Das Königlich Preußische Garde-Jäger-Bataillon; The Royal Prussian Guard Rifle Battalion

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Reprint, Faksimile, Frakturschrift (typeface fraktur); 65 images, mostly digitally edited photographs, with the title photo colorized retrospectively. The content includes four main parts: I. History of the Guard Rifle Battalion covers the period from 1744 to 1800, the time leading to the regiment's dissolution in 1807, the re-establishment in 1808 until the end of Napoleon I's rule, peacetime until 1864, and the wars from 1864 to 1871, concluding with the time leading up to the battalion's 150th anniversary. II. The Barracks of the Guard Rifle Battalion details various locations, including the Main Barracks, the Small Barracks at Elisabethstraße 28/29, the Barracks at Berlinerstraße 21/23 or Kommunikation 1/2, the Married Quarters Building, and the Shooting Ranges. III. The Connection of the Active with Former Guard Riflemen highlights significant anniversary days, including the first on June 14, 1894, the second on June 15, 1894, and the third on June 16, 1894, celebrating the battalion's history. IV. Concluding Words and a Forest Song provide a reflective end to the narrative.