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"Ach, hatte ich doch am anderen Ende angefangen das Ding auseinander zu nehmen" He should have started on the other end to take it apart, much easier. :cheers:

How is the busby-bag held in place?

Yes, NCO acting as Lt.

From 1846 Adolph Herzog von Nassau was the Inhaber of the 15th Austrian Infanterie Regiment.

Adolf in his later years http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2009/post-1062-1241895513.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2009/post-1062-1241895324.jpg

A very nice salty set of boards ? I like how it shows the progression from Lt. to Oberleutnant - he wore those boards for a long time (explains the condition). A lot of "been there" history in these shoulder boards. :cheers:

Another image of this popular garment, this time worn by a Stabsarzt

Bear, during the second World War the Wehrmacht employed about 2.75 million horses and 1.7 million of them became casualties. Some years ago in Toronto I met a German cavalry veteran, he had tears in his eyes when he said: "They carried us until they could go no more and when we were starving they fed us"

That's him, the Rossarzt Thanks

"Die Panzer-Abteilung 18 wurde am 15. Mai 1942 in Mittelru?land aufgestellt. Die Abteilung wurde aus dem Stab der III. Abteilung vom Panzer-Regiment 8 sowie der 6. und 11. Kompanie vom vernichteten Panzer-Regiment 7 mit 3 Kompanien aufgestellt. Die Abteilung wurde als selbst?ndige Abteilung aufgestellt. Sie wurde anfangs bei der 18. Panzer-Division im Raum Orscha und Witebsk eingesetzt. Ab April 1943 wurde die Abteilung als Heerestruppe eingesetzt. Im Dezember 1943 wurde die Abteilung in Panzer-Abteilung 504 (Tiger) umbenannt." "schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504 Am 18. November 1943 ergeht eine Verf?gung die Abteilung aus ?berlebenden der alten Abteilung und der Panzer-Abteilung 18 beim Oberbefehlshaber West unter dem LVIII. Reserve-Panzer-Korps wieder aufzustellen. Die 3. Kompanie wird aus der Panzer-Kompanie (Fkl.) 314 aufgestellt. Vom 28. Februar 1944 bis zum 21. April 1944 werden 45 Tiger ?bernommen. Vom 30. April 1944 bis zum 4. Mai 1944 wird die Abteilung nach Frankreich verlegt. Am 3. Juni 1944 ergeht der Befehl zur Verlegung nach Italien. Zwischen dem 9. und 14. Juni 1944 erreicht die Abteilung Italien. Ein Bergepanzer geht durch Luftangriff verloren. Am 1. Juli 1944 sind 8 von 18 Tigern einsatzf?hig. Von den 27 verlorenen Tigern gehen nur 2 auf das Konto feindlicher Angriffe. Am 14. August 1944 wird die 1. Kompanie ohne Panzer nach Wien verlegt um auf Tiger II umzur?sten. Die Abteilung untersteht in Italien der 10. Armee. Am 12. Februar 1945 ?bernimmt die Abteilung 15 Tiger von der schweren Panzer-Abteilung 508. Am 15. M?rz 1945 sind 32 Tiger einsatzf?hig. Am 28. April 1945 ist der letzte Tiger der Abteilung zerst?rt." from: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliede...nzerAbt18-R.htm http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliede...zerAbt504-R.htm

June 1944 in a small Ukrainian village a group of Veterinarians leaving a quarantine horse-barn. from left to right: Unterveterin?r K?rttner, Divisionsveterin?r Dr. Sch?nian, an unknown Kriegsveterin?r and Stabsveterin?r Dr. Wilner

Looks like it was just pinned on top of the button-hole ribbon for the duration of the picture taking session (perhaps he had it in his pocket and thought it would look nice in the portrait)

Meiner lieben guten Mutter zur stehten Erinnerung von Ihrem dankbaren und treuen Sohn, Ulrich Argonnen A285 February 18, 1916 That is a very moving dedication to a mother - one doesn't find this very often nowadays

Here is a picture from my collection of a Tauchpanzer IV Panzer Nr. 411 Ylll, belonged to Leutnant Radmann 4. Kompanie, Panzer Regiment 7 (10. Panzerdivision). Oberleutnant Herbert Radmann, born: 30.09.1912 in Berlin; died on January 18th 1942 at the Field Hospital 61 in Gshatsk.

Great group of documents - it doesn't get much better than that. I especially like the very late-war DKG document. Thank you for posting these historical gems for us. :cheers:

WWI enlisted in Infanterie-Regiment ?L?beck? (3. Hanseatisches) Nr. 162, later transferred to a J?gerbataillon EKI EKII Hanseaten Kreuz (L?beck) Was promoted to Leutnant in 1917. He fought in France , the Eastern- and the Italian Front He changed in 1918 to Air Force and was trained as a an observer and pilot, but I don't know if he was awarded the Beobachter or Flugzeugf?hrerabzeichen. Post WWI He joined the Marinebrigade Erhard (Freikorps Oberland) and fought in Silesia. After the the battle of Annaberg on October 22, 1921 he was again promoted to Oberleutnant. He left the Army soon after.

