Prussian Soldier Types from the 'Soldatenfreund'
Illustrations of Prussian soldier types from the periodical: Der Soldatenfreund. The publisher and initially sole editor was the military historian Louis Schneider. The periodical was published from the mid-19th century into the First World War. Its final title was: Feld-Soldatenfreund – Journal for the German Soldier.
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v. Duvernoy, The Training and Education of the Prussian Soldier under Frederick the Great.
Military Weekly, 1899, pp. 145 ff., pp. 178 ff.
Heeressoziologie
The Old Prussian Non-Commissioned Officer Corps - Insider Views of an NCO Group
Between the privates and the officers stood the non-commissioned officers as an intermediate link in the vertical structure. If one considers the Old Prussian army as a social formation, from the beginning of the 18th century a separation between the (senior) officer corps and the NCO corps can be observed, which was also reflected clearly in the fact that the Articles of War of 12 July 1713 applied only to NCOs and privates, i.e. no longer to the officers. With the reservation of officer positions for the native nobility as a means of its statization, the first third of the 18th century saw a social decline of the NCOs, who now together with the privates comprised the ranks. Nevertheless, in this precise system of superiority and subordination they, as holders of the lowest ranks and functionaries, had a weighty significance; the framework and conditions of existence of this NCO group therefore deserve to be the subject of consideration.
Heeressoziologie
The Prussian Army under Frederick William I (1713 - 40) - Chapter 13 - The Officers.
Descriptions of the illustrations follow.