Uniform Portraits Prussia and the German States, Imperial Army And Navy

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Musketier Regiment Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preußen (2. Magdeburgisches) Nr. 27, from 1917.  Wearing his Iron Cross in the Formal spot for portrait, he wears an M1910 or the M1914-15 Transitional Officers Tunic you'll note, can't know because we can't see the Cuffs, , Officer's version has that High Semi Choker Collar. Topped off by a Nice M1915 Pickelhaube.

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Nice button hole IC.  The ribbon is correctly folded.

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Nice shot of a turn of the century sailor of SMS Stosch, the medal, only thing it can be is the China Medal, but this man would not of been a member of Stosch then, as Stosch was in European Waters during the Boxer Rebellion, the North Sea and Atlantic to be specific, so he must of been on anointer vessel and transered out and over to Stosch after his China service. He is a Petty Officer First Class, an Obermaat, he has some kind of device on the Anchor, like a Ship's Wheel or a Cog, can't tell, and can't find a chart of the Imperial Navy specialty insignias.

 

 

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Musketier  Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 92.

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Here's one.

 

This is Richard Bruno Hauptmann when he was in the Great War, 12. Königlich Sächsisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 177 in 1918.

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A Hussar 1914, 2nd Life Hussars "Queen Victoria of Prussia"

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Three youngsters of Infanterie-Regiment Markgraf Ludwig Wilhelm (3. Badisches) Nr. 111 sometime in 1915 late. Still wearing the Regimental numbers on helmet covers. I suspect these ones are from the Machine Gun Company of the regiment, the 13th Company, as two have what appears to be Drag Straps, and they all have pistols. They are uniquely armed with the Hungarian Frommer Stop pistol.

[themick]

On 2/14/2024 at 9:32 PM, patches said:

Here's one.

 

This is Richard Bruno Hauptmann when he was in the Great War, 12. Königlich Sächsisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 177 in 1918.

Is this the same Richard Bruno Hauptman who was charged and executed for the murder of the Lindberg baby?  That one was also in the German Army in WWI.

Steve

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50 minutes ago, themick said:

Is this the same Richard Bruno Hauptman who was charged and executed for the murder of the Lindberg baby?  That one was also in the German Army in WWI.

Steve

Yes, it is him.

 

 

Hauptmann's father died in 1917. During that same year, Hauptmann learned that his brother, Herman, had been killed fighting in France in World War I. Not long after that, he was informed that another brother, Max, had also been killed while fighting in Russia. Shortly thereafter, Hauptmann was conscripted into the German Army and assigned to an artillery battery.

 

Upon receiving his orders, he was sent to Bautzen but was transferred to the 103rd Infantry Replacement Regiment upon his arrival. In 1918, Hauptmann was assigned to the 12th Machine Gun Company at Königsbrück.[3] Hauptmann later claimed he was deployed to western France with the 177th Regiment of Machine Gunners in either August or September 1918, then fought in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel;[5] that he was gassed in September or October 1918; and that he was struck in the helmet by shrapnel from shelling, knocking him out so that he was left for dead. When he came to, he crawled back to safety and was back on duty that evening.

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Fascinating history of Hauptmann and his military service.  

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Und ein anderer Braunschweiger des Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 92.

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A Pre War Conscript say in 1912 of the 2nd Bavarian Infantry. Königlich Bayerisches 2. Infanterie Regiment Kronprinz, his Shoulder Strap has the Cypher of an Entwined M and Double E for  Maximilian Emanuel II Elector of Bavaria, Max Emanuel was the founder of the Regiment back in 1682 as Regiment zu Fuß Degenfeld.

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A Subaltern of Infantry 1917. Can't really see his number on his now piped White for Infantry straps

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I thought this photograph of an SMS Emden POW with his guards including my Great Grandfather taken on Malta might be of interest.

 

 

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An interesting informal portrait of a Sergeant who wears an hybrid Ersatz Pickelhaube, has a Grey Felt top, but a Leather Visor, though the Visor could very well be Gloss Painted Metal.

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1914 a Musketier 85th Infantry, Infantrie Regiment Herzog von Holstein (1.Holsteinisches) Nr 85, this regiment had it's home depot at Rendsburg and Kiel, the Commander and Staff, the I and II Battalions at Rendsburg, III Battalion at Kiel.

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A Jewish Chaplain, Rabbi Jacob Singer, Rabbi Singer already at the front we see with a award of the Iron Cross 2nd Class.

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Kaplan Jacob Singer wieder, hier mit zwei Christlichen kapläne kollegen. Etappen-Inspektion 11 Mazedonien 1917.

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Neat photos of Chaplains.  It is interesting that none of them are wearing shoulder boards or collar tabs indicating rank.

 

 

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14 hours ago, SARGE said:

Neat photos of Chaplains.  It is interesting that none of them are wearing shoulder boards or collar tabs indicating rank.

 

 

Kaplans do not wear Shoulder Straps, neither in the Great War nor WWII, it in WWII that they now wear Litzen, Waffenfarbe Purple. They apparently ranked among themselves with special titles without any rank insignia, highest title being Field Bishop (Feldbischof), which is  equivalent to a Major General, do believe these ones wore their Litzen in Gold.

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A Hussar 1914. Regiment unknown, the Cavalry apparently did not mark the Reed Green Cover with Regimental number like  most of the Infantry, Field and Foot Artillery, and Engineers

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Three Sergeants of either the 69th Infantry Regiment or the 69th Reserve Infantry Regiment in 1918, that would be 7. Rheinisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 69. Note the one on the left has the M1910 Officer type tunic with high chocker collar, the other two, the M1915 tunic.

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3rd Royal Saxon Hussar Regiment Nr. 20 

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Here's an Attila of a Lieutenant the 3rd Royal Saxon Hussar Regiment Nr. 20, the unit was formed only in 1910, and apparently never had a Full Color Attila, just a Field Grey one, with  Field Grey frogging. the frogging  and shoulder straps in the Saxon State Colors of Green intertwined. The Light Blue Waffenfarbe  is the Regimental  Color, in example the unit's  Muetze's Cap Band was Light Blue.

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Nice field grey Saxon Attila.  I like it.