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That means second portrait I provided denotes very high ranking diplomat  No possibility to identify him judging from appearance and awards? 

Here's portrait of another Romanian diplomat. I have a huge collection of Romanian photos but only few diplomats.

I think it is safe to say it's definitely a diplomats' gala uniform. I was looking at stills from an UFA broadcast of Hungarian and Romanian diplomats at a reception for Goebbels and they are all wearing this high collar, "Napoleonic" style uniform.

Is there a name on the back? The Diplomatic Goethe might tell you who he is. My understanding is that military attache's at embassies always wore their full dress uniforms.

Thanks for your comment! Unfortunately backside of the portrait is blank so it's impossible to identify this diplomat.

The neck badge is that of the Order of the Orthodox Knights of the Holy Sepulchre. The order was established in the end of the 19th century and was awarded by the Patriarchy of Jerusalem approximately up to the 1940s and then again from the beginning of the 1980s.

Many thanks for an answer! Could you please provide a weblink to read more that award? What grade is it by the way?

Any comments on the uniform? Do you agree he's a Romanian military attache?

Yes, that's strange but who knows the reason why he did it...

Meanwhile I've got an info from my fellow collector that this person is most probably a Romanian military attache wearing gala uniform.

Any ideas on the neck award?

Here's a close-up of a mysterious neck award.

Here's a portrait of a Romanian official pre-WW2 era. I'm not aware of his branch of service, but assume he could have been a diplomat.

Medal bar is very easy to identify - here we have Czech Order of the White Lion (Řad Bileho Lva), 2nd or 3rd class, Ordinul Coroana Romaniei in grad de Cavaler and Medalia Centenarul Regelui Carol I.

But neck award puzzles me a lot. According to one of my colleagues it looks like one of the grades of the Order of the Orthodox Crusaders of the Patriarchy of Jerusalem. Unfortunately I can't find anything on it in the web... I've got two links to images of breast star and miniature of that Order but nothing on neck award.

So the question is - what exactly that neck award is? I'll be very grateful if you could tell me more about this uniform and branch of service as well. Thanks in advance!

4. French tank Renault FT-17. There's a strange dedication on the back (in English) made by mistake I suppose: "An American one-man tank".

Great portrait, all medals are clearly seen!

Many thanks for the clarification, Thomas!  :beer:

3. French tank "Schneider CA1".

2. Mk I "male" British tank with dismantled guns hit by the Germans.

Thanks a lot for such a fast reply! I have a favour to ask you - what that number (57) stands for then? You said that "Heinz" number was 207 but we don't see it, only 57...

Close-up. 

I'd like to post here several photos of WW1 tanks from my collection.

1. British Mk-IV "male" tank that changed hands at least twice. Is it possible to know anything about exactly this tank as far as her nickname ("Heinz") and number ("57") are clearly visible?

Hi, I'm not sure - but I think: Artillerie-Säbel (neuer Art): Die Zietenhusaren - Rathenow - Blankwaffen - Artilleriesäbel

Best regards,

Jens

Unfortunately I'm not familiar with the German language but it seems that saber from that link is of the later production while the CDV was made in 1880s...

Thanks once again with identifying that CDV. One more question - could you please let me know what model of an artillery saber does that Kanonier hold? 

Jens and Mike, many thanks for the clarification of the issue!  :beer:

Please help to identify branch of service of this soldier.

I assume here we have a Pionier from the 1.Elsaessisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr.15 (XV Armee Korps) based in Strassburg i.E. All the details of his uniform match my guess (e.g. collar colour, M1867 Feldmütze colour scheme, etc.) as well as the place where the photo was taken. The only thing that wonders me is his saber uncommon for sappers.

One of my colleagues contests my point of view supposing it's a Kanonier from a certain Reitende-Artillerie unit with an Artilleriesabel.

Who is right?

No ideas regarding the last portrait?  :unsure:

No.17. I need your help with this XIX century CDV. Here's Jaeger from the Grossherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Jaeger-Bataillon Nr.14 (XV.Armeekorps) based in Colmar i.E.

BUT: according to the sources I use Mannschaften from that Bataillon had light green Swedish cuffs with white Litzen. This Jaeger has Brandenburg cuffs with vertical panel piped in red. How could it be?

Another question: am I right assuming that he wears M1867 Schirmmuetze with the single M1842 national cockade?

No.16. Trompeter from the 7.Kompagnie of the 1.Westpreußisches Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr.11 корпуса (XVII.Armeekorps) in Ausgehanzug. 

No.15. Gefreiter from the Koeniglich Preussischen Infanterie-Regiment “Graf Tauentzien von Wittenberg” (3.Brandenburgisches) Nr.20 in Ausgehanzug. 

No.14. Uhlan from the Koeniglich Preussisches Garde-Ulanen-Regiment Nr.2. According to the dedication on the back his name was Schroeder. Tombstone on the monument to the KIA members of Garde-Ulanen-Regiment Nr.2 states there were two Schroeders from the 3rd Schwadron killed near Ypres in 1914.

No.13. Soldier from the 5.Kompagnie, 2.Bataillon of the 4.Thueringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.72 (IV.Armeekorps) in Ausgehanzug.