FROGSMILE Posted 13 July Share Posted 13 July (edited) 23 hours ago, 4thGordons said: Few more: Looks like a working party - cutting wood based on the tools: A rare image showing the experimental "Baumstammkanon" Some nice clear groups - but no details as to who they are These men all appear to have a rectangular badge of some sort on their chest - it reminds me of the Austro-Hungarian badges for particular battles/campaigns (sorry I am not sure what they are called) On the lowermost photo I can see an embroidered number 2 on the shoulder straps. Don’t the style of cuffs tell us they’re Saxons? If so might they perhaps be the Royal Saxon Infantry Regiment No 2. Edited 14 July by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 13 July Share Posted 13 July 2 hours ago, FROGSMILE said: On the lowermost photo I can see an embroidered number 2 on the shoulder straps. Yes, the Saxon Army did in the main wear Swedish cuffs but Saxon Army followed the Prussian numbering system so the 2nd Saxon Regiment would not have worn a number 2. The KS 2. Grenadier Regiment 101 had the cypher „WR I“ surmounted by a crown on their shoulder straps. I believe them to be members of Pommersches Pionier-Bataillon Nr.2 Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 13 July Share Posted 13 July 31 minutes ago, charlie2 said: Yes, the Saxon Army did in the main wear Swedish cuffs but Saxon Army followed the Prussian numbering system so the 2nd Saxon Regiment would not have worn a number 2. The KS 2. Grenadier Regiment 101 had the cypher „WR I“ surmounted by a crown on their shoulder straps. I believe them to be members of Pommersches Pionier-Bataillon Nr.2 Charlie Thank you Charlie, I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 14 July Share Posted 14 July 15 hours ago, 4thGordons said: hese men all appear to have a rectangular badge of some sort on their chest - it reminds me of the Austro-Hungarian badges for particular battles/campaigns (sorry I am not sure what they are called) I could be wrong due to the quality of the photo, they look very much like this https://www.alamy.de/deutschland-osterreich-berlin-wien-ww-i-abzeichen-mit-dem-text-gemeinsam-in-kraft-trat-11-armee-uber-dem-text-portrats-der-kaiser-wilhelm-ii-und-kaiser-franz-joseph-i-und-1914-ww-1915-entworfen-von-gustav-gurschner-wien-1873-1870-additional-rights-clearance-info-not-available-image242079778.html awarded for service with the 11th Army 1914-15. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niemanno Posted 14 July Share Posted 14 July Was in US Civil war then volunteer in 1914 as Chaplainn German Army died age 71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ps165_(5247101435).jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle of loos Posted 14 July Share Posted 14 July 20 hours ago, 4thGordons said: ... These men all appear to have a rectangular badge of some sort on their chest - it reminds me of the Austro-Hungarian badges for particular battles/campaigns (sorry I am not sure what they are called) good morining, I am bringing up this photo not for the uniforms and other decorations but for his glasses. Here are marmalade or liqueur glasses that can be found in this photo: michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 14 July Author Share Posted 14 July 2 hours ago, battle of loos said: good morining, I am bringing up this photo not for the uniforms and other decorations but for his glasses. Here are marmalade or liqueur glasses that can be found in this photo: michel Those war wonderful Michel - are these battlefield finds? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 16 July Author Share Posted 16 July Few more from the recent selection: This one is a bit damaged but has a lot to say on the reverse, and is quite early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 16 July Share Posted 16 July The last photo depicts soldiers from the Saxon Landsturm-Infanterie-Bataillon Annaberg (XIX.14) Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle of loos Posted 16 July Share Posted 16 July On 7/14/2024 at 6:13 PM, 4thGordons said: Those war wonderful Michel - are these battlefield finds? Chris good evening, yes of course. I have a few that I will present later. regards michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle of loos Posted 16 July Share Posted 16 July (edited) 1 hour ago, 4thGordons said: Few more from the recent selection: good evening, Here is a collar tab found on the ground like the one on the Saxon. In the photos with the soldiers, they should be red. There are also some in black like the one I found: and the great coat pattern 1907 : regards michel Edited 16 July by battle of loos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 17 July Author Share Posted 17 July Seem to be two or three different Cap Tallies here: ???SEEWEHR ABTEILUNG ?? WERFT DIVISION ???WEHR ABTEILUNG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 18 July Share Posted 18 July Seewehr-Abteilungen were the navy counterpart to the army´s Landwehr, the Werft-Divisionen were responsible to supply the technical and administrative staff the engineroom personnel and the craftsmen for the fleet. Yours seems to have come from Wilhelmshaven (2). GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 18 July Author Share Posted 18 July Thank you! I had figured out the Seewehr but not the Werft Divisionen. Thanks. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bierast Posted 13 August Share Posted 13 August (edited) On 16/07/2024 at 16:02, 4thGordons said: Few more from the recent selection: A 100% Saxon selection! The Landsturm with '89' on their collars are probably from Landsturm-Infanterie-Bataillon Schneeberg XIX.17, which was one of four battalions to wear the nominal brigade number '89' up until the introduction of the new battalion-specific (Roman corps number / Arabic battalion number) numerals during 1915. I believe it's the Schneeberg battalion in this case because of their attachment to Kriegsgefangenenlager II Zwickau as guards for POWs, both within the camp and as labour outside it. Edited 13 August by bierast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 13 August Author Share Posted 13 August Thanks very much for this information! My scanning of the latest lot of images was interrupted by work requirements but I will try and add a few more ASAP - I very much appreciate the expert assistance of all the contributors in an area where my own knowledge is woefully lacking but, thanks to the assistance here, growing! Best, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 13 August Author Share Posted 13 August Some group pics - Rather damaged image Near universal presence of gas masks in the pic below would suggest taken quite close to the front I assume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 14 August Share Posted 14 August Beverloo, still in existence today, served as a very large trainig area for newly drafted troops or convalescenct soldiers GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 14 August Author Share Posted 14 August Thanks for that. A few more - there are not many where there are particularly clear or identifiable unit indicators in this batch as far as I can tell The sign board may be visible if I manipulate the contrast/brightness I really like this one - wish it was a better quality image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 14 August Author Share Posted 14 August Best I can do (not very good) seems perhaps to reveal a date 23rd of May 1917? (23 . V .17) but I cannot make anything else out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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