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    Posted

    Hello Fritz!

    Unfortunately I don´t know much about the zoomed badges.

    Lovcen is in Montenegro. German troops hadn´t been there

    Battaglione Cividale is an italian one: http://www.battaglionecividale.com/index.php/2015-04-26-18-18-20/la-storia-del-battaglione/12-il-battaglione

    Pflanzer is possible it was worn by german troops

    8.Geb.Brig. : I don´believe, because Montenegro is mentioned

    1914-1917: I haven´t seen ti before. We see an austrian and a german soldier (?). Probably just a remembrance one. Maybe worn, but I´m not sure

    Posted (edited)

    Thanks, Andy. When I saw that grouping, I had to wonder.

    I am at the point where 3. Armee, Korps Kühne and 215.Inf.Div. are likely to be the end points, at least for now. My two newest here are Korps Marshall and  Armee Pflanzer.

     

    Again, Andy, thanks for inspiring expanding my Bavarian focus to include this little collection.

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    Posted
    7 hours ago, The Prussian said:

    Hello Fritz!

    Great collection! Superb! Are you sure, the last two ones were worn by german troops?

    Vielen Dank! The influence of the Bavarians on the one insignia, plus the great deal I got on it, led to its purchase. 

    14th Army was German led, but primarily consisted of K.u.K. units, to include the 22nd Schützen Div. The German units were primarily from the Bavarian III Korps, with a couple units from Württemburg, as well. There would have been a large Bavarian influence within this Army group.

    14. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 14 / A.O.K. 14) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I formed in September 1917 in Krainburg for use against Italy. Its Headquarters was located at Vittorio Veneto from 10 November 1917 until the army was disbanded on 22 January 1918. The 14th Army served on the Italian Front throughout its existence.

    The Flieger badge is one I have noted in the attached Bavarian Leiber turned Flieger photo:

    Bay Flieger mit Kappenabzeichen, Leib Friedensrock.jpg

    Posted

    Hi FRitz!

    I know that photo. I stil wonder which badge it is (the 1st from left at the cap).

    Is it really the Flieger one???? That would be a big surprise!!!

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    Never seen...

    But it will be an austrian one. The manufacturer "Brüder Schneider" ("Schneider bros.") came from Vienna/Austria.

    The town is written in three languages. German, polish and cyrillic

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    One of my favorite topics, and I can't thank Andy enough for his research, sending me down the rabbit hole with this. I missed out on the 215th Infantry Division tinnie, but these two came from the same konvolut. Unfortunately my source link for LIR 15 seems a little defective, bringing me to that of the 13th. I can't seem to retrace the links to fix it.

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    Posted

    Hallo,

     

    This is my first post and would like to share this nice photo from my collection of a Gebirgsjäger wearing a capbadge on his collar. On the back is only a notation of remembrance to dear friend Franz, so sadly no unit stamp or mentioning the place or even the date. I am not familiar with capbadges but the shape resembles that of the '11. Bayerischen Infanterie-Division' badge. That doesn't match with his branch though.

     

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