Uniforms
This Section is about uniforms of the imperial german army in WW1
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The uniform for the cleaning and mending lesson
This article is about a special uniform that existed in the Imperial Army: The suit for the cleaning and mending hour, in which the uniforms and pieces of equipment were not only cleaned, but also mended and repaired. You can see how I put on this type of uniform here in the video. The basis of the uniform Of course, we start with the underwear. The issued shirt had buttons in the upper half and was made of cotton. You can find more information about the army shirt here. The soldiers not only wore issued shirts, but also privately purchased ones. Knitted woollen socks were usually worn on the feet.…
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The Busbys of the prussian Hussars in World War I
Introduction In this short article, we take a look at a very special item of hussar uniform: the Busby. The rough development of the busby during the 19th century is discussed and then described in more detail below. There is also a video, which, as usual, is in English: The Busby from 1800 to 1866 Originally, the hussar regiments had no uniform regulations for their headgear. Therefore, the busbys could take different forms. The A.K.O. of 12.09.1850 stipulated that the busby should be made of brown sealskin, whereby this was somewhat higher than the successor model, which was not to be introduced until 1866. This order also standardized the…
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The Field Cap 1907
As the title suggests, this article is about a small but very iconic piece of uniform worn by soldiers in the imperial army: the field cap, or rather the “Krätzchen” as this headgear was nicknamed. Firstly, the history and development of the field cap is explained. The article then goes on to look at the special features of the field cap, in particular those of the cavalry and the hussars. There is also a video on this, which also deals with cockades in addition to the field cap, but there is a separate article on this page. The field caps 1800-1850 The shape of these field caps had been…
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Cockades in the german imperial army 1914-1919
In this article we take a look at cockades as they were worn on field caps, pickelhauben and other headgear within the German Imperial Army. On the one hand, there were differences in the shapes and colours. Apart from the imperial cockade, the colours indicated the origin of the respective parts of the country, such as Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and also smaller duchies. The following is primarily an overview of the colours of the cockades, as the cockades were worn on many types of headgear, such as the field cap, the pickelhaube, the Tschako and others. So in the first part, we will take a general look at the development…
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Shirts in the imperial german Army 1910-1919
This blog post will focus on shirts as they were used during the First World War. Of course, the civilian shirts will also be presented. To do this, we will first look at the historical background, focussing on the sources. We will then look at how the shirts were made and distributed to the soldiers. The difference between officers’ and enlisted men’s shirts plays a major role here, as does the function of the gifts of love. Finally, we’ll take a look at the details and differences between civilian and military shirts before concluding. Origin of the shirts In principle, equipment was provided by the army, including underwear…
