The Prussian

Very nice tunic! I think, the belt is missing, isn´t it? The medals are: Médaille militaire and Croix de guerre with 1 star and 1 palm The upper sleeve badge might be the "Insigne général por aéronautique/aérostation He wers the pilot badge on his right breast. His rank is a sergeant-major

Perfekt! Merci!!!

Hello! Nice photo!!! Here are two examples of my collection:

Hallo Stefan! Vielen Dank für die links! Super! Habe dazu passend heute zufällig die Rangliste 70/71 bekommen!!!!

Another guess: Aufklärungs-Abteilung 256 Set up august,26, 1939. At March,10, 1942, integrated into Panzerjäger- und Aufklärungs-Abteilung 256 Divisions-Bataillon 256 Set-up april, 21, 1943 from parts of Panzerjäger- und Aufklärungs-Abteilung 256 with two Grenadier-companies and a heavy squadron. july,26., 1943 renamed in Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 256 Tessin writes, the Regiment did recieve "Kavallerie-Tradition". I don´t know exatly what that means. There also was a Div.Füs.Abtl.30. Since november 3, 1943, ist was called Div.Füs.Abtl.30 (A.A.), again with "Kavallerie-Tradition"

Ah, ok. Thanks, Andrew. I´m not too fit with WWII... Because of the high number of 256, I wonder, that the AA was not mentioned in Schlicht/Angolia

Maybe an east-european volunteer?

Helo! I´ve asked a friend of mine. He also said, it might be Aufklärungs-Abteilung. It´s strange that I couldn´t find any infos about that in my books. The double stripes upon the shoulder straps should be "Offiziers-Anwärter"

Thank you, Chris! Well, I got it a few years ago, but I thought, I showed it here, but I was wrong. I think I fogot to show it... My neighbour has a sad family-history. He lost three brothers in the war. Those both and another one, who served with the Marine. Here is the last document of that estate. I removed the adress, because it´s still the same house in which I live now, and I don´t want to make it public. I don´t know, who reads this forum too... The Korvettenkapitän is Dr. Dralle (nov.41-jan.43)

Hello! My neighbour (age 79) gave me the following pieces of his brother! It´s absolutely fantastic!!!!! All medals were included. Unfortunately the Nahkampfspange is missing. Note the star upon his shoulder straps!!!!! That is the Inf.Div.227, lead by Generalleutnant v. Scotti. The star was the personally sign of the family Scotti! He also gave me the Frontflugspange für Auflärer, worn by his second brother. The swastika was removed, because was he POW in an american camp. He removed it, so the americans didn´t take it away

Here I have a photo of the Feldwebel of the company! Does someone know his name????????

Hello! According to the pockets upon the jacket, I assume, it´s a Freikorps unit. Do you have a close-up of the shoulder strap, the cocarde and the collar-button, please?

According to the the two possible words... Eine Maske / plural: Masken (engl.: mask) Ein Mast / plural: Masten (engl.: pole; or in electrical engeneering: pylon) So I can´t see a sense in Fliegermasten, but in Fliegermasken. That would be a mask for pilots.

Hi Rick! I´m sorry, but I must say, I haven´t heared that word before... Do you have a photo of that thing, please?

Oh yes, that fits... but I never heared about that brew

Hi Rick! I´d rather be taking the blond one in the red/white dress, then the blond one in the glass... (in Germany a beer also is called "ein kühles Blondes" (a cold blond, but I think the english trem is "a pale beer") Well, I just googled "Tête de mort artillerie francaise". By the way, I prefer this lovely one:

It´s a skullhead and it´s not a skullhead... Probably it is a french artillery badge, turned into a skulhead...

