Germanys WWI Dead

On a recent walk through nearby hills and forests, I came upon a large cemetary. While normally not particularly interesting, I noticed a sign pointing to Kriegsgräber, or war graves. With my interests piqued, I went to check it out and discovered hundreds of WWI and WWII graves. While there were endless rows of crosses bearing 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1945, more interesting were the many graves from the First World War with interesting information and decorations. Here are a few with some notes:

One of my more unusual interests is the German Empire’s many colonies which include Cameroon, Rwanada, Burundi, Tanzania, New Guinea and Tsingtao in China. More information can be found on Wikipedia, at Germannotes.com which has history and dozens of pictures of bank notes as well as Deutsche Schutzgebiete (German Only).