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Paul I'll start with Post 17. The three infantryman are wearing the M-15 future peacetime uniform for the 6. Badisches Inf.-Regt. Kaiser Friedrich III. Nr. 114, part of the XIV.AK. The shoulderstraps were medium green with a "FR III" cypher. The man in the middle is most likely an Unteroffizier (can't see a rank button on the collar) with an Unteroffizier-Sabeltroddel (bayonet knot) and the man on the right appears to be a Gefreiter (rank button/no collar tresse) from either the 6th or 8th Company. The Hoboist on the left in wearing the musician's "swallow's nests" on the upper sleeves. Dave

Many moons ago I purchased a WW1 RAMC British officer's SD tunic at a small show in Atlanta. The name inside had been obscured by ink and I was able to clean it enough to identify the gentleman. From his ribbon bar, he had been awarded the DSO, MC, 14-15 star (w/ rose), war service and victory medal. I was able to determine that the DSO was gazetted on 3-6-18 as a "Birthday Award for France/Flanders". From his uniform he was a true "Contemptable" with 1 red and four blue service stripes and the rose on the 14-15 star. I was never able to find out anything about his MC, or anything else about him before I foolishly sold the tunic a few years ago. But I always wondered....His name was Major Ambrose Lorne Lockwood DSO MC. Regards Dave

Paul: The cockade was specific to that regiment, and looking at the folded shoulder strap, its not "10" but half of "76". The prussian rank button (spread chicken), just confirms he wasn't saxon or bavarian (which had light cockades and a different motiff on the rank button). Your boy may have moved to Wurttemberg at some time in the past, but he was a "Hamburger" during the war... Dave

Wildcard: Very cool and cleared up a question for me on being able to wear different grades of the MMM (or with the MMO) on the same bar. Thanks Dave

Paul He was from Inf.Regt. Hamburg (2. Hanseatisches) Nr. 76, part of the IX.AK. The shoulder strap most likely was sewn at the shoulder seam, and the slip-on attachment was just left intact rather than removing it. The bottom cockade was actually white with a red maltese cross on it. Dave

The pictures aren't clear enough to help distinguish which unit he was with, except for infantry. Also, the cockade on his schirmmutze is definately not Wurttemberg (black-red-black) or Prussian (although it could possibly be a larger reservist cockade). The material on the collar more than likely excludes him as a Bavarian. Can you get close-ups of the cap cockades, the rank button on the collar and the shoulderboard with the numbers? Dave

Thanks both for your comments. It is even more impressive in person! Dave

Rick: Not being an "orders and medals guy", and in particular Wurttemberg orders, I had to ask my friend about the improper light blue FO ribbon used for the MMO. Here is his answer: From the mid-19th century to August-September 1914 the same light blue ribbon was used for both the MMO and the FO. After that time the gold w/ black stripes war ribbon was used for the MMO and MMM. As far as why the earlier solid gold MMO with the earlier ribbon (which was awarded in 1918) and the MMM in gold with the later ribbon (which he believes was awarded in 1914) was used on his bar he has no clue. However, the bar is after the war (obviously) and he has pictures of his grandfather wearing this bar configuration in civilian clothes (he was a judge) in the 1930s during re-unions for the 26th Reserve Division. As an interesting note, he remembers his grandmother's story that she had to pay the gold value to the state in order to keep both the MMO and MMM, when his grandfather died in the late 1930s. Dave

I'm sure my friend would be pleased that you all enjoyed seeing Schee's awards. I can only blow up the previous picture to show the medal bar until I can see him again to take some better shots. Dave Here's another picture of Schlee

From a friend's collection, these are the awards of Generalmajor Max Aloysius Schlee-Pasha who was the Chief of Dept V (Weapons and Munitions) and Ottoman GHQ-Inspector General for the Turkish Field Artillery from 1915-18. In 1918 he was the last commander of the XIII Army Corps (Wurttemberg) Field Artillery. Schlee was one of my friend's great grandfathers. Generalmajor Schlee ...in Turkish regalia

Here goes another installment of my friend's family history. These are the medals and insignia for another grandfather (on his mother's side) Hptm d. Res. Otto Hauserman, with FAR Konig Karl (1. Wurtt.) Nr. 13.

