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Hi, just to prevent misunderstandings: I didn´t refer to the articles on ebay, just referred to the use of CDVs/RPPCs GreyC

Hi, the real photo postcard was offered from around the late 1890s by some and then increasing numbers of German photo-studios. From 1914 on most studio had replaced CDVs, CABs etc. with RPPCs. However, some studios still used them till the 1920s (as shown above), in other countries even to the 30s, especially in rural areas. But these are fairly rare. GreyC

Hi cwdts, "kerning" is a typographical terms and denots the distance between letters and/ or words (in short and simplified terms), so that the distances between them look the same and thererfore pleasant to the eye though due to the different width of the letters the gaps between them are not all the same. GreyC

Hi Alex K and Komtur, thank you very much for your help, much appreciated! I have done some digging and found out the following: Wilhelm Kuhlgatz was promoted to DD after his studies at the University of Jena in 1868 with his thesis on: Quid veteres literaeque sanctae de surdis mutisque existimaverint, disseritur. He was married to Klara, nee Sauerwein, * 21.2.1846, sister of Georg Sauerwein, the polyglot language exepert in Germany at that time. They had at least three sons: Wilhelm (Diss Kiel prob. MD, 1915); Ludwig Pastor *21.1.1887 and Oskar *7th Oct.1880 in Bückeburg, died 30th Oct. 1952 in Göttingen. He was a writer with a less than straight CV, as it seems. He was Oberleutnant in WW1 and participa ted in the fights in Kurland 1919 about which he wrote a book Fahrten und Fechten in Kurland 1919. He seems to have started out as Einjährig Freiwiliger in the Jägerbataillon 4. Funnily enough not at the Jägerbataillon 7 which was based in Bückeburg. His father was (Landes)Superintendent of Schaumburg-Lippe from 1895-1907 and therefore Konsistorialrat, a rank given to people in the highest church council on state level. Landes-Superintendent would roughly translate to protestant bishop of that diocese. As the photo was taken on their 25th wedding anniversary and he is wearing the Ehrenkreuz 4. Klasse I´d date the photo around 1895. Thanks again, GreyC

Hi, from another forum I got the information that the Hungarian officer is Generaloberst Géza Lakatos . GreyC

Good evening Gentlemen, I got this photo lately. It shows Mr and Mrs Kuhlgath of Bückeburg or thereabouts on the occasion of their silver jubilee. As Bückeburg was a city of the state of Schaumburg-Lippe I suppose he is wearing medals of this state. Could anybody please help identify the medals and maybe even the gentleman in question, Mr. Kuhlgath? Thanks a lot! GreyC

NICE! GreyC

Hi, nice photo. Did they always have a "Lederbesatz" leather-reenforced pair of trousers? Thanks, GreyC

Hello there, spot on, Lado! Thank you very much for your help. If I am correct we see him here as Generalmajor. The picture, therefore, must have been taken after August 1942 and before the middle of January 1944 when he was promoted to Generalmajor. So, chances are that we see him here either as " Fliegerführer Afrika" or as "Kommandierender General Fliegerkorps Tunis". After the defeat in Africa he was "Kommandierender General" of VIII. Fliegerkorps in Russia, in which position he was promoted to Generalleutnant. So probably the photo was taken in Russia, as I don´t think that Hungarian generals were active in Africa? GreyC

Thank you for narrowing he choices, stormrider59! GreyC

Hi all, glad you liked it. So did a Bavarian friend with personal/family interest in the Leiber history. So I passed it on to him today. GreyC

Hi, I´d like to add one. His name was Johann Wilburger. He got the MVK 3rd class w swords plus EKII plus VWA in black as well as the Edelweiß-Abzeichen and the Leiberring. He was one of the last to get it (No 1067) in January 1919. That´s why it wasn´t noted in his Soldbuch with the last note penned in in Dec. 1918. But the Edelweiß-Abzeichen, the MVK and EKII are all registered inside. He was from Traunstein in Bavaria and served with the 12 company. GreyC

Hi, I´d second that. GreyC

Hi, "Abort" as written on the wall means lavatory. GreyC

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Hi, it´s Michael Kuchly, not Kuchln, I think. Compar w "n" in Hornist, Inf or Zirndorf. GreyC

Hi Chris, thank you for providing the sample ring. It lokks indeed similar apart from the ribbon at he base which differs slightly but could be explained by different manufacturers GreyC

Hi Bayern, thank you for your suggestion. As I am not quite sure what badge you are referring to, can you give an example, please? Thanks, Deichkind

Hi Dave, thank you for pointing that out. GreyC

Hi Chris, thank you for the reply. You´re right, he wears three rings. The Flugzeugführerabzeichen came to my mind, too. The design of the eagle seems unusual for a German one in this period. I wonder if it could be early Reichswehr. GreyC

Hello Dansson, thank you for posting it. Very nicely photographed. GreyC

Thank you, Bolewts58, he seems to have served two month till November of that year, according to the backside of his ID. GreyC

Good evening Gentlemen! Got this photo of a German soldier who wears two rings that might be connected to certain units or branches of the military. Can anybody ID the rings or sport an educated guess? Thanks! GreyC

Thank you Chris! GreyC

Hi, there seem to be Jäger-collectors as other photos of Bavarian and other Jäger units fetched between 35-45 Euros as well. I paid 2€ for this one at a fleamarket, though I am not quite sure if this is a Jäger. Your opinions are very welcome. GreyC