Hello Tan! Unfortunately not a lot. I know, that The "Officers of the army" were in Militärmission. (Here the list from the Ehrenrangliste 1914-1918) Gen.d.Kav. Liman v. Sanders Generalmajor Bronsart v. Scghellendorff Generalmajor Posseldt Oberst Weber Oberst Back Oberst Trommer Oberstleutnant Weidtmann Obersleutnant Heuck Oberstleutnant v. Sodenstern Oberstleutnant v. Frankenberg u. Proschlitz Oberstleutnant Kannengießer Oberstleutnant Bischof Major Behrle Major Potschernick Major Graf v. Hopffgarten Major Perrinet v. Thaunevnay Major Albrecht Major v. Feldmann Major Guse Major Böttrich Major v. Frese Major Rabe Major Binhold Major Wilhelmi Major Stange Hauptmann Bonberg Hauptmann Hunger Hauptmann Eggert Hauptmann Essnert Hauptmann Staszewski Rittmeister Schroeder Rittmeister Prigge Hauptmann Lange Hauptmann v. König Rittmeister Mühlmann Hauptmann v. Brochem Oberleutnant Pohl Oberleutnant Gerlach Oberleutnant Heibey Oberleutnant Serno Here is a link about the Militärmission (turkish language possible! > look at the bootom left, unfortunately very, very short...) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Milit%C3%A4rmissionen_im_Osmanischen_Reich

