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There are some regimental histories online to be found however I could not find the ones I am after. Furthermore the Schematismus does not give dates of promotion (as far as I know) and that is basically one of the thigs I am looking for.
regards
David
Hi David,
I have just acquired the "Schematismus" for 1905.
As in most armies seniority of officers of the same rank is determined by the date of promotion. So the "Rangliste" in the "Schematismus" does give the dates of promotion!
Kind regards,
Mike
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Hi Charles,
I'm a k.u.k. enthusiast myself and have just spent a fortune on a couple of must-have books on the Austro-Hungarian Army.
I suggest you try to get hold of:
Lucas, James: The Fighting Troops of the Austro-Hungarian Army 1868 - 1914.
It's available on AbeBooks.com for 88.52 $.
Kind regards,
Mike
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Hello Sushil,
thanks for your kind season's greetings and for recommending that great new publication which will be welcome by all Indian & Pakistani Army buffs.
Kind regards,
Mike
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Hi Paul,
I have been reading a lot and watched a lot of German tv, but I have never heard of anyone belonging in that category.
Of course, this ain't proof they do not exist.
Regards,
Mike
Is there any evidence that suggests American WW1 Veterans(ethnic Germans?) who returned to fight as Germans in WW2? Has any such grouping surfaced?Paul
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Sorry!
Correction: http:/de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilsa_(Adelsgeschlecht)
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Hi,
actually the "von und zu GILSA" are a famous noble family, rooted in the state of Hesse! Since the 17th century they have served as officers, often rising to the rank of general.
http://www.org/wiki/Gilsa_(Adelsgeschlecht)
http://www.gilsa-online.de/_sgg/m1m6_1.htm
HiI am looking for a possible entry in a possible Regimental History of a prussian officer by the name of
Ernst Heinrich August von GILSA ZU GILSA (1785-1826)
(a scan of) his careerdata would be greatly appreciated
thanks in advance
regards
David
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Hi,
thanks for enlightening me. Campaign Medals are not my forte I must admit.
I was aware that the senior French Para regiments had been raised that early, but I was only aware of the Foreign Legion's stand at Bir-Hakeim.
Toujours en pointe!
Have a nice weekend!
Mike [WOULD-BE Legionnaire]
French airborne soldiers on operations in North Africa certainly received the Colonial Medal. I have seen medal grous with the clasps for "Libye" and "Tunisie" on Colonial Medals, along with the paperwork, to members of 1?re Compagnie d'infanterie de l'Air, which was attached to the SAS and known as the French Squadron. One of these men had "Libye", "Tunisie" and, as a veteran of Indo-China in the late 1940s and early 1950s, also had the "Extr?me-Orient" clasp.1 RPIMa was garrisoned in Beirut and Damascus in 1941, then at Kabret, on the Suez Canal in 1942. Members of the regiment were engaged on operations in Libya in 1942, attacking Axis airfields. The regiment was also deployed behind German lines in Tunisia in 1943. 1 RCP was on standby in Algiers during the summer of 1940 but not engaged in operations. the unit was garrisoned in Algeria in 1941 and Morocco in 1942 and 1943. Members of those units received Colonial Medals with the appropriate clasps.
As Ed Haynes says, the medals are unnamed. We are really talking about documents or, better yet, medals and groups with documents and other supporting paperwork and documents are hard to come by. The problem is that families either file them forever, which is fine, or throw them out when grandpa dies, and then sell the medals and badges for a pittance. They don't even imagine that the documents might be of interest to collectors.
PK
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Hi Bobkohima,
as your nickname suggests you simply had to remind all of us of the 4th Royal West Kents and their heroic defence of Kohima. A certain tennis court played a role I believe.
Have a nice weekend,
Mike
Hi there, this is my first post but what about the Siege of Kohima with the 4thBn Royal West Kents and the battle for Kohima by the 2nd Division0 -
Hi,
I have only been able to trace a Mrs. Paukstat.
http://bando.dijtokyo.org/?page=person_detail.php_id=335
Dr. just = Doktor (med.); Toni for Antonius!
