Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Cuirassier Regiments - Cuirassier Regiment Count Geßler (Rhenish) No. 8
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Organisation
A Short History of the Imperial Navy - Part 3
The origin of the marine infantry dates back to 18491. From 1852 the Marinierkorps was called the Seebataillon. In 1889 it was split into the 1st and 2nd Seebataillon. The later 3rd Seebataillon was formed in 1897. The 1st and 2nd See-Bataillon (Kiel and Wilhelmshaven respectively) each comprised 4 companies, 1 fortress telegraph platoon and 1 machine gun detachment. Of the 3rd Seebataillon only 2 companies and the home battery were stationed in Cuxhaven; the remainder were with the East Asian naval detachment (in the Kiautschou protectorate).
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Cuirassier Regiments - Regiment of the Gardes du Corps
The Regiment of the Gardes du Corps traces back to the eponymous unit established by Frederick the Great in the year 1740.
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."