 and February 23 to February 26, 1918 and March 1, 1918 to March 10, 1918 “Fighting in the Siegfried Stellung February 26 to March 1, 1918 . On account of an ear sickness in Feld-Lazarett 78. March 11, 1918 - ‘gem. Versg. 208. J. D. II 2053 v. 10. 3. 18' transferred to ‘R.=Flugzeug=Ersatz=Abt.’ Cologne.”

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1./MGK SB 5 (Rohr) March 21, 1918 - St. Quentin March 23 to 26 - Nesle, Ham March 27, 1918 - Montdidier April 1918 - Noyon (Mont Renoire)

Good question. I came across similar entries as well.

Lets see your Grabendolch ... to strart this of:

sorry

Very nice portrait (RR will like that ribbon bar) Oberstabsveterinär Dr. Philipp Nickl was KIA on September 11, 1944. He is laid to rest at the German war cemetery in Ysselsteyn, Netherlands. Grave location: Block W, Row 7 Grave 164

What a great list! Thank you Christophe

From the 1886 Rangliste

The family is originally from Sweden, moved in the mid 1700s to Prussia (Brandenburg and Pommern) from: Deutscher Adelslexikon

This is what I found: There are two Officers by the name of Kuylenstjerna in the 1865 Rangliste. One a Hauptmann in an Artillerie-Regiment and the other a Rittmeister in the Kavallerie. Here is the Rittmeister

Very nice cap, thanks. The 1935 stamp helps to answer Gordon's question.

Like the British anthem which is the same tune as the Prussian anthem and unofficial German anthem prior to 1918 "Heil dir im Siegerkranz"

Harrier, can you show us the inside of the cap?

The Artillery Lieutenant Franz Marc was killed during a reconnaissance ride. A grenade fragment hit him at the temple. His Bavarian Artillery Regiment was stationed at Woëvre-Ebene (perhaps this clue let us identify the Regiment)

Found this From: The European powers in the First World War - By Spencer Tucker, Laura Matysek Wood, Justin D. Murphy The Germans had used camouflage (Tarnung) in early 1916, employing expressionist painter Franz Marc to create nets and canvases to conceal German artillery at the battle of Verdun.

Marc meldet sich zu Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs als Freiwilliger Marc volunteered in 1914, (during that time he lived in Ried near Benediktbeuren, Bavaria) "Bei einem Kundschaftsgang trifft ihn in der Nähe von Verdun ein tödlicher Granatdoppelschuß." On March 4, 1916 on a reconnaissance near Verdun he was killed by a grenade volley. http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/biografien/MarcFranz/index.html

Here is his 1928 entry and his WWI awards

In 1909 Hans von Sommerfeld held the rank of Leutnant (16.08.07) in the Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Louis-Ferdinand von Preussen (2. Magdeburgisches) Nr.27

The LDO, (Leistungsgemeinschaft der Deutscher Ordenshersteller) was established in 1941. L/18 = D.H. Mayer, Pforzheim See here: http://www.cimilitaria.com/LDO_referencepage.htm