Cavalry officer of the Kavallerie-Regt. 5 ?

[Robert Noss]

Found this photo on a fleamarket today (what else) .

The photo is dated 1916, so he can not be from a Freikorps.

However I am wondering about the Totenkopf on his cap and the strange collar insignia.

It is not a typical cavalry uniform either.

What do You think ?

Kind regards

Robert

[Robin Lumsden]

Looks like they got the date on the photo wrong.

I think it should be 1919....................not 1916.

[Robin Lumsden]

This one's dated 1919.

An ex-hussar, now in the Freikorps.

See the collar insignia......................

[Guest Rick Research]

Yes indeed-- insignia of Generalkommando VI. Armeekorps and Freiw.-Truppen of Provisional Reichsheer Brigade 32: #140 in VerKuilen Ager's "Freikorps Insignia."

[Robert Noss]

Mysterious.

That's the back of the photo:

And this is the post stamp:

The date is to read like this

22

APR

von 9-10

16.

22nd of April, between 9 and 10 o'clock, (19)16

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[Robert Noss]

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the handwritten date in the text:

Although the 6 is not clear to see, you can see how he made the 9 in 1916, and if it would be 1919 there should be a similar 9 at the end.

Besides that, it matches with the post stamp.

21.4.1916 - written the day before he carried the card to the post office.

Of course I have no doubt about Your identification of this Freikorps man, but I am thinking how there can be a wrong date on this card.

Don't know.

Kind regards

Robert

[Robert Noss]

Mystery revealed !!!

Sorry for the confusion.

The photo of the Freikorps man was fixed to an older postcard, maybe to stiffen it.

Coincidentaly it is an Easter Greetings Card, so ----- Happy Easter to all of You.

Robert

[The Prussian]

Hello Robert!

Thanx for solvin the problem... I thought I?ll get a headache, thinking about the Freikorps in 1916...

I?ll remember the emoticon, so if you come the Ruhrpott or I will come to Bavaria, you can pay the first drink... :rolleyes: