What Uniforms do these guys wear? Freikorps?

[torstenbel]

Does anyone know if these guys are wearing Freikorps uniforms or what these patches on their upper sleeves are? Cheers, Torsten.

[torstenbel]

close up

[torstenbel]

closer close up .... you can see the patches on both his sleeves and also, the shoulder boards are kind of thin bands, rather then boards...

[torstenbel]

the reverse side of the photograph bears the address of a Neu-Ruppin photographer.

[speedytop]

Hi Torsten,

not Freikorps, but direct behind this period.

Vorläufige Reichswehr/Vorläufiges Reichsheer/Übergangsheer 1919 -1921:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichswehr

http://www.feldgrau.com/main1.php?ID=1

http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=532

The left soldier is an Unteroffizier (1 Winkel), the right soldier is a Vizefeldwebel (3 Winkel).

The thin band on the shoulder is a Schulterschnur as silver braiding (mattsilbern).

The patches are Armscheiben or Armspiegel, career patches with different colours and signs.

Regards
Uwe

[torstenbel]

Uwe, thank you very much. I had never seen these uniforms before .... very interesting. Thanks. Cheers, Torsten.