Paul To return to the original thread of wurttemberger awards, here is one of my friend's great grandfathers, General-Oberarzt Dr. Franz Jaeger, during WW1. His awards...

My friend's father is Krafft Jaeger (German Cross in Gold), who fought in Crete, Africa (90th Lt. Div), Demjansk and Cholm. He was also a company commander for the Wachbataillon Berlin "Grossdeutschland". He was arrested and implicated with the 44' plot, and sent to Sachenhausen concentration camp. He was "rescued" by the allies before the SS had a chance to execute him in 1945. He is the last living participant of the 44' plot.

Here is my friend's father's awards.

Notned; These are the awards for Ritterkreuztrager Oberstlt. Friedrich Jaeger, who was the first Wurttemberger to win the knights cross (before Rommel) in France, on 5/26/1940. He was wounded six times, the last at Stalingrad, where he was evacuated. He was ardent anti-nazi and was intimately involved with the July '44 plot to kill Hitler (von Stauffenburg was a close friend) , when he was the commander of the reserve panzer units in the Stettin and Kalisch defence districts. His role was to arrest an SS general after the assassination, but was himself arrested, tried in the "Peoples Court" and hung at Plotzeensee Prison the same day on 8/21/44. During WW1, he was an Oberlt with Olga-Grenadier Rgmt 119. He fought at the Argonne, the Somme and Isonzo. He was awarded the Wurttemburg gold military merit medal and was wounded severely in 1917. His is a long and very distinguished military history... Dave

Ralph; Another GMMM and "other" awards from my friend's grandfather...

A close-up of his helmet.

v. Marchtaler was the Generaladjutant for the King (Wurttemburg) and also a' la siute for JR122.

From a friend's collection, this is the identified M-1915 future peacetime waffenrock and helmet for the Kriegsminister for Wurttemburg, General der Infanterie v. Marchtaler. Hope you enjoy. Dave

This is an interesting small ensemble for a prussian reserve kraftfahr officer's shoulder boards and ID discs with a little twist. Here is the pre-1915 disc for an enlisted man assigned to Kraftfahr depot 7 and the post-1915 disc (serrated w/ double markings) for the same individual, but as a leutnant assigned to Kraftfahr Erzatz Abteilung 5. Also, on the back of the officer's disc, additional stampings would indicate he was in charge of a motorized ambulance unit (San.K.A.7; 720.). The boards came with the discs and would be worn on either the kleiner rock or friedens waffenrock. Dave Back of officer's disc

Juan Very impressive collection! Regards Dave

The bavarian M-1886 helmet was used for other ranks bavarian cavalry, train, foot and field artillery through 1915. This included a squared visor, cross spikebase and a fluted spike. The bavarian infantry and pioneers had worn this style helmet too until the M-1896 pattern was introduced, which parroted the prussian-style other ranks helmet with round spikebase, rounded visor trim and unfluted spike. The prussians (and everyone else; except the bavarians) introduced the painted grey (kriegsmetal) fittings on the other ranks helmets in September 1915. The bavarians followed suit in November 1915, except only the cavalry still retained the M-86 helmet for other ranks. Train and artillery now wore the M-1896 style helmet in kriegsmetal, and on April 6, 1916, KMVOBI Nr. 17 the kugel was adopted for the field and foot artillery helmets. Dave

I vote with Les. The subject is sporting an other ranks bavarian artillery sword. Regards Dave

Robert Based on the cap cockade and cuff arrangement, your two boys were Saxons. Regards Dave

Chris: Great bayonet. K.S. = Kaiserliche Schutstruppe Dave