Here's an interesting picture - A wedding portrait. The interesting thing is that the Schwolie in the picture is also wearing another badge, possibly that of the 11 Bavarian Infantry Division. Unlike the Austrians, the German Army was never big on having distinct badges for units and efforts were made to suppress this- the only big exception with the Mountain and Jaeger troops. Finally, the Schwolie is wearing his sword belt and you can see the sword hanger- this suggests that this portrait was taken in 1915 before swords were officially withdrawn.
When the 11th Division was created in early 1915, the 1 Eskadron, 2 Chevauleger along with the 2 Eskadron, 7 Chevauleger were assigned as the divisional cavalry/reconnaissance elements. Later, only the 2 Eskadron, 7 Chevauleger remained.
The 11th Bavarian Infantry Division saw action both on the Western and Eastern Fronts and among its achievements was helping to bring the Brusiliov Offensive to a halt in 1916. Previously in 1915, the 11th had fought in the Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive.
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