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Not a German Oberleutnant shoulderboard from WW1 in my opinion. Too narrow wrong texture. GreyC

I agree with Leutwein et al. The photographic paper then was ortho- not panchromatic, that´s why yellow and orange show as dark grey or black. GreyC

No, only two. The Jäger zu Pferde flap had lightblue piping. CCJ: Grreat tunic. Congrats! GreyC

I´d chime in with my experienced colleague and reiterate what I already wrote. More often than not It is not a single detail that will allow to identify the unit, it´s the total result of identifiable markers that does the trick. By the way Jäger zu Pferde were only constituted in Germany in 1901 and are a totally different ballgame with, as you can see from your own description, totally different uniforms than those of the Jäger, wearing a Koller much like the Kürassiere. From 1913 the uniforms of the new formations from then on had simiIarities with those of the Dragoner. I don´t collect German cavalry, so here only one example for Jäger zu Pferde in fieldgrey tunic of the 2nd regiment. GreyC

In addition you´d have to take into consideration the differences in design between Kammerstücken (Government Issue) und Eigentumsstücken (privately manufactured and purchased). GreyC

"Just because of a Prussian uniform showing a 4, without wearing a Jaeger Tschako- doesn't imply to me that this person was in the Magdeburger Jaeger Btl. 4." 1) Jäger not only wore Tschakos, but also "normal" field caps. 2) The "4" in itself is not indicative of a Jäger unit. However piping on flaps or other parts of the tunic in combination with the Aufschläge and the Mützenband and the number (4) are. In b/w photos the identification of colours are more difficult but with a bit of experience possible in most cases, especially if other markers like the ones mentioned above help. With regards to your question about the Kokarde: All German troops of the army (not navy) wore two Kokarden from 1897 on. The upper one was always black, white red, the lower in the specific coulors of the state that the troops come from. Roughly speaking. Find attached a colourised photo of a soldier from 4th JBtl. in his Bunter Rock.

It says "Danke für gesendete Kußkarte" Thank you for your mailed kissing card - whatever that may be. At first I thought it might be Grußkarte - greeting card, but it does say Kußkarte. The last line (not yet translated) says "yours truly" and then the name I can´t decipher. GreyC

My condolences to familiy and friends! He seems to have been a friendly and knowledgeable guy. GreyC

Strictly speaking it was an address for the lower nobility and Doctor juris only. It might have been extended to MDs, too. But basically it was not for non-nobility, no matter if military or civilian. GreyC

In this case or if he were the doctor of any nobility of a reigning house he´d be called Hofarzt. Either großerzoglichr or königlicher or kaiserlicher, or etc. The description on the document of the Landesarchiv seems to indicate that it is part of a folder containing reports of doctors and leading staff of hospitals to the Grandduches of Baden concerning hospital matters. The Grandduches of Baden was the patron of the regional German Red Cross Society. GreyC

You seem to share the problem of many collectors: lack of space ? Looks impressivw, though! GreyC

What a curious text! Als Plombe in die Zahnlücke. Wie geschmackvoll. GreyC

Hi, https://www.militaria.at/Book.aspx?book=2708640&Language=de GreyC

Hi, Bismarck himself served with the Garde-Jäger and later with 2nd Jäger Btl as Einjähriger. In 1868 he was granted á la suit status with the 7th Kürassier-Regiment and in 1894 he was made Chef des Regiments. At that time he was already promoted (in 1890) to Generaloberst der Kavallerie with character of Generalfeldmarschall. The uniform you show is that of the 7th Kürassiere. GreyC

Can´t help you with this, i am afraid. GreyC

From my collection on board SMS Hohenzollern. GreyC

Hi Deutschritter, He was indeed reactivated as "Inspekteur der 1. Kriegssanitätsinspektion" (Königsberg) during WW1 and he died 15.02.1924. I recommend buying the Ehrenrangliste, as for someone like you asking for a lot of data within this period, you would find many answers in there. Best, GreyC

Maybe he never made it into the Wehrmacht? I know that there are files at the Bundesarchiv for Wehrmachtsoffiziere, I don´t know if officers who served with the Reichswehr only have also been preserved. Maybe worth a try searching there. GreyC

Hi, can´t say anything post 1933, he is not listed in Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945. The photo seems to have been taken after May 1919, or if he already wears the Adler-Kokarde, after Oct. 1919. He seems to have come from an artillery unit before he joined the Luftstreitkräfte. Maybe he served with a Artillerie-Flieger unit and after the war as Artillerie-Offizier. Best, GreyC

Thanks for the link. He seems to have had quite a career. There is an early aviation magazin for Germany online on the internet with search function. Maybe it´s worth a try looking for traces of him there. If i remember the name of the magazine, I´ll post it. Luftstreitkräfte is not really up my alley. GreyC

As you noted he was a Beobachter with the German Luftstreitkräfte in WW1 As an academic (Dr. med since 1898) he was no stranger to scientific research. You stated that he was not only a Dr. med, but also a Dr. phil. Now if it is of interest, he combined his service in the Luftstreitkräfte as Beobachter with his scientific curiosity and was promoted to Dr. phil at the University of Münster in 1918 with a study about „Untersuchungen über geistige Leistungen beim Aufenthalt in verdünnter Luft“ “Study on intellectual capacities while being exposed to thin air", thus profiting from his experiences in WW1.

Hi, probably already known: the later GFM Günther von Kluge (* 30. Oktober 1882 in Posen; † 19. August 1944 bei Verdun) GreyC

Hi, there were "schnelle Abteilungen" as bicycle units and then there were those Panzerjäger ones. On may 1st 1943 the "schnelle Abteilung" you mentioned was named Panzerjäger-Abteilung 387 (again). GreyC

A bicycle unit. GreyC

The link is dead. GreyC