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    On 27/04/2021 at 23:08, Bayern said:

    A very strange First Aid Station !

     

    On 14/05/2021 at 14:08, MG1918 said:

    worse than that, it is a US military dentist!!!!

     

    So back to MG08...

     

     

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    Military Dentist ,Thrilling !

     

    20 hours ago, MG1918 said:

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    The heavy old Lady and her not much lighter daughter

    On 26/10/2021 at 11:51, MG1918 said:

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    Good old Maxim , Sokolov  erbeutet ,( booty ) after the Battle of Tannenberg the Germans catch a great amount of MGs from Samsonov s Army .many nearly without a shot fired in angry because of the prudence of some regiment commanders who envoyed the valuable MGs to the Reaguard of the Regimental Trains , at least according to Alexander Solhenitsyn 

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    22 hours ago, MG1918 said:

    One such train.

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    A Rich Booty ! Maxim Sokolov, 2 Colt potato digger and surprisingly a Austrian Schwarzlose

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    Posted (edited)

    Hello MG1918

     

    very interesting thread and great photos!

     

    What would the sleeve badge of the standing Bavarian? soldier indicate?

    Regards

    v.Perlet

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    Edited by v.Perlet
    Posted

    Perhaps they are part of a dismounted Hussar Regiment from November 1917 seven Hussars Regiments were dismounted and served as Infantry

    Posted
    On 11/02/2022 at 11:13, Bayern said:

    Perhaps they are part of a dismounted Hussar Regiment from November 1917 seven Hussars Regiments were dismounted and served as Infantry

    And they were feasting on Salami ?

     

    A pre war photo - Potsdam Garde MG Abteilung 1

     

    Regards

    v.Perlet

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    Posted
    10 hours ago, v.Perlet said:

    And they were feasting on Salami ?

     

    A pre war photo - Potsdam Garde MG Abteilung 1

     

    Regards

    v.Perlet

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    Feasting in Salami , jajaaa 

    During the combats that followed the Battle of Mons in 1914 , British soldiers noted the aproximation on a eminence of what they tought were the Field Kitchens of their Army and dont fire against the carriages .they were German Garde machine Gunners with their carriages . calmly the Germans deployed their guns, range , aim and opened fire with deadly eficience 

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    1 hour ago, Bayern said:

    Feasting in Salami , jajaaa 

    During the combats that followed the Battle of Mons in 1914 , British soldiers noted the aproximation on a eminence of what they tought were the Field Kitchens of their Army and dont fire against the carriages .they were German Garde machine Gunners with their carriages . calmly the Germans deployed their guns, range , aim and opened fire with deadly eficience 

     

    Haha.. great one - that was my thought too when I saw these carriage mounted MG's -Feldkueche

     

    If the below photo isn't staged - someone is going to run into a serious problem too

     

    Regards

    Andreas

     

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