Chip

I checked this website for you and RIR15 is not listed as one of the unit histories (on disc) that you can purchase.

http://military-books.lima-city.de/test/index.html

Chip

Feld-Flieger Abt.Nr.66

Chip

Whoops! Ganz recht!

(actually "König")

I had thought this was a new thread, so my information had already been posted by me earlier! How soon we forget.....

And even more interesting to me is that he was in a regiment that was granted the name "Landwehr Infanterie Regiment Kaiser Wilhelm II. Nr.2" and awarded the wear of the Kaiser's cypher on their shoulder straps as of 1917.

Chip

Hello Christiano,

There are quite a few pieces here. Are you interested in specific ones or are you wanting them all identified?

Regards,

Chip

I just saw this thread and although it's unnecessary now, I was going to tell you that the cypher is that of the 1.b.I.R. König. I don't know much about medal research, but I can usually identify cyphers.

Chip

Eric,

Is that your banner?

I got mine on a trip to Germany in 1982. Traded them out of a German collector friend. Fortunately, they were so very lightly worn so that the markings on the sole are very visible. They are marked with the size "30 II" and the date "XII 16".

Chip

One of the best pairs I have ever seen (and the most expensive)!

A great photo with a really unusual insignia. I've not seen that insignia on a helmet cover anywhere else.

Tony,

Nice photos! I really like them. Early wartime and very clear.

Chip

Hi Tony,

Normally, within a communications unit, this "F" stands for "Fernsprecher". In this case, if these are members of an artillery unit, it may be an unofficial patch for the same or for a "Feuerwerker" (artificer), thought these were usually NCOs.

Chip

Yes, they have metal numbers. I should have mentioned that in my first post. Notice too that they are both wearing tall rider's boots and cartridge pouches normally associated with the Kar98az.

Chip

Thanks for posting that Joe.

According to von Stein, there were about 39 FA units numbered in the 900 series. Feldartillerie-Batterie Nr.908 served with Oberost, 10.Armee, Heeres Gruppe Deutscher Kronprinz, 17.Armee and 2.Armee.

Chip

Duh, I forgot that!

Chip

If I'm reading this correctly, he was just getting this paper in 1918 for a wound suffered in 1914!

Chip

Hi,

What city?

Yes Männel and it appears he was a Beamte. His rank advancements mention "Unterbeamtenstellvertreter auf Widerruf", which was apparently soon after cancelled and he was forwarded to the rank of Vizefeldwebel. 

Bernd,

For various "umlauted" letters, you can use the ASCII code. So, for instance, you hold down the "alt" key and then type "0252" and then let up, for a "ü" and then alt+0228 for "ä", etc. You can look up the ASCII codes on the Internet, if you want more, such as the numbers that produce the capital Ä (0196) or Ö (0214) and so forth, just refer to the charts.

For some reason certain sites will show these letters and then later reduce then to gobbeldigook, so you are probably safer just using the "ae", "oe", "ue", etc.

Chip

The history of the Sturmbataillon I  has a version a Weber's "Gut Sturm" sketch at the start of it's Ehrentafel.

Chip

 I ended up with the Erkennungsmarke for the pioneer with two sleeve badges. His name was Johann Meyer, 3.Komp.

Chip

Chris,

What is especially disturbing is that the price got as high as it did without more pictures of what is actually in the pass. I guess you needed to take the seller's word for it. But if I was spending that type of money, I would want to make sure what I was buying first. Two bidders is all it takes, but in this case, two fighting publicly and one sniper.

I know of at least one guy on the German forum who specifically collects anything to do with mountain troops and their campaigns and particularly the Izonzo battles. There are plenty of others who concentrate on the Gebirgstruppen and their theaters of the war (including me!).

Bottom line.....silly price.

Chip

Chris,

Nice boards to be sure! Strap collecting can be occasionally confusing. I'm always happy to assist.

Chip 

Eric,

At least it's all WWI era stuff. Why wouldn't you want the other items? Just saying......

There is more than one possibility as to the unit. It could be staff, or it could be other Bavarian units that did not use a unit number, like cavalry regiments for instance. This feldgrau backing was a personal choice and although not common, not rare either.

Chip