What a nice and rare uniform! Colonies! Look!

[Sergeant 08]

Look what I found on a photo yesterday! I'm sure it is nearly impossible to find such an uniform

[Chip M]

Sergeant 08,

This is not a colonial uniform. He is a priest. They wore a "Hut" too. And yes, anything from the Geistlichen is difficult to find, even photos. I have been looking for a military priest's armband for decades.

Chip

[Sergeant 08]

Sergeant 08,

This is not a colonial uniform. He is a priest. They wore a "Hut" too. And yes, anything from the Geistlichen is difficult to find, even photos. I have been looking for a military priest's armband for decades.

Chip

He wore a similar headgear "Hut", that was worn in the colonies (Africa) by the German soldiers, isn't it

I thought a priest who served in the colonies during ww1? Not? It was offered with a lot of other photos from the colonies.

[Chip M]

Sergeant 08,

This "feldgrauer Filzhut" was standard issue for the members of the military clergy, starting in 1913. It has no association with colonial duty. It's just a similar looking hat.

This man could have served in the colonies, but this uniform is not an indication of that. With minor differences in insignia, this uniform was worn by Catholic priests, Protestant ministers and Jewish Rabis alike.

Chip

[Sergeant 08]

Sergeant 08,

This "feldgrauer Filzhut" was standard issue for the members of the military clergy, starting in 1913. It has no association with colonial duty. It's just a similar looking hat.

I had no idea ! Thank you for the info! I saw only photos from the ww1, that showed the priests with the known visor caps.

[Sergeant 08]

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[Sergeant 08]

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[Chip M]

Yes, of course, they had Schirmmützen as well.