General der ….. à la Suite des 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß

[03fahnen]

 

Greetings gentlemen

I would like to share my new acquisition:

Generaladjutant von Kaiser Wilhelm I

General der ….. à la Suite des 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß

 

 

[The Prussian]

Hello!

Congrats! A very nice and rare shoulder board! Thanx for sharing!

[Chris Boonzaier]

A really nice find!!°

[03fahnen]

A pair of shoulder pads that will suit this Waffenrock very well

 

[Stuka f]

Wow, very nice.

[Chip]

Very nice indeed! Do you know when the extra silver lace was added to the shoulder boards of this unit and others? I see it, for instance, on boards from officer's of the Badisches Leib-Grenadier-Rgt.Nr.109, etc.

Chip

[03fahnen]

I do not know

I imagine that from the beginning, 1888?

[ChrisKelly]

One from my collection, Prussia General à la suite:

 

[filfoster]

On 21/11/2024 at 10:54, ChrisKelly said:

One from my collection, Prussia General à la suite:

 

How is this different from a Prussian General of Infantry?

[ChrisKelly]

My understanding is that silver pips indicated a general à la suite and gold pips were for active list generals.

 

Source:

 

https://www.germandaggers.com/Gallery/CT0W.php

 

[filfoster]

My main reference: 'The German Generals', shows silver pips for line generals as well, not gilt. Can someone clarify? 

I'd submit that for the shoulder boards, the pips were the same: silver.

Edited Thursday at 16:20 by filfoster