Uncategorised Who was at Kassel?

[Chris Boonzaier]

I was at Kassel yesterday....

As I was walking around, i figured there must have been quite a few people i "knew" but had no idea I was walking by them....

Anyone here I missed?

[Naxos]

I was in Nelson BC yesterday but that is not important right now

... did you see anything nice, what did you get ?

[Chris Boonzaier]

I picked this up, although I had just reserved it and told him I would pick it up at the show...

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/60830-at-last-an-einheitsfeldmutze/

[Chris Boonzaier]

Then this...

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/60826-trench-raid-ek1-document/

[Chris Boonzaier]

I really did not need a tunic, but this one really grabbed me....

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/60820-bavarian-officers-tunicrock/

[Chris Boonzaier]

And a number of EK docs that I just needed to fill out the gaps in my search to get every infantry regiment....

[IrishGunner]

I was in Kassel in 1978 as an exchange student. But that was in my youth.

[The Prussian]

Hi Chris!

I´ve been there at saturday between 10am and 5pm, but I did not recognize a canadian speaking guy in the beer-hall...

Well, I only met 2-3 people there. Unfortunately I didn´t know, you came too. We could have had a nice beer there (for astronomically prices...)

I just bought four photographs and two books, one curry-sausage and one beer

The books:

Tankograd N° 8

http://www.tankograd.com/cms/website.php?id=/en/Feldluftschiffer-the-German-Balloon-Corps-Aerial-Reconaissance.htm

The austrian army in the first world war

http://www.militaria.at/Book.aspx?book=3057600&Language=de

The photos:

1) Austrian Oberleutnant (XIV.AK) with Edelweiß (probably II./1.Tiroler Kaiserjäger-Rgt. - that was in Bruneck)

2) Württemberg soldiers with shoulder-strap covers and mountain trousers

3) Two soldiers with arm-patch FFA

4) Group of bavarian officers

Questions!
to 3): What could FFA means? Feldflieger-Abteilung or Festungs-Fernsprecher-Abteilung? Because of the missing of a number I´d say Festungs-Fernsprech-Abteilung

to 4): Can one help with ID those bavarian officers? Photo is unwritten

Edited December 2, 2013 by The Prussian

[Nick]

Wearing a GMIC members pin is the way forward at shows, at least we can identify a fellow member and at least say hello !

[Paul R]

Was there any LW stuff there?

[Naxos]

Wearing a GMIC members pin is the way forward at shows, at least we can identify a fellow member and at least say hello !

I wear mine all the time

[Chris Boonzaier]

Wearing a GMIC members pin is the way forward at shows, at least we can identify a fellow member and at least say hello !

I think we need an aftershave....

To be quite honest, I could walk by my long dead grandmother at a show and not notice her... eyes fixed on the tables, bumping into other beings with eyes fixed on tables.... especially so for paper collectors as you need to see the small stuff....You would need a specific odour or something to subconciously draw your attention.

Of course, pins work when you are standing in line for a beer, or talking to someone and you notice he has a pin .....

[Ostuf]

Hi, what a great pictures you found, Prussian. About the one showing the group of Bavarian Officers, I´m trying to give a name to them. I numbered as ¨1¨ who I think is Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria. I´ll try to ID the Generals

Regards

Daniele

Edited December 4, 2013 by Ostuf

[Ostuf]

Just found a name for the General # 2: Generaloberst Felix Graf von Bothmer

[The Prussian]

super! Thanx Daniele. Step by step I'lk get their names.

Pin! Unfortunaly in every expo I lost my pin in the crowd, because the fixing system ain't tight enough. What about t-shirts?