The Prussian

Hello! I don´think so. Promotions: Leutnant 11.2.86 Oberleutnant 14.9.93 Hauptmann 27.1.00 Major 27.1.10 Oberstleutnant 27.1.15 He is not listed in the seniority list from january 1918. So he left the army before that date. Because the ranklist of honour did list him as "a.D." (off duty), I don´t think, he served in 1919

Hello Glenn! Superb! Thanks for the infos!!!

Helo! Hi Glenn! I can add, he promoted to Oberstleutnant April 5, 1884

Hello! Now it´s clear. I didn´t now the other kind of the abbreviation. So he had VR1KD and EKII. Probably beside those both he had commemorative medal 70/71 and saxon commemorative cross 1866. https://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/erinnerungskreuz-1866.html The ranklists don´t mention other medals for him. On Christophes photo he wears the old saxon "Reiter" Uniform. So he wears the uniform of 2nd Reiter-Regiment, which became Hus.Rgt.19 in December 17, 1875. Note the name changed in Dec. 1875, but the uniform changed in april 1876! The regimental history mentions: 2nd Lt. in 1st Esk./2.Reiter-Regiment in July 27, 1870 and December 1, 1871. Rittmeister in the same unit December 31, 1877, and in 2nd. Esk December 1, 1881 and April 1, 1882. Medals: Sächs. Verdienstorden, Ritterkreuz with swords in 1871 and EKII in 180/71 He promoted to Sec.Lt. July 19, 1865 Pr.Lt. January 1., 1872 Rittmeister July 23, 1875 On Christophes photo I see (probably) one star (Pr.Lt.) upon the shoulder board, so the photo must have been taken between January 1872 and July 1875.

Hello! Is the SV3X the same as VR1KD (Verdienst-Orden, Ritterkreuz, 1.Kl. mit Kriegsdekoration)?

Great find! Photos are pretty rare!!! Particularly with a well-known mustach underneath...

Hello! Nice collection!!!!! Here I´ve got a photo from my collection:

Hi! Thanks a lot for the added info of the book! Probably it´s hard to get... I only have the pdf vol. 1-4

Hello! Far right I see an oval patch with 4? That fits to Bavaria. RW-Brigade 21 München with RW-Schtz.Rgt.41 and 42 RW-Brigade 23 Würzburg with RW-Inf.Rgt. 45 and 46 RW-Brigade 24 Nürnberg with RW-Inf.Rgt. 47 and 48 I´d say it´s a 46 or 48

Hello! Thun is alright. In that time some words with t were written with th. (Grammar rules before 1900) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Rechtschreibung_im_späten_19._Jahrhundert

What happened to the posts of "Minen"? Was he thrown out???

Lina is possible. But that´s a female name...

Garnisons-Bataillon I.1 Rosenheim:

That´s why I don´t use the word "Kappenabzeichen (cap badge)". I prefer "Verbandsabzeichen (formation badge)"

No idea. The second name seems to be "Schultheiß"

Opps, I´m sorry. You´re right!!!! But it was very late...(1933-1935)

again and again gladly!

Hello Peter! Not curious. It´s a marksmanship badge for artillery: http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/badges/qualbadges.htm

Hello! No, these plates with the "Town-letters" came up in 1957.

Hello! Interesting news! Unfortunately I can´t get a better scan of the eagle

Yes, I think, the boots are interesting. They seem to be a private purchase. Pretty good quality!

Hi Ian! Yes, that was my first thought too. But a friend of mine say, he´d see a double-headed eagle

Hello! Some examples... Post-war with unknown MG-Ss badge. 4th bavarian Reichswehr Inf.Rgt.46 : Probably Inf.Rgt. I Insterburg: MG-Ss-Abt.2: MG-Ss-Abt.2: MG-Ss-Abt.11: unknown: MG-Ss-Trupp 197: Probably no Scharfschütze, but interesting...: unknown: unknown: saxon Waffenmeister-Gehilfe (Armourer Assistant), note the crossed rifles: Freikorps Pfeffer: A zoom of photo 1. I can read "Sch"

Hello Ian! Thanks a lot! I´m not sure, the cockade seems too big for a german one. But generally I agree with you

Hello! Is someone able to ID this uniform? I haven´t seen such an uniform before. The armband seems to show a double-headed-eagle. So maybe Austria or Russia? The reverse is absolutly blank Thanks a lot! Now it´s shown twice... I think I clicked the wrong button...