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German Student Corps
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Corps are the oldest still-existing kind of Studentenverbindung, Germany's traditional university corporations; their roots date back to the 15th century. The oldest corps still existing today was fou
German Corps Students value their engagements in academic "Mensur" fencing, here an example in a forest near Tübingen by Gustav Adolf Closs, 1890.
German Corps Students value their engagements in academic "Mensur" fencing, here an example in a forest near Tübingen by Gustav Adolf Closs, 1890.
Academic fencing
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Academic fencing or Mensur is the traditional kind of fencing practised by some student corporations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, and, to a minor extent, in Belgium, Lithuania, a
German Student Corps
…members are referred to as corps students (Corpsstudenten). The corps belong to the tradition of student fraternities which wear couleur and practice academic fencing. Most corps are organized in two federations, the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband (KSCV) and the Weinheimer Senioren-Convent (WSC). Together, they…
Mensur fencing in Heidelberg, 1900
Mensur fencing in Heidelberg, 1900
An 1896 picture of Adolf Hoffmann-Heyden [de], a German Corpsstudent, showing an extensive fresh fencing scar and some minor old ones
An 1896 picture of Adolf Hoffmann-Heyden [de], a German Corpsstudent, showing an extensive fresh fencing scar and some minor old ones
Student sabre duel, 1900
Student sabre duel, 1900
Mensur fencing with Korbschlägern in Tübingen in 1831
Mensur fencing with Korbschlägern in Tübingen in 1831