Sleeve Insignia

[Chris Boonzaier]

Any idea what this guy is wearing?

[Claudius]

:speechless1: I'm sorry what did you say? I'm still looking at his PLM, his ribbon bar and the Wurttemberg(?) 1st Class badge.

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[Glenn J]

Chris,

it is the insignia as worn by members of Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 185. In June 1917, the regiments of the 208. Infanterie-Division each received a white cloth distinguishing mark of differing patterns:

I.R. 25: an horizontal bar surmounted by an upright bar

I.R. 185: an horizontal bar surmounted by x (as illustrated)

R.I.R. 65: an horizontal bar surmounted by a cross

F.A.R. 267:an horizontal bar surmounted by a triangle.

Foot Artillery: an horizontal bar surmounted by a square

Your PLM holder is Oberst Paul Krause, commander of I.R. 185.

Regards

Glenn

[The Prussian]

Congratulations! The pictures are very rare! I have only two photos of the 208.

Once of the RIR65 and one of the staff of the division (just a single horizontal bar). Note the 208 sleeve insignis for the Fernsprech-Abteilung of the Inf.Div. 208.

I still have another question to the photo of the car. Could this insignia stand for the Kraftfahrer-Abteilung of that division? A horizontal bar with a surmounted circle? I´ve never read anything about that, but it could be...

[Spasm]

I really like the hooter on the car, no jay walking with that one :speechless1:

[Chris Boonzaier]

The Pic was on ebay, stupidly I did not buy it, but money is a bit tight this month

[The Prussian]

The pic costed less then 10€...

No idea about the circle upon the car?

[Chris Boonzaier]

The pic costed less then 10€...

No idea about the circle upon the car?

Hi,

I meant the PLM Pic was on Ebay,

Best

Chris

[The Prussian]

Hi Chris!

Ah, ok! I don´t know why PLM photos are so expensive. I think, the tactical sign of the 208 is much more interesting! (or it has got up because of that...)

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

in retrospect, I was stupid not to buy it, it was buy it now for EUR49

[The Prussian]

49€... 100 german marks!!!!!! I don´t understand the actual prices. Horrible!

[Odulf]

Thanks for showing, and the explanation by Glenn!

Now I understand this photo, of Leutnant E. Wiedemann, Adjutant I/RIR 65.

But my photo is dated 1-1917 ... (January).

[The Prussian]

Hello Odulf!

Wonderful photo! Chapeau! Thanx for showing! The 1 must not stand for january. It could the 1st photo of his collection...

Sure is, the order to wear the special insignias came out in june 1917. Unfortunately we only see the front of the soldiers, because those insignias appeared on the back of their helmets too! I´ve never seen a photo of that, but it´s recorded in several histories

Edited August 18, 2011 by The Prussian

[Fritz die Spinne]

Would this be both sleeves, or just the left?

[The Prussian]

Hello Fritz!

Only the left one

[Dansson]

On ‎14‎/‎08‎/‎2011 at 09:32, The Prussian said:

 

Once of the RIR65 and one of the staff of the division (just a single horizontal bar). Note the 208 sleeve insignis for the Fernsprech-Abteilung of the Inf.Div. 208.

 

 

Look at that, he seems to have some sort of Helmet cover?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Jup... looks like a cloth cover