The Prussian

Yes, very interesting ones! I think I can read (on the first photo): General Plessen, Kaiser, General Groener and General Hansen. This Photo is taken in Spa (as written...). The Kaier had been in Spa from march, 3rd 1918 until nov.,13th 1918

But why would he sew on a button upon the collar? It?s not a sergeants-button, that was more in the rear

Hi Tom!

Chilean? That?s a brand new view! Thank you, but I?ve read in the Kn?tels, they had the chilean heraldic figure and above a cocarde.

The photo must be taken between 1915 and 1918, because some of them wear iron crosses, and one of them wears a Bluse M15. This one was intruduced in september 1915

Hi Bob!

In the "Ehrenrangliste" I have found a Hauptmann v.Kaltenborn-Stachau from the Lehr-Regiment of the Fu?artillerie-Schie?schule. It was marked, his last service was in the Schutztruppe f?r Deutsch-Ost-Afrika

and I forgot the word "need"...

Salut ? la Bretagne!

Very nice piece!!! In a very good condition. But you don?t the letter "n" in the word

Oops, that?s right. "Sachsen - Zeithain"... I didn?t see the easiest solution. I thought it would be names of the officiers. Stupid me...

Are there more names on the backside?

I think, the photo shows a manoeuvre. In M?hlhausen weren?t no saxon units.

No mate. No chance to ID. Is there anything written on the backside?

...and a parade of the:

2.Garde-Ulanen-Regiment (Berlin)

Thank you Chris!

Here are two more Uhlans.

The first is an:

Unteroffizier 1.Garde-Ulanen-Regiment (Potsdam)

Sory, I was wrong. It?s the 3rd grade...

Hi Rick!

Many thanks for your help. I 100% agree with the spanish one. The crown proved it. Denmark? Norway? Possible... But I?m not happy with my asian comrade. The face is defiantly japanese. A friend of mine travelled a lot of times to China. He said the same. The face, the moustache and the height do not fit to China. Well, Siam? But where can I have a look at Siam?s uniforms?

Yes, unfortunataley ther? s nothing written on the back. If I see the house in the beackground or the plants and trees around, it seemed to me an "east-front-picture"

Yes, but I am mor impressed by the 6th grade of the "Fechtabzeichen"

Hi Kev!

I don?t know, how often I looked in the "Kn?tel". This picture is one of the strangest, I?ve ever seen. My main problem is still the uniform of the asian one. Is that a german one? Swedish cuffs? OK, 8 buttons? OK. The "button" at the collar seemed to be oval, you?re right. But it?s only at one single side.

I attached the rest of the photo. I sse swedish and brandenburgish cuffs, and a 19 upon the helmet. Is the covered helmet a spiked helmet or one with a ball? I think it?s artillery.

and the last

the 2nd

I?m very glad to see, the photo is very interesting for the other gentlemen. For me it?s like a deja-vu to the german forum. I?ve heard a lot of different countries, but no result...

Anyway, I took a few close-ups of the particular soldiers.

Rick I agree with the spanish uniform. But the only book about international uniforms is the Kn?tel.

Here?s the first close-up

Hi Rick!

Oops, that?s a good result. I?ve got an canon lide25. I think, I will have a look for Epson scanners later...

Well, a lot of people say, the one is from Switzerland. That could be. But I don?t agree with your spanish one. I think you mean another one? "My " Japanese has defiantly asian eyes, and (I think so) a japanese field cap. I see a german 07/10 jacket but with a magnifier I recognize a button upon his left collar. (Not a german "Gefreitenknopf" - this one here is right in the front)

Hello!

Here is my favourite Uhlan-photo. It shows a Vize-Feldwebel. Ul-Rgt. 5 (D?sseldorf)

Hi, Paul and Rick!

I try to make a closer shot of the photo. Unfotunately I can upload max of 70KB...The original size is 1,3MB to see all details.

Yes, It must be a wartime photo, because of the helmets and the iron crosses. (They won?t have served in 70/71...)

Here?s the photo again: (It caused a lot of confusion in several german forums...)

Hello!

Is anybody there to help me in identifying non-german uniforms? I?ve got this photo, I think it shoe an international control mission. Mistery is the asian one near the middle with a japanese field-cap and a german field jacket 07/10 with swdish cuffs.

Any ideas?

Thanx in advance!

Well Rick, the only way to indicate the unit are the numbers at tghe collar. The early Landsturm units had a number, which shows the Infantry-Brigade, which set-up the Landsturm unit. Later they became a Roman number for the army corps and an arabic number to show the unit of that corps.

Becaus of the swords, please don?t forget, at the outbreak of the war, a lot of Landsturm units had parts of their civilien uniform, because there weren?t enough uniforms for all Landsturm units. So the men with the swords are NCO?s. Mabe tzhey served in a cavalry or artillery unit before? They could take the uniforms back home, so the ywore them in Landsturm unit

Hi Rick! Can you recognize any numbers on the collar?