If it is the 1er Regiment d'Infanterie Legere here is the Regimental History from: http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/or...c_lightinf.html By Tony Broughton 1671: Created (levied in Italy) 1788: 1er Bataillon de Chasseurs Royaux de Provence(formed from the following) 1er Bataillon de Royale Italien 1791: 1er Bataillon d'Infanterie Legere(1er bataillon de Chasseurs) 1795: 1er Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie Legere(1st formation,formed from the following) 1er bataillon d'Infanterie Legere 8e bataillon Volontaires de la Gironde 1er bataillon des Vengeurs 1796: 1er Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following) 14e Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation) 1803: 1er Regiment d'Infanterie Legere Colonels and Chef-de-Brigade 1791: Giacomoni (Gaspard-Vincent-Felix) - Lieutenant Colonel 1792: Aubry (Jean-Joseph) - Lieutenant Colonel 1793: Chazault (Antoine) - Lieutenant Colonel 1795: Delpuech (?) - Chef-de-Brigade 1796: Chavardes (Francois) - Chef-de-Brigade 1796: Lepreux (Antoine-Francois) - Chef-de-Brigade 1797: Manigault-Gaulois (Joseph-Yves) - Chef-de-Brigade 1803: Bourgeois (Charles-Francois) - Colonel 1812: Pillet (Louis-Marie) - Colonel 1814: Beurnonville (?) - Colonel 1815: Despans-Cubieres (Amedee-Louis) - Colonel Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above Giacomoni, (Gaspard-Vincent-Felix) Born: 17 December 1750 Lieutenant-Colonel: 23 November 1791 General-de-Brigade: 7 June 1793 General-de-Division: 12 September 1793 Died: 30 July 1818 Manigault-Gaulois, (Joseph-Yves) Born: 14 April 1770 Chef-de-Brigade: 13 November 1797 General-de-Brigade: 29 August 1803 Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804 Died: 16 January 1809 (killed at the battle of Corogne) Bourgeois, (Charles-Francois) Born: 8 March 1759 Chef-de-Brigade: 1 April 1798 (13e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere) Chef-de-Brigade: 21 November 1798 (19e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere) Colonel: 5 October 1803 (1er Regiment d'Infanterie Legere) General-de-Brigade: 6 August 1811 Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804 Baron of the Empire: 12 November 1811 Died: 21 July 1821 Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 1er Regiment d'Infanterie de Legere Colonel Despans-Cubieres: Wounded 16 June 1815 and 18 June 1815 Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 1er Regiment d'Infanterie Legere during the period 1804-1815 Officers killed: Thirty-one Officers died of wounds: Twelve Officers wounded: One hundred and seven Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats) 1792: Spiere and Mayennce 1793: Le Boulou, Collioure, and Saint-Laurent-de-la-Muga 1794: Le Montagne-Noire and Siege de Rosas 1795: Loano and Bardinetto 1797: Armee du Nord 1799: Zurich and Stokach 1800: Moeskirch, Bregenz, Mont Tonale, and Hohenlinden 1806: Lago-Negro, Monterano, Sainte-Euphemie and Sigliano 1807: Strongoli 1808: Valence and Tarragone 1809: Vals, Saint-Hilary, Raab, Presbourg, and Saint-Colomba 1810: Grenouillere, Montblanc, and Salona 1811: Tarragone, Saint-Celoni, and Serrat 1813: Bautzen, Lukau, Juterbock, Dessau, Leipzig, and Zara 1814: Chalons-sur-Marne, Mincio, Bar-sur-Aube, Saint-Georges, and Saint-Romans 1815: Ligny and Waterloo Battle Honours Ulm 1805, Jena 1806 and Friedland 1807

Bear, I think it reads: Major d'Infanterie l?g?re 1813 A major of the light infantry can you get the rest of the inscription, or is it to fragile to reveal?

Make it:

... the accompanying text:

This is from the 1914 -1915 publication "Dienstunterricht des Infanteristen"

I got most of it: Juni 1944 im Dorf Mosur bei Luban (Lublin). Von rechts: Kompanie-Chef Stabsvetr. Dr. Wilner ? ein Kriegsvetr., Div. Vetr. Dr. Sch?nian, Untervetr. K?rttner? Uffz. Kraushaar

Dr. Mauss in his post war practice. BTW: He was awarded the EKII at the Somme at the age of 16 (the youngest recipient in the Division)

What a great find: An original portrait of a Brillantentr?ger (only 27) taken right after the award of the Ritterkreuz It reads: Bataillons-Kommandeur Oberstleutnant Dr. Mauss, Russland 1941 It is the later Generalleutnant and Brillantentr?ger Dr.med.dent. Karl Mauss (a Dentist in civilian life) * 17. Mai 1898, Pl?n / Holstein + 9. Februar 1959, Hamburg Knight's Cross awarded as Oberstleutnant and commander of II. Bataillon Sch?tzen Regiment 69 on the 26 of November 1941 for holding the Bridge-head at the river Ugra. Eichenlaub: November 24, 1943 as Oberst und Kommandeur PzGrenRgt 33 Schwerter: October 23, 1944 as Generalmajor und Kommandeur 7.PzDiv Brillanten: April 15, 1945 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur 7.PzDiv

I do have some pictures of German tanks in my database - will look for them