Mike Dwyer

...and why no Reichs cockade? The coat looks like a mish-mash of Austrian and German styles.

Stunning! What a beautiful chain.

As always, unbelievably great stuff!!!!

Mervyn, Here's another award of the Military Cross given just recently that I saw on FaceBook. Private Bryan Johnson, the Royal Regiment of Scotland, with the Military Cross that was presented to him by The Prince of Wales during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London, 14 December 2011. According to the Royal Correspondent at the Daily Express after getting his award... "Private Johnson of the Royal Regiment of Scotland went down on one knee and asked Kirstie Ward, 21, to marry him. She said yes." The writeup said he received the cross for rescuing a wounded soldier during a firefight in Helmand.

Very nice!

A little bit off topic, but think of how many times this guy had to either buy new uniforms for the regiment he was assigned to, or get a tailor to make drastic changes to a uniform he already owned! Expensive business. :unsure:

Very nice. Thanks for posting.

I'm with Red Eagle, it's blue and just looks white due to the old photographic methods. They're both wearing the grand collar of the Order of the Black Eagle.

There are several von Schroeders listed in the 1914 Rangliste. There's an Oberst who's got a ton of neck crosses, so probably not him. There's a Hauptmann in Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1. Pommersches) Nr.2. There's a Rittmeister who's a personal flugeladjutant to the Grand Duke of Hesse who also has a truck-load of medals, so probably not him either. There's an Oberleutnant in 2. Pommersches Ulanen-Regiment Nr.9. Lastly, there are two Leutnants der Reserve, one in Füsilier-Regiment Graf Roon (1. Ostpreußisches) Nr.33 and one in 1. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment.

There are several von Schroeders listed in the 1914 Rangliste. There's an Oberst who's got a ton of neck crosses, so probably not him. There's a Hauptmann in Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1. Pommersches) Nr.2. There's a Rittmeister who's a personal flugeladjutant to the Grand Duke of Hesse who also has a truck-load of medals, so probably not him either. There's an Oberleutnant in 2. Pommersches Ulanen-Regiment Nr.9. Lastly, there are two Leutnants der Reserve, one in Füsilier-Regiment Graf Roon (1. Ostpreußisches) Nr.33 and one in 1. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment.

Beautiful! :jumping: :jumping:

The only thing I can add, which actually adds nothing of substance, is that is BEAUTFIUL jacket!!!! :jumping: I think the old patrol jackets and whatever you call those greatcoats with the black silk braid on them that were worn back then, are among the most beautiful military garments every. Even if they were "subdued."

It could be, but I don't think it's the same exact badge you've shown. The badge he is wearing has the arms of the cross extending just a little bit past the wreath, whereas the badge you've posted the cross arms do not extend past the wreath. Although it's blurry, I don't think that's a swastika on his badge, it looks like it might be an eagle with upraised wings. It looks more like a bird to me than a swastika.

:jumping: :jumping: As always, Sandro, you have the most beautiful, sweetest, unbelievable, fantastic, eye-catching, monumental (I'm running out of words!!) uniforms! This is absolutely one of the nicest I've seen. :speechless1: :speechless1:

Chris, I'm probably not much help, but in the 1914 Rangliste I can't find any Oberst Winkler. There are two Oberstleutnant Winkler's, but they're both artillery and it looks to me like there's a spike on that helmet, not a kugel. Just in case he might have gotten promoted I looked at Majors, there are two of them, but one's artillery the other is a Major a. D. at a Landwehrbezirk. So thinking the handwriting might say Oberleutnant, I checked and there's only two of them listed, one is in Infanterie-Regiment Keith (1. Ober-schlesisches) Nr.2, the other is in the 1.Garde-Grenadier-Landwehr-Regiment. On Wetsel there are only Leutnants. On Wetzel I found one Hauptmann in Landwehrbezirk VI Berlin. Just in case the name might be mispelled I looked at Wetzell, there is one Major Wetzell who is listed in two places Generalstab der Armee and III.Armeekorps Berlin.