Gravemarker Pictures/cards

Farkas · August 17, 2017

Hi gents

I didn't realise I had this many.....

hope you like

tony

Edited August 17, 2017 by Farkas

GreyC · August 17, 2017

Hi Farkas,

quite a collection. Some are more readiliy available than others. I find the grave of Hermann Lebmann interesting. He is not listed as KIA or having died of an illness in the official German Verlustlisten. To the right in the background is another grave. Does it say Emil Rub on it? Can you give more details to what is written on the marker? An Emil Rub is liosted as missing in the VL, no Emil Rub as dead.

GreyC

Farkas · August 17, 2017

10 hours ago, GreyC said:

Hi Farkas,

quite a collection. Some are more readiliy available than others. I find the grave of Hermann Lebmann interesting. He is not listed as KIA or having died of an illness in the official German Verlustlisten. To the right in the background is another grave. Does it say Emil Rub on it? Can you give more details to what is written on the marker? An Emil Rub is liosted as missing in the VL, no Emil Rub as dead.

GreyC

Hi GreyC

it has the first bit obscured but I can make out the following....

...... ST EMIL RUB

----- INF BATL GIESSEN

(Cross) 31.5.17

the card wasn't posted but there is an annotation written on the back.

ill try and get a decent scan of the back added this evening

Thanks for looking GreyC

tony

GreyC · August 17, 2017

Hi Farkas,

thanks for the scan of the reverse of he card. It was indeed mailed, but in an envelope.

This is a rough translation of what was written:

Save this card for me and keep it, it shows the grave of our NCO-medic (Sanitäts-Unteroffizier), a soul of a man who died in hospital of his illness on the 30th of March this year. Soldier Rub seems not to be listed either. There are two Emil Rub listed, but not with corresponding dates. He must have been from the XIII. AK, Landsturm Bataillon Gießen.

GreyC

Edited August 17, 2017 by GreyC

Farkas · August 18, 2017

19 hours ago, GreyC said:

Hi Farkas,

thanks for the scan of the reverse of he card. It was indeed mailed, but in an envelope.

This is a rough translation of what was written:

Save this card for me and keep it, it shows the grave of our NCO-medic (Sanitäts-Unteroffizier), a soul of a man who died in hospital of his illness on the 30th of March this year. Soldier Rub seems not to be listed either. There are two Emil Rub listed, but not with corresponding dates. He must have been from the XIII. AK, Landsturm Bataillon Gießen.

GreyC

Thanks GreyC

cheers

tony

Farkas · August 19, 2017

Hi Gents

some additional....

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tony

Edited August 19, 2017 by Farkas
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Farkas · August 29, 2017

Hi Gents

a new one.....

tony

ErwinZ · January 6, 2018

Feld-Flieger-Abteilung.3. Own collection.

Farkas · January 6, 2018

Nice one Erwin

Beauty.

Farkas · June 26, 2018

Hi gents

tony

Farkas · June 28, 2018

Hi gents

tony

Edited June 28, 2018 by Farkas

Farkas · September 2, 2018

Hi Gents

there were four pictures of the 2 M.G.K. of the 30.b Inf reg for sale separately..,.

I managed to get these three but not all . I missed out on a nice group pic. Separated in the real world now but I’m going to include a screen shot (apologies to the new owner) of it with the these. I wonder if it was taken before or after the others....

the closeness of dates indicates a difficult time...

tony

Bayern · September 3, 2018

Hello tony ,the men with the MG are Bavarian Light Horsemen .

GreyC · September 3, 2018

Well spotted, Bayern.

Ulanen (in German).

GreyC

Edited September 3, 2018 by GreyC

Alex K · September 3, 2018

Don't know if these count but I'll post anyway, found them in a small café/Boutique, a short distance away from the Menin Gate, late 1960's

Farkas · September 5, 2018

Hi Gents

thanks all for your replies...

hi Alex... they certainly do count!

Great find. Very nice.....

Out of the 10, is that 7 or 8 you've got?

Are they still in the booklet ?

On 03/09/2018 at 19:26, Alex K said:

Don't know if these count but I'll post anyway, found them in a small café/Boutique, a short distance away from the Menin Gate, late 1960's

Hi Bayern, GreyC

Of course you both know i never have noticed that!

Do you think then, that the photo I missed is related to the Grave markers? They were ‘together’ all this time. Not bought from a military dealer. Bought from a postcard seller.

And if you wouldn’t mind....I wonder now... Would dismounted Ulanen have been reassigned to an Infanterie regiment or retained their own identity?

i would guess the latter?

Thanks as always....

tony

On 03/09/2018 at 02:04, Bayern said:

Hello tony ,the men with the MG are Bavarian Light Horsemen .

On 03/09/2018 at 12:09, GreyC said:

Well spotted, Bayern.

Ulanen (in German).

GreyC

Alex K · September 6, 2018

Hi thanks, I thought I'd scanned them all, to the best of my knowledge they are all still attached as a "String" booklet with the cover, ( bit tatty now), I've still got them, but unfortunately after a recent move I havn't got a clue where they are at the moment, It might take a couple of months to relocate :blush:

regards

GreyC · September 6, 2018

Hi,

Kavallerie-Units of the German Army got increasingly split up as the war progressed (as rule of thumb) and became assigned to support infantry units in the trenches, or were used as couriers and auxiliary police.

GreyC

Uffz. Rohleder · September 6, 2018

Bayern · September 7, 2018

On 03/09/2018 at 08:09, GreyC said:

Well spotted, Bayern.

Ulanen (in German).

GreyC

Grey C . Dont forget that the Bavarian Cavalry comprised two Heavy Regiments ,two of Ulanen and eight of Chevaulegers , uhlans and chevaulegers weared similar uniforms of lancer type. diferenciated by the helmet and the shape of the cuffs.