Officers with Order Pour le Merite

[Guest Rick Research]

Hmmm... Christophe-- I see ONE pip and numbers-- so he seems to be an Oberstleutnant. maybe a mmajor if it is some big fancy crest.

How about the old general's pinback awards?

[Deruelle]

Hi Rick,

Here are the medals from the General. I haven't seen it before, but he had an officer cross from Brunswick. Very interresting isn't it ?

Christophe

[Daniel Krause]

Pinback is brunswick!!! Did not come in my mind!

I checked for W?rttemberg and Reu?.....

As easy as it can be.

Ernst Bernhard von Uechtritz u.Steinkirch,

in 14 Oberst Cdr HR 17, then GL Kdr 49.RD,

1862-1945,

plm, RAO2EX, KO4, Joh, DA, BrH2c, LDH2, MG2b, JZ3, RA3, RSt2

Christophe, You are only allowed to read this if You send me a nice scan!!!!

Best regards

Daniel

[Deruelle]

Great Daniel, many thanks . Of course I will send you better picture

Regards

Christophe

Edited November 17, 2008 by Deruelle

[Guest Rick Research]

See? I told you a close up of the pinbacks would identify him.

You need a nice EPSON scanner to make nice big clear scans all at once. :cheers:

[NavalMark]

One more, but who is it ? Hans Howaldt ?

Sorry, rank is Kapit?n zur See on the pic.

Regards

NavalMark

Edited November 18, 2008 by NavalMark

[VJK]

Hi gentlemen!

A very nice pic of Ernst Bernhard von Uechtritz u.Steinkirch. Is this the same von Uechtritz u.Steinkirch who was Kommandant of Tr. ?bpl. Sennelager from 1932 - 1933?

Many thanks for any help,

VJK

[Glenn J]

VJ,

the commandant of Truppen?bungsplatz Senne was Oberstleutnant Heinz v. Uechtritz und Steinkirch. If memory serves me right, the unfortunate colonel accidentally drowned in a pond in Sennelager camp.

Regards from Sennelager

Glenn

[VJK]

Many thanks for clearing that up Glenn, I've sent you a PM.

Best regards,

VJ

[Igor Starikow]

Many thanks for interesting pic NavalMark!

To my mind on this pic is Kapit?n zur See z.V. Hans Rose.

Best wishes,

Igor

[Deruelle]

Another interresting photo wth General von Watter. We can find another later Pour le M?rite winner : Fedor von Bock. have a look

Christophe

[Deruelle]

A close up of the General

[Deruelle]

Von Bock and Oberstleutnant Schultz

[Guest Rick Research]

#166 is driving me crazy--

the ONLY regimental officer I can find with PLM, OK1, AND MK1 was Otto Karl Hans Freiherr von Brandenstein (1865-1945) who was in Hessian Life Dragoons Regiment 23 in 1914 (with LITZEN), Pour le Merite 15.5.18 as the cavalry brigade commander in Finland... Generalmajor 18.10.18 and char Generalleutnant aD as a PLM holder on Tannenbergtag in 1939.

But no collar Litzen!

Nobody else! :banger:

[Deruelle]

Thanks Rick.

For post # 140, the name of this General is Hans von Gurestzky-Cornitz.

Christophe

[Deruelle]

Here is Generalmajor Dietrich von Roeder

Christophe

[VJK]

Hi Christophe,

Many thanks for posting the pic of Roeder - he has been a very elusive character. He is one of the "Tannenberg" generals who received a promotion to char.General der Infanterie on 27 Aug 1939 on the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Tannenberg.

Best regards,

VJK

[Deruelle]

Another photo. Seems to be General von Schubert

Christophe

[Deruelle]

Again another unknown officer.

[Deruelle]

Generaloberst Remus von Woyrsch

[Deruelle]

General Fleck

[Deruelle]

General Freiherr von Soden

Christophe

[Glenn J]

Hi VJ,

he has been a very elusive character.

Not too elusive.

Regards

Glenn

[VJK]

Glenn, you are a true gem!! Many, many thanks.

Valdis

[Deruelle]

General von Beseler and General von Etzdorff

Christophe