Chip

The regiment was newly formed in Bulgaria in October of 1916 as a Jäger regiment consisting of three battalions of Jägers, two of which were Prussian (7th and 9th Jäger Batls.) and one Bavarian (b.Res.Jäger Batl.Nr.1). In 1917 the Bavarian Kriegsministerium officially named it, "29.Inf.Rgt.(Jäger Regiment)". I believe they fought the Turks (their supposed allies) over the oil fields. Chip

Hello Fritz, The marking appears to be "3.K.R.3.119", which to me would stand for "Kürassier Regiment Nr.3, 3.Eskadron, 119" The 119 being the weapon's number. However, my reference on weapons markings say the Kürassier used only a "K", no "R". Now, Kürassiers have carried the Pallasch, which was a totally different saber, since 1808. Yours is similar to the 1808 pattern for hussars, Ulanen and artillery, which ended up being issued to the artillery after the new cavalry saber of 1852 was introduced. So, this was never a Kürassier saber unless they substituted early in the war due to shortages. The Pallasch was normally brass hilted, and that may be one reason for stopping their production. It's also possible that the markings mean entirely something else. Chip

Michael, Thanks for posting the full document. It's beautiful, to an officer and a relative. The trifecta! Best regards, Chip

There was a Catholic version too, as these were actually issue items. I have the same one with the owner's name Etikette glued inside the front cover and his unit stamp (E.R.2.) for Eisenbahn Regiment 2, on the title page. Chip

The first initial looks like a "C." or "G.", but I have nothing close to this on my list, so it is a new one. Chip

Just trying to help. Weed may not be an expert, but he knows more than anyone here regarding flags. Perhaps someone on one of the imperial navy websites could assist? Chip

That second one looks OK too. Chip

Charles, It looks like the one in my post, so I would say yes, it can be for infantry. Chip

Here you go Charles....

Chris, That's super interesting. The info on the reverse is great. Very nice card. Chip

There is a guy who calls himself "old flags wanted" on the Wehrmacht Awards forum that could probably help you. He always chimes in when flags are shown and he seems quite knowledgeable. Chip

In the Ehren-Rangliste he is listed as a wartime Leutnant and then a Hauptman außer Dienst. I see him in the 1911 Rang-Liste with the same unit. His promotion date is listed as 20.11.08 T. Chip

They look like tulips to me. He must be the company gardener.

Cold weather too. Look at that huge woven sentry boot! Chip

Hello, Could we see the entire diplome? Thanks, Chip

Chris, Until I opened the picture up, I thought you were going to show us a Karpathenkorps insignia on the collar. Now that would have been something. Chip

There is an old article by Dr.Klietmann that describes and shows such an officer's helmet from the collection of the Zeughaus in Berlin. I think it was in an issue of the German magazine "Die Tradition". Chip P.S. That last cap in Robin's photos above is one in my collection. It came out of the woodwork with the skull on it. The unit mark in the cap is "St.B.XIV".

I have the same pattern coat as in the photo above and it has had the bottom four inches cut off to make puttees. I've had two "front made" pairs of puttees. One was made from overcoat wool and the other from gray blanket wool. Chip

Chris, There is a cypher underneath the crown. It's in a dark thread, so more difficult to see than the die cut crown. Chip

He is also not wearing any shoulder straps, which to me is an indication of a Freikorps unit. Chip

Chris, You'll also notice that these Leibers are wearing their "Kriegsgarnitur" ohne Litzen. Chip

A friend of mine has an officer's board with the "GA". I've never managed to get one of those. Chip

Hardy, That GA strap is nothing compared to the really rare one I have coming.... Been looking for an example for decades. Chip

Eric, I think Chris is correct, in that the Alpenkorps was formed at about the same time that the 3.Jäger Regiment was formed from the four Schneeschuh Batls. (May 1915).

There might be some reserve artillery units that were formed from the guard and therefore outfitted by them. I know this is the case with some of the reserve infantry regiments formed from the guard. They wore the Litzen too. Neither Saxony nor Bavarian had an artillery unit with Garde-Litzen. Chip