ADJUTANTS AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS: The Military Retinue of the German Princes and the Household Troops from 1871 to 1914

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Details the military retinue of the German princes. These are officers who were assigned to the kings, grand dukes, dukes, princes and regents. Looks at how they were distinguished from the troop officers by their special uniform insignia. The household troops presented in the second part, such as the Prussian Castle Guard Company and Life Guards, the Hessian Guards NCO Company, the Wurttemberg Castle Guard Company, and the Bavarian Life Guards of the Hartschiere, were characterized by particularly splendid uniforms. The Prussian mounted Feldjagerkorps, the Ordonnanzgendarmen of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and the Gothaer Schlossgardistenkorps are also covered. In addition, the gala dress of the Prussian regiment of the Gardes du Corps and the 1st company of the Mecklenburg Grenadier Regiment No. 89 is also covered. Illustrated in color, contains over 1,200 color photographs, contemporary black and white photographs, tables, and illustrations.