Officer to identify

[Robert Noss]

Not from yesterday's fleamarket, but two weeks ago.

The inscription on that photo-postcard is printed with the picture (at least I think so).

I have my difficulties to read the text.

First word is "Zum .." the I can read "Bataillonskommandeur"

Signature ?? "Wilhelm Craft" ???

Close-up from the man:

What is the cross next to the IC 1st class ?

The back is also interesting:

What unit was "K.S. Karab.Regt." - K?niglich S?chsisches ??

The sender was a Offiziers-Stellvertreter Gustav Nitze, send the letter to his wife and told her that he has got no mail since the 30th december 1917.

Any help is highly appreciated, as always.

Robert

[Ulsterman]

I have the same card. It was very popular @1916-18.

He is a minor Royal- Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe Weimar.

[Glenn J]

Robert,

What unit was "K.S. Karab.Regt." - K?niglich S?chsisches ??

the k?nigl.-S?chs. Karabinier-Regiment (2. schweres) was a Saxon "heavy" cavalry regiment analogous with a Prussian K?rassier Regiment. Formed on the 1st of November 1849 as the 3. Reiter-Regiment it took it's final title on the 23rd of April 1876.

At the time the card was sent the regiment was serving as a Kavallerie-Sch?tzen-Regiment (dismounted cavalry rifle regiment) in the East in the Dvina (D?na) sector. It moved to Finland in March 1918.

Regards

Glenn