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    Glenn J

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    1. Hi Andreas, Königlich Bayerisches Kriegsministerium - Verordnungsblatt - Beilage zu Nr. 18 dated 15 April 1916 Nro 39464 am 12. ds zu beförden: zum Generalamjor ohne Patent den Obersten Otto von Lossow der Zentralstelle des Generalstabs. Regards Glenn
    2. well chaps, it appears he did; granted permission by the Führer and Reichs Chancellor permission to accept and wear the Großkreutz des chinesischen Jade-Ordens dated 21 October 1936 Whether he got around to wearing it is debatable; he died a couple of months later. Regards Glenn
    3. Hi Jon, it appears so but one assumes that he was not allowed by seniority rules to be substantively promoted over more senior colonels. Interestingly, it is claimed in "Die Generale des Heeres 1921-1945" that he received a Patent as a Generalmajor of 14.12 17. This is not reflected in the 13 April 1918 Rangliste of which you provided an extract nor is it gazetted in 1918 and 1919 editions of the Bavarian Kriegsministerial-Verordnungsblatt. He was already a Generalleutnant in the first DIenstalterliste I have seen postwar (1922) but his Patent date as a Generalmajor is shown in the publication "Die Führer des Reichsheeres 1921 und 1931" (see attached). Regards Glenn
    4. Jon, and you would be correct to do so. 🙂 You are just misreading the Rangliste. General von Lossow is listed after all the generals with a Patent, the last of which had seniority from 14 December 1917. General von Lossow had no Patent at this time and is consequently the next in line. He received his patent post-war in the Reichsheer: 16.6.20. Regards Glenn
    5. Morning Andy, exactly. Commissioning in the British Army is the initial promotion to officer rank. Regards Glenn
    6. Hi Bernd, I just meant that one would not automatically assume a man from Kiel would be an officer in a Hessian regiment. I have been “collecting” first names of Prussian officers for 25 years. He is in my records as such. Regards Glenn
    7. Bernd, Andy, not helpfully, Leutnant der Reserve Kurt Georg Rieger was on the rolls of Landwehr-Bezirk Kiel! He was commissioned into Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 118 on 9 October 1917. Regards Glenn
    8. Further to my last post, it must be the handover of command from General von Brandis, to Oberst Erich Schickfus und Neudorff (with spectacles) and I believe the other chap is Oberstleutnant Paul Gerhardt commanding III./15.IR. Regards Glenn
    9. Matt, presumably a group from 15. infanterie-Regiment in late 1929/early 1930. Cordt von Brandis commanded the regiment as a Generalmajor prior to his retirement. Regards Glenn
    10. A good example of the pre-dating of commissions for an Abiturient of about two years. Georg Meyer was commissioned as a Leutnant on 18 August 1908 but with a Patent of seniority of 17 September 1906. As the 1908 Rangliste was published in May of that year, he does not appear until the 1909 edition. Regards Glenn
    11. A first name for you: Georg. he was awarded the Crown order fourth class on 1 April 1909. I assume it was for his participation in helping in the aftermath of the serious Elbe flooding in 1908. Regards Glenn
    12. I note that Dave Langley has advertised his self-published work on the insignia of the Staff Sergeants of British Line Infantry Regular Battalions 1848 to 1919 in the for sale/wanted section. Well, allow me to give a plug for this little gem. Dave has produced an excellent reference which anyone with an interest in the uniforms of the British Victorian/Edwardian army will find extremely useful. Superb detail and highly recommended. Regards Glenn
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