The Prussian

Hello Glenn! Thanx a lot! That helps a lot! The 5th regiments was in Amersfoort. That fits to the photo! I read, the barracks were called Bernhardkazerne. Today there is a cavalry museum

Hello Herman! Veel Dank! Do you know something about the organization of the dutch army between 1914 and the 20s? I haven´t found anything in the internet I´ve got another photo of dutch soldiers and a german officer.

Hello! Here I have photo of a dutch soldier in 1919/1920 He writes in german: Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit 1919-1920 Amersfoort. "Errinerung" with a double r and a single n. Probably the photo was sent to his german friends or relatives. Does anyone has informations of the dutch army in that era? What does the stamp mean, please? 5th infantry regiment?

I´d like to show my mountain-photos 1) bavarian Mountain-Artillery (GA = Gebirgsartillerie) 2) Schneeschuh-Bataillon Nr.3 (collar numnber!) 3) Musiscians of Schneeschuh-Bataillon 3 4) Schneeschuh-Ersatz-Abteilung with Windjacke (Windcheater) 5) unknown unit 6) württemberg. Ersatz-Gebirgs-MG-Zug 7) württemberg. Gebirgs-Regiment 8) Post-War

Hello! Yes, of course. Some prussian units wore the mountain-uniforms during the battles in East-Prussia and the Carpathians. Most of the caps were made in Bavaria, so I don´t know, which piping-colour they had. 5000 caps were sent to Heeresgruppe Eichhorn and later 6000 caps for Finland

Right, mate!

Kraus said, the black piping came in may 22, 1915

I´ve got four more... The last one I´d call "Just back from the front"

Yes, but there stands "Zum Teil" (partly). I thought, you had a more acacurate source

Where did you read it, please?

There is an article in the "Zeitschrift für Heereskunde" (1958, page 69) That mentiones the württ. Geb.Mütze with RED pipings! Kraus wrote in his book (vol.2), that prussian Gebirgsartillerie had black pipings at the collar and tunic. Bavarian units had a black piping around the cap, while the other had RED ones. So, KMB is right with the red pipings!

Hello! I can add one from my grandpa´s unit

Hello! Yes, GreyC is right. It´s from the Bataillon History: L. Knies: Das württembergische Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 13 im Weltkrieg 1914-1918

I don't know. Maybe. But other sources don't mention the red piped ones too

Great info! Thanks a lot! Congrats to that MP!!!!!!

Maybe you can show, for which action he awarded the medal. He is mentioned in that book. I have the book too, but I forgot his name...

Do you have the "Bayerns goldenes Ehrenbuch"?

I´ve heard there were some differences between the first (green) books of Kraus and the new ones (grey) who were published a few years ago. Kraus wrote in the book "Die deutsche Armee" (p. 310-313): Schneeschuhmütze: ligh-grey cloth, field-grey visor, two buttons and green pipimgs on the top. A photo on p. 312 shows a bavarian cap with "unusual" black pipings and another photo (p. 313) a württemberg one with green pipings. His book "Die feldgraue Uniformierung" mentioned: Schneeschuhmütze (p. 546): light-grey cloth with green piping The "Zeitschrift für Heereskunde" wrote in 1934 about the württ. Geb.Rgt.: A field-grey cap with green pipings. Your photo with the red-piped cap is very interesting, but I haven´t found anything written about it.

Hi Chris! Goldene Militär-Verdienst-Medaille! A real rare MP! I obserevd it too, but the price was horrible...

Hmmm, call me stuipid, but I own the Kraus books too. I haven´t found anything about coloured pipings I read Kraus (Die feldgraue Uniform), vol. I, page 546/547 and Kraus (Die deutsche Armee), page 310-313

Hello KMB! Do you have some sources according to the colours of the cap-pipings, please?

Hello! I agree. Rendsburg

Hello! I agree with Pionier. The problem is, in 1914 all Engeneer units, that were formed by Pi.Btl.13 had the shoulder-strap 13. Later those war-time units did recieve their own numbers. Here is a list of all units, built by the Pi.Btl.13:

What about a collection of them?

Then it´s correct! I don´t know, who weared the epaulettes. There were 12 commanders between 1897 and 1919