Glenn J

Generalleutnant z.D. Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt-Dachroeden (29.5.59-6.6.42) retired as a Generalmajor on 21 March 1913. Reactivated for the war he initially commanded the stellvertrende 40. Infanterie-Brigade, (the rear headquarters that remained in the homeland and carried on with recruiting and training duties etc. while the brigade was in the field). He commanded the 182. Landwehr-Infanterie-Brigade from 4 September 1915 to 16 April 1917. The Ehrenrangliste shows him to have finally commanded 251. Landwehr-Division. He was promoted to char. Generalleutnant on 18.11.15 and subsequently received a Patent as such of 16.4.17. Regards Glenn

The bearded and bemedalled general is Paul von Hoepfner. https://gmic.co.uk/topic/59083-german-and-austrian-officers-with-imperial-russia-awards/page/2/ Regards Glenn

He was an active officer in Grenadier-Regiment zu Pferde Freiherr von Derfflinger (Neumärkisches) Nr. 3 Leutnant: 18.8.06 Cc Oberleutnant: 28.11.14 Rittmeister: 27.1.16 D11d He became a Johanniter Ehrenritter in 1917. Regards Glenn

Thanks Eric, which probably confirms the identification by Laurentius of the medal in 4th place; the 1918 golden wedding anniversary medal. Regards Glenn

Yes, much clearer on his peacetime bar. Regards Glenn

Graf Ludwig was a former "personal adjutant" to Prinz (later König) Ludwig hence the vast array of peacetime awards, which was very much par for the course for an individual in such an appointment. He had previously not held a lower grade of the Austrian Franz Josef Order when he was awarded the Offizierskreuz (permission to accept and wear on 19 October 1909). Regards Glenn

Gentlemen, I like a challenge as much as the next guy and I thought I had addressed the problem in my earlier reply. With the best will in the World, it will not be possible to identify the owner of these boards: 1. They could be an officer in the rank of Oberst in IR 26 who served at that rank and retired at that rank. 2. They could be be an officer in the rank of Oberst in IR 26 who served at that rank and then subsequently became a general officer. 3. they could be an officer who had previously served in IR 26 and then retired with the uniform of IR 26 after serving with another regiment. 4. They could be an officer who served in IR 26 as an Oberstleutnant and who was characterised as an Oberst on retirement. 5. Ditto for all of the above in Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 26. 6. Not to mention Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 26. And yes, I do have the regimental history of IR 26 with its included Offizier-Stammliste and that will still not positively ID the owner of these boards. Regards Glenn

Chris, up to 1915 IR 26 officers wore shoulder boards with red underlay. These must date from the 21 September 1915 introduction of white Waffenfarbe for the infantry. There are others to throw into the mix. This from the regimental history. Of course some of these will not have been colonels and there may be some additional colonels who retired from other regiments with the uniform of IR 26 and perhaps some field officers of the regiment who also reached the rank of colonel but did not command it. Regards Glenn

Morning, these from the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg. He was elevated to the brevet (charakterisierter) rank of Generalmaor on etirement in 1920. The death notice outlines his career. Regards Glenn

Hi Brandon, welcome to the forum. I am not sure where you get a 459th Division from. As far as I am aware, the highest numbered division was the 303. Infanterie-Division (Divisions-Kommando 303) The highest numbered Reserve-Division was Nr. 82 The highest numbered Landwehr-Division was Nr. 85 The highest numbered Ersatz-Division was Nr. 19 Regards Glenn

Not easy with such a common name! Dr. jur. Otto Schmidt (Landwehrbezirk St. Wendel) was commissioned as a Leutnant d.R. in 2. Rheinisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 9 with a Patent of 27.1.10. He was transferred to Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 12 per order 10 September 1913. I fear finding his wartime promotions would be a very Laborious task! Regards Glenn

Morning, Richard von Kehler, born 1866 is "Luftschiffer" von Kehler. He moved around quite a bit! He returned to the Luftschiffer-Bataillon from FAR 39 on 1 October 1903 before going into reserve status on 30 July 1906. Yes, your Premier-Lieutenant is wrong; it was 18.10.96 Regards Glenn

Hi, he was a former one year volunteer. He entered active service in Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 18. Portepee-Fähnrich: 22.5.89 Sekonde-Lieutenant: 21.7.89 Hauptmann (ohne Patent): 14.9.00 Major d.R.: 27.1.15 He received during the war also the WF3aX and ÖM3K Regards Glenn

Hi David, his awards from the last peacetime Rangliste (he died in 1916) and a portrait. Regards Glenn

Hi Chris, ditto!! I think it was a sweetener of a term for being made redundant! Regards Glenn

Johnny, interesting conversion. The name is actually Teubner. Arnold Teubner was born in Neu-Ruppin on 19 August 1874 and was and was a former cadet. He was commissioned into Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 97 on 17 March 1894 as a Sekonde-Lieutenant (Leutnant). Promoted to Oberleutnant on 19 May 1903, he was transferred to the naval infantry on 1 October 1904 as assigned to the 1. Seebataillon. He returned to the army with effect 1 December 1908 as an Oberleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 143 where he was promoted to Hauptmann on 27 January 1911. His last pre-war assignment was to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 26 as the commander of the 3rd company, to which he was transferred on 21 April 1911. Promoted to Major on 25 November 1916. He retired as a Major on 22 November 1919 with permission to wear the regimental uniform. Presumably characterised as an Oberstleutnant at some later date. Regards Glenn

Hi Alex, very nice! Some more biographical information here from the Naval medical officers' Stammliste. Regards Glenn

Morning, Ancestry.de gives a date of death as 16 October 1946. It is not explicit about place of death but his place of burial (Bestattungsort) is Freiburg in Baden. Major: 18.10.12 E Regards Glenn

Hi chaps, just an aside on the business of researching early post Napoleonic War Prussians. As stated above 1813-1816 is pretty much a black hole as regards published Ranglisten. However, there are some excellent lists reproduced in the Prussian official history of the Prussian Army of the Wars of Liberation; Das Preußische Heer der Befreiungskriege. Although not name indexed, they are at least readable!! I have attached couple of examples below. Moving on to the published army lists. These were published from 1817 onwards. These, however do present the researcher with some difficulties. The print quality is not great and sometimes the names can be less than clear. Until 1830, they are NOT name indexed! Until 1820 only the permanent active staff of the Landwehr regiments are listed. The Landwehr officers are NOT (hence some difficulty with Herr Storch above!) As a baseline for personal research I have indexed the 1817 edition in Excel (7993 entries) The Militär (Militair-Wochenblatt) was published from 1816 onwards. This lists all promotions, transfers, retirements, dismissals, awards and deaths. Again, however, no name indices until at least the late 1860s. The Offiziersnomenklatur which Leonard linked to above is extremely useful (especially for first names) but unfortunately the GStA holdings are incomplete and not every individual can be found. I do not think military officials are in there also. These early guys can be a bit hit and miss. Regards Glenn

HI ArHo, agreed; here is his promotion to Premier-Lieutenant as gazetted in the Militair-Wochenblatt Nr 168 of 11 Sweptember 1819. It gives a promotion date of 28 August 1819. Regards Glenn

Hi ArHo, oh ye of little faith ?? This from the Offizier-Stammliste of the Neumärkischer Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 3 (formerly Nr. 6). He was briefly an active cavalry officer. Regards Glenn

ArHo, if you could please supply his name, I can look through my stuff. Regards Glenn

Hello, Schwarzer Adler Orden awarded 11 October 1905. No RAO. Regards Glenn

Hi Claudius, yes. Regards Glenn

That is correct. Regards Glenn