Germany, Freikorps. A Mixed Lot of Freikorps Photographs

(Freikorps Fotos). A mixed lot of Freikorps photographs, including:

1. One group photo of members of Deutsche Schützdivision, with collar tabs clearly visible, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 14 cm (w) x 9 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

2. One mixed Freikorps group photograph showing members and machine gun crews of Freiwilligen Detachemenet Bogendörfer, Freiwilligen-Regiment Mayer, and Freiwilligen-Abteilung Haas, with collar insignia and the classic Freikorps black-backed Machine Gun Sharpshooter badge clearly visible, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 13.5 cm (w) x 8.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

3. One group photograph of members of Freiwilliges Landesschützenkorps wearing a unique mixture of Freikorps and Reichswehr uniforms, with one soldier notably wearing the Order of Queen Tamara, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 14 cm (w) x 9 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

4. One studio portrait of a member of Bataillon Keith, with collar and sleeve insignia clearly visible, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 9 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

5. One studio portrait of a member of Ostpreussisches Freiwilligenkorps/Freikorps Ostpreussen in a Reichswehr uniform, with collar tabs clearly visible, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 13.5 cm (w) x 8.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

6. A studio portrait of a member of Freiwilliges Landesjägerkorps, with collar insignia clearly visible, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 8.5 cm (w) x 13.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

7. A photograph of a member of Freiwilligen Landesschützenkorps in a Reichswehr uniform alongside a foal, the reverse bearing a lengthy handwritten inscription, dated “9 JULI 19”, measuring 13.5 cm (w) x 8.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

8. A portrait of a member of Freikorps Schwaben, with collar tabs clearly visible, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 8.5 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

9. A studio portrait of a member of Ostpreußisches Freiwilligenkorps, alongside his sister and with collar tabs clearly visible, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 8.5 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

10. A photograph of a Freikorps soldier wearing a Stahlhelm and wielding a rifle and stick grenades in front of an artillery piece, the reverse bearing a handwritten date of “MAI 1919” and a Munich studio mark, indicating that the soldier was likely a participant in the defeat of the Bavarian Soviet Republic, measuring 9 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

11. A studio portrait of a Reichswehr soldier wearing Freikorps collar tabs on his sleeve with a swastika stick pin inset into his breast pocket, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a handwritten inscription, measuring 9 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in better than very fine condition.

12. A studio portrait of a Weimar-era forestry official wearing the Bug Star, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a handwritten dedication for Christmas 1920, measuring 8 cm (w) x 13.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.