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    ccj

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    1. From Wikipedia

      "The 56th Infantry Division was formed on March 5, 1915 and began organizing itself over the next two months. It received the 35th Fusilier Regiment (F?silier-Regiment Prinz Heinrich von Preu?en (Brandenburgisches) Nr. 35) from the 6th Infantry Division, the 88th Infantry Regiment (2. Nassauisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 88) from the 21st Infantry Division, and the 118th Infantry Regiment (Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Carl (4. Gro?herzogl. Hessisches) Nr. 118) from the 25th Infantry Division. [1] The 35th Fusiliers was a Prussian regiment from Brandenburg, the 88th Infantry was a Prussian regiment from the former Duchy of Nassau, and the 118th Infantry was from the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The 56th Infantry Division's order of battle on March 7, 1915 was as follows:"

      112.Infanterie-Brigade:

      Infanterie-Regiment Nr.35

      Infanterie-Regiment Nr.88

      Infanterie-Regiment Nr.118

      Radfahr-Kompanie Nr. 56

      4.Eskadron/Braunschweigisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 17

      56.Feldartillerie-Brigade:

      Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr.111

      Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr.112

      Fu?artillerie-Bataillon Nr.56

      Pionier-Kompanie Nr.111

      Pionier-Kompanie Nr.112

    2. Thanks Rick,

      he could have been an officer in the medical service, but NOT a doctor. In this group of photos, about 60 photos, there are a lot of nurses to be seen.

      Maybe he was the administrative leader of a war-hospital.

      Thanks for all the answers so far.

      Turns out to be an interesting group, although the quality of the photos could be much better.

      In No.10 - the second photo, the men in the back look like mongolians, maybe POWs.

      Kind regards

      Robert

      Maybe he is/was a priest.

    3. Well, I knew I had seen one SOMEWHERE.

      H. D. Rauch, 29 April 2003 auction, lot D4591. I have no note as to what it sold for, but the estimate was EUR 500. Made by Spink.

      I cannot find any copyright notice in their catalogue, but I still feel twitchy posting this. If I should remove the image, let me know.

      I remember as a child being rather impressed with Idi Amin's uniform and decorations. Of coarse Colonel Klink's did too! :rolleyes:

      Idi started with good intensions... :violent:

    4. Well, I have read somewhere that the Austrians returned to the WW1 era uniforms at some point in the 20-30s. I'm not sure if the color was pike gray or field gray or both. Is the uniform cut the same at the ww1 uniforms or different? I haven't found any research material to help in this area.

    5. ccj,

      Very nice uniform and one I would love to own. Interesting in that it is a field uniform rather than the General Officers dress tunic. Here is a picture with a better veiw of the cross shown in your photo, worn by the Emperor dressed in a field grey uniform, at an award ceremony in 1917.

      Regards,

      Gordon

      Thanks. I've read somewhere that this award was awarded less than 40 times. I'm not sure why the award was given.

    6. Charles,

      Sorry for not mentioning that Paris 1919 was a book. I've attached a photo of the softcover issue in my library. I covers what turned out to be the Peace Conference at the end of WWI. It also has sections on Rumania, Bulgaria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, etc. and how some of these countries came into being. Very good background information on what the map of Europe looked like following the war and the ethnic problem it caused that still haunt us to this day. It is very readable and not just a dusty history book. Well worth having if you are interested in the militaria of a European state.

      Regards,

      Gordon

      Thanks Gordon,

      I'm going to get a copy, it sounds like a heplful reference.

    7. ccj,

      This is not my territory, more modern Hungary than WWI, but I found Paris 1919 gave a very good background on what happened after the Austro/Hungarian state disolved at the end of WWI. It helped me understand subsequent events during the post war years. In fact, since I live in Budapest, I see the results of what happened between 1918 and 1920 still affecting peoples lives today.

      Regards,

      Gordon

      Gordon,

      Excuse my ignorance but what is Paris 1919? Is this a book, publication, or something similar?

    8. I did not look at the prices. :blush: The latter books are rather specialised works that could probably be found in a university library. :unsure:

      I'm planning a trip to the local library. It's possible I can request a copy to be sent on loan to my location.

    9. You're welcome. Unfortunately there are few Engligh language books dealing with the history of Romania, but I think that two of Keith Hitchins' works are worth mentioning: "Rumania 1866-1947" and "The Romanians, 1774-1866". Doing a search on Amazon I have discovered some others that might be of interest for the history of the Transylvanian Romanians: "The Rumanian National Movement in Transylvania, 1780-1849", "A nation affirmed: The Romanian national movement in Transylvania, 1860-1914", "The Rumanians of Transylvania and the Ausgleich, 1865-1869", "Orthodoxy and Nationality: Andreiu Saguna and the Rumanians of Transylvaina, 1846-1873".

      Thanks, I'll try to find a copy of one of these if I can find one for a reasonable price. These books are expensive.

    10. Up to WWI, there were many Romanian living in the Austro-Hungarian empire. In fact they were the majority of population in Transylvania (a province that briefly became part of Hungary following the Austro-Hungarian agreement of 1867). Thus there is no surprise that many Romanians were conscripted into the army as were the Croats, Czechs or Serbs. Some of the officers even won the MMThO like Major Urs (1859 & 1860), Colonel and later General Boeriu (1918) or Major Popovici (1921).

      There are many reasons for this. First of all, most of them were ethnic Romanian. Furthermore, following the union of Transylvania with the Old Romanian Kingdom, they all became Romanian citizens (even the non-Romanians). It is true though that most of the officers who joined the Romanian army following the war were Romanians. As a side note, some joined the Romanian army even before WWI, like General Dragalina.

      For these officers there was no problem with the allegiance to the Romanian state. In fact during WWI their allegiance to the empire was questioned since the tough Hungarisation policy of the end of the 19th century did make them feel second category citizens. Romania's entry into WWI offered them another opportunity to fight for their rights with more concrete results. Indeed, many ethnic Romanians from the AH Army who fell prisoners to the Russians early during the war eagerly joined the Romanian Army in 1917. Even active officers risked their lives to cross the lines to the Romanian side, some of them being unfortunately caught and executed, as Lt. Emil Rebreanu, brother of the Romanian writer Liviu Rebreanu (the latter was a graduate of the Military Academy in Budapest who resigned the AH army and settled in Romania in 1909, but without joining the Romanian army).

      In spite of some difficulties for the former AH officers (mainly related to age issues), some of them even became chiefs of the general staff or ministers of defence in the inter-war period (as General Ilcuşu or General Iacobici). In fact many Transylvanians became prominent personalities in post-WWI Romania (politicians like Iuliu Maniu and Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, religious leaders like Patriarch Miron Cristea or Bishop Iuliu Hossu and many others).

      Thanks for the education. I'm very interested in this region and the history of Romania. Are the any english language books on this subject that are worth reading?

    11. Interesting stuff. I need to do some reading to learn more about the post Great War years. It seems there's some very interesting stuff to learn about southern europe.

      Phleps in Romanian Uniform. I think the rank insignia is for a general.

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