Brian R Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Hi Guys - Is there any chance more information can be found about this officer? Someone posted a query on him on the WAF a while back and guys like Paul C were able to confirm that he was a POW in England after the war and that he, at one point, was with 2. Marine-Infanterie-Regiment. His private purchase EK1 is engraved and includes Kiel below his name. The fact that Kiel is included makes me wonder if he was actually on a ship when he earned his EK1 before he was transported to the infantry. Any info or any thoughts? Thanks, B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Hi Brian, from the Rangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine 1918 Leutnant der Reserve der Marineinfanterie, Patent to Lt 13.01.1917 At this time ( 14.02.1918 ) he is only listed with EK 2 and Oldenburg Friedrich August Kreuz 2 Kind regards Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Thank you, Andreas. This is very helpful. I don't know much about Imperial Marine Infantry units... any idea where 2. Marine-Infanterie-Regiment would have been based out of or who they would have been subordinate to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Maybe this can help?! https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/3._Marine-Division_(Deutsches_Kaiserreich) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Very helpful. Thank you. I would guess that Kiel is a reference to where he received the EK, probably after the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) From the Ehrenrangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine (Imperial Naval Honours List), p/1137 Schweim, Otto, born 19.10.1894 13.01.1917 Lieut.d.Res. der Marineinfanterie Entered Jan, 1915 May 1915 - I. E.S.B. Sep. 1918. M.I.R. POw in England until the end of war 21.01.1920 to Reserve-List Edited March 6, 2018 by Odulf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Thank you, sir! Can you tell me what I. E.S.B. is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) Ersatz-Seebataillon (Replenishment Naval Infantry Batn.) M.I.R. = Marine-Infanterie-Regiment Edited March 6, 2018 by Odulf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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