GreyC

As the first letter is neither a "S" nor a "L" for "schwere" or "leichte", it is either Mittlere Minenwerfer Abt. 18 or 118. Maybe Cron has the details. The guy wearing it is an Unteroffizier.

In the photo of Rastatt Wehrgeschichtliche Museum the shoulder borad with MW G 173, the "G" stands for "Gebirgs-" The last photo of OvBacon nicely shows that Pionier Bataillon 15 (Flaps) was responsible for the formation of at least two Minenwerfer units, as all wear the same flaps but different patches denoting the specific Minenwerfer-Einheit.

GreyC

Freiherr Rudi Lothar Arndt von Hausen.

GreyC

Hi,

that´s King Wilhelm II of Württemberg, not Kaiser Wilhelm II, King of Prussia on the left.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II._(Württemberg)

GreyC

Hi,

yes that´s it. My information is from the same source.

Best,

GreyC

Hi,

if the place of death is the same as place of burial, I am unable to say, but all died on the same day at the same place during their fight in the Somme region.

Best,

GreyC

Hi,

full view till 1879, limited search till 1920.

Best,

GreyC

Hi Christophe,

great collection. I have a few with him on photos as well, but there were many in your presentation I had not seen. I try to specialize on photos that show him with his Protos of which he seems to have been fond. And quite rightly so. A fabulous car.

GreyC

Hi Deruelle,

are they from your collection or the www?

Thanks,

GreY

3 hours ago, Soderbaum said:

aha, Erinnerungsabzeichen for flyers

Gunnar

Hi Gunnar,

thanks!

Typically WIKIPEDIA (German) got it wrong again (in parts). They state that the Erinnerungsabzeichen was not issued in WW2. Which is wrong. It was issued until 12th January 1944. On the photo Matt. posted you see him with his old Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen from 1913 and the one from 1935. The latter was issued to (among others) "denjenigen Soldaten und Beamten der Luftwaffe, denen vor oder im Kriege das Flugzeugführer- oder Luftschifferabzeichen verliehen worden ist." verliehen werden, "wenn sie jetzt noch zu dem zum dienstlichen Fliegen verpflichteten Personal gehören." oder an Personen, die "zur Ausfüllung ihrer Dienststellung als Flugzeugführer auf K-Flugzeugen fliegen müssen."

So if ever he qualified for the Erinnerungsabzeichen he must have gotten it after his transfer to Wehrbezirks-Kdo Gelsenkirchen in July 1942.

Best,

GreyC

Hi Gunnar,

what is an ErrAbz, please? Ok, Abz=Abzeichen, but Err?

Thanks!

GreyC

Hi  all,

whether the translation is "late" or "former"  depends on the position of the adverb in the phrase. 

1.) weiland Generaladjutant Sr. Majestät = früher/former

2.) Generaladjutant weiland Sr. Majestät = früheren / late

As Jonv states, that this phrase was used after the death of their resp. Emporers, you can, in this case,  savely translate as former Generaladjutant of his late Majesty.

Happy Easter,

GreyC

Thank you!

Sea-Artillery distance meassurement.

Here is another one:

"Fräulein Feldwebel, if you like....

I´ll add a gal in the uniform of the Imperial Navy.

GreyC

Hi ArHo,

interesting concept. So he earned it during the war and had to wait for a visible sign of recognition until some other guy died.

Up to that point an EKII bearer in waiting...

Cheers,

JR

Hi,

a ery interesting thread. My question as a layman in medal-peculiars:

I understand, that there were shortages in EKII during the war. My question is why they didn´t manufacture more after the war, when prorities could be rearranged. Just thrifty?

Thanks,

GreyC

Hi GBL,

that was the opinion of ONE member of Feldgrau Forum, after you posted your query yesterday at 21:01.

I personally would never give an expertise on items w regard to their originality from just a photograph. With today´s possibilities a photo is not a solid basis to make such an assesment in many cases.

GreyC

Great stuff!

Unfortunately the photo-studio, which was active right up to the 2000s went bust twice after that. I wonder what happened to the photographic archive; must have been fantastic.

Best,

GreyC

Hi komtur,

he had spent a year at the court of  the Czar and was promoted an officer there.

Source: Wolfgang Brückner (Hrsg.) Historische Fotografie in Unterfranken. Würzburg 1989, p. 169.

The Czar was son of the General August von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1818–1881) und Clémentine von Orléans (1817–1907), so he was "familiar" with Coburg.

Uhlenhuth took the photos of the Czar´s 2nd wedding.

GreyC

Very nice photo. I´m not sure, actually, if that badge was officially issued.

Reihenbildzüge were few and far between. I know of 9. Their purpose was to help fabricate large maps by a special aerial-photographic technique, that "scanned" the landscape from above photographically. The photographic stripes/rows (=Reihen) were then assembled / combined to form a large scale photographic overview that formed the basis for mapmaking.

Hope the description was sufficently clear. I provide an example from  my collection. This photo originated with Reihenbildzug 3. Note the stripes that indicate the Reihen (=rows). Souilly is 16km  southwest of Verdun.

GreyC

Feldflieger just means that his unit was part of the army, not the navy. Both had squadrons that started and landed on solid ground. Most of theses navy units were employed in Flandres. Besides those the navy had sea-plane units and airships, of course. There were a few army airships about, too. During WW1 there was no independent air-force. That came later.

GreyC

Hi ArHo,

you remember correctly and read the text correct, too. May I add, that Hans Haberstrumpf (the one in the picture) was member of the Bavarian Luftstreitkräfte (no number beneath the winged propeller). So if somebody has an ancestry access, you will be able to find his complete military cv in the Bavarian Stammrollen.

GreyC

It´s dated September 1934.

GreyC

I don´t think they changed in appearance. Nice ones!

GreyC

Sorry, thought the 1st photo was sharper than it actually is. What are you after a validation of your assumption or a photo/drawing of the flap?

The standard publication on German field-grey uniforms is Jürgen Kraus "Die feldgraue Uniformierung des deutschen Heeres 1907-1918" vol 1+2. On page 698 it says: 2nd/3rd batteries wore Oldenburger kokarde, the helmet showed an eagle with silver star and Oldenburger crest, flaps showed an "A". I think it showed the flaming granade, and a crown over the "A", too. Two things he omitted, as it was clear from the context of the description in the text.

GreyC

Given the facts you present, Bauer seems a very valid possibility. Well done (Dave, too)!

GreyC