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Re: Uniform identification

Henryk — Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:03 pm

Author: Henryk

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:03 pm

Threads on Polish uniforms:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4743
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=1782546#p1782546
Note the uniform in this one:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=1456374#p1456374

Re: Uniform identification

kandrolj — Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:36 pm

Author: kandrolj

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:36 pm

Thanks rsowa and Henryk- I did a little more digging. I found the following but without descriptions.

Re: Uniform identification

Henryk — Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:52 pm

Author: Henryk

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:52 pm

Eagle has no crown. So more likely post 1945. However some eagles without crowns were used interwar.

Re: Uniform identification

rsowa — Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:28 pm

Author: rsowa

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:28 pm

kandrolj...I tried doing some Google searches and wasn't able to find anything specific. However, there are a few possibilities that might help...

-The photo has been colored. That might mean it is more recent, say later than 1920 or so...maybe as late as 1940.

-Nearly all the Polish army uniforms I found include square caps, not round ones like in the photo. However there were a couple of exceptions I found. http://polishgreatness.blogspot.com/2012/04/world-war-2-military-uniforms-polish.html Scroll down on that page to the Polish Cavalry Officer (1939), where there is one round hat. But the part above the bill is gold and not blue like in your photo, so it might not be the same.

-Another possibility is that it is a police uniform...maybe even Granatowa policja, the Polish police in the German occupied Poland in WWII. I suspect there were quite a variety of police and self defense uniforms during that era, that are not well documented.

Good luck!
Richard

Podszkle Uniform

kandrolj — Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:35 pm

Author: kandrolj

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:35 pm

Here is a photo I received from relatives in Podszkle Poland. They wondered about the uniform

Antoni Kaczmarczyk uniform

Anonymous — Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:05 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:05 am

Zenon wrote:

Just a short note from my friend Jacek who is a professional soldier and historian.

He confirms that this is uniform of Prussian soldier from the breakthrough of 19th and 20th centuries. Most probably he served in Prussian Army infantry unit.

I know it may sound obvious but is there on the photo any stamp of a photographer?

Hello Zenon
There was nothing on the back of the photo. Antoni was born in Poland, so why would he be in a Prussian uniform????
I would over in Poland May 2013 and stayed at what was his farm. His 92 year old lives there now. The farm is in the southwest part of Poland.
That is why I can't figure out why your friend said it looks like a Prussian uniform. I don't know much about Poland, I only took a friend over to see her aunt at the farm. Antoni was born in 1882, so would he not be a little too old to be in the army of any sort. I also can't figure out why he has no collar on his jacket. Wasn't Prussia part of Germany at one time???

Diane Potter

Re: Uniform identification

Anonymous — Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:01 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:01 am

Hello
This is Antoni Kaczmarczyk born 1882 Poland. Here he is in his uniform. Can anyone idenify which uniform it is??
Thank you.
Diane Potter

Re: Uniform identification

Zenon — Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:59 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:59 am

Just a short note from my friend Jacek who is a professional soldier and historian.

He confirms that this is uniform of Prussian soldier from the breakthrough of 19th and 20th centuries. Most probably he served in Prussian Army infantry unit.

I know it may sound obvious but is there on the photo any stamp of a photographer?

Re: Uniform identification

Shellie — Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:31 pm

Author: Shellie

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:31 pm

There are hundreds of interesting old military portraits at this site:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29007475@N08/

Uniform identification

Feliciaj — Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:45 pm

Author: Feliciaj

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:45 pm

Hi, looking at the site saxoniamilitaria.com, apparently the buttons denoted whether a man was an office or NCO. Looks like the top button was usually red or partly red. The colors of the cap itself probably did show the regiment. It would be great if there was a way to transform black and white photos to the original colors.

Can the photo be posted with the possibly Russian uniform? I'd like to see it.

Felicia

Re: Uniform identification

TeresaB — Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:22 pm

Author: TeresaB

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:22 pm

I thought they looked like large buttons! I had a look at a close up of one on another site and they are actually metal studs with a coloured insert. There are quite a few different colours, probably to denote various regiments??

Re: Uniform identification

Shellie — Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:25 am

Author: Shellie

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:25 am

I'm happy that you found the information helpful. When I first started my research and didn't know what to do, I received lots of advice right here at PolishOrigins. Now I'm more than happy to pay it forward.

Does anyone else think that those round things on hats are snaps?
It looks like they snap together to scruch the hat down in front.

Good Luck and let us all know what you find out about the uniforms! Shellie

Re: Uniform identification

TeresaB — Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:08 am

Author: TeresaB

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:08 am

Feliciaj, I'm so glad you managed to identify the uniform and now know which side of your family the photo belonged to.

Shellie, that is a great site and I shall be using it soon as I have an old photo of my grandfather taken standing next to a soldier in what I think is a Russian uniform.

Uniform identification

Feliciaj — Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:05 am

Author: Feliciaj

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:05 am

Shellie, thanks for the information! I am amazed by what is out there for geneological purposes. Would never have guessed such a site existed. I can't even imagine how difficult my searches would have been without the internet and the helpful people who use this forum.

Felicia

Re: Uniform identification

Shellie — Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:39 pm

Author: Shellie

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:39 pm

I subscribe to a free site called the Austro Hungarian Land Forces Discussion Forum and at this site many people post photos of soldiers and ask for advice. I have posted a few photos there myself. Here are a few inquiries - the first 2 are mine and the rest were randomly selected as examples for you:

http://austrohungarianlandforcesdiscussionforum.yuku.com/topic/1087
http://austrohungarianlandforcesdiscussionforum.yuku.com/topic/1065
http://austrohungarianlandforcesdiscussionforum.yuku.com/topic/1090
http://austrohungarianlandforcesdiscussionforum.yuku.com/topic/1067
http://austrohungarianlandforcesdiscussionforum.yuku.com/topic/982

Uniform identification

Feliciaj — Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:20 pm

Author: Feliciaj

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:20 pm

Teresa, thanks for checking! My roommate did a search on Prussian military uniforms and found this last night. It is a 1910 Vereinfachte Feldrock uniform. You were right about the time period. This at least tells me the people are likely from my grandmother's side of the family as her passenger listing said she was German, while my grandfather was listed as Russian.

Re: Uniform identification

TeresaB — Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:21 pm

Author: TeresaB

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:21 pm

That's interesting! Shame you can't turn the fellow's head slightly and we can see the full badge

Feliciaj, I have had a good search today on military sites and can find very little. One site indicated that the centre cap badge may mean this man is a policeman rather than in the army. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Uniform identification

Feliciaj — Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:32 pm

Author: Feliciaj

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:32 pm

Teresa, thanks for the info. Didn't know which hat badge you wanted to see, but when I enlarged the cropped area I noticed something on the side of the one hat. See what you think.

Re: Uniform identification

TeresaB — Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:57 pm

Author: TeresaB

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:57 pm

Hi Feliciaj

Skirts of ankle length first came into fashion in 1908 and were popular at this length until WW1. The little boy's sailor suit was at the height of popularity around 1909 but had been around since 1900. Is it possible for you to enlarge the area of the hat badge so it is clearer?

Uniform identification

Feliciaj — Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:46 pm

Author: Feliciaj

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:46 pm

Hi, I have two old photos and am trying to identify the uniform the man is wearing to help determine the approximate date/place of origin. Can anyone help?