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    What does A.B.V.19 stands for, please?

    And what do you read on the shield, the soldier in the middle shows?

    The shield reads: (in Gothic) Schildeposten.

    I don't know what A.B.V.19 stands for...

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    Guest Rick Research

    In a hole in the ground there lived a...

    former member of Hessian Inf Rgt 116 drafted into Reserve Jäger Bn 5 in the field. From the Nachlass of December 1915 recruit Carl Willy Wild, so this must date 1916.

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    The shield reads: (in Gothic) Schildeposten.

    I don't know what A.B.V.19 stands for...

    It looks like it says "Gehilfsposten", which seems to make sense with the medic in the picture. But perhaps not.....

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    Hi Odulf!

    I think, you´re wrong with the unit. These pointed Litzen ("alt-preußische") were worn by:

    5.Garde-Rgt.z.F. (white with a red stripe in the middle)

    6.Garde-Inf.Rgt. (white with a red stripe in the middle)

    7.Garde-Inf.Rgt. (white with a red stripe in the middle)

    Garde-Gren.Rgt.5 (yellow with a red stripe in the middle)

    Füs.Rgt.80 (white without any stripe)

    I can´t recognize a stripe, so I assume it´s Füs.Rgt.80.

    Here are two photos. One from Gren.Rgt.5 and one from Füs.Rgt.80

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    Thank you very much for your input Prussian, obviously you have better sources than I... :blush:

    Can any one decypher the writings at the reverse, which may give a further clue?

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    Hi Gents,

    A couple of collections of photos have been mentioned on the Great War Forum which might be of interest:

    http://boingboing.net/2013/08/07/unseen-world-war-i-photos-ger.html#!

    http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=198564&hl=%2Bgerman+%2Balbum

    I think you have to register to see the second one.

    Apologies if this has already been mentioned somewhere else on GMIC.

    Bill

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    Guys,

    Not sure where to post these but this group I got seems to show training for trench warfare and quite late given the canvas tank or could it be Reichswehr? I think one or two blokes have flame throwers which I am sure the allies would not have allowed after the war.

    Sadly no dates or marking except the odd picture number.

    Jock:)

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    Hello Jock.

    I believe them to be Reichswehr. Flamethrowers were not forbidden after 1918, one picture shows a manouvre referee with the white armband ( I am not sure that that kind of exercises with referees etc were done during the war). The tank to me seems based on the British types but bit different.

    Just my 2 cents worth.

    Bernhard H. Holst

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