The Prussian

Hello folks!

The V looks like the V upon the oval sleeve badge of the "Versuchs- oder Übungsflugpark". But they had a "Fl P" underneath the V.

There were only two parks: west and east.

I don´t think, it belonged to a pioneer unit. Oval sleeve badges were worn by Telegraph-units and air-force.

Some non-official badges are known, but very rare!

We might know, what the letters are. I think the 1st one is a "F" (Flieger ; Funker ; Feld etc etc).

The 2nd one could be a Q or a G.

A single V like this was also worn by the "Versuchs-Abteilung" of the railway-troops.

Is there anything written on the reverse?

Could you please show the whole photo?

A very interesting badge!!!!!!

That´s right. But it´s better than in german, so the other readers willl know what we´re talking about...

Hello Odulf!

Wonderful photo! Chapeau! Thanx for showing! The 1 must not stand for january. It could the 1st photo of his collection...

Sure is, the order to wear the special insignias came out in june 1917. Unfortunately we only see the front of the soldiers, because those insignias appeared on the back of their helmets too! I´ve never seen a photo of that, but it´s recorded in several histories

49€... 100 german marks!!!!!! I don´t understand the actual prices. Horrible!

Hi Chris!

Ah, ok! I don´t know why PLM photos are so expensive. I think, the tactical sign of the 208 is much more interesting! (or it has got up because of that...)

Ersatz-Feldart-Rgt. Zossen

raised 25.feb.1915 with four Kanonen Batterien

and

16.dec.1916 with four "leichte Feldhaubitzen-Batterien"

Under command of "Stellv.Gen.Kdo. Garde-Korps and from june 1915 under the inspection of field-artillerie-schools

Inf.Rgt.604 (raised 5.dec. 1916, under command of 502.Inf.Brig (251.Inf.Div.). This regiment was raised witht eh other "high numbers" (601-627) as border-protection against denmark and holland and coast-guard. Mostly Landsturm-men

Res.Inf.Rgt.440 (raised 13.oct.1916 in La Mourère (192.Inf.Div.)

Reserve-Feldart.Rgt.Nr.43 (3rd Abteilung)

Raised in the field, end of august 1914.

Under command of 43rd Res.Div.

Hi Foresti!

They haven´t had something special. The regiment was raised at 1st of august 1915. Do you know, when he exactly died in 1916? The regiemnt normally belonged to the Garde-Ersatz-Division. But in 1916 it was temprally under command of the 19th Res.Div. (3.6.16-11.6.16) and under command of the VII.Res.Corps (9.12.16-20.12.16)

The staff, the I. and II.Btl. were under command of the VII.Res.Corps (15.11.16-23.11.16)

The II. Btl. under command of the 14th bav.Inf.Div. (19.8.16-26.8.16)

The III.Btl. under command of the VII.Res.Corps (23.11.16-2.12.16)

(Recourse: Handbuch und Verbände des deutschen Heeres 1914-1918 by Jürgen Kraus)

The regiment had at the o7/10 tunic: brandenburgish cuffs, nickel-buttons, old-prussian Litzen, citron-yellow pipings at the shoulder-straps. Like all Foot-guards units NO number or chyphre on the shoulder straps

The pic costed less then 10€...

No idea about the circle upon the car?

Hi Ulsterman!

I´ve got some infos about the IR46, that he is NOT recorded in the regimental history. Unfortunately!

Well, I just showed the military infos. Just after the war, at jan.1919, he used to be a teacher in his (and my..) hometown, Essen

The 2nd copy was too small..

Here is a close up

I´m still looking for informations about my grand.uncle.

Fact is, he became Leutnant d.Res in Inf.Rgt.155.

But what did he then? In the regimental history of 146 he was not noticed.

Maybe a fault, it could be Inf.Rgt.46 (same army-corps as 155!)

Does somedy know somethoing about Hugo Harhaus?

Congratulations! The pictures are very rare! I have only two photos of the 208.

Once of the RIR65 and one of the staff of the division (just a single horizontal bar). Note the 208 sleeve insignis for the Fernsprech-Abteilung of the Inf.Div. 208.

I still have another question to the photo of the car. Could this insignia stand for the Kraftfahrer-Abteilung of that division? A horizontal bar with a surmounted circle? I´ve never read anything about that, but it could be...

No, it´s better to take one with a ball for foot-artillery

Hello Chris!

The top-pocket reminds me at the bavarian officers Litewka, but they had another collar.

I think it´s a "mix" from an original bavarian Bluse 15 (introduced in Bavaria 1916) and some additions after the war.

The stamp says, it comes from the bavarian 10th Inf.Rgt., B.D.III (Bekleidungsdepot III.bayer.AK) , distribution centre 342(?).

Hello KDVR!

This one is the helmet of a One-year-volunteer of the field-artillery. I have seen this kind of helmet in the book "Spiked helmets of imperial Germany" (Tony Cowan), page 193.

I have this wonderful photo of a man from a Schneeschuh-Bataillon.

Note the kind of wearing the Feldmütze like a beret... Looks frenchy...

Here is a list about the spectrum of colours you could use for painting models. In brackets the RAL number

Resedagrün (6011)

Farngrün (6025)

Moosgrün (6005)

Olivgrün (6003)

Flaschengrün (6007)

Grüngrau (7009)

Zementgrau (7033)

Braungrau (7013)

Umbragrau (7022)

Nußgrau (8011)

Blaßgrau (8025)

Ockergrau (8001)

Kupfergrau (8004)

Ilivbraun (8008)

Lehmbraun (8003)

Sandgelb (1002)

Gelboliv (6014)

Oxidgelb (1034)

Oxidrot (3009)

Oh my god!

You made a phantastic work!!!!!!!! Thank you very much for ID this photo!!!!!

So we have officers from the 6th Ldst.Btl of Heidelberg (XIV.37)

I have the following infos about that unit:

Set up from the 4.Kp./2.Ldst.Inf.Btl. Karlsruhe (XIV.15), the 4th Kp./2.Ldst.Inf.Ers.Btl.Freiburg (XIV.2) and a new company of the Ldst.Inf.Ers.Btl.Rastatt (XIV.28). Mobilization 8.12.15 and under command of 10th army and later Armee-Abteilung D

Salut Christophe!

What do you read at the reverse? Suwalki?

I´msorry, but I must leave now,(shopping) but I´ll be back in a few hours.

I have to hurry up, because we have a "journée des portes ouvertes de corps de pompiers volontaires"... You know, what that means... + = ( )

No problem, here are the close ups .

That´s my problem too... I´d like to know, which staff it is. Do I read "Suwalki" on the reverse?

some close-ups:

and the reverse