Robert Noss

... a closer look from the photo before I am quite sure he is on that photo too, parade 1909 Also a closer look, but here I am not 100 % sure I hope it is one of the easy jobs for you imperial guys to give him a name, a bit of his history, what medals has he got, what happened to him ? Kind regards Robert P.S.: They were really cheap

Fresh from todays fleamarket - 2 hours ago in a box of old postcards - now on your screen Who is that general ? The next photo is dated July 1914 On this photo he is far left ...

... now a photo which is described " Riegelstellung in Lacouture" I can not say if this is portugese material, guns and gear in that abandoned trench, but it also fits well in the report of the british capatin. This is a perfect example how photos can be filled with live when you get to know the story behind. Again, thanks a lot for Your efforts, Kevin. Kind regards Robert

Kevin - thanks a lot for that superb report. That story makes the photo "come alive" again. Reading what the british captain tells us, sets the photos in a new context now. You have good eyes, Kevin. It is indeed a medic tornister at the car: Another photo from that lot: The inscription on the back says: Sturm 2. Batl. 2. R.I.R. auf Lacouture I think this photo above is also made the same day. Although the german troops are photographed in the distance, You see their tornisters and they are packed the same way as in the portugese photo. Also the "mood" of the photo is the same. ....

some more photos from this group I think these photos were taken shortly after the battles How about some more information about the role of Portugal in WW 1 Kind regards Robert

I hope my lack of knowledge about the 1st WW is not too annoying to You. I got a group of photos from some heavy battles at the town "Les 8 Maisons". On one photo there is a captured portugese car and maybe a portugese soldier too ? Let's have the photo first: Detail: Writing on the back: Now what I didn't know before - were the portugese fighting against germany on the french side ??? More photos...

Thanks a lot, that is already some good additional information. Here is a scan of the decorations, but as I said - the ribbon bar is not very much better to see. Kind regards Robert

I got this nice portrait yesterday: Photographer stamp is from Munich. He has the U-Boat badge, the navy wound badge and the turkish star. On his little ribbon bar there seems to be a small clasp over the ribbon with the crossed swords. But even with a hi-res scan, it is not to be recognized. As always - more information would be appreciated. Anyway it's a nice shot. Robert

... and finally the captain with a very nice german car, a Horch. Now I appreciate every additional information. I have a feeling that this soldier wasn't british but fought with the british troops. What about the badge on his beret - what unit ? Thanks in advance Robert

... Here is the back of the smaller portrait, the one without headgear and the back of the photo with the civilians. So we know his name, Captain M.B. Jawetz - not a typical british name. Interesting is also the stamp - Military Government - Kreis Group - 4 HQ I wondered about Kreis Group - that is a mixture of german / english. Strange. Another photo shows the captain with a Willys Jeep: ....

Got a few photos of a british officer. These photos were probably made shortly after the war, 1945 - 1947 I presume. The portrait above was made by a german photographer in Verden, northern germany and in the british occupied zone. .....

Another portrait that I bought on sunday, just because I think the wearing of this badge seems a bit odd to me. What do You think ? Is it a forestry badge - an award ? Is it right to wear it on the military uniform, even at the place of a combat award ? Or do You think it is a Freikorps badge ? However I did not find a Freikorps badge that looks like this one. Thanks in advance for Your infos. Robert

... there are two "Spiesse", Kompaniefeldwebels They are from the Infantry regiment 20 and the photos were made by a photographer in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. Maybe a bit more infos about the medals they got would be appreciated. Kind regards Robert

Got these two Reichswehr photos yesterday. Thought I show them here, cause there are some nice medal bars to see and the photos are of excellent quality. These are the two photos, note that some people appear on both photos but on other places. From the second photo, I made some detailled scans...

Hello Pat, they are indeed interesting and unique. I haven't seen those before in many years of collecting. I am quite sure they are postwar, and I am also sure that they were not made in germany. The first one with Udet, Galland and M?lders is a well known picture, published many times in books and newspapers, during the war and after. I think it existed as a Hoffmann-postcard during the war, I can remember that I have seen it once. The quality of the original photo is a bit clearer, I would presume Your Kodak-card is a photo from the original postcard, it also has the writing on the bottom. For the other card, I also have seen the photo somewhere before, maybe also on a period postcard, one of the many series that were published during the war. My thoughts are, that Your postcards were made after the war by some people who produced a small number of re-prints of original postcards. Maybe a book publisher. I have some re-prints of Waffen-SS studio portraits that were produced in Holland in the 80ties from a local publisher and here in germany are quite a few publishers who also sell re-prints of rare postcards, sometimes a bit "hidden" under the table, if You know what I mean. However, interesting postcards, thanks for showing them Kind regards Robert

Thanks to all for the informations. I did knew the Garde-helmets but on this photo it looked so "exaggerated" to me. Kind regards Robert

... last there is a group of students but amongst them two soldiers also Hope You liked that little group. Any additional comments are welcome, as always. Robert

... next one was made by a french photographer at the town of Gisors, dated October 1870 ...

... next one is interesting because of the dedication on the back: The inscription says: " Seinem lieben Fichte. In Anerkennung seiner geleisteten Freundesdienste und in kriegerischer Verehrung. Rudolf Vogel. Vice-Feldwebel der 7. Comp. Magd. Fusillier Regt. No. 36, IX. Armeecorps, 18. Division, 35. Brigade. Ritter des eisernen Kreuzes und 100000 anderer Orden. Nebenbei ehemaliger Couleurbruder." ....

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I was lucky last sunday and found an album with some interesting CDV-photographs from german soldiers of the 70/71 war. I post them here for Your eyes, before I put them on Ebay. ....

...... Well, the badge is still not very clear to see. So I found this one in the album: That should make things clear: Kind regards Robert

It is the HJ proficiency badge for a HJ-Adjudant. According to Brain Leigh Davis excellent book: Badges and Insignia of the 3rd Reich, it is a silver-grey "Wolfstongue" on a red cloth diamond, worn on the left forearm. Here is another photo from a different angle: Close-up: Just for those, who want to see the cap-badge: ............

This thread should be deleted. There was a database error when I posted it first and as I was not sure if the posting has made it, I posted it three times by mistake. Sorry.