Bavarian army unit question

[Mike Dwyer]

I saw this prize stein on a dealers site that has the Royal Bavarian arms on it and the annotation 20. Infanterie-Regt. Prinz Rupprecht, but all of my limited data shows this regiment as being titled 20. Infanterie-Regt. Prinz Franz. Did the title change at some time?

[Guest Rick Research]

Huh!

It was Rupprecht before the war, but changed to Franz by 1916. I wonder WHY, given that Rupprecht would have been the next King!?

[Glenn J]

Prinz Franz was appointed Inhaber of the 20. Infanterie-Regiment on 5 November 1913. Presumably Rupprecht would have picked up his dad's Inhaber appointments in time

Regards

Glenn

[Guest Rick Research]

Ahhh, that's logical. Good old Ludwig The Third couldn't wait for his old pa to reach room temperature before ditching the whole "Regent" biz. That WOULD have made too many Regiments "K?nig."

[Mike Dwyer]

Prinz Franz was appointed Inhaber of the 20. Infanterie-Regiment on 5 November 1913. Presumably Rupprecht would have picked up his dad's Inhaber appointments in time

Regards

Glenn

Thanks, Glenn and Rick!

Can anyone tell what the inscription says? It looks like 5th prize and a date 11 Something and I thought it was 1916, but perhaps it's 1910.

Edited September 30, 2007 by Mike Dwyer

[Naxos]

Thanks, Glenn and Rick!

Can anyone tell what the inscription says? It looks like 5th prize and a date 11 Something and I thought it was 1916, but perhaps it's 1910.

Price shoot of the 11^th company 1910 / 5th place Infantrist (rifleman) Hirner

Mike, I believe it says 1910 -

Regards, Hardy

Edited September 30, 2007 by Naxos

[Mike Dwyer]

Price shoot of the 11^th company 1910 / 5th place Infantrist (rifleman) Hirner

Mike, I believe it says 1910 -

Regards, Hardy

Thanks, Hardy. I wasn't even thinking of the 11th company, I was thinking that was a date, 11 Something 1910.