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    Bayern

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    1. Hello, the link posted by Prem is very interesting, I will add some quotes . The pair of SBs on the first pic are not Russian , probably are Serbian . the black, piped red SB is from Artillery and of a senior NCO , The blue one with the Nr 108 is from the 108th Saratov Infantry Regiment ,the khaki one with Nr 108 is from the same regiment the reverse side of the blue one

    2. Hello the Cipher of Nicholas II is a latin capital H crowned and with the roman numeral II .in the second row of SBs it appears on the first one from left to right ,marked with Ink pencil, and on the third and fourth SBs on the third metallic and ond the fourth stencilled in yellow . On the lower picture appears a Full General SB , no stars , a Lieutenant General SB , a Official of General rank SB ,and a Rear Admiral Sb . 

      Aclaration ,I tiped wrong Lieutenant General , the two stars General was Major General

    3. Hello o3fahnen, In the site Lexicon der Wehrmacht appears Lt General Max Dennerlein 1885 1957 , a Bavarian Pioniere officer his Service record is very detailed but nothing about awards . he served in WW1 , stayed in the Reichswehr and then in the Wehrmacht , Generalmajor in 1938 and Generalleutnant in 1940 , he was wounded in 1940 during the Battle of France , during 1942 he was commander of the 290 th Infantry Division trapped int the pocket of Demyansk , succesfully evacuated by the Luftwaffe, so he might wear the Demyansk Shield apart from the wounded badge 

    4. On 28/11/2019 at 18:39, Chris Boonzaier said:

      a simple Label...  "Reichsheer Oblt Hocker Chef der russichen Hilfstruppe" in a WW1 German Jäger Officers cap that was part of a Museum collection....

      I find the following in a book called "Auswärtiges Amt und Geheim Dienst" by Richard Mergel ... but I just have the snippet on the screen....

      Can anyone take a stap at a first name?

      It is a super long shot....hocker.jpg.1a6ecfd351aa9c40d4cdd43170654b83.jpg

       

      This list is from ww2 times 

    5. Hello GdC 26, If Glen C says that GO von Prittwitz was the only officer of these rank a la suite of the 6th IR I have nothing more to say. Regarding the measurement on a pic .well ,you knows the button diameter so you can catch the aproximate size of the tunic from collar to waist, you knows the probable length and width of the Shoulder boards then you have the shoulder width, whit these measures you have the aproximate waist width , the collar patchs normally were about 7 x 4 cm ,you can calculate the collar height 

    6. Hello gentlemen :  The historian sir Max Hastings says in his book 1914 , that the German General Staff comprised in the verge of WW1 625 officers of all rank and that they worked in extreme austerity ,no mess ,no cleaning personnel ,a minimum of clerks and a sole telephone cabin for external calls. officers acted as clerks and inclusive as typewriters .every year the documents and planifications declared obsolete were destroyed by the officers . during the war the number of officers in the General Staff do not raise so much because of the time required to form a Staff Officer properly. 

    7. 17 hours ago, GdC26 said:

      Yes, it's well worth the visit - this is just a small part of the display at redoubt Tilly (across the Donau from the main museum). They have an excellent, Bavaria focussed, 35 room WWI exhibition there as well. Impossible to photograph properly because of the glass and the lighting, but quite impressive.

      Kind regards,

       Sandro

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      Hello Gentlemen ,to me this tunic belonged to King Ludwig III ,he was a man of ample waist 

      10 hours ago, GdC26 said:

      More field grey (and in part, high ranking) tunics from the exhibition for Charles and others interested in those. Enjoy!

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      Hello Gentlemen, General maximilian von Prittwitz was a tall and thick man , the tunic doesnt fits with him 

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