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Romania A Tour through the Romanian Military Museum.
Mark C replied to Kev in Deva's topic in Central & Eastern European States
You know, on E-Bay you can always see photos of Bulgarian military from the late 19th-century through WWI, but never any Romanians. Why might that be? MC My one Romanian possession: My link -
Romania A Tour through the Romanian Military Museum.
Mark C replied to Kev in Deva's topic in Central & Eastern European States
Thanks for these great pictures. I dearly wish I could see rear views of the tunics and coats to see the trim and skirt pocket details. Maybe next time? The tunic is a musician's - couldn't be an officer. Thanks again. MC -
This is probably not new information for you, but I came across it in the 1973 No. 4 issue of the East German soldier magazine Armee Rundschau. Wish there was more.
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From what I have read it was no shock to Germany and A-H (or anyone else) when Italy bowed out in 1914. And it was said that Italy was rated one of the Great Powers only out of courtesy. Regards, MarkC Maryland
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Imperial Russia Russian notepaper 1904/1905
Mark C replied to gerardkenny's topic in Russia: Imperial
I think it is "home" because the line over the "m" in home matches the line over the "m" in "Hamburg." A Cyrillic handwriter would place such a line over a Cyrillic small case "T", which happens to be the same shape as a Latin small case "m." -
Imperial Russia Russian notepaper 1904/1905
Mark C replied to gerardkenny's topic in Russia: Imperial
I think the first part of the ship's name in "To the captain of the ----" is "Johan" -
Imperial Russia Russian notepaper 1904/1905
Mark C replied to gerardkenny's topic in Russia: Imperial
The writer is not British, but Russian. The line over the "m" in "home" is something Russians do to distinguish similar Cyrillic letters. De Witte is a common enough name in the Russian officer corps. -
Imperial Russia Russian notepaper 1904/1905
Mark C replied to gerardkenny's topic in Russia: Imperial
Gosh, doesn't anyone notice that it's not "24 Dec (23 Dec) 1904 Discharge 1904/2," it's "24 Dec (23 Dec) 1904 Diego Suarez 1904/2." That's the island in the Indian Ocean, written in plain English (Latin) letters. And correct, the printed heading just means "memo." -
Uniforms of Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Mark C replied to Lightfoot's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
Thanks. I like the white summer uniform. Someday, could you post a photo of the back of the guards uniform, so I may see the braid pattern on the back? Thanks again, MarkC Maryland -
Photo of Toronto Militia c. 1895?
Mark C replied to Brian Wolfe's topic in Great Britain: Research, Documentation & History
I'm not sure that the officers' caps with visors are called forage caps. Anyways, the white cover on such a cap is in my recollection associated with post-Boer War. The officers may be in dark blue and not the red of the enlisted men. Hope this helps, MarkC Maryland -
Bandsman, mounted unit - probably Belgium, but might be Netherlands or some other place. Note the baggy pants with leather reinforcement - very French style for the 1870s-1890s. The saber is for mounted troops (cavalry or horse artillery). Regards, MarkC Maryland
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Nope, no date.
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From an auction site. Taken in Yokohama. Any suggestions as to the country, and if the man is naval or merchant marine? What is the medal?
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There were many pop culture fads in 1950s America, and one was the appearance of the Confederate battle flag motif (erroneously called the stars and bars) throughout not just the South, but the rest of the US as well. Besides this example from the federalized 31st Division of the National Guard during the Korean War, the 29th Division from Virginia/Pennsylvania was reported to have festooned its vehicles and other property with Confederate flag images. Federal Army authorities frowned on this sort of thing, but what put a terminal end to it was the appropriation of the symbol by racists, rendering it almost as tainted as the swastika. I recommend John Coski's book "The Confederate Battle Flag" (Belknap Press, 2005) as an objective and detailed look at the flag's use and acquired meanings from the Civil War to the present day. Mark C. Maryland
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Being auctioned off on a prominent site as an "antique" photo of a real soldier. Can you say "Hollywood"? Anyone see any reason at all to think it's genuine? Mark C. Maryland
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What rear-guard action? Each time Rommel retreated he ran as fast as he could for - I dunno -- a couple hundred miles?. Lucky for him his pursuers couldn't run that fast also. What I would give him marks for is recognizing that there's a time to advance, and a time to run. Mark Maryland
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I might go along with a pre-war photo with an updated topical caption. Are those trees on the left evergreens? Seems more like northern Great Britain than Flanders. Commercial postcard images of your enemy were not unusual - the source could be press agencies or commercial outfits in the neutral countries. And everyone likes a - to himself - an exotic subject. I've seen a number of continental cards purporting to show Indian troops that are obviously taken pre-war in India. Regards, Mark Maryland
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Bulgaria The must-see site about Bulgaria
Mark C replied to Theodor's topic in Central & Eastern European States
Great site. The best organized web database of photos I've seen - you can bring up photos from a particular war, a specific branch of service, etc. And the scan quality matches the original photos - nothing lost. Thanks! -
Austria-Hungary Ehrenspiegel der k.k. österreichischen Armee 1831
Mark C replied to a topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
Here's the Google Books link, thanks to the copy held by Harvard University - http://books.google.com/books?id=O0lAAAAAYAAJ&dq=Ehrenspiegel&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s And whenever I want to handle something old, I pick up a rock. Most of them are a few hundred million years old. -
Latest issue of the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research has (I believe the first of two parts) an article on the rough methods used by army and police in the Arab revolt of the late 1930s. Sometimes Tommy couldn't quite believe he was being told to go into a house and smash everything in it. Mark Conrad
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Thank you. This is, of course, Fort Clayton on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal Zone. This is a minimally detailed scan. Next time could the dpi be increased?
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Help with Bulgarian unit in post-WW1 photo
Mark C replied to sef1962's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
I don't see anything on their right arms. On their left arms are what may be long service chevrons, if the Bulgarian army was following tsarist Russian practice. Gold and silver. Regards, Mark C.