Actually still quite a few MDs named Paukstat around in Germany!
Regards,
Mike
I presume that "Dr." is "Herr Doktor".But is there any pre-war record of him? Awards?
I can't state with certainty, but I think his family called him "Toni", short for Anthony.
So...Dr. Anthony Paukstat.
living in Tientsin, Demkmalplatz.
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Sorry!
Devonshire and Dorset Regiment!
Devon and Cornwall Regiment - Devon & Doughnuts....0 -
Hi Barney,
I believe it was Kaiser Bill himself who is credited with this quotation.
Ludendorf did not yet hold a prominent General Staff position at the start of World War 1 sufficient to be deemed worth citing.
Regards,
Mike
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Ah. Thats an easy one...............In the summer of 1914 the French and German armies were mobilising upwards of three million Regular and Reservist troops each. The British Army sent the BEF - 100,000 strong.
They did not even feature in the French Order of Battle. When Ludendorf was told of the presence of a British Army in the field he dismissed it as a "Contemtible Little Army" He soon learnt otherwise.
Strangely enough, in the manner of the British Soldier through the centuries, the BEF rejoiced in the name and publicly revelled in the adversity and the name stuck.
Though there are a few British WW1 survivors still living, alas it is believed no Old Contemtibles................
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Cheer up!
To complete the confusion - we have quite forgotten about the Luftwaffe ground troops!
"Fallschirm"-Panzergrenadier-Divisions 1 & 2 "Hermann G?ring" each had a "Fallschirm"-Panzer-F?silier-Batallion (1 & 2).
Nil desperandum!
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Hi,
Airborne units in North Africa in World War 2? More likely during the Algerian uprising in the 50s.
Well, what about the Troupes Coloniales?
Regards,
Mike
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Hi Leigh,
yes, the first company or squadron was equipped with bicycles.
Regards,
Mike
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Hello,
try this link. Potted divisional history PLUS sub-units.
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliede...ionen/4GebD.htm
Hope it's helpful.
Regards,
Mike
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Hi BJOW & Ed,
Ed, I'm sorry but I have to disagree.
I checked the relevant literature and this is the result:
1. F?silier-Regimenter (Fusilier Regiments)
By OKH decree of 15th October 1942 all infantry regiments were re-styled "Grenadier-Regimenter".
Those infantry regiments carrying on the traditions of Fusilier or Rifle Regiments of the old Imperial
Army could apply to be named "F?silier-Regiment" or "Sch?tzen-Regiment".
This resulted in the emergence of the following "F?silier-Regimenter":
22, 26, 27, 34, 68, 202, 230, 334
The named regiments "Feldherrnhalle" and "Gro?deutschland" received the honorary title of Fusiliers
resulting in:
F?silier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle; F?silier-Regiment-Gro?deutschland; Korps-F?silier-Regiment
Gro?deutschland
They retained infantry white as their Waffenfarbe plus their old regimental number.
So their uniforms should not have changed at all.
I checked "Davis" and could not find a distinguishing "F" for Fusiliers.
There was no special sleeve cuff for Fusiliers. (Could not find one in "Davis" anyway.)
2. "Divisions-F?silier-Bataillone" (Divisional Fusilier Batallions)
Now things are getting confusing!
A restructuring of infantry divisions (n.A. 44 / new style 44) on the Eastern Front resulted in one
"extra" divisional batallion.
These "Divisions-Bataillone" were named "F?silier-Bataillone".
The "Aufk?rungsabteilung der Division" (divisional reconnaissance unit) was either merged with
this F?silier-Bataillon or when it did not exist upgraded to a F?silier-Bataillon. (26.07.1943)
By decree of 1/9/43 these Divisions-F?silier-Bataillone were to be assigned the number of their
respective division.
Now it's time to get confused and baffled. We all know what Fusiliers are, don't we?
