IrishGunner

I'm just amazed you found it in Paris! That's incredible.

So, where's the photo? And the Zippo?

Agreed. I did a search as well and found very, very little. Which is why I went after these photos.

I've won these recently in auction; so, when they get here, I'll be able to see if there is anything on the back. Unfortunately, lost the bidding war on one that was clearly an artillery unit - because of the cannons in the group photo.

Trooper, yea, I have a good idea they are both Czech. But tossing it out there for the group to see if anyone has any confirmation or details. The guy in the portrait shot has a badge on his cap that looks very much like the Czech Lion cap badge of pre-WWII. Your button thread is further confirmation. Only, his uniform lacks the collar badges seen on the soldiers in the group photo... Motif continued after WWII with the communist state...

Very interesting piece... I hope someone has more information. Where did you get this piece?

How did I not know this existed?! I've been to Stuttgart so many times, I could have been here several times... Thanks for the post.

Another one...

What do you all think?

Those Sachsen artillerie cards are great Odulf! Here are mine... FAR 8; FuAR 1;

Nice one, have never seen one like that...

Kind of thought something like that, but I wasn't totally sure...

In #74...the gunner on pg 4 "Ausbildung" - does it say he was trained on 3.7cm Kan.? These were early AT guns or FLAK I believe...but this fellow is Fuss-Artillerie. In San Antonio; so can't check my references. Any thoughts?

I am in San Antonio and heading out to Hill Country. Will initiate bombardment upon return. Gives the targets ... or infantry ... time to dig like rats

Ed, when you say "weapons", do you mean only small arms or would that include artillery guns as well?

Metal numbers... Postwar or Reserve regiments... Back to being confused.

So, a normal Unteroffizier... in the post-war Reichswehr?

Bulgarians from the internet...

Jock, my comment on the artillery courses were for the Arty SB of Schmidt... Nice book with the Richtskanonier and Geschutzfuhrer entries. But no awards that I saw... But it also looks like the baker ended up in a FA Regiment...

The one in the silly hat.