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Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Prussia - The field cap, the tunic and the leg and foot clothing as well as the leather equipment.
The dark blue tunic had a collar and Swedish-style cuffs of black cloth.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Saxony
The Saxon field artillery consisted of 8 regiments (FAR No. 12, 28, 32, 48, 64, 68, 77, 78; see also the following table).
Organisation
Structure and Organization of the Old Army - Cavalry - Hussars - Regiments
Hussars were the classic light cavalry and were introduced in Prussia in 1721.
Heeressoziologie
Scenes from the Service Operations of the Old Army - Parades, Field Service Exercises and Maneuvers of Bavarian Troops
To be completed.
Heeressoziologie
Scenes from the Daily Service of the Old Army - Cavalry - Training
In 1893 the cavalry retained the three-year term of service, but the enlisted men remained only three years in the Landwehr of the 1st levy1. Cavalrymen were trained in riding and drill, while foot training was reduced.
Organisation
The Imperial Navy - SMS Charlotte
The SMS Charlotte was a cruiser frigate and was built at the Imperial shipyard in Wilhelmshaven. The launch took place on 05.09.1885. The ship was commissioned on 01.11.1886.
Organisation
Structure and Organization of the Old Army - Cavalry - Dragoon Regiments
In 1914 there were a total of 26 dragoon regiments, including two Mecklenburg (Nos. 17 and 18), two Hessian (Nos. 23 and 24) and two Württemberg (Nos. 25 and 26). No. 19 was Oldenburg.
Organisation
The Imperial Navy - Airships
At the time of mobilization there were 12 steerable and 18 airship units.
Heeressoziologie
Scenes from the daily service of the Old Army - Training - Instructional Infantry Battalion
According to Mila (History of the Clothing and Equipment of the Royal Prussian Army 1808 - 1878, Berlin 1878, reprint Krefeld 1970, p. 104) the Instructional Infantry Battalion "was established by A.K.O. of 30 December 1819, with the intention of promoting uniformity and conformity in service and in the infantry's drill exercises, for which purpose every year on 1 April officers, non-commissioned officers and men of all infantry regiments are detached to Potsdam for a certain period; a permanent company remains together continuously."
Heeressoziologie
Scenes from the Daily Service of the Old Army - Menage or Provisions
In the age of universal conscription and modern mass armies, the question of troop provisioning had to be reconsidered.
Heeressoziologie
Scenes from the Daily Service of the Old Army - Cyclists
Already before 1913, in all branches of the service at battalion level some bicycles for a few cyclists were available; only from 1913 did independent cyclist companies appear.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Overview plates on the uniforming of the Imperial Army (Ruhl)
The uniforms of the German Army. First and second sections. The insignia of military ranks, etc. Published by Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig. 10th edition. The latter is not complete.