Glenn J

Paul, some snippets on his earlier career: Frhr. v. Bierdermann was born in Chemnitz and entered Sch?tzen-Regiment "Prinz Georg" Nr. 108 in 1871. In 1876 he was appointed as the Adjutant of 2. Bat. 8. Landwehr-Regiment D?beln. Returning to his regiment in 1878 he was promoted to Hauptmann on transfer to 6. Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 105 on 22 Feb 1886. Regards Glenn

Rick, He was transfered as the "Platz" Engineer on the island of Helgoland on 1 August 1911 with a simultaneous subordination to the 1. Ingenieur-Inspektion. His final prewar transfer to the staff of the Engineer Committee in Berlin was on 20 November 1913. Regards Glenn

Chris, ALL officers and military officials with equivalent officers' rank were authorized to wear a Litewka and later Kleiner Rock. Regards Glenn

webr55 does have a point, my Langenscheidt dictionary gives a translation of ?konom as an "agriculturist" whereas ?kononomie as either economy or agricultural undertaking. Regards Glenn

SPM, no your man is not the Graf. The Freiherr died in 1886. Graf von Beust was a former Sachsen-Weimar officer who died in 1889. He was born a Graf. Regards Glenn

Heiko, ?konom. Regards Glenn

Hi UM, that would be Generallieutenant Friedrich Hermann Graf von Beust. Looking again at our Baron, the Litzen on his collar and the "embossed" (gepre?te) appearance of the half-moons on his epaulettes suggests that of the Sachsen-Altenburg Kontingent pre 1866. Regards Glenn

Heiko, from his entry in the 1904/05 Ordens-Almanach he was an economist living in M?llheim, Baden. Thats all! Regards Glenn

SPM, the biggest problem is that in the Gotha covering the Barons (Freiherren) no Tilo Freiherr v. Beust is listed. I am thinking that "Tilo" must have been a name he commonly used but was not Christened as such. Judging from the age of the photo (1860 -1870 ish) this leaves two "suspects" from the 1st or Moderwitz line: Major a.D. Joachim Friedrich Ottomar Freiherr v. Beust, 7 Oct 1910 - 19 Sep 1886, former Ducal Saxon-Altenburg Major and Major a.D. Gottlieb August Maximilian Freiherr v. Beust, 12 May 1827 - 6 Mar 1909. a former Prussian Major retired in 1872. It cannot be the latter as he held only a long service medal in 1871. Regards Glenn

The Regimental Commander of G.G.R.4 was Oberst (27.1.18 F) Karl Oskar August Freiherr Grote, born 15 September 1865 at Nienburg a.d.W. He commanded the regiment from 22 Jan 1918 - 26 Jul 1918 moving on to command the 73. Infanterie-Brigade. He died on 20 December 1953 as a Generalmajor a.D. He was a battalion commander in I.R. 72 in 1914. Regards Glenn

Hi Areim, here is his entry in the Stammliste of the Kaiser Wilhelms Akadamie. Regards Glenn

Fregattenkapit?n Paul Vehlhaber born 19.9.93 in Parchim in Mecklenburg. Promoted to that rank on 1.10.40. 8.37-4.40: Administration Officer Ships' Artillery School. 4.40-5.40: Administration Officer 1. Abteilung Ships' Artillery School. 5.40-9.42: Administration Officer Flak School. 9.42-1.43: Administration Officer Artillery Arsenal Wilhelmshaven. 1.43: Placed at Disposal (z.V.) Regards Glenn

Today I received in the post a copy of the extremely rare January 1911 Prussian reserve and Landwehr officers' list. As a bonus I found inside the front cover the invoice or Rechnung to its original owner who bought it nearly a 100 years ago! Leutnant der Reserve Paul Ferdinand Peddinghaus, a factory owner in Barmen, later Hagen was a reserve officer in Husaren-Regiment Nr. 17. He was commissioned on the 18.10.02. Promoted to Oberleutnant der Reserve on 18.11.11 he presumably rose to the rank of Rittmeister der Reserve during the war (sometime after May 1916). He survived the war. Incidentally he paid considerably less for it than I did. Regards Glenn

Paul, something to consider: the label is dated December 1942 for an Oberarzt (Oberleutnant). It is inconcieveable that he could have risen to the rank of Oberfeldarzt (Oberstleutnant) in the next 30 months. Regards Glenn

Dave, Eugen August Gandenberger von Moisy. Regards Glenn

Daniel, my pleasure A lovely photo. Gandenberger v. Moisy wears the adjutants' sash on account of his being the 1. Adjutant to the Governor of Kiautschou. Regards Glenn

Daniel, I have it and will post it for you. Regards Glenn

It seems likely that all four were brothers. All are shown as being protestant and being the son of an Oberst i.G. The two wartime Knights are definitley brothers being the sons of Oberst i.G. Karl Schoch and Maria n?e Heymann. Regards Glenn

Dave, his pre-war career. Wilhelm Valentin Ludwig Gandenberger v. Moisy: Born 2 November 1868 in Gie?en. Cadet School at Oranienstein and graduation from Gro?-Lichterfelde as a Sekonde-Lieutenant on 22.3.1887 and assigned to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 111. 1.10.90-1.3.91: Attached to the Milit?r-Turnanstalt. 1.10.91-31.3.92: Instructor at the Potsdam Cadet School. 1.4.92-31.3.95: Assigned to the Pl?n Cadet School. 14.5.1894: Premier-Lieutenant. 22.1.95: Placed on the establisment of Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 99. 1.10.95-21.7.1898: War Academy Course. 1.10.98: Assigned to the I. Seebataillon 18.1.01: Hauptmann and company commander 15.10.01: Transfered to Infanterie-Regiment Markgraf Ludwig Wilhelm (3. Bad.) Nr. 111. 1.10.02: Placed ? la suite to III. Seebataillon and assigned to the Kiautschou Government and simultaneously until 28.8.03 Town Major of Kiautschou. 20.8.07: Assigned as company commander of 8./Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 110. 10.10.12: Promoted to supernumary Major and assigned to the Regimental Staff of Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 110. Regards Glenn

And one Leutnant der Seewehr 2. Aufgebots der Matrosenartillerie with a Patent of 27.1.03 H10h. Herr Vogegesang was on the strength of Landwehrbezirk I Oldenburg. Regards Glenn

Chris, not sure about the signature but your Vogelgesang is one Mar.-Intendanturrat Ernst Vogelgesang, with a Bestellung as such from 1.10.12 B. Regards Glenn

Dave, III./I.R. 75 was Prussian. It's two sister battalions being affiliated to the Free and Hanseatic City of Bremen. According to the Wehrordnung, Stade belonged to the Prussian Regierungsbezirk of Stade. Regards Glenn

Hauptmann Dr. phil. Max Wei? retired from the Army on 18 August 1913 with permission to wear the uniform of Infanterie-Regiment Herzog Karl von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (6. Ostpreu?isches) Nr. 43. Following his retirement he was an assistant in the Reich Colonial office and living at Bayerischer Platz 13/14 in Berlin. Regards Glenn

Stijn, wrong Wei?!! The correct Wei? was not in the Schutