Utgardloki

I am pretty sure it was possible

think of the soviets purging people from photographs.

(real Stalin vs fake propaganda Stalin)

Interesting article about the picture:

The original negative is gone and it is believed that Hitler was put in later by the photographer.

Has anyone here knowledge how such retouching was done and maybe finds a hint?

Could be that the Easterbunny was the only special person there... 

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/bearbeitete-geschichte-weltkriegsjubler-hitler-1.2071039

I saw that on sale too and thought that this guy comes closest

But it doesn't really fit to the confirmed one, but interesting to see that there were more pictures taken...

I am pretty sure it is the Crown of Italy grand officers cross

On 24/12/2020 at 18:00, VtwinVince said:

Very nice items Claudio. Of course it's always depressing to see Nachlaesse being split up.

at least here we still know the origin of the single pieces of the group. There are so many pieces forever detached from their former owner.

Many thanks.
The same goes for you

PS: Great postcard

Ah thanks, I somehow link this in my head to texts around 1800, I didn't know this was done to such a late point.

Quick transcription: 

München 4.6.1918

Lieber Schwager u Schwägerin
Auf dieser Karte ist unser 
Empfang in München, wir
haben hier feste zu thun(?)
jeden Tag 3 Konzerte bis zum 
12. Dann geht es zuhause  Paul

Thanks a lot for this further insight!

Great to know the backstory to this phenomenal photo "hoch zu Ross"

The only thing that made me think my photo could, with a very low chance, show a prince was the high quality tunic. But as I learned the studio in which it was taken might just have had very good props.

I found that WWI one:

Well that makes it obvious... Great! Thank you! 

To dress children up in military uniforms was common in the 19th (early 20th) century. Most of this uniforms are of rather poor quality, only approximately imitating adult ones. 

But in this picture it seems to be a tailor made example of very good quality. The scabbard of his sword even has the usual (door induced?) dent.

Could he be of noble birth, being a real army officer? I don't think so as other parts of his uniform seem to be unfitting - the woollen(?) gloves, the shoes... - and the princes I saw in military uniform did all wear real miniature uniforms. (and I actually never saw a cavalry one - if you know one please show)

Well that's what I call a piece of history!

So you identified it as Leibhusaren ribbons, would be interesting how it landed on this Manteuffel Dragoner comradeship colour.

I have vague memories seeing the Kleindekoration in an auction catalogue...

Here is another one (a silver gilded one):

Fantanstic ?

Here is Walter von Loë wearing it also around the neck (There has to be a better version of this painting)

That's very funny, if anyone wants to listen:

So here is the better scan of the bar
I think dedehansen nailed it

Some other pictures i saved from somewhere and have in my digital archive:

(I think this display is from Klingbeils Collection)

(Wilhelm II wearing it around the neck, one of my favourite photos of him; he is also casually wearing his Spanish fleece like it is an austrian ?)

(The one from the DHM that hasn't been stolen)

Would be nice to see them side by side, so if someone has a photo...

7 minutes ago, BlackcowboyBS said:

Hi Utgardloki,

I allways thought, that all Germans are called Piefkes by the Austrians, so this isn't correct? How do you call the Bavarians then, if they ain't Piefkes? 

We just call them "Bayern". But you are right that many don't differentiate and also call Bavarians "Piefke". You might then get a reaction like "Schau I aus wi a Preiß", as "Preiß(n)" or "Saupreiß" is somehow the Bavarian equivalent of "Piefke"...
What I can say for sure is that when Austrians think about "Piefke" they have the typical north German with his way of speaking in their head, rather than a Bavarian  ?

To call the north germans jokingly (sometimes also with a real intention to insult) "Piefke" is still common and widespread. There are even 4 tv movies called the "Piefke-Saga" from the nineties that already achieved cult status in Austria.

I definitely have to buy some uniforms, that looks fantastic.

In Austria there was (and still is...) a similar feeling. I always found this by Hugo von Hoffmannsthal very funny:

(it's not anti-prussian, it makes fun of both austrians and prussians)

It looks like the Crown order he's wearing around his neck is wider than the Red Eagle order. Don't the second classes of both orders have the same width?

Could it be he was awarded the 1st class and is wearing it around the neck? That would also explain the precedence.

Thanks a lot!

So he got decorated pretty well. and thank you Jens for explaining these odd letters