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Hi Peter! Thanks a lot! To me as a German it is hard to determiniert the different british accents. The Cockney rhyming slang is very interesting!

Hello! I love this video! But which english accents do we hear? 1) Canadian 2) ? 3) South Africa 4) ? Thanks a lot!

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Hello! It´s not so difficult... The photo-studio (Atelier Max Seyffarth) is from Saarbrücken. Parts of Feldartillerie-Regiment v. Holtzendorff Nr.8 was in that garrison. Two Abteilungen (Detachments) were in Saarlouis and the mounted detachment was in Saarbrücken. He wears a black plume, which was worn only by a couple of Field-Artillery units, but by all mounted detachments and by all soldiers of the regimental staff! The three batteries of the mounted detachment were in Saarbrücken since April 1, 1898. According to the white Troddel (bayonet-, or in this case sword-knot) for mounted troops and the absence of rank insignia, here we have a gunner of: 1st battery/mounted Detachment of Field-Artillery-Regiment N°8 in Saarbrücken since 1898 in parade-dress. Sword-knots of the mounted batteries: Location 1914: Red circle: Saarlouis with I. and II. Detachement and their staffs. Yellow circle: Saarbrücken with regimental staff and mounted Detachment (R = reitend = mounted) Order of the transfer of the detachment: War Ministry. Berlin, March 3, 1898 N°53 Transfer of the mounted detachment Field Artillery Regiment von Holtzendorff (1st Rhenish) No.8 In execution of the Most High Cabinet Order of July 28, 1890 - Army Ordinance Gazette page 154 regarding 166 - the transfer of the above-mentioned detachment from Saarlouis to Saarbrücken will take place on April 1, 1898. N° 860/2.98. A.1. by order of, v. der Boeck (Major-General v.der Boeck was member of the National-Defence-Commission and director of the General War Department)

Hello! Ah, ok. Bernhard already translated it. Well, to the 81.Inf.Brig. In 1914 there were Inf.Rgt.162 and 163, in 1918 Res.Inf.Rgt.76 and 1./Res.Hus.Rgt.6 were added. Commanders in the great war were: 2.8.14-10.12.14: Karl v. Lewinski 10.12.14-1.4.16: Carl v. Wichmann 1.4.16-15.2.17: Wilhelm v. Beczwarzowski 15.2.17-21.2.19: Ernst v. Heynitz Leaders: Gustav Beyer (no dates known) Georg Sick (30.6.-25.7.18)

Hello!. The place in the first card should be "Moorslede", in the second one "Sailly". In that time, the Regimental staff and the "Rest-Bataillon" were in Moorslede. (regimental history, page 188). The "Sailly" is "Sailly-en-Ostrevent". Unfortunately I can´t read the cards... GreyC, please...😁 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Moorslede,+Belgien/Sailly-en-Ostrevent,+Frankreich/@50.5904487,2.7791194,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c33361ff2b0101:0x457e728cb4c9419d!2m2!1d3.0633461!2d50.8912006!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c2b5144d4a1c09:0x40af13e8163d7d0!2m2!1d2.993226!2d50.289526!3e2

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Push-up post... 😀 Any ideas since last year, mates?

Hello! Congratulations! That´s a bull´s-eye hit! The question is: Georg Sick served with different units during the war. 2.8.14-5.1.15: Commander II./47 5.1.15-21.4.15: Commander Inf.Rgt.46 25.4.15-25.7.18: Commander Inf.Rgt.163 (simultaneously 30.6.18-25.7.18 Commander 81.Inf.Brig.) 24.7.18-end of war: Commander 59.Landwehr-Brig. Was your grandfather always with him or only in regiment 163? The regiment was generally under command of 81.Inf.Brig. (17.Res.Div.) Temporary during the Battle of the Somme: 4.7.16-14.7.16: 185.Inf.Div. 14.7.16-23.7.16: 6.Guard-Inf.Brig. (3.Guard-Inf.Div.) 28.7.16-3.8.16: 10.Inf.Brig. (5.Inf.Div.) Regimental Staff: From 29.9.15-13.1.16 the staff of the regiment 163 led a new temporary regiment: "Regiment Sick" This regiment was also called "Inf.Rgt.3 of the Division Hartz" Units: Staff/Inf.Rgt.163 III.Btl./Inf.Rgt.162 ½ MG-Comp./Inf.Rgt.76 III.Btl./Res.Inf.Rgt.31 I.Btl./Res.Inf.Rgt.86 (since 7.10.15) ½ MG-Comp./Res.Inf.Rgt.84 Note the Division Hartz was the 2nd bavarian Inf.Div. (I.bavarian army-corps, 6th army) Engagements: 25.9.15-13.10.15: Battle of La Bassée and Arras 14.10.15-25.12.15: Trench-battles in Flanders and Artois 14.-15.11.15: Battle of Thélus Since 25.12.15 the Division Hartz was under command of IX.Res.Corps. 14.1.16 the Regiment Sick came back to the Inf.Rgt.163 By the way... Here you can download the regimental history of Inf.Rgt.163 for free: https://digital.wlb-stuttgart.de/sammlungen/sammlungsliste/werksansicht?tx_dlf[id]=245&tx_dlf[page]=1&cHash=bbc62ab2144a0a2b35ed54b50b34d562

