mccooper Posted August 4, 2018 Share #1 Posted August 4, 2018 Really enjoy good yardlongs - found several at a local show today, and wanted to share one with you. It is of the 2nd Battalion, 38th IR, 3rd Division, under the command of Maj. P.W. Parkinson, taken at their review, July 14, 1919, in Coblenz, Germany. The setting is outstanding. They are all seated in front of the Kaiser Wilhelm I Memorial, authorized by Wilhelm II, and erected in 1897 on the historic German Corner, where the Rhine and Mosel come together. Great wide shot, with the Rhine - and Ft. Ehrenbreitstein - to the left, and the Mosel to the right. As recipients of newly painted helmets,. all the men are bareheaded with their helmets in front - or to the side - of them. Love that kind of documentation!mccooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinO Posted August 5, 2018 Share #2 Posted August 5, 2018 Would love to see some closeups of these guys! I collect 3rd Division images and love 38th Infantry images, haven't seen this one before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccooper Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted August 5, 2018 AustinO- Here is one, with another to follow.Not the best quality, as I have not yet figured out how to shoot a yardlong through glass, and do it well. Hope they are OK. mccooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccooper Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted August 5, 2018 Second one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted August 5, 2018 Share #5 Posted August 5, 2018 The greatest yardlong I have ever seen...not only because I was born in Koblenz. As mentioned the corner is called "Deutsches Eck" ("German Corner"). It was build to look like a battleship's prow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Eck A fantastic piece of history, thanks for sharing! Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccooper Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted August 5, 2018 Lars, While our stay in Koblenz was not long enough, enjoyed our visit to your home town very much. We docked at the Wilhelm I Denkmal and walked from there. Glad you enjoyed the yardlong - couldn't believe it when I first saw it! mccooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccooper Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted August 5, 2018 Here is the battleship's prow, "steaming" into the confluence of the Rhine and Mosel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted August 5, 2018 Share #8 Posted August 5, 2018 I have not yet figured out how to shoot a yardlong through glass, and do it well. If you're using a regular camera (as opposed to a phone camera), it may be possible to get polarized filter for the lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccooper Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted August 5, 2018 Bob- Thank you! I use regular cameras, so will check with my camera store right away. All the best, mccooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turmanator Posted August 8, 2018 Share #10 Posted August 8, 2018 Those helmets are spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Z Posted August 16, 2018 Share #11 Posted August 16, 2018 Thanks for sharing this amazing photograph. The details are amazing. That must have been some event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccooper Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted August 26, 2018 One of our fellow members has shared with me a photoshopped collage he did of several photos he had found of another troop picture (and quite a picture!) taken at the Kaiser Wilhelm I monument; he found it in pieces on the Internet. There was no ID with the photos, dated 1919, and one curious anomaly: Coblenz is spelled Koblenz. The change to K was not official until 1926; the photographer was from Trier. To date, all of the occupation items I have are spelled with a C. Can anyone ID this photo, and are there other original 1919-1920 occupation items with a K? 1926 was the official change, but reality might be different. Thanks, Paul, for the picture. mccooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted August 26, 2018 Share #13 Posted August 26, 2018 These are great. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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