Saturday, January 14, 2012

Model 1915 Bluse

These gentlemen are wearing the model 1915 bluse. The Bavarian War Ministry opted to keep the collar the same color as the uniform. The Prussian War Ministry adopted a dark green collar.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Karl Pöpping

Karl Pöpping is a non-commissioned officer as indicated by the button on his collar. The smaller size of them would mean he was a Gefreiter.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Suffolk Regiment

A total of twenty three battalions of The Suffolk Regiment were raised during the war.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Croix de Guerre with bronze lion attachment

Two Belgian Carabiniers. The one on the right is wearing a Croix de Guerre with bronze lion attachment. The bronze lion attachment is for mention in a dispatch at a regimental level.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Monday, January 9, 2012

Infanterie-Regiment 24


Nine members of Infanterie-Regiment 24, II Ersatz Battalion in November 1915.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

3 Yanks




Three unrelated images of American soldiers. The first one wears the collar insignia of the infantry. The middle image is embossed with Seabold's Studio, 424 East Baltimore Street.