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    Dear Glenn, Yes he is! Hans-Henning v. Gersdorff is my grandfather. I am the son of his daughter Sibylle. On the photo shown I recognize his face and shape. A description of the funeral of Wilhelm II, confirming HaHe's presence there, is given in http://www.wilhelm-der-zweite.de/essays/beerdigung.php . Since - apparently - you are an expert of HaHe's CV I would be grateful if you could give me some details of his pre-1935 career. Regards Christian

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    Christian;

    In the 1914 preuss./wuerttem. Rangliste there are, under von Gersdorff, four Hauptleute, one Rittmeister, five Leutnante, and one Amtsrat. Can you give us a bit of a clue, like a regiment, or an exact age, or a branch of the army; Infanterie, Artillerie, usw.? Or a hometown, which might indicate his regiment?

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    Bob Lembke

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    Christian;

    In the 1914 preuss./wuerttem. Rangliste there are, under von Gersdorff, four Hauptleute, one Rittmeister, five Leutnante, and one Amtsrat. Can you give us a bit of a clue, like a regiment, or an exact age, or a branch of the army; Infanterie, Artillerie, usw.? Or a hometown, which might indicate his regiment?

    Welcome to the Club!

    Bob Lembke

    From the photo.........Reiter Regiment 5.

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    Hans Henning von Gersdorff *07.08.1886 Frankfurt a.O. †08.05.1965

    Vater: Landrat und Rittergutbesitzer. - Mutter: geb. Collenbusch

    Eintritt in 3. Garde Regiment zu Fuß (Berlin) als charakterisierter Fähnrich 18.11.1905 Fähnrich 18.08.1906 Leutnant

    1907-01.10.1912 Kompanie Offizier im 3. Garde Regt. zu Fuß

    01.10.12-00.05.1913 kommandiert b. Garde Schloß Garde Kompanie

    00.05.1913 kommandiert zur Dienstleistung b. 4. Garde Feldartillerie Regiment

    01.10.13-1914 Kompanie Offizier b. Garde Maschinengewehr Abteilung Nr. 2 (zugeteilt d. II./Garde Grenadier Regiment 3)

    18.08.1906 Patent als Leutnant

    27.01.1916 Patent als Hauptmann

    Unfortunately, I have nothing about his 1914-1918 service record.

    In 1939 he was a Major serving as on the Staff of the II. Armee Korps als der 2. Adj. b. GFM Mackensen

    Andy

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