The Prussian Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Hello!Here is a wonderful photo of the General Staff of the Generalgouvernement Belgium in Bruxelles.We see Johann v Zwehl, Militär Gouveneur of Antwerpen and Gen.Mj Gottfried Eduard Bock, Kmdr. Bau Direktion beim Gen Gouv. of Belgium.Then there is an austrian officer with a black armband. Proibably because of the decease of Kaiser Franz-Joseph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 The one in the centre front in the second photo looks like he had more than his share of Ardennes Pate.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper_D Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Again, a great photo, Prussian. I wonder if you or anyone else would be kind enough to tell me what this gentleman is wearing? It looks like the kind of thing one might wear in South West Africa rather than Belgium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Trooper... I think that is General Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck; German commander in the German East Africa campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) No mates. There ain't no cocarde at the hat. It's a chaplain! Edited August 14, 2015 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 First time ever that von Lettow-Vorbeck was confused with a chaplain.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper_D Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) No mates. There ain't no cocarde at the hat. It's a chaplain! Thanks, Prussian. What's the badge on the front of his hat, do you know?First time ever that von Lettow-Vorbeck was confused with a chaplainNow, that made me laugh!Found two more of them with face-on views of the hat and badge. Edited August 15, 2015 by Trooper_D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Hello Trooper!It´s just a white cross between the two cocardes. The capband is violet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper_D Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Hello Trooper!It´s just a white cross between the two cocardes. The capband is violetWith your help, I can now see that. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 Here are two other examples for a Chaplain ("Feldgeistlicher") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joerookery Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 ps748 by Joe Robinson, on FlickrDivision chaplain 25th infantry division–This guy is Catholic. He has the body of Christ on his cross and has a small sized cross on his hat.ps1422 by Joe Robinson, on FlickrDivision chaplain of the 25th Hessian division. This one is Protestant. Notice that there is no cross on his hat–nonstandard. Also his cross does not have the body of Christ. You cannot clearly see the Chi rho symbol on the cross. kp22 by Joe Robinson, on Flickr and for Belgium… ps1876 by Joe Robinson, on Flickr Friedrich Gottlob Erich Schlegel, 24.2.1866-26.4.1938, Evangelischer Feldpropst der Armee from 1919 to 1934 (and also of the Navy from 1929-34). From 1911 to 1917, he was the Evangelischer Oberpfarrer of the IV.Armeekorps, from 1917 to 1918 Oberpfarrer of the Generalgouvernment Belgien, and acting Feldpropst from 1918 to 1919.---This description originally came from Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Brilliant photos, Joe! Thank you very much!I forgot to say, that the chaplain in the first photo in #10 is Divisionspfarrer Foohs (bav.23.Inf.Div.)Do you have a photo of a jewish chaplain? I´ve never seen one on a photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joerookery Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Do you have a photo of a jewish chaplain? I´ve never seen one on a photoNo I do not – I do have this though. ps1962 by Joe Robinson, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Oh, a very nice photo too! He is a father, so he wears his habit with a field cap!He was a Capuchin in Blieskastel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 I´ve got another unknown one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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