Cocards and Field Caps of the German Imperial Army in WW1 (1914-1918) - A short Overview

In this episode we have a look at the Field Caps ("Krätzchen") and the Cocards the Troopers used in the German Imperial Army during WW1.

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Timestamps:

Intro: 0:00
Cocards: 1:02
Field Cap: 3:43
Conclusion: 8:11


The books and sources I used for this video:

Jürgen Kraus: Die Feldgraue Uniformierung des deutschen Heeres 1907-1918, Band 1, Wien o.J.
Bekleidungsordnung zweiter Teil, Vorschriften für die Beschaffenheit und Unterscheidungszeichen der Bekleidung und Ausrüstung der Mannschaften alles Waffen sowie der Ausrüstung der Kavallerie,, Berlin 1903.
Oberstleutnant a.D. Frhr. v.d. Osten-Sacken u.v. Rhein: Deutschlands Armee in feldgrauer Kriegs- und Friedes-Uniform, Berlin 1916 (Reprint Melchior Verlag).
Heinrich Graf von Reichenbach: Als Husar im I. Weltkrieg. Briefe, Tagebuchauszüge und Fotographien des Freiherrn Albrecht Knigge, Berlin 2014.

Credits for some of the used Pictures:

Bekleidungsamt XIII (Mützenverdeckband; https://www.bekleidungsamt-13.de/)
Frédéric Duriez (Colorisation)
https://www.kube-auktionen.de/sondera... (Colored Uniform)

(Some Fotographs were generously provided by collectors who want to have their privacy)

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