Hello! Here is a small list of the german units in Turkey: It´s (not complete) list of the ships, which came back to Germany in 1919. "Dampfer" means ship. Your unit is marked in red. Jildirim Erster angekommener Dampfer "Etha Rickmers"in Wilhelmshaven am 17.3.1919 von Haidar Pascha (Konstantinopel) 138 Offiziere und 2183 Uffz. und Mannschaften Inf.Reg.146 68 Offz. 3 Beamte 1024 Mann. Blinkerzug 28 1 Offz. 22 Mann. Stabswache 6 Offz. 27 Mann. Inf.Bat.702 14 Offz. 1 Beamter 245 Mann. Landsturmkomp.Schweidnitz 3. Offz. 81 Mann. Vemessungsabt.27 4 Offz. 8 Beamte 64 Mann. Sammelkomp.Stab 7 Offz. Gruppe Smyrna 1 Offz. 87 Mann. Kraftfahrkolonne c 1 Offz. 50 Mann. Bohr Sonder Kommando 2 Offz. 8 Beamte 31 Mann. Eisenbahn Sonder Kdo 8 1 Offz. 20 Mann. Eisenbahn Sonder Kdo 11 5 Offz. 1 Beamter 63 Mann. Werkstatt Kdo Anatolien 2 Offz 47 Mann. Werkstatt Kdo Hedjas 2 Offz. 28 Mann. und 20 Eisenbahnbeamte Auf Dampfer "Lilly Rickmers" ankunft 20.3.1919 in Wilhelmshaven 90 Offz. 1812 Mann. Stab Asienkorps 7 Offz. 1 Beamter 89 Mann. Inf. Batl. 701 16 Offz. 260 Mann. Pion. Formationen 203+701 8 Offz. 282 Mann. Feld Art. Abt.701 11 Offz. 197 Mann. .......Abt 1703 8 Offz 63 Mann. (Abt. Ist für mich nicht entzifferbar wahrsch. Fernspr.) San. Komp. 300 3 Offz. 49 Mann. Masch.gew. Komp. 601-608 und leichtes Masch.gew. Ausbildungs-Kdo 11 Offz. 107 Mann. Eisenbahn Sonder-Kdo 6a + 6c 13 Offz. 2 Beamte 307 Mann. Reskraft. Kraftwagenpark 504 Staffel 731 Sankra Armee Kraftfahr-Kol. 701;706;712;715,506 Kraftfahr-Kol. Kadikey alle Kraftfahrer zus.= 10 Offz. 3 Beamte 476 Mann Intendantur 25 Mann. Etappenlazarett Taurus 2 Offz. 2 Beamte 68 Mann. Stab Leisanoff 5.Armee 2 Offz. 10 Mann. und 2 Afghanen Dampfer "Kerkyra" (Ankunft in Deutschland nicht erwähnt) Stab Deutsche Abteilung A.O.K.6 5 Offz. 1 Beamter 18 Mann. Funker-Abt. 151 6 Offz. 85 Mann. Fernschreiber 1 Offz. 53 Mann. Flieger Abt. einschl. Marine-Kdo 6 Offz. 78 Mann. Deutsche Etappe 4 Offz. 1 Beamter 50 Mann. Arghana-Maden-Expedition 2 Offz. 21 Mann. Brennstoff-Kdo.-Arabien 4 Offz. 1 Beamter 37 Mann. Leitender Offizier des Kriegslazarettes 5 Offz. 3 Beamte 27 Mann. Stabs-Kdo.-Kraftfahrer 3 Offz. 14 Mann. Kraftfahr-Kolonne 501 1 Offz 35 Mann. Kraftfahr-Kolonne 508 1 Offz. 37 Mann. Kraftfahr-Kolonne 509 1 Offz. 19 Mann. Kraftfahr-Kolonne 511 1 Offz. 41 Mann. Park- Kolonne 514 1 Offz. 73 Mann. Kraftfahr-Kolonne 516 1 Offz. 45 Mann. Kraftfahr-Kolonne 205 1 Offz. 64 Mann. Kraftfahr-Kolonne 703 69 Mann. Kraftfahr-Kolonne 713 1 Offz. 63 Mann. Kraftfahr-Kolonne 6 33 Mann. Kraftfahr-Kolonne-Jüttner 1 Offz. 61 Mann. ohne Formation 5 Offz. 17 Mann. Dampfer "Pathmos" D.E.-I.(Irak) 2 Offz. 2 Beamte 42 Mann. 1.Etappen-Kompanie 5 Offz. 5 Beamtenstellvertr.u Unterzahlmstr. 96 Mann. 2.Etappen-Kompanie 5 Offz. 2 Beamtenstellvertr. 71 Mann. 3.Etappen-Kompanie 9 Offz. 2 Beamtenstellvertr. 137 Mann. 4.Etappen-Kompanie 4 Offz. 2 Beamtenstellvertr. 114 Mann. Kompanie Türkfech 9 Offz. 2 Beamtenstellvertr. 47 Mann. Komp.-Heeresgruppe 2 Offz. 3 Beamtenstellvertr. 69 Mann. Eisenbahn-Betriebs-Kompanie 34/48 4 Offz. 1 Bea.-Stellvertr. 98 Mann. Seilbahntrupp 29 1 Offz. 8 Mann. Seilbahntrupp 47 1 Offz. 11 Mann. E.-S.-K.12 1 Offz. 8 Mann. Kdo. der Nachrichtentruppen 2 Offz. 74 Mann. Bäckereikolonne 75 1 Offz. 1 Beamtenstellvertr. 17 Mann. Laz.-Zug 16 1 Offz. 1 Beamtenstellvertr. 21 Mann. Kriegslaz. 300(teilweise) 17 Mann. K.-Transport-Abt. 8 Mann. Dampfer "Asgard" Ankunft 31.3.1919 in Wilhelmshaven 107 Offiziere; 42 Beamte; 1918 Mannschaften darunter 765 Mann Nachrichtentruppen darunter 100 Bayern 470 Mann Flieger 315 Mann Kraftfahrer 170 Mann Eisenbahner 80 Mann Flakformationen 90 Mann Straßenbau-Sonderkommando 70 Mann Sanitäts-Formationen 100 Mann Bohr-Sonderkommando 70 Mann Bau-Unterabteilung Genaue Zusammensetzung: stand in einem späteren Heft Akonach 70 Aferna 1701 Afunka 1722 Div.Funk. 1724 Funk-Abt.1720 Anacha 1730 Feldlaz. 