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Thanks Andreas, here is his biography from the Offizier-Stammliste of the Kaiser Franz Garde-Grenadier-Regiment. Regards Glenn

Hi Laurentius, Dr. Ahles does not appear to have reached the equivalent of general officer rank. It is possible that the engraving was a much later rendition of Dr. Eichheimer. He was still serving in 1842 with exactly the same decorations as shown in your portrait. He served as the General-Stabsarzt of the Bavarian Army from 1826 to 1847. I can't find anyone else with those exact decorations at this rank. He was only awarded a Military Merit order 3rd Class on 1 January 1843 Regards Glenn

I found this picture dated 1833 of Friedrich Eichheimer. The likeness is not immediately apparent. In 1832 only two serving medical officials are listed with a Militär-Sanitäts-Ehrenzeichen in Gold. The other is a Divison Stabsarzt Dr. Carl Ahles. He is shown with the same orders by 1836. Regards Glenn

Hi chaps, I would go along with a very senior military medical official in the late twenties/early thirties. At this period, medical officials did not wear epaulettes. This chap may well be our man from 1831 and the collar braid corresponds with the rank. Regards Glenn

Oberst Boeckh (18.11.37-4.11.1908) spent much of his career with the corps of cadets from early 1866 onwards. Although he returned to his regiment, the Kaiser Franz Garde-Grenadier-Regiment for the campaign in Bohemia in 1866 (fighting at Alt-Rognitz and Königgrätz), he remained at the cadet school in Wahlstatt during the Franco-German war. He served at Plön for numerous years, starting in 1873, becoming the commander there on 22 January 1880 as a Major. He left some ten years later as a charakterisierter Oberst on 18 October 1890 to become the director of the military orphanage in Potsdam. Retiring on 27 September 1893, he died in Berlin in 1908. Regards Glenn

Morning, much earlier than that: Oberst Friedrich Boeckh commanding in Plön in the eighties. Regards Glenn

Hi Chris, I would think the chap at front right with the suspended monocle. Regards Glenn

Chris, a couple of Fähnrichs. They wore the officers’ Tornister. Regards Glenn

Chip, Chris, discontinued in 1888. Most probably a Landwehr Jäger officer in the I. Armeekorps area. Regards Glenn

Your first chap is the then Major (later General der Infanterie) Erwin Oßwald. Regards Glenn

I would certainly recommend Jürgen Kraus' " Die feldgraue Uniformierung des deutschen Heeres 1907-1918". It exhaustively covers all branches of the military administration in its 2nd volume. Regards Glenn

Chris, Ritter von Steiner? Regards Glenn

Hi Andreas, that makes perfect sense. Ritter von Beckh commanded RW-Inf.Rgt 47 and that appears to be brigade commander of RW-Brigade 24, Oberst Jakob Ritter von Danner to his left. Regards Glenn

Guys, I have this young Ludwig Freiherr von Malsen in 1894. Regards Glenn

This from the naval "crew book" of 1907. Regards Glenn

Gentlemen, Generalmajor Günther von Bünau, commanding 81. Infanterie-Brigade in Lübeck around 1897/98 Regards Glenn

yes, EK1 as published in "Die Ritter des eisernen Kreuzes" Band 1, Heft 1. Regards Glenn

Indeed, as mentioned earlier, Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 19 (1. Württembergisches) Regards Glenn

I should think Oberst a.D. Karl Landbeck, formerly of Ulanen-Regiment 19. The Schaumberg-Lippe House Order 4th class certainly points to him. This from the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg. Regards Glenn

Matt, This is Oberst Eduard Bornhausen. Regards Glenn

Chris, Major Karl von Wachter commanding I./Leib-Infanterie-Regiment. Regards Glenn

That appears to Albert Ritter von Beckh to the right of the officer at front centre. I think probably very early post war. Regards Glenn

Peter, Trooper D has already mentioned captain Schartle. The following military attachés to the German Empire were listed in the 1912 edition of the "Gothaischer genealogischer Hofkalender nebst diplomatisch-statistichem Jahrbuch". USA: Captain S G Shartle Argentina: Major B B Pertiné Brazil: Colonel Fr E Jullien Bulgaria: Major Gantschew France: Colonel Pellé Great Britain: Colonel A Russell Italy: Colonel Count Calderari di Palazzolo Japan: Lieutenant-Colonel Count Sano Austria-Hungary: Major Freiherr von Bienerth Persia: Major Mirza Mehdi-Chan Rumania: Major L Mircesco Russia: Major General von Tatischtschew Sweden: Major Count de Schenfelt Siam: Lieutenant-Colonel Bhra Songsuradej Spain: Colonel J Sanchis Turkey: Major Enver-Bey I would surmise top to bottom: Russia USA France Brazil Spain Regards Glenn

Hello, the French colonel is Maurice Pellé, the military attaché in Berlin. I would assume the other four are the attachés from their respective countries. Regards Glenn

Hi, that does not say Ferd. but KARL. The letters after the date denote his seniority amongst other officers promoted on the same date. He survived the war, becoming a General Staff Hauptmann. As can bee seen from this photo from the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, he was reactivated in WW2. Regards Glenn