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The German Social Democrats resorted to the freikorps.
Matthew Yglesias » The Real German Resistance to Hitler: The Social Democrats 2009
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Colonel von Kleist, himself, from the Foundry range of Prussian freikorps officers.
Hesse Seewald Army Uniforms Der Alte Fritz 2008
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This past summer at Historicon 2008, the triumvirate of Graf Frey von Freyberg, Monsieur le general de Chevert, and Der Alte Fritz decided that it would be fun to have a game that featured nothing but light infantry and cavalry of a decidedly shabby nature, i.e. freikorps and similar such troops.
Von Kleist Frei-husaren Der Alte Fritz 2008
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I decided to build a portion of the all-arms von Kleist freikorps because, well, it had some of everything: light infantry (Grun Kroaten), artillery (some 6 pounders and 3 pounders), light dragoons (horse grenadiers), uhlans (10 squadrons in fact) and hussars.
Von Kleist Frei-husaren Der Alte Fritz 2008
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Von Kleist freikorps officer's uniform provides a hint of what the official Hesse Seewald officers' uniforms will look like.
Hesse Seewald Army Uniforms Der Alte Fritz 2008
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According to George Nafziger: The freikorps consisted of the Volontair-Regiment Husaren formed in 1759, the Freidragoner Regiment formed in 1760, the Croaten , formed in 1761, and the jager formed in 1761.
Von Kleist Frei-husaren Der Alte Fritz 2008
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However, once that event had come and gone, I was free to paint lousy freikorps troops.
Von Kleist Frei-husaren Der Alte Fritz 2008
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Von Kleist freikorps Hussars, Foundry figures painted by Der Alte Fritz. click to enlarge
Von Kleist Frei-husaren Der Alte Fritz 2008
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I used the Foundry figures to create my version of the von Kleist freikorps, because Foundry has all of the necessary elements, including the rarely-made uhlans and uhlan bandsmen in their Turkish style uniforms.
Von Kleist Frei-husaren Der Alte Fritz 2008
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Messers Frey and Chevert have elected to paint the Fischer freikorps in French service and they have all of their mounts and dismounted figures completed.
Von Kleist Frei-husaren Der Alte Fritz 2008
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