6 Fliegerabt. 300 Fliegerabt. 303 Fliegerabt. 304a Fliegerabt. 305 Kofl.Flugpark-Armeewetterwarte Feld-Laz. 213 Feld-Laz. 216 Bau-Abt.-Mil.-Mission E.-S.-K. 6b Flak-Gruppen-Kdo. 55 Straßenbau-Sonderkommando 1 und 3 Muna(Munitionsabteilung) Bohr-Sonder-Kdo Proviantamt Bäckerei Dampfer "Stambul" Ankunft 13.4.1919 in Hamburg I.und II. Bat. sächs. I.R.415 1350 Mann Teile sächs.F.A.R.279 100 Mann Teile 7.Würth.Landwehr Div. 210 Mann ?. Komp.Res.Ers.Inf.Reg.2 260 Mann Fuhrpark Kolonne 267 80 Mann Div.-Funker 109 und Gebirgsfunker 2 mit mit überplanmäßiger F.-Station 40 Mann Bäckereikolonne 70 25 Mann Bäckereikolonne 78 15 Mann Schlächterei 184 15 Mann Post 149 6 Mann Soldatenheime Nikolajew und Krim 85 Mann Dampfer "Varna" Ankunft am 14.4.1919 in Wilhelmshaven III.Bat. Sächs. I.R. 415 M.G.K. I.R. 415 Kommandantur 540 Staffelstab 158 zusammen 25 Offz. 644 Mann. (Sachsen) ?.Land.Div. Brückentrain2 ? Prov.Kolonne 7 ?Fuhrpark Kolonne 20 zusammen 11 Offz. 144 Mann. (Bayern) Teile I.R. 121 Teile I.R. 126 Rekr.Depot 6 Landw.F.A.R. 1 ?anow Pionier Komp. XIII A.K. Fernsprech-Abt 507 Fernsprech-Betriebszug 1052 Kraftfahrkolonne 772 zusammen 5 Offz. 281 Mann ( Württemberger) Verb.Offz. Mil. Mission Konstantinopel Etappen-Kommandantur 853 1.M.G.K. Landsturm Inf.Bat.Osterode 3.Komp. Landsturm Inf. Bat.Osterode zusammen 13 Offz. 250 Mann. (Preussen) Pferdelazarett 515 Fernsprech-Abt. 628 Bauzug 4/15 Bauzug 4/117 Lastkraftwagenabteilung 52 Armee-Kraftwagen-Kolonne 269 Kraftwgenkolonne 801 Versprengtensammelstelle Nikolajew Feldbäckerei-Kolonne 224 Div.-Funker-Abt. 109 Feldschlächterei-Abt. 184 Feldbäckerei-Kolonne 78 zusammen 24 Offz. 714 Mannschaften Auf dem Dampfer "Akdenis" wurden Orient Und Schwarzmeertruppen zusammen transportiert. Ankunft 5.4.1919 in Wilhelmshaven Stab der Mil. Mission Eisenbahn Sonder-Kommando 3 und 5 Kraftfahr-und Radfahrformationen Nachrichtentruppen Armee Nachrichten-Kdo 70 Schiffslazarett Fliegertruppen Pionier-Kdo Kav.-Esk. Asienkorps Ortskommandantur Prinkipo Etappen-San.-Depot Proviantamt Prinkipo Ortsmagazin Abt. Rittm. von Kollmann Militärpolizei Bäckerei Halki Landst.Inf.Reg. 9 aus Jelisawetgrad Stab würt. Ldw. Feldart. 1 aus Jelisawetgrad Feldpost Militär-Mission Türktech. Komp Der Dampfer"Rinna Horn"ausgelaufen am 8.3.1919 aus Konstantinopel an Bord: ebenfalls gemischte Truppen 500 Mann Milit.-Mission mit 80 leichtkranken Stab Kommando der deutschen Truppen im Kaukasus dabei Frhr. von der Goltz Stab Bayr. Jäger-Reg.15 I. Bayr.Jäg.-Reg.15 Sturm Batt.10(Hauptm. Beslitz) Stab II.Res.-Fußart.65 (Hauptm. Schmidt) Sächs.Nachr.Abt.1750 (1.Funkstab; 2 Gebirgsfernsprechzug; Abhörstation; Auswertungsstelle) Funk Großstationen Tiflis und Poli Feldproviantamt Feldbäckerei

Hello Jock! Yes! Pretty clear! VI.33! It might me a rare photo, because that unit existed only 7,5 months!

Hi Jock! If it is VI.33, it´s the : 1.Landsturm-Infanterie-Ausbildungs-Bataillon of the 6th army corps (silesia). set-up 16.8.1915, dissolved 1.4.1916. Are you sure with that number?

Hello Jock! What can you read upon the collars?

Everything´s possible, mate! I have a german glass, made in the early 50s, stamped with "armée francaise". That was one of those, the german factories had to made to pay the german "war-bill" to the allies. There ain´t no regimental markling, but a proof, that german glasses were used by foreign armies. Maybe there was the same procedure after WWI?

Hello friends! Right now I can´t make out a sense about 1./J.L. It´s correct, the the slash mostly was used in the post-war era, but what does 1./J.L. mean? J.L. stands for Landwehr-Kompanie of a Jäger-Bataillon, but the company number comes after the J.L. Maybe it´s a Freikorps stamp or the glass was used by allied units???

Hello! Wilhelm I became Generaloberst with the rank of a field-marshall in 1854. I don´t have any infos, if he became a "real" field-marshall too