By a decree of 23/2/44 the following 57 Divisions-F?silier-Bataillone were to by styled "Divisions-
F?silier-Bataillon (A.A.) (= old style):
1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 21 23, 24, 26, 30-32, 34.36, 45, 46 57, 58 62 65, 68, 69, 75, 94, 110-112, 121,
125, 134 168 170 171, 208, 227 254, 256, 257, 263, 269, 271, 299, 305, 329, 331, 333-335, 349,
352, 353, 356, 362, . 378.
These Divisional "Fusilier" Batallions were assigned the tradition of former cavalry regiments!
[A Divisional Fusilier Batallion was organised like a normal Grenadier batallion: 4 companies, including a
heavy company.]
This meant that these A.A. Divisional Fusilier Batallions were assigned the Kavallerie-Waffenfarbe
Yellow!
Consequently their sub-units were called "Schwadron" (squadron) and NOT Kompanie!
Captains would be "Rittmeister" rather than Hauptmann and Feldwebel were called "Wachtmeister".
To confuse us even more:
The remaing Divsions-F?silier-Bataillone bore infantry white.
But in addition 38 companies of these "infantry fusiliers" were also re-styled "Schwadrone" tasked
with perpetuating the tradition of former imperial cavalry regiments!
So "Divisions-F?silier-Bataillone" bore the number of their respective division. Their Waffenfarbe could
be either white or yellow.
The shoulder straps of the "infantry fusiliers" should have borne a distinctive letter to distinguish them from infantry regiments bearing the same number, perhaps "D" for divisional troops or their old "A" for Aufkl?rungsabteilung?
The first company was equipped with bicycles.
Questions remain.
Kind regards,
Mike
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Hi guys,
I have been trying to get hold of a book in English, German or French containing potted regimental histories of the Imperial Russian Army, in particular the dates when individual regiments were raised.
Can anybody help?
Spaciba!
Mike
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Hello BJOW,
I fear you'll have to click on every single regiment or battalion in the list to find out.
For example F?silier-Regiment 39 was re-formed after being annihilated in Russia and subsequently fought on the Western Front.
Certain Infanterie-Regiments were re-named to establish a link with F?silier-Regiments of the old "Imperial Army" with the purpose of carrying on their regimental tradition.
Also divisional reconnaissance units were re-organised as "Divisions-F?silier-Bataillone".
Hope to be wiser tomorrow.
Regards,
Mike
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Hi guys,
a few more:
28th (North Gloucestershire) at Alexandria (1801)
3rd (Buffs) & 57th (Middlesex) at Albuhera (1811)
42nd (Black Watch) at Quatre Bras (1815)
GUIDES at Delhi (1857) & Kabul (1879)
32nd (Cornwall Light Infantry) at Lucknow (1857)
24th (South Wales Borderers) at Isandlhwana [& Rorke's Drift] (1879)
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Hi,
as far as I know the "F?silier" title was a purely traditional honorary designation.
See http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliede.../Infanterie.htm
See Paragraph VII. Sonstige Infanterie-Verb?nde
Maybe more details tomorrow. Have to check my private library first.
Regards,
Mike
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Useful k.u.k. Links see "WEBSITES": Useful Links!
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Hi guys,
Everyone knows that the British let the Americans win the War of Independence, because the Americans had treatened to start crying if they didn't! [source: BBC's Little Britain USA]
How are things in the colonies?
Mike
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Hi guys,
welcome to the club.
I was lucky to acquire an officer's shin-gunto in good condition at a reasonable price - 625 ?.
That will have to remain my only acquisition as I already spend too much money on books!
So long!
Mike
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Hello Harry,
thanks a lot for your info!
Any idea why the website was discontinued?
Kind regards,
Mike
If you do a search on "Great War Forum" you should find an archive website from where you can download the last version of regiments.org.0
k.k. regimental histories
in Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Hello David,
I just wanted to highlight that dates of promotion are provided.
I have been trying to find the website that provides all the "Schematismus" ..., "Milit?rschematismus", but just cannot locate it.
Perhaps you can ask Mark C. He mentioned it.
So long!
Mike
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