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Hi, Friedrich Henning opened his studio in Plön shortly after 1860. The design of the back of your photograph dates it to after 1881 and before 1890. GreyC

Russian origin. GreyC

Yes, ArHo, because he is Saxon, the medals take precedence. Christophe, Andreas and I were just asking, because the abbr. in the Rangliste for that order is VR1KD. Not the one you used. But now, we know what you meant and all is well. Here is a little surprise for you. This photo was taken after 1876 and not later than 1883. Note that he is only wearing the EKII and all the loops in the Attila are empty. But he is in the uniform of 19th Husar Regiment that was given out from 1876. GreyC

Thank you! So it´s really VR1KD! GreyC

Hi Christophe, Ernst Milster had his studio at UdL 13 from 1866-1874. In 1874 he sold his studio and his successors kept this address till 1881. If it doesn´t say Milster Nachf(olger) on the reverse. and because of the design of the CDV and the uniform, which still shows him in the Saxon colors, I´d say the photo was taken in the mid 1870s. Unfortunately, I can not find what SV3X stands for. Can you tell us what the abbreviation stands for? GreyC

Hello Christophe, can you tell me the address of the photo-studio Milster? Thank you! GreyC

Agree, very nice. As I only collect postcards and photos, here two from my collection:

The officer´s Litewka was only to be worn out of duty or inside while on duty. During war time combined with fieldgrey trousers. Buttons could be either silver or gold. Two rows of 6 buttons each, 16cm apart. Note the sometimes subtle differences to the Kleiner Rock, esp. w regards to pockets. Best, GreyC

Mindestens 1935 war Zirkler Führer des Pioniersturmbanns der SA der SA Brigade 151 Saarbrücken, früher Brigade 51. Zudem war er mindestens 1939 Wirtschaftsbeauftragter des Landkreises Saarbrücken. 1958 noch unter den Lebenden als Leiter des Vogelschutzbundes dort.

Yes, the two officers in the middle of the 2nd row definitely wear the uniforms of the Friedensheer as prescribed prior to 5th May 1919 whereas the others seem to have uniforms worn in imperial period yet with the Ärmelscheiben (oval unitpatches) of the Vorläufige Reichswehr. Interesting! GreyC

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Hi Chris, can you do a high res detail scan of the areas marked in pink in the photo. I suspect they are Armspiegel of the Vorläufige Reichswehr, denoting the unit. The cuff marked in black is the rank designation in the style of Vorläufige Reichswehr, and in yellow the string on the shoulder the corresponding rank insignium. They were not worn over a longer period of time, so (especially in the early phase) not all changed their uniform to new rank insignia at once. If I remember correctly, the Armscheiben were worn on both arms. GreyC

Hi blackcowboy, nice photo. Cn you explain how you can see that he is from the artillery? Best, GreyC

I´d second that! GreyC

Has the medal role survived? If so, should not be too difficult to find Lt Schulz. GreyC

Utgardloki the photo of your Husar was taken in a branch of Germany´s largest department store. And though its flaghip store at Leipziger Strasse was of comparable fame to Harrod´s, the photo-studios of the Wertheim stores was more of a merchandise tool to boost sales and not a studio with royal privilege like Studio Bieber, which was only a few meters away of the Leipzig flagship store of Wertheim, or Selle und Kunze in Potsdam. Here are two photos from my collection with non-aristocratic background and one of the wife of Prinz Oskar, son of KWII, with their two sons at the beach. GreyC

He seems to have been pensioned in 1907/08 and from then on Landwehr Bezirk I Berlin. Until then Major in IR 42. GreyC

HI! It´s not Schückinger, it´s Oberleutnant Hermann Schützinger, born 23rd April 1888 Bayreuth. He is in Bad Tölz, probably in a Vereins-Lazarett, because he was severely wounded while with 11th Bavarian Infantry Regiment. He was slightly wounded again in March of 1917. He started the war as Lieutenant and left the Army before 1926 as Hauptmann. GreyC

I think it´s KOCH with the first letter split. GreyC

It is Lina Schultheiß. GreyC

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Nice one. Here is a colleague of the above, taken by the same studio in 1863: https://www.kuvakokoelmat.fi/pictures/view/HK19450220_1 GreyC

I´d go with member of music-corps within a Schützenverein. GreyC

MK=Militärkraftwagen Abbreviation for those military vehicles used within the confines of the Reich. GreyC