Kaiser's Bunker

Updated 01 December 2020
For the update, see: Updates to Kaiser's Bunker.

Welcome
To Kaiser's Bunker, a non-commercial reference site in memory of Kaiser the Dachshund. This web site is divided into two sections:

1. Galleries containing original artifacts from Imperial Germany 1842 to 1918, the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) 1914 to 1919, and the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) 1914 to 1918.

2. Reference and information pages for the researcher, historian, and collector. Nothing is for sale.

Navigation
Click on the the gallery or reference page you are interested in. On each index page, simply click on the picture of the item you wish to see, and that page will open in its own window. On the bottom of each index page, click "Home" to return here. Kaiser's Bunker uses a JavaScript to open a new window to view items or photographs; this allows me to present you with larger photos. If you cannot enlarge the pictures when clicking on "Click Once To Enlarge", then you have a "pop-up blocker" running as part of your anti-virus or web browser. When visiting Kaiser's Bunker, you will have to turn your pop-up blocker off while visiting, there are NO ads on Kaiser's Bunker.

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This is a free reference site designed to provide collectors and historians with accurate information. We have had well over million visitors. All costs for hosting the site are borne by myself. We need your help to keep Kaiser's Bunker on the web. As Kaiser's Bunker has grown, the cost for server fees has increased dramatically due to the amount of traffic we receive from interested historians and collectors like yourself.

Thank you very much and I hope you enjoy your visit to Kaiser's Bunker.
Please come back often. Tony Schnurr (caretaker)

Artifact Galleries
Click on the link to be taken to the artifact gallery of your choice.

	Imperial German Dunkelblau 1860 to 1914 Helmets Headgear Tunics Equipment
Imperial German Feldgrau 1910 to 1918 Helmets Headgear Tunics Equipment
	Flieger Truppen 1912 to 1918 Flieger Truppen
Royal Flying Corps 1914 to 1918 RFC
	Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914 to 1918 Tunics Headgear Helmets
Kaiser The Mighty Dachshund Gallery

Reference and Information Pages

	General Reference Pre-war Dunkelblau Shoulder Straps Wanted Watime Feldgrau M1915 Cloth Shoulder Straps Wanted Pickelhaube Wappens (Helmet Plates) Wanted Glossary of German Military Terms Translated into English
	Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Imperial German Pickelhauben Contains: research on the evolution of the different patterns of helmets from 1842 to 1916 plus individual pages for each arm of service (Infantry, Artillery, Jäger, Kürassier, Ulanen etc). Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Imperial German Pickelhauben
	Kaiser's Bunker Guide to the Evolution of the Preußen Pickelhaube 1842 - 1915 This essay is an on-line guide to the evolution of the Imperial German Mannschaften (Other Ranks) Pickelhaube (Spiked Helmet) worn by the soldiers of the Kingdom of Preußen from 1842 to 1915. Kaiser's Bunker Guide to the Evolution of the Preußen Pickelhaube 1842 - 1915
	Comparing Imperial German Wappen Sizes This reference compares full-size "Line" Wappen with the smaller size Wappens and identifies the units that wore them. Comparing Imperial German Wappen Sizes
	Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Pickelhaube Characteristics & Rank This reference outlines how to identify the different Pickelhauben characteristics for issued Mannschaften (Other Ranks), NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer), officers, and Eigentums-helm, (Privately Purchased Helmets). Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Pickelhaube Characteristics & Rank
	Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Imperial German Cloth Headgear 1842 - 1918 Includes: 360 full-color original drawings of Imperial German Headgear, the history of the Imperial German Krätchen and Schirmmütze, guide to Kokarden, tradition badges worn on Imperial German cloth headgear, such as Totenkopf (skull), Edelweiß, and official's eagles etc. Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Imperial German Cloth Headgear 1842 - 1918
	Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Imperial German Uniforms 1842 - 1918 Contains: individual pages for each category of Imperial German uniform, with a historical overview, photographs of actual examples, period photographs, charts of every pre-1914 Regiment with uniform details for each unit, color plates of helmet Wappen (front plate), shoulder strap cyphers, special pattern Litzen, and plates applicable to specific arms of service. Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Imperial German Uniforms 1842 - 1918 An Essay on the Hanoverian Gibraltar Cuff-title
	Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Imperial German Cartridge Casings Contains: Each Imperial German cartridge casing is photographed in detail, with full explanations as well as some background information on the cannons that fired them. Over 250 photographs including some rare period images of Imperial German cannons. To place size into context, each cartridge casing is photographed with high quality Imperial German Artillery headgear Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Imperial German Cartridge Casings
	Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Conservation and Display of Antique Headgear Contains information to prevent further damage to artifacts and maintain them in their current condition, with pages on lighting, humidity, mould, temperature, rust, display, and cleaning. Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Conservation and Display of Antique Headgear
	Eiserne Kreuz (The Iron Cross) 1813 to 1918 Makers of the 1914 EK1 Makers of the 1914 EK2
	Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Canadian Expeditionary Force Clothing 1903 to 1919 Contains: individual pages for each category of CEF uniform, highland uniforms, trousers and undergarments, overcoats, cloth headgear, formation patches, and more. Each category includes a historical overview, photographs of actual examples, and period photographs. Kaiser's Bunker Guide to Canadian Expeditionary Force Clothing 1903 to 1919
	The SMS Pommern Join me in my agonizing struggle to build a large-scale Battleship model from Scratch! A complete web site to document my pain Enter "How to Build a Battleship Model from Scratch"

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