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    Eckhart

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    1. Very interesting story! As I am myself interested in the history of the thuringian IR94, here is a common error: There are two IR94 out there! One is the thuringian IR 94 ( 5. Infanterie-Regiment Großherzog von Sachsen) and the other is an austrian KuK IR 94 (sudetendeutsches Böhmisches Infanterie-Regiment "Freiherr von Koller" Nr. 94)... The Thomas and Osmann book is about the KuK regiment. A late add-on to this thread but it might help people who do some on-line research... Cheers, Eckhart
    2. Would you have by any chance a website, e-mail address or phone number where I could reach the Staatsarchiv Thüringen? Unfortunately, they might have destroyed his files as he never returned to Thüringen after 1945. I will be in Europe for the next two weeks (amongst other projects I will take care of Arno's grave). Perhaps I might get in contact with this administration. Many thanks, Eckhart
    3. That is amazing! How do you do this? There must be tons and tons of commission announcements! I am very glad you found it. Apparently the Militär-Wochenblatt 4 August 1917 still mentions the IR94 concerning the Vizefeldwebel Chory, Blechschmidt, the two Ludwig and Strohm. This keeps up with your previous findings (otherwise it would get extremely confusing for me) That is fantastic! Many thanks Rick!
    4. That is fantastic Rick! 7th Kompanie, IR94 it is! By the way, Nr 1587 on the SMK list was Arno's brother Gustav who made it through the war as a simple soldier. Unfortunately, there are no documents left as Arno and his family fled from the new communist state after WWII ("Republikflucht"). I bought those medals again from some Antique shops in France and Germany. I know that Arno's EKII became a quite common decoration towards the end of WWI but is there a roll,at least about those given earlier in the war? I would love to learn more about it. In any case I will still try and get your book about the Sachsen_Weimar_Eisenach medals. Many thanks again Rick! If you set up a subscription to finance your research work, count me in! Cheers, Eckhart
    5. Many thanks Rick! :jumping: You are amazing! If you have a PayPal account, I would like to sponsor your work with a little contribution. I already tried to get your book but an Amazon research came back with the "not available" sign. I found the Autengruber website but couldn't figure out how to order it from there. Can you or Daniel or Michael help me with that? Heartfelt thanks Rick! Ps: Here is the full photo of his marriage with his wife Antonie. Arno was born in 1895 and died in1966. His dearest wish was to return one day to the battlefield of Verdun in order to walk over those fields of slaughter without a shot being fired. He died without ever seeing Verdun again. So I drove one day to Verdun to the hill 304 (assuming that he was with the IR94) and retraced the line of the May 1916 attack according to the Reichsarchiv and Markus Klauer's excellent book "Die Höhe 304". Then I dug out a small little pine tree on the way up the hill.....I planted this little tree on his tomb (see photo) to fulfill his wish and to reunite him with his comrades.....He was a true imperial officer (later promoted from his NCO status). He missed dearly those aristocratic ruling families after the war. Called upon again as a captain (Hauptmann) on September 1st, 1939, his army record states:"engagement on September 1st, dismissed on September 1st 1939"...which is a statement about his true allegiance (he only saw war again during the last days in 1945)
    6. Many thanks Andy! I am quite sure of the first name Arno. The story seems to fit (NCO promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, IR 95 involved with the battle of Verdun) but he was born in 1896 which makes him quite young for Landwehr . Do you have any reference I could consult (where could have a look at the Militär Wochenblatt?) This is excellent news! Eckhart
    7. I need your help with identifying the Infanterie Regiment this WWI German Soldier belonged to. His name was Arno Blechschmidt and he finished WWI as a 2nd Lieutenant (Leutnant). He came from Sonneberg in Thuringia which was at that time part of the Grand duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach. Therefore the following Infanterie Regiments come into close consideration: naturally IR94 but also IR32 (many soldiers from Sonneberg were recruted into that one), IR 95 (Coburg is close to Sonneberg) or even IR96. Even others are possible as the Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen mit Bandschnalle und Schwertern was given to soldiers from Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach serving with other regiments. However, the AEZgX, AEZsX were rarely seen together and perhaps some of those extraordinary experts in your group may have a look into the roll concerning those decorations. I am amazed to see how Deruelle and Rick Research are able to identify soldiers with their expertise! http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/38433-an-overdecorated-corporal/ I spend some years of research but I couldn't find any precise trace as most documents regarding who served in those regiments were destroyed during WWII. :anmatcat: I would be extremely grateful if you could help me with this question. Sincerely, Eckhart
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