Garde de Paris | 24 Jun 2024 1:37 p.m. PST |
The attached YouTube link shows what look like a band dressed at the 1809 Danube campaign's Brunswickers, wearing Litevka's or Lithuanian coats – sort of frock coats. Anyone know where this is and who they are? GdeP YouTube link |
Garde de Paris | 24 Jun 2024 1:44 p.m. PST |
Here they are again with flags unfurreled. Followed by people in Greek costume. Solomos band? YouTube link GdeP |
Darrell B D Day | 24 Jun 2024 1:46 p.m. PST |
That's interesting – I wonder what they represent. Obviously not the Brunswickers – white plumes and no deaths head cap badges. DBDD |
Frederick ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 24 Jun 2024 1:57 p.m. PST |
I think Solomos Band is a youtube channel for bands – as to the mysterious black coats, not sure but I think both videos are from Greece |
Oliver Schmidt | 24 Jun 2024 2:14 p.m. PST |
In 2013, they had different uniforms, quicker marches, but the same flags: YouTube link You can ask them what the inspiration for their uniforms is: link |
robert piepenbrink ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 24 Jun 2024 2:40 p.m. PST |
I'm going with Greek. Dionysios Solomos was a Greek poet, GdP's link shows them in Greece--at least Greek flags everywhere--searches keep going Greek on me, and at least one of those unfurled flags had an image of the Christ--much more common in Orthodox lands. Uniforms certainly have a 19th Century and possibly Germanic feel to them. Imported with (or through) the Greek royal family, perhaps? |
Oliver Schmidt | 24 Jun 2024 2:50 p.m. PST |
You can se the true Brunswick corps, inlcuding their well-known and famous brass band with kettle drums, the standard, and the 500 invisible hussars, here (save your time and jump to 1:24:30): YouTube link |
14Bore | 24 Jun 2024 3:20 p.m. PST |
I watch lots of military bands all the time,so am enjoying these links |
14Bore | 24 Jun 2024 3:22 p.m. PST |
Oliver I watched Der Schwarze Husar about a week ago |
Garde de Paris | 24 Jun 2024 4:23 p.m. PST |
Bye the way, the bands in my two comments DO have the metal plate with skull and cross bones on the front of the shako. The white plumes might have been used by the Duke's band? GdeP |
Artilleryman ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 25 Jun 2024 1:26 a.m. PST |
Whoever they were, the combination of the uniforms and Tannhauser sent shivers up my spine. |
Oliver Schmidt | 25 Jun 2024 3:03 a.m. PST |
The uniform worn by the band is the onr of the Ἱερὸς Λόχος, formed in 1821: link Here a surviving coat: link
The cords on the breast may not have been worn by all men:
Perhaps only by officers:
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