| Accession Number | REL/19394.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Flag |
| Physical description | Linen |
| Location | Main Bld: First World War Gallery: Australia Goes To War: Australia 1914/International Situation |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany |
| Date made | Unknown |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Non-Comissioned Officer's swallow-tailed pennant for steel lance : 6th (Brandenburg) Cuirassiers 'Emperor Nicholas I of Russia'
Description
Prussian Curassier Non-Comissioned Officer's white linen swallow tailed lance pennant with four round buttonhole stitch edged holes on hoist for attachment to lance. Printed on both sides in black, gold, brown and blue with the Prussian Line Eagle. Stamped on hoist in black with 'RR6' in rectangle. Some staining.
History / Summary
This pennant is one example of lance pennant used by the Prussian cavalry. It would have been attached to a lance and carried by a Non-Commissioned Officer of the 6th (Brandenburg) Cuirassiers 'Emperor Nicholas I of Russia' regiment and used as a guidon and rallying point.
The cuirassiers were members of the cavalry and were named after the breastplates they wore, the cuirasses. They were the last cavalry in Europe to wear breastplates in the field.
The 6th (Brandenburg) Cuirassiers 'Emperor Nicholas I of Russia' were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army and formed in 1807. The regiment was the 6th regiment of cuirassiers, from the Prussian Province of Brandenburg and named for Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. Upon mobilisation, it was assigned as divisional cavalry to 22nd & 38th Divisions of XI Corps, Imperial German Army. The regiment was disbanded in 1919.