Thanks a lot, Klaus! Good job!

Hi Hamburger! Unfortunately not. I only have military dates. Maybe you translate the german wiki-page?

Hello Hamburger! Georg Sick (* 17.10.1861, + 30.6.1937) Promotions: Leutnant: 17.10.83 Oberleutnant: 28.7.92 Hauptmann: 27.1.98 Major: 27.1.10 Oberstleutnant: 27.1.15 Oberst 27.1.18 Peacetime duties (Company/Regiment): Leutnant late 1883-1886: 6./27 1887-1889: 5./27 1890-1891: 12./27 1892: Adjutant II.Btl./27 Oberleutnant 1893: Adjutant II.Btl./27 1894-1896: 2./27 1897: 11./27 Hauptmann (1904: Order of the Red-Eagle 4, 1908: Service Award Cross) 1898: 11./27 1899-1909: 11./41 Major 1910-autumn 1912: Staff/47 Autumn 1912-1913: III.Btl./47 1914: II.Btl./47 Wartime duties: 2.8.14-5.1.15: Commander II./47 5.1.15-21.4.15: Commander Inf.Rgt.46 25.4.15-25.7.18: Commander Inf.Rgt.163 (simultaneously 30.6.18-25.7.18 Commander 81.Inf.Brig.) 24.7.18-end of war: Commander 59.Landwehr-Brig. 24.9.15: wounded: http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/424354 3.1.15: back to Inf.Rgt.47 20.5.17: Pour-le-Mérite German Wiki-page: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Sick In Inf.Rgt.163 (with Pour-le-Mérite, both Iron Crosses and Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)

Hello Juju! Well, the Ersatz-Abteilung/Geb.Art.Abt. 5/6 was one unit. Formed in Waldkirch/Breisgau (Baden) Feb., 28, 1917. So the guys might wear the prussian artillery-sabre. Because he wrote "14/15/16/17", the photo might had been taken in 1917. That fits to the set-up of the unit.

Salut Juju! An interesting photo! I just wonder why they don´t wear the leather patches upon the trousers... The Sturmbataillon 5 (Rohr) had an Staff, 5 storm-companies, 2 MG companies, 1 trench-mortar company and 1 howitzer company. This was the former Infanterie-Geschütz-Batterie N°28, which was attached* to the Sturmbataillon. The Ersatz came from Ersatz-Abteilung/Gebirgs-Artillerie-Abteilung 5 and 6 * probably because of that they don´t have the leather-patches...

I am very sad, that she has gone. God save the King!

Thanks a lot and good luck for your country!

Hello! In the latest news I saw President Selensky with a stitched cross upon his t-shirt. Could it be the (above mentioned) Cossack Cross? Or is it just the cross of the Ukrainian Forces? Thanks a lot!

Hello! Was is hand-written? A photo of the word could help. The word "Regimentsgans" is unknown to me (I am German...) One possibility could be, that a regiment used a goose as a mascot.

Hello! I personally think that the members who are regularly active here in the forum could make a small annual contribution. I think 10 quid per year is not too much. Furthermore, you could charge a small admission fee of 5 £ once for new people.

Hello! To me it looks more like a wounded badge

Hello! The clasp came out on Sept.20, 1918

Hello! I am also looking for ranklists of the countries described above from the period until 1914. Thanks a lot!

Hello! I am looking for a list of South American officers (especially from Argentina, Bolivia and Chile) who were trained in the German army in the period up to 1914. I don't know if such lists exist at all. By the way, here (No.18) is a Chilean officer with Infantry Regiment 87 Many thanks!

Hallo Klaus! Beste Grüße aus dem Ruhrpott!

Hi Klaus! Thanks a lot for the informations. Yes, the book is great! In that book we also find a short list of Sturmbataillone: