Fritz Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 x Not a photo, just a postcard. Uniform illustration depicting the modified field tunic of early 1915 with simplified cuffs and no rear skirting ornamentation. Examples are of two renowned regiments with special mention of the decoration of each soldier, being unusual awards for soldiers, the medal of the Kronenorden and the Rettungsmedaille, ribbons worn on second button-hole. The leather equipment has been blackened, according to late 1915 regulation, with old style cartridge boxes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 x Churchill as a guest at the Kaisermanöver near Breslau in Schlesien, 1906 Also General Hamilton and Lord Lonsdale 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Colorized photo of Austrian troops with a Acetylene powered searchlight, 1916. Image source, internet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Austrian soldiers with a static flame thrower. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Colorized photo of German Artillerymen with a 9cm C/1873 gun. Image source, internet German flame thrower in action 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 German troops inflating an observation balloon. Observation balloon long range camera. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 German troops advancing in Serbia in 1915. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Austro-Hungarian forces operate a Becker Type M2 20mm anti-aircraft gun. The M2 was originally designed to be used in aircraft, but was adapted for many other uses and was the inspiration for the famous Oerlikon 20mm canon in WW2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Prisoners of war 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 2. Pommersches Ulanen-Regiment 9, Demmin. Ulan in full marching dress, 1914 Named as Ulan Finck. The uniform was with white piping. The shoulder pieces with a red 9, yellow metal buttons and helmet fittings. A studio photo dating from 1910 (internet photos) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Artillery spotters calling for adjustments, note the field phone and carrying case in the foreground. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Low quality, but rare wartime image of the MP18, generally regarded as the first sub machine gun. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 Came across this very interesting photo while searching the net. It appears to be munitions storage area, with 1915 Kugels piled up, 1913 kugels in the belt carriers, 1916 stick grenades and just behind the shoulder of the soldier is trench periscope rifle attachment that is folded up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 Nice clear image of a 7.58cm Minenwerfer crew demonstrating its use. Members are from the Reserve Infanterie Regiment Nr. 218 in Russia. Image source, internet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Chow time! Always a welcome sight for troops. Image source, internet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Early photo, although not very clear or crisp, it does show the use of the hairbrush improvised grenades, a rare sight. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 A7V Kampfwagen. From "Der Weltkrieg im Bild", compiled by Georg Soldan, 1928 and further photos: "Mephisto" and crew, 1918 Photo likely from Villers-Bretonneux, 1918 Erhardt E-V/4 Straßen-Panzerwagen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Nice view of German troops moving a light artillery piece, lot of detail on personal gear and kit. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Clear image of a Maschinengewehr 08 or MG 08 on its sled mount. This model has the add on armor kit, protecting the water jacket. Visible is the 250 round cloth belt coming from the ammo can which held 2 of these belts. Beneath the gun you can see an oil can and several kugel grenades as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fritz Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Party like it's 1916. A group of quite intoxicated German officers during a birthday party for a ‘Leutnant Stobwasser’, Hohensalza (today Inowrocław, Poland),14 October 1916. In attendance we have officers of I.R. 140, in no particular order: -Ltn. Kurt Le Fèvre (MIA 08/08/1918, first day of the 2nd battle of Arras) (while serving Gren-Rgt 11) (From Wilmersdorf, Berlin) -Ltn Pfaul -Ltn.d.R Hans Weißenstein (Lightly Wounded 14/06/1916) (From Nordhausen, Erfurt) -Ltn Hartmann -Ltn Stobwasser (the birthday boy) -Ltn Hug -Ltn Karn -Ltn Werner + at least 2 unknown Ltns from IR 31 Color by Julius Jääskeläinen colorizations and photograph belongs to J. Mckenna. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Somme, France. March 1917. A German Army dressing station established just behind the front line in a sector between St Quentin and Laon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 March 6, 1954: Carl Eduard, Duke of Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha, died of cancer at age sixty-nine in Coburg. The son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, and Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, he was a grandson of Queen Victoria and the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Basically forced by his grandmother into becoming Duke, he lost the Ducal throne after 1918 and had his British titles stripped from him in 1919 because he had fought in the German army. He later joined the Nazi party in Germany, serving in a number of positions, before he was beggared by the fines imposed by the denazification court and losing properties to the Soviet army. He is the maternal grandfather of the reigning Swedish monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf. (internet sources - RandomHistoryOfTheDay) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Decorated Bavarian infantrymen pose with two French prisoners of war. The soldier in the centre wears the insignia of the Chasseur à pied (French light infantry) on his helmet, the other one isn't so clear (possibly an artilleryman) Of note is the 20-round Grabenmagazin fitted to the Gew 98 on the right. These magazines were generally issued to troops in defensive positions as they were cumbersome and generally unpopular with the men in the field. It is unusual to see one out of a trench position. (Photo and caption source - Drakegoodman Collection) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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