Unit Marked German Bayonets.

[christhurston]

Hi All,
Pics of a unit marked 98/05 bayo were posted recently, and correctly identified as an aA/nA conversion dating from 1910 and issued to Fussartillerie-Regt von Hindersin (1.Pommersches) Nr 2.

It's probably a sure sign that I ought to get out more, but I'm fascinated with all of these markings and what they can tell me about the piece upon which they appear.

A swift search on Google revealed that this particular Regt were garrisoned in what in those days were known as Schweinemunde, Danzig and Pillau. These Baltic coast locations suggest that they were deployed in a coastal defence role. rather than as part of the peacetime Field Army.

This particular bayonet is not mine, if it was, an in depth search would be called for, I did notice, however, that the 2nd Battalion were in Emden in September 1914, so this bayonet had started it's travels, where did it go from there, I wonder ???

Regards Chris.

[Richie B]

Chris

Your Regiment was part of the German 2nd Army Corps which in turn was part of the First Army commanded by Generaloberst von Kluck.

This Army was an integral part of the German attack on France (the Schlieffen Plan) in 1914. They were tasked with encircling Paris from the East but were stopped by the French and British at the First Battle of the Marne.

The Germans withdrew to the River Aisne as they were concerned about their lines of communication.

The trenches (which eventually reached the coast in Belgium - The Race to the Sea) they dug at the Aisne were the start of the stalemate which lasted on the Western Front until 1918.

The First Army remained on the Western Front for the whole of the war.

I'm afraid I can't find precise details of your regiment - maybe somebody will assist.

Hope that is of some use to you.

Regards

Richie