The Prussian

Yes,. they were statines all over the Reich, but each "section" had their own number. On the rear is nothing but a greeting. But I think you are right. The blame is on me. On the bottom right is a small stamp from the photo-atelier. It is from Pirmasens. This town is next door to Saarbrücken! So it could be possible, that RAD men from Friesland came to work near the french border, so the sleevebands could be temporary?

Hello Simon! Thanx for the infos. That is very interesting! My source was the book "Badges and insignia if the 3rd Reich 1933-1945" by Brian Leigh Davis. I really can´t believe that S means Saar (in this case). Unfortunately the photo is not dated. From two other sources I´ve heard, that the numbers are surely from Friesland (the Northwest coast of German)

Hi Simon! I don´t think so. I´ve seen some RAD sleevebands with N, S, O, W and R. That must be North, South, East, West and Reich. Saar wouldn´t make no sense, because the Saar area ist mor than 400km south of Friesland, where the 76 belonged to Cheers, Andy

Hello Gentlemen! I´ve got this photograph of a RAD Uniform. I have heard, the 7/76 means the detachment In Nordfriesland (North west of Germany) The "S" upon the cuffs seems to be sector "Süd" (south). How can this fit? I am thankful for every help!

I think, it will be cheaper to pick them up personally in Austria... From Germany the shipping would be 52€ (5-10 kg) or 82€ (10-20 kg) to Australia. BUT, the books are brilliant and in one or two years you don´t cry about the postage anymore...

I recieved the books last week... but unfortunately no infos about that mistery chevron

Hi Brett! Yes, I also couldn´t get any informations in several german forums. One possibility is, that he was a "Handgranatenwerfer". Some soldiers marked themselves with those unofficial patches, like stars or letters. Why not a chevron? I stil hope I coud get some infos about the unit because of the studio, the pic was taken. Maybe somebody has photos with that background, and the studio is named? Any small references could help!

Has no-one an idea, please?

Hello gentlemen! Does somebody know something about this mistery chevron? I have seen two other photographs in the book from Charles Wooley. There it was unknown too. My photograph is unwritten an not stamped. Note that the shoulder straps are missing. I can recognize prussian buttons. One of the photographs in Wooleys book shows the same background with the same table. Thanx a lot in advance!

Hi Rick! Thank you for your answer. Yes, I thought about police too. Signal school possible. Unfortunately I haven´t found a good book about old german police uniforms- With Goebbels I´m not quite sure. The face, the hair, he looks like one of the family. Joseph had two brothers, but I don´t know, what they did in the 20s. Maybe a double?

Here is a close up of the collar patch

Hello gentlemen! Last week I bought this nice photograph. I think it was taken in the 20s. Please have a look at the collar patches of the standing man (fourth of right). He wears the motif of the old telegraph shoulder straps. Which unit could it be? The other question is about the first sitting civilian man. Could it be Dr.Goebbels or maybe his brother? Unfortunately the card is unwritten and not stamped, so I don´t have any informations. Many thanx in advance!

There is still a difference about the anchor. If it´s silver, it stands for "Materialverwalter" (administrator of materiel?) and if it´s golden, it´a a "Meister" (Master) I think that it´s a technical one

Hi sef! The left one wears black cuffs with white Litzen, so it could be a member of the "Garde-Pioniere", or one of the "Verkehrs-Truppen" (traffic) The 2nd one wears the MG-Scharfschützen-Abzeichen and a 12 on the shoulder straps. So he should be in the "MG-Scharfschützen-Abteilung 12" The former name was "Scharfschützen-Abteilung 2 of Armee-Abteilung Strantz". It consists of MG.Scharfschützen-Trupps 59,117, and 153. Formed 1.oct.1916 (Garde-Ersatz-Division)

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Hi Hardy! Thanx for the info! I try to upload a close-up. Interesting is also the telegraph-buckle

Hi! If you have any infos about that unit, please hve a look at my photo and my post about that Batallion. Thanx a lot in advance http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=39337&st=0&p=364254&#entry364254

Hello! Does anyone know something about a name on the slate, "Breuning" in connection with the Sturm-Btl.16?

That are interseting sources, but I didn´t find any information of the unit, he had serevd in. Does anyone have specified infos?

Here is a close-up

Hello! I?ve bought this nice photo. The cars have pennants of an corps-command. The officer on the left wears general-collars. Does everyone know that man, please?

Sorry, I must correct myself. I?ve changed the words... The prussian artillierist in front left (FAR204) wears bavarian buttons!. The unit is all right, the FAR204 was part of the Alpenkorps, but their set-up units came from J?terbog and around Magdeburg. Not Bavaria!

Can anybody help in ID of the officers, standing arounf GFM v.Hindenburg, please? Unfortunately I don?t have any infos about that photo

Maybe in the field, he had just changed his tunic. Does he wear only one triple cartridge pouch? But I don?t think, that my "my" 76ers only had get tunics without new shoulder straps. I think, is has something to do with the stamp og the Sturm-Lehr-Gang" I have another photo, which shows men of the Alpenkorps. The bavarian artillerist in the front of the photo wears prussian buttons...