The photo album was put together professionally in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Grenadier Regiment “Kronprinz” in December of 1905 in Königsberg (present-day Kaliningrad, Russia). It includes 35 photos, chronicling the festivities. The pictures depict an anniversary ball, with the participants dressed up in 17th century garments, a theatre performance in full costume, retelling the regiments story that began in 1655, and the inauguration of a memorial to the regiment in front of 900 veterans. Measuring 330 mm (w) x 400 mm (h), presenting light warping, some scuffing of the cover, and fraying of the spine, with the interior intact and undamaged, remains very fine.
Footnote: The regiment was first established on December 20, 1655. It had several different names during its existence. During the Napoleonic Wars, it was eventually referred to as 1st East Prussian Infantry Regiment. In 1855, it was stationed in Königsberg, where it would remain. In 1888, it was granted the honour name Grenadier Regiment “King Friedrich III”, and in 1900, it was finally named Grenadier Regiment “Kronprinz” (crown prince). The regiment was disbanded in 1919.
The regiment fought, among others, in the following wars (in chronological order): Great Turkish War, War of the Spanish Succession, Second Northern War, War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years’ War, Coalition and Napoleonic Wars, Austro-Prussian War, Franco-Prussian War, First World War.
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