Chris Boonzaier Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 The man in question did his national service in the 1st garde uhlanen Regt, when the war broke out he landed in the Stabswache of the 22nd reserve Korps.The Group has what looks to be a leather wallet that was an Xmas gift from the men of the Freiwillige-Autokorps attached to the 22nd.Our guy, shown in prewar photos, served in the Stabswache of the Korps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 I have 2 EK docs to Stabswache NCOs, both are hand written ones where the superior winged it on the text. The Stabswache did not have the usual routine of issuing docs like the inf regts did.I can read about 80% of this... does anyone want to have a go at translating it all? Anyone know who signed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Of course.... the added bonus for moi is the Height 304/Dead man entries from Verdun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I'll have a go at the first part:"Anbei empfangen Sie, dass Ihnen heute, im Namen Sr. Majest?t der Kaiser und K?nig von Sr. Exellenz dem kommandierenden Herrn General verliehene Eiserne Kreuz II Kl."/Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Thats the part I had pegged aswell ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 (edited) Anbei empfangen sie das Ihnen heute im Namen Seiner Majest?t dem Kaiser und K?nigs von Pr(eussen) von Seiner Excellenz dem kommandierenden Herrn General verliehene Eiserne Kreuz II Kl.Eine Empfangsbest?tigung haben Sie nach Erhalt dieses sofort einzureichen.F?r den ? KommandantenRittmeisterRegards, Hardy Edited January 28, 2007 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytop Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Hi,f?r den beurlaubten KommandantenRegardsUwe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Hi,f?r den beurlaubten KommandantenRegardsUwe- Of course - "beurlaubten" that's a first for me in an Award Document.Regards, Hardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I think the signature might be Rittmeister von Martius. In the 1914 rank list, he commanded the 1st Squadron of the 2. Garde-Dragoner-Regiment, but the Ehren-Rangliste only shows Major a.D., no last wartime assignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 I think the signature might be Rittmeister von Martius. In the 1914 rank list, he commanded the 1st Squadron of the 2. Garde-Dragoner-Regiment, but the Ehren-Rangliste only shows Major a.D., no last wartime assignment.Hi Dave,That indeed looks like a very possible match. Cav officers seem to have been regularly detached for such positions.The seller said "Von Manstein" but at second glance, it takes a bit too much imagination to see that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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