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hi both thanks again for your knowledge... always appreciated tony

Hi Bayern I am surprised at the description of the card as a munition column - far more interesting than that. when I saw it first hand I was glad I got it. I don’t have another photo where the hussars are equipped with them. Would you agree Hungarian? I say that because no cap peak. Or is that not the case with this headwear ? cheers tony ps /. You’re on early tonight... nice one!

Hi gents A few more that go with the above.... Three pics of artillery pieces First two are out of action. I don’t know if they are Austrian or Italian perhaps? Breech blocks missing on both. First appears to have sustained battle damage Second one looks like the barrel has been cut off. this third pic is I believe of a skoda 20.5cm tony

Hi GreyC Of course (!) I didn’t know that... so nice one thanks. I now see the Sa on the back .... i know you like such things... cheers. Would it be cheeky to ask if you know what the first 2 words of the 1908 annotation say please?? or even just is it a name or phrase? tony ps i have a spare one.....

Hi Gents I hope you will enjoy some of these. There are more to come. And please feel free to comment or add your own if you want. February 1913 May 1913 July 1904 May 1908 June 1910 August 1905 tony

Hi Gents ‘Big Wash’ and a 1908 family snapshot... tony

hi GreyC Forgot to say before... thanks for posting those pictures great stuff! cheers tony

Hi gents this first one was sent as German feldpost. The stamp is ‘Orstkommandantur Halles’ : District command in Halles 6th March 1917 the front title says it shows a munitions column but also more interestingly notice the ‘lancers’ amongst them..... tony tony

Hi gents iron cross 1st class and a ‘proper’ looking dog... Luxury travel.... (1918) And another gymnastics gathering... (1916) tony

Hi gents A couple more sadly again not the clearest but still worth their place I think.... tony

Of course! it should have occurred to me the ‘badge’ was also a stain. i do tend to post these late at night after a couple of drinks - that’s my excuse..... thanks Bayern tony

Hi Bayern ive just been having a look at Wikipedia. it says the East African Schutztruppen were the last Germans to surrender, only doing so a number of days after the Armistice. Also there were only a total of some 128 European combatant officers, warrant officers and NCO’s.... Thanks for the info- i had noticed his hat before before but thought he had acquired himself an Aussie slouch hat! would his rank make him the senior officer in the other picture hence his central position ? tony

Hi Gents these three aren’t in the best condition and the one I really want to show was never clear in the first place. They came together with others and I believe most likely are related. The style they wear their feldmutze being more beret than ‘pork pie’ in two of them. it is the third though, in particular, that I’ve been looking at (with trusty eyeglass) and may be interesting.... So here they are: The man second from left appears to have a fusiliers beret on. Certainly there is an attached badge however the ‘plume’ could be a mark on the photo. With this in mind...I thought maybe the next man has a Scottish cap on? And then putting the two potential oddities together I started wondering if : maybe some on the back row are British? maybe they are German but wearing trophy headwear? Or... maybe none of the above!! whatever I think these guys were worth sharing.... hope you like them too gents. tony

Hi gents Just found one more to add here.... He’s number 35 and has the PG on the leg I think it might be his non-regulation footwear that is the cause for embarrassment... He looks ‘less than impressed’ to me. A few bits on the back tony

While I’m here.... tony

Hi Gents Hi Bayern It’s funny you should mention this now. I bought this recently because I like dogs... However I have just noticed it mentions malaria on the reverse... Thanks for your comments as always Bayern.... tony

Hi Gents Bolewts58, thanks for the translation of the annotation. I had looked for a military connection of Schloss Godens so that it was an excursion makes sense. and Gordon, thanks for the tally ID. What a cracking picture.... i think the guy hiding in the background in my pic is wearing the same. I can see the stripes on his uniform just showing round the pole... (And he looks like Max Verstappen (F1) to me!) thanks again both tony

Hi Gents A photo I have that I hope you’ll enjoy... Reverse says it was taken at a place called Scloss Godens in August 1925. I like the mix of ranks in the group with the inclusion of the lady placed within the group. On the front row my amateur eye sees the one officer with a bow tie, I presume he is the highest ranking and another two officers flanking him with long ties. The men either end I think are ‘nco’s as their collar tabs are different to the men on the back row. However- On the back row there are four faces not three! i have only just noticed the ‘guest’ who joined the back row ... for me it makes the picture.... i think the two men on the end find it funny but the middle fella is not so impressed. lastly , I can’t see all of the detail on the cap tallies of the two as they wrap around further than the picture shows but there is a word ending ‘MMDIVISION’ and a space followed by another word i hope it’s of some interest to you Gents tony

Hi gents tony

Hello Bayern thank you yes... ive even written it down! But I know I’ve got a lot to learn! Please tell me can you tell that from the pictures? Or is it from the additional info from the card addresses? I wonder - do you remember one of my first posts describing a supposed major general’s uniform which in fact was a majors uniform?? I spent weeks getting that one wrong! tony

top man Bayern... thanks t.

Hi Bayern First Thanks again.... I had googled fahnrich before and found out it was a rank not a name! please could you tell me what the 'ensign' rank you mention is? perhaps does it mean no longer a cadet but 'full' rank? you,ve commented on pics of my grandfather before who seems to have followed a similar course through the ranks.... tony

hi gents, Thanks Bayern and Ian... the feldpostekarte on this and the other pics on the other thread have all got writing on them underneath the photos, I,m pretty sure the photos were added at a later date. the others are post sent to the soldier pictured which then have made it back 'home'. so I disregarded the dates in relation to when the photo was taken. I had googled the bits I could read. I was reluctant to think the picture on the left of this card was the same man because of an apparent passing of time and lack of medals.... but puzzled why another man was attached to the same card. reading both your replies I see a possibility that they are the same man.... As you say Ian, this could well be a reservist recalled, and, as you say Bayern, the date is significant in its own right and perhaps that is why he got the recall.... there are no other cards to or from him. lastly, the middle award does hang lower than the first so perhaps because of a crown. looking at the original with a glass it would fit but even the original picture sadly isn't clear enough to be sure thanks again both best wishes tony tony

I missed this before..... good to know thanks ----------------------------- great thread...……….

Hi Gents some photos of the same man pasted over feldpost sent to ‘Karl Saudner’(?) IR4 11.komp. Dates of cards (not pics) 1913 - 1916 A beauty... tony