Chris Boonzaier

Hmmm... just found 2 variations....

Hi, thanks, unfortunately missing from the group ?

WOW... those are some really off the beaten path kinda boards... Especially the forester ones!

Its Gavrilo Princip ... thinking to himself.... "hmmm... file for later use... there IS a way for a poor young man to make it into the history books!"

Bada BING

Oh yeah?

Just finished this weeks display..... somewhere in there there is a copy...... can anyone guess? ?

Some time ago I bought a belt to a Gebirgs Ersatz Abteilung man, I know there is more belonging to the man at the source... and was then lucky enough to get his map case... which is quite a bit wider than the usual one you see, and has space for much more... it is also not made with lelt loops... it can be worn on a strap, or have loops on the belt with it clips onto... I suppose it is made for mounted troops and a mapcase directly on the belt could be difficult... but noone had seen one... and although the source is 100%... I had a tiny bit of doubt/confusion.... until a friend sent me this picture.... This is it.... and now begins the journey....... The Pencil os original to the piece.... my goal is to add the "bits2 all period.... but many companies made things for decades... the logo always slowly changing... So I will look for pencils with exactly that logo, which is the one they used prewar... The compass fits perfectly... the march calculator finally has a home.... now I need a period eraser, ruler, pencils.... and nothing from the 30s or 40s.....

Just by coincidence....... bigpic

Thanks Uwe, You saved him from obscurity, DOB 18.12.1897 KIA 11.8.1917 in the 1st Jäger Bataillon

OK, where are the problems?

Hi Guys... Can anyone guess at Jakobs last name? R??penauer ? He could be a Bavarian Jäger

I think you may have it with the cavalry cuffs, I must see if Ludwig had any cav background. Fischer definitely did not and was only promoted from the ranks in mid 1916 so no cav connection. The collars is problematic, I do not see a cav connection... this looks like a standard collar IMHO. As far as the Borte goes, impossible to date with Borte... many Bavarian Photos show it was often not worn. The Ludwig pic is early 1915, the Fischer one mid 1916 at the earliest. The scallops on the pocket seem to have the Austrian style.

By Cooincidence, I tound this today... Gustav Fischer of the 8 bavarian Reserve Inf Regiment

Ludwig von Holnstein.... is this a complete fantasy tunic ? I know officers had leeway... but this is still April 1915.... is it some kind of cavalry derivative?

4 years later ....

Magic, thanks guys. "Ludwig Graf von Holnstein aus Bayern" from the General Kommando 1. bay. Armee Korps The "aus Bayern" is actually part of his title!

This looks to be a bavarian Major ... Is it Ludwig Graf ?????? Thanks Chris

I think I have it..... this is not just any Jerry... it is Mungo Jerry!!!!!

Funnilly enough... on the photo he is Döhla, on the locker tag he was Döhla... but on the dog tag Doehla... which is OK.... but on his records Döhla (Eduard Josef) was corrected to Doehla. His MMJO was awarded in 1919, so obviously not on the pic

Hi Guys, thanks, we are all on the same page there... our left, their right... I assume this was befor his award of the MMJO as he has no ribbon. The photo was not dated unfortunately. Added to the facial guestimate I think his stance and the way the others stand gives me the impression he is the boss. A huge coincidence finding that photo after finding this a week before....

OK, I think I have it, and I do not want to influence anyones thoughts.... who is Major Döhla in the group photo? I only have a terrible quality single shot of him....

I always found the most poignant part of the group the orphanage papers, where they were delivered with x pairs of underwear, x handkerchiefs etc. etc

Glenn Nailed this.... Fähnrich could wear the officers Backpack... Chip nailed the other one... it is a radfahrer right at the front...

You are welcome to post, I am simply pointing out you would probably get more answers if you made it more interesting for the people who may spend the time and effort answering, otherwise it is a bit of a one way street.