Jump to content
News Ticker
  • I am now accepting the following payment methods: Card Payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal
  • Latest News

    12 Pionier Bataillon : photo album of an officer


    Recommended Posts

    Hi,

    Here are some photos in a same album.

    Engagements :

    1914-1917 : 12 Pionier Bataillon (he was Fahnrich and Leutnant)

    1917-1918 : 333 Pionier Mineur Kompanie

    Januar-marz 1919 : Reserve Pioniere Kompanie 45

    1919-1920 : Baltisches Landeswehr (Hauptmann)

    Belgique : Dinant, Achêne

    Aisne : Laon, Berry au Bac et cote 108, ferme du Choléra, Amifontaine, Prouvais, Neuchatel sur Aisne, Guignicourt, Juvincourt (ferme de Mauchamp), Crepy, Coucy les Eppes, Menneville, Sapigneul

    Somme : Roye, Ablaincourt, Ham, Morchain, Potte, Béthencourt sur Somme, Fontaine les Pargny

    Alsace et Bade : Kaiserstuhl, Hilsenfirst, Baden Os, Rabenfelsen

    Baltikum (Estonie and Lettonie, 1919-1920, Baltisches Landeswehr) : Windau, Mitau, Riga, Backhusen, Pampeln, Jakobstadt, Dubna, Rosanowkaja, Rossitten

    (1) Pontonbrücke (3 Pi 12) bei Dinant :

    apionp12.jpg

    (2) Hauptmann Stein in Achêne :

    apionp42.jpg

    (3) Berry au Bac :

    apionp14.jpg

    (4) Balkon M.G., Berry au Bac

    apionp13.jpg

    (4bis)

    apionp13detail2.jpg

    (4ter) Gren Rgt 101 :

    apionp13detail.jpg

    (5) Kraftwagen in Amifontaine :

    apionp22.jpg

    To be continued...

    Stephan

    Edited by Minen
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    (16) Berry au Bac (Le Cholera). From the left to the rigth : Leutnant von Rockow, Ltn Klug, Ltn Kutzshmann :

    apionp127.jpg

    (16B)

    apionp9.jpg

    (17) Berry au Bac - Le Cholera, Ltn Binkau, Ltn Wende, Sgt Ermisch, Ltn von Rockow

    apionp129.jpg

    apionp129detail.jpg

    (18) Flak Geschutz in Laon (3.7 cm MaschinenKanone) :

    apionp137.jpg

    (19) Leichte Minenwerfer :

    apionp144.jpg

    Edited by Minen
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    (29) Aisne (Menneville, near Berry au Bac) : Ltn Binkau, Doktor Haustein, Ltn Sypmanski, Ltn Thieme-Harmann (JR 102).

    apionp204.jpg

    apionp204detail.jpg

    (30) angriff am 4 avril 1917, Sapigneul vor "cote 108" :

    apionp273.jpg

    (31) Menneville :

    apionp271.jpg

    (32) Berry-Sapigneul :

    apionp211.jpg

    (33) Mineur Kompanie Auenmüller :

    apionp214.jpg

    (34) Leutnant Binkau, Auenmüller, Hartmann and Thieme Harmann :

    apionp261.jpg

    apionp261detail.jpg

    Edited by Minen
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Hi Stephan,

    To be honest with you, I'm jealous. You have got a vey impressive album. congrats.

    in several photos you said that Lt Thieme-Harmann, the real name is Leutnant Erich Thieme-Gamann from IR 102. He received both iron crosses and knight cross 2nd class with X of Albert Order.

    Thanks for sharing those photos with us.

    Christophe

    Edited by Deruelle
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Very interesting photos indeed..!

    I especially liked these with aviation connection, like nr 41. I have problem reading the name of the pilot. Could it be Vfw Mohrenschultz or similar..?

    I do think that the observer is Lt Binkau. I do not have his first name but he was living in Leipzig after the War, so maybe he have a Saxon connection..

    :)

    Gunnar

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Hi,

    in several photos you said that Lt Thieme-Harmann, the real name is Leutnant Erich Thieme-Gamann from IR 102. He received both iron crosses and knight cross 2nd class with X of Albert Order

    Christophe

    Yes, I was wrong about the name. But I think he is Thieme-Garmann (with "R") as we can see here :

    apionp204detail2.jpg

    Very interesting photos indeed..!

    I especially liked these with aviation connection, like nr 41. I have problem reading the name of the pilot. Could it be Vfw Mohrenschultz or similar..?

    I do think that the observer is Lt Binkau. I do not have his first name but he was living in Leipzig after the War, so maybe he have a Saxon connection..

    :)

    Gunnar

    You're right, the observer is Leutnant Binkau. The pilot, I'm not sure but I think Mahrenholtz :

    apionp25b.jpg

    apionp25t.jpg

    Thanks for comments

    ;)

    Stephan

    Edited by Minen
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Hi,

    The end of engagements of this officer : fightings against Bolchevicks in Latvia.

    A links :

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltische_Landeswehr?oldid=cur

    (45)

    apionp28.jpg

    (46) Windau (today Ventspils), März 1919 :

    apionp288.jpg

    (47) same location :

    apionp289.jpg

    (48) Gefecht bei Pampeln (today : Pampaļi) 18.2.1919 :

    apionp292.jpg

    (48bis) Entfernungsmesser 14 :

    apionp292detail.jpg

    (49) Gefangener in Pampeln, 18.2.1919 :

    apionp297.jpg

    Edited by Minen
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    (50) Brückenbau über die Windau bei Niegranden (today : Nīgranda)

    apionp299.jpg

    apionp30.jpg

    (51) Vormarsch auf Riga, Kavalerie Abteilung bei Schlock (Sloka), 22.5.1919 :

    apionp302.jpg

    (52) Mitau (Jelgava). Kompanie Rhaden auf der Palais straße

    apionp303.jpg

    (53) 22.5.1919, Fürstl. Lievensche Artillerie auf Vormarsch gegen Riga

    apionp311.jpg

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    (58) Pontonbrücke zwischen Kreuzburg und Jakobstadt (Jēkabpils)

    apionp332.jpg

    (59) Minenwerfer Kompanie in Jakobstadt. Kornett Graf (I'm not sure for his name).

    apionp334.jpg

    apionp33bcopie.jpg

    (60) Stellung meiner M.W.K. an der [Naradka ???]

    apionp341.jpg

    (61) M.W.K. Stellung, Naradka :

    apionp342.jpg

    (62) Funkenstation Lievenhof :

    apionp344.jpg

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    (63) relaxation :)

    Kornett von Hahn (I'm not sure : von Halm ????), Doktor Schönfeld, Fähnrich Wallmann, Cornett von Grotthus, von Ropp, Von Stromberg (Commandant of the Pionier-Abteilung Stromberg) :

    apionp353.jpg

    (64) Minenwerfer

    apionp372.jpg

    (65) Rittmeister Binkau :

    apionp375.jpg

    (66) Major von Rhaden :

    apionp383rrx.jpg

    (67) Rittmeister Binkau, 21.1.1920 :

    apionp391.jpg

    (68) Schlittenkolonne :

    apionp393.jpg

    apionp393dtail.jpg

    ;)

    Stephan

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    (69) Vormarsch januar 1920, lettisches Batterie in Stellung

    apionp394.jpg

    (70) Januar 1920 gefangener Rotgardisten

    apionp402.jpg

    (71) Januar 1920, lettisches Batterie auf dem Vormarsch

    apionp422.jpg

    (72) Feldgeschutz

    apionp424.jpg

    (73) Unsere Batterie

    apionp431.jpg

    apionp431detail1.jpg

    Edited by Minen
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    (74) Unsere Batterie

    apionp432.jpg

    apionp432detail.jpg

    (75) Februar 1920, in Rosanowskaja : Fähnrich Wallmann, Rittmeister Binkau, Doktor Schönfeld

    apionp433.jpg

    (76) [... ?] auf Bahnhof Rosanowskaja

    apionp444.jpg

    (77) Februar 1920, Minenwerfer

    apionp453.jpg

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    • 1 year later...

    Hi!

    I am a Mahrenholtz and probably could figure out who pilot Mahrenholtz was. Do you have any more details? In particular, I would like to see the photo showing the persons, i.e. Leutnant Binkau and Mahrenholtz.

    Cheers

    Christoph Mahrenholtz

    christoph.maho at gmail dot com

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now
    ×
    ×
    • Create New...

    Important Information

    We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.