Chris Boonzaier Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Here is a nice one, easy recognition due to the colors..... Edited May 30, 2015 by Nick
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 10, 2015 Author Posted April 10, 2015 One variation of the Militärpass cover
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 10, 2015 Author Posted April 10, 2015 Am not sure why some pics have light colored and others black hair bushes on the Helmet....
Chip Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Chris,If I'm not mistaken, the Füsilier battalion wore black and the Gardist battalions wore white.Chip
Bernhard H.Holst Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Hello readers.I recently retrieved another reference book relating to the Prussian Golden Military Merit Cross, "Ehrenbuch des Militaer-Verdienst-Kreuzes" published in 1960 by the Association of Recipients of the Prussian Golden Military Merit Cross.The book lists two recipients of the cross during the war against Austria in 1866 who were members of the 1.Garde Regiment zu Fuss. They were one Unteroffizier and one Fusilier ( no names or companies given) out of a total of sixteen awarded. During the German war against France 1870 - 1871 non were bestowed as the Iron Cross was reintroduced which proved adequate.During WW I a total of 1770 were awarded. This number was established by the association after several reviews and the elimination of duplicates caused by numbering errors and such. The association had access to the files in the 1930's before their destruction by bombs late in the warBernhard H. Holst Edited May 20, 2015 by Bernhard H.Holst
Chris Boonzaier Posted May 30, 2015 Author Posted May 30, 2015 Wow....!How is it with the Picklehaube? Does only the I Batl. and staff have silver fittings?
Glenn J Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 The entire regiment wore silver (neusilber) fittings. The regimental staff and I. Bataillon were differentiated by a scroll with the inscription "Semper Talis".RegardsGlenn
IR 134 Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I wonder if the barracks exists...They do and are still in use by the brandenburg Ministry of the Interior. Sorry but find no proper pictures of it.http://www.mik.brandenburg.de/media_fast/4055/Anfahrt MI.pdfhttp://www.erstes-garderegiment.de/indexalt.htm The monument itself was blewn up in 1946 as of order of the communist government. As a special act of humiliation it had to be done by former member s of the regiment.http://www.erstes-garderegiment.de/indexalt.htm Gruß Stefan
IrishGunner Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Stefan, thanks! I wish I knew all this stuff when I lived in Europe - I could have logged another few thousand kilometers on my car!
IR 134 Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 Nice french drawing from artist Caran d'Ache issued in Le Rire magazine, around 1902.Gruß Stefan
Chip Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 Some miscellaneous regimental insignia. Two prewar type collars, one enlisted, one NCO and a pair of overcoat Kragenpatten. The second photo has a prewar type overcoat (removable) shoulder strap and a piece of collar with the simplified (shortened) M1907/15 Litzen.
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 7, 2017 Author Posted April 7, 2017 Here is a nice Pic I received today....
Bernhard H.Holst Posted April 7, 2017 Posted April 7, 2017 Hello Chris. Impressive picture. When I see these mitres in wear I wonder how long they did last on active service. After the battles under Frederick the Great the fields must have been full with lost fancy headwear . Bernhard H. Holst
dante Posted April 7, 2017 Posted April 7, 2017 Nice tunic, dated 1879, original white belt with blue cloth backing
Chip Posted April 7, 2017 Posted April 7, 2017 Hello Dante, Very nice and early tunic! Do you mind telling me what the diameter is on those tombak buttons? I'm not sure when they downsized these plain buttons, but I'm guessing in the 1890s or around 1900. Chip
Bayern Posted April 8, 2017 Posted April 8, 2017 Hello : thanks for the material posted , one of the pics of dante is of garde grenadier ( brandenburg cuffs ) the 1st and 2nd bataillon wears white hairbush the 3rd (fusilier ) black hairbush, musicians red one . looking Caran d Ache I can not avoid to question why the french and others had the cliche of the big footed german ?
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