Reserve to Landwehr II .... Automatic?

[Chris Boonzaier]

I have been researching a Bavarian officer born in 1877 ... In his records for the first part of the war he is "Lt. d. Res." ... in the latter half of the war he is sometimes "Lt. d. Res." and Sometimed "Lt. d. Lw. II" .... Was this an automatic change? Even during wartime? And why was he never "lt. d. Lw. I" ?

thanks

Chris

[Glenn J]

Chris,

as I understand the situation, it was pretty much automatic when the individual reached the age limit for each levy of Landwehr service. However, an individual reserve officer could with the permission of his regimental commander remain as such always assuming he would (in peacetime) put in the necessary training obligations as required. Consequently one could encounter aged reserve officers and relatively youthful Landwehr officers.

In the case of your officer, I am assuming at the time of his (voluntary) transfer into Landwehr service he had already reached the prescribed age for the 2nd levy.

Regards

Glenn

 

[Chris Boonzaier]

28 minutes ago, Glenn J said:

Chris,

 

In the case of your officer, I am assuming at the time of his (voluntary) transfer into Landwehr service he had already reached the prescribed age for the 2nd levy.

Regards

Glenn

 

Indeed... he had been a company level officer in the bavarian Jäger, about 10 years older than any of the other company officers... was then wounded and went to a flieger bau company, and around that time the Landwehr designation appeared... maybe the Jäger had simply ignored it...