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    1. You can read it here (download unfortuantely not possible) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015049878856&view=1up&seq=5
    2. Hello! By the way... This "K" was also used by the Freikorps unit "Detachment Küntzel". You might know this thread...
    3. Hi David! The Kurhessen sources came from the regimental history of Hus.Rgt.13: https://orka.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/viewer/image/1674739754863/ The prussian sources came from the prussian ranklists. In the regimental history and in the ranklists he is mentioned as "v. Helmschwerdt", but in the regimental history are some other officers , named "Rüppel v. Helmschwerdt"
    4. Hello David! Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Hugo v. Helmschwerdt (* 8.4.1823, + 19.1.01) He was commander of DR6 from 26.9.71-15.6.75 NOTE: His name was "v. Helmschwerdt", NOT "Rüppel v. Hemlmschwerdt". First he served in Kurhessen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electorate_of_Hesse Career in Kurhessen: 1839: Cadet 27.6.1843: Portepee-Fähnrich Regiment Garde du Corps 14.8.1843: Sec.Lt. 2.DR 20.8.1851: Pr.Lt. 1.Leib-HR 30.12.1855: Rittmeister and Esc.Chef, 1.Leib-HR In 1866, Kurhessen came to Prussia Prussian ranklist entries: 1866: Rittmeister, 2./HR13 1867: Major (Patent 17.1.67) 2./HR13 (DAK, service award-cross) 1868-1869: Major, Staff, DR10 1870-1871: Major, Staff DR10 (EKII, Iron Cross 2nd class)) 1872-1873: Oberstleutnant (Patent 18.1.72), commander DR6 (RAO4, Red Eagle Order, 4th class) 1874: Oberst (Patent 19.9.74), commander DR6 1875: retired
    5. Hello! Normally, the soldiers of the "Landwehr-Bezirks-Kommandos" (Singular: Landwehr-Bezirks-Kommando) had the number of the Brigade upon their shoulder boards. In areas with a bigger population, the "Landwehr-Inspektionen" (Singular: Landwehr-Inspektion) with the gothic letter of the capital, were set-up. Those were: 1886: B for Berlin (III.AK) 1907: D for Dortmund (VII.AK), E for Essen (VII.AK) 1912: B for Breslau (VI.AK), C for Cöln (VIII.AK), A for Altona (IX.AK) 1913: I for Insterburg (I.AK), B for Bromberg (II.AK), H for Halle (IV.AK), P for Posen (V.AK), D for Düsseldorf (VII.AK), H for Hannover (X.AK), E for Erfurt (XI.AK), S for Straßburg (XV.AK), M for Metz (XVI.AK), G for Graudenz (XVII.AK), A for Allenstein (XX.AK), Saarbrücken (XXI.AK), D for Dresden (XII.AK), S for Stuttgart (XIII.AK), K for Karlsruhe (XIV.AK), C for Chemnitz (XIX.AK), M for München (I.b.AK), L for Landau (II.b.AK), N for Nürnberg (III.b.AK) Here is a nice example of a "Bezirks-Feldwebel" of Landwehr-Inspektion Essen (my hometwon...). He also wears the China-Medal.
    6. Hi Jesse! Hmmm, really? I really don´t think so. Watch the facts. He joined the army with 18,5 years in an Ersatz-unit of the fieldartillerie. The rest of 1917 he spent in hospital. Then he came in again because of Hysteria for three months in 1918. Maybe he did receive an EKII, but probably not more.
    7. Well, he was 18 years and 6 months, when he joined the army. But I don´t think, he was in action. I don´t have more infos about that regiment. It was raised November 1, 1914 from the following batteries: 1.Ers.Bttr./Garde-Korps) 2.Ers.Bttr./III.AK 3.Ers.Bttr./II.AK 4.Ers.Bttr./IX.AK 5.Ers.Bttr./VII.AK
    8. Ah, okay. I was confused. I noticed Wismar, not Wissmar. It's a different town.
    9. Hi Jesse! I´m sorry, but I have really problems to read that handscript... I can read the following things: Kanonier (Gunner), Julius Schindler Unit: Ersatz-Feldartillerfie-Regiment Jüterbog, 1st battery Born: Dec.,24,1898 in Friedrichshagen, Landkreis (District) Nieder-Barnim (near Berlin), single (not married), service entry: June, 2, 1917 Illness or injury: June, 17, 1917, Mandelentzündung (Tonsillitis) July 17, 1917 - Dec.20, 1917 in Reserve-Lazarett (Reserve-Hospital) Südende (Berlin)
    10. Hello! We would need more details. A military unit? Which town stands before the date 31.III.20?
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