The Prussian

Hello! We would need more details. A military unit? Which town stands before the date 31.III.20?

Hi Jesse! It´s a little hard to read. Do you have a better scan?

Hi Johnny! Do you need some infos from Dr. Kraus? I stil have contact with him.

Do you know this book? https://www.militaria.at/Book.aspx?book=604800&Language=en

Hello! I attached a couple of RW-photos. Friedensheer. Hauptmann Feldart.Rgt.15 Friedensheer: Gefreiter Friedensheer: Vizefeldwebel Inf.Rgt.23 Friedensheer: Hauptmann, Inf.Rgt.44 Reichswehr: Gefreiter or Unteroffizier (it changed during the era) , Inf.Rgt.20 Reichswehr: Feldwebel Inf.Rgt.16 (sniper wings) Vorläufige Reichswehr: Offizier-Stellvertreter

Hello Johnny! The headline is wrong. The left side (the blue ones) were worn from Jan.19, 1919 until May 15, 1919. First the stripes should be light-blue, but darker ones (made from old blue tunics) were accepted too. Those blue stripes were worn officially until May 1919, but were accepted until April 1921. The right side (the white ones) were introduced May 5, 1919 and were worn until January 1, 1921. The first era (the blue ones) were worn from the so-called "Friedensheer" (Peacearmy), the second era (the white ones) were worn from the "Vorläufige Reichswehr" (Provisional Reichswehr). Since 1921 the well-known shoulder straps were worn. In 1935 "the eagle has landed" upon the uniform... Here the uniform from 1921-1935:

Hi Bernd! That's right. I know him very well. We often meet at our military Meetings here in the West of Germany. If you look for something he has not on his site, you can write him. Maybe he has it in his collection and it's not yet digitalized.

Hi Bernd! I don´t know it. But I think it´s incomplete, isn´t it?

Hello Bernd! The book is called: "Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr.118" by Dr. Johannes Ledroit. No publisher, no year... The page I linked is from a friend of mine. He sells a lot of regimental histories on pdf. Very good quality with all photos and maps

Hi Bernd! In "Die Hessen im Weltkrieg" you´ll find some battle reports of the regiment on 12 pages. The other book I mentioned is the regimental history, but it has only 188 pages, The Ers.Btl. is not mentioned. The Ers.Btl. was not at the front. It was formed August 8, 1914, probably through Inf.Leib-Rgt.117. First it was in Mainz, since October 1914 in Bierstadt (near Wiesbaden), since March 1915 in Sonnenberg (near Wiesbaden), since September 1915 in Lampertheim, since December 1917 on the military training ground in Darmstadt. Since December 1918 it was located in Auerbach, where it was dissolved December 1918. Unfortunately I couldn´t find the name of the commander of the Ers.Btl.

Hello Bernd! I just checked the regimental history. Because he was in the Ers.Btl., unfortunately he ain´t mentioned.

Hi Bernd! MWB is Militärwochenblatt. There are most of the promotions mentioned.

Hello Glenn! Commissioned also means his promotion? According to MWB 1917/3 (page 1220), I found him with his promotion from Oct.9, 1917 from Vizefeldwebel to Lt.d.Res. in Kiel. By the way... You can buy the regimental history on pdf for 5€ here: https://military-books.lima-city.de/hp77/118.html

Next December you will have forgotten the 25€...😄

Hi Bernd! Why not? Try it. I will help if I can

Hi Bernd! Theproblem is, there a probably a coupe of officers with that name

If I have the title if the book, I can have a look inside, of course. But are you sure that is the man?

In which volume should he be mentioned? I have the entire collection of those books

Hi Bernd! Yes, Reserveofficers in peace time could get a higher rank. If they became officer during the war, it was possible too, but normaly they stayed with their Leutnant rank. There were ranklists of 1917, 1918 and 1919, but they show only the active officers and they don´t have a name-index...

Hello Bernd! When he was Lt.d.Res. in 1918, he probably did not serve in 1914. The normal way was, he entered the war as volunteer, became Gefreiter > Vizefeldwebel d.Res. > Leutnant.

Here is his casualty list: http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/3774230

Hello Lew! There is nothing special written... Lieber Emil! Besten Dank für Deine letzte(?) Karte. Ich bin auf einige Tage in Urlaub. Hoffe Dich aber bald wieder in Joht. (probably Johannisthal) zu treffen. Wann ich komme, weiß ich noch nicht genau. Es kommt darauf an, wie mein Urlaub genehmigt wird. Auf ein baldiges Wiedersehen verbleibe ich mit herzlichen Grüßen, Dein Eugen Düsseldorf den 2.11.15 Dear Emil! Thank you very much for your last card. I am on holiday for a few days. But hope to see you again soon in Joht. (probably Johannisthal) again soon. I don't yet know exactly when I'll be there. It depends on how my holiday is approved. I look forward to seeing you again soon with best regards, Eugen Düsseldorf 2.11.15 The card goes to: Marineflieger Emil Hasenkamp Berlin Johannisthal Waldstraße 8 / Guillemot A Guillemot lived in Waldstr.8. So Hasenkamp lived as a lodger with Guillemot (he was Kfm. = Kaufmann = salesman) Johannisthal was the plaace of the Marine-Landflieger-Abteilung (Naval Land Aircraft Department) Hasenkamp died in 1917: http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/3758591 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Waldstraße+8,+12487+Berlin/@52.4463874,13.5064963,16.04z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x47a848a8792566e7:0x93c5965a2d378b64!8m2!3d52.4464983!4d13.5089056!16s%2Fg%2F11c4ygjf_1?entry=ttu

Hello! Bruno is possible. To me it could be Bruno Anesorg. But he is unknown to me. Do we have any more infos indicating him as a soldier? The Flieger-Obermaat could be Max Anesorge, missing in 1918: http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/4459952

Thank you! That´s hard... Above is "Zum freundlichen Gedenken" (in friendly remembrance), then it could be "Falkenau" (a small town in Saxony), But unfortunately I can´t read the name. Is it military?

Hello! Please show us the entire page. Another links like numbers and abbreviations could help to find the man more quickly.