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Hi Andreas, have you tried the Landesarchiv in Schleswig? They seem to have documents from that time and occasion. Also there was the Staats-Handbuch für die Herzogthümer Schleswig-Holstein. I didn´t find his name in the 1849 edition, though. GreyC

Hi, this is were the big guns were situated. GreyC

Hi, it´s a photo that was given every patient of/in the Vereinslazarett Hitzacker (in Northern Germany at the River Elbe) on the occasion of the parting of Fräulein v. Estdorf who seems to have helped out with caricative duties. It seems to hae been her photo, as a note beneath her name makes it plausible. There is also a Countess of Oehnausen different female nurses and helping hands as well as a police NCO on the photo. GreyC Hi Chip, with regards to your question in #9 on ranks/insignia: the new book won´t have any, but the 1907 "Dienstverordnung für die freiwillige Krankenpflege" has a verbal description of them in it. GreyC

Hi Andreas, thank you for your comment. Yes, the cross in the middle is the Ehrenzeichen des DeutschenRoten Kreuzes awarded in the Weimar Republic. But I meant to indicate with the arrow the medal next to it on the far right, which to me looks like the Red Cross Medal of Imperial Germany 3rd class. It seems to match the medal in Farkas photo. Correct me if I am wrong on this, please. GreyC PS: The Cross below the three medals looks like a long service award of one of the Landesverbände. Probably Prussian, because he was from the Goslar Chapter.

Good morning Tony, the photo was very probably taken before 1917 as the collar patches of the guy from the freiwillige Krankenpflege are still rectangular, not round. A close-up of the medal would be helpful, but I think it is the RK-medal. See attached scan of the member der freiwilligen Krankenpflege who wears it as his lowest award. GreyC

Hi Simon and Dave, thank you for your insights. Very helpful, if a little disappointing. Would have liked to have some British policemen in my collection. The next step will be to find out what unit these guys belonged to. Austrian/Italian border meeting seems tempting. Thanks again, GreyC

Hello NickLangley, very interesting information, I thought that these helmets were unique to the British Police. Thank you for clarifying this. I wonder what continental force would wear these helmets. Maybe one of the specialists on this forum can pitch in. Thank´s a lot! GreyC

Hello Andy, thank you for the information regarding sources. GreyC

Hello Gentlemen, I´d appreciate your help in getting as much information as possible relating to this photo. As I am not at all familiar with the history of police uniforms I´d have to rely on your expertise. I think that some of the men in the picture are British policemen, but from what country do the others come from and are they also policemen? Could the photo have been taken on he occasion of an international police-meeting? I bought the photo because of the man photographing the photographer. The reverse is blank save the imprint Postkarte so the other men could be Austrian or (to my mind less likely) German. The back is undivided so the photo must have been taken before Nov 1904 (Austria) or Spring 1905 (Germany). I have seen military uniforms of the Netherlands that look somewhat similar. Thank you! GreyC

Hi Arb, I find it amazing that you had the information about his commission and transfer in the first place. Would you like to share your sources? GreyC

Hi Martin W, the photo of Torpedoboot Albatros is very nice, but the cap tally is not Imperial Navy. It´s Reichsmarine. The ship was put into service Mai 1928 and lost 1940. The two gentlemen flanking him are policemen, I think. GreyC

Hi, great photos. The first one, a Kapitän zur See served in WW1 and in a Freikorps active in the Baltic. He wears the Baltic Cross 1st. class next to his IC I and the Wiederholungsspange of WW2. He might have been a pilot or observer in WW1, but the badge is unfortunately obstructed by his arm. GreyC

Hi, the man on the front was a Bavarian officer and sculptor. Maximilian Hippolyt Joseph, Graf von Courten * München, 02.01.1892 † München, 22.04.1939 this photo was probably given to a nurse or a doctor after the death of the gentleman on the front. it is dedicated by the sister of Graf Max The text transscribes as: Zur Erinnerung an Ihre selbstlose - aufopfernde - verständnisvolle Pflege. Die dankbare Schwester Elisabeth Courten Graf Max von Courten gestorben 22. April 1939 in seinem 47. Lebensjahr Translation: As a reminder/recognition to your unselfish - devotional sympathetic care. The thankful sister Elisabeth Courten Graf Max von Courten died 22nd April 1939 in his 47th year. GreyC PS: The uniform does not seem to be the usual Luftwaffen-Uniform. It doesn´t seem to be the uniform of the predecessor Deutscher Luftsportverband. Some specialist should know more. If this were the usual Luftwaffen uiform the collar rank insignia would make him an Obergefreite.

Hi, a new one to my collection: Marineschule Kiel. Founded in 1913 it was responsible for the education of naval engineers (officers) . During the time of the Wehrmacht up to 4000 pupils at the same time were stationed for courses at this school.

Hi, the guy opposite the one with a light meter has a small mechanical film camera. Note the crank on the side to wind up the spring mechanism that allows for about 15m of film to run through in one go. GreyC

Hi, a nice photo for sure. In WW1 Admiral von Hipper also had a vessel named after him, but it was called Admiral von Hipper. A fishing trawler which saw service as a Vorposten-Boot (I think). During WW2 it was requisitioned for Unternehmen Seelöwe after having been returned to civil fishing during the inter war period. GreyC

Hi Tony, not propaganda in the stricter sense, but humour. Both texts are rhymed and deal with music as a feel good stimulant and the telephone to keep in touch with the ladies at home. GreyC

Hi, as far as I know the numbering system for the Schiffstammabteilungen worked like this: Even numbers under the command of Admiral der Nordsee uneven numbers under the command of Admiral der Ostsee. For 5.SSA see: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/SchiffsStammAbt/SSA5.htm GreyC

Hi Larry, the notation clearly is of a much later date. As the naming and renaming of Wesermünde, Geestemünde, Lehe and Bremerhaven is quite complex, I wouldn´t give much for the correctness of the caption/inscription. Actually, the Kaserne called Wesermünde-Bremerhaven was situated on the border of the harbour which belonged to Bremen and was still called Bremerhaven whereas the living quarters of the former Bremer Bremerhaven belonged to Prussia (Wesermünde) in exchange for territories bordering on the town of Bremen which doubled it´s size, among these cities and villages was Vegesack e.g. But... anyway. Unless you compare the building structures carefully with reference material, wich is scarce, I wouldn´t want to say for sure where the photos were taken. All three barracks come from the mid thirities and look frustratingly similiar, at least the ones in Wsmd-Brhv and Wsmd-Lehe. GreyC Actually, I am now quite certain it´s Wesermünde Lehe, the Barracks in Wsmd-Brhv did not, to my knowledge, have so much free space around it, on two sides the harbour, the others lined with civil housing. Compare 3rd photo and 4th in particular. Not the pointed roof to the far right of the modern photo and the open space to the right. https://www.google.de/search?q=Stadthaus+Bremerhaven&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjz3YaOh4nWAhVMZlAKHT3jCNsQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1440&bih=759&dpr=1.33#imgrc=Z2B4zSEbfPRDQM: http://mapio.net/pic/p-17088206/ GreyC

Hi, during the time in question there were three Marine-Kasernen in Wesermünde. This one shows either the one in Bremerhaven but more likely the one in Lehe with the III. Schiffstammabteilung Nordsee (until 1937) or the 10th Schiffstammabteilung (after that), depending on the date the photo was taken. Today the latter barracks house the city administration of Bremerhaven whereas the former is occupied by a language school and commercial offices. The third one will probably not have seen oath-taking ceremonies, as it was a naval school. From 1935-1940 it was home to the 2nd Unteroffizier-Lehrabteilung. It later became a school for the engine room personnel of the Kriegsmarine. Today it is still a school for the German Navy. GreyC

Hi, nice photos! Could the last gentleman be King Ludwig III of Bavaria? GreyC

Hi, very interesting! Thanks for posting. GreyC

Hi Martin, I second that. Nice photo! And yes, I too, think he flew the Ju 52 with the eye catiching ring. GreyC

Thank you for your comments Morten and Larry, unfortunately I don´t know anything more about the photo, would agree with Larry´s analysis. GreyC

Hi, so, good that you enlarged it after all. Llanelly Barracks it is. (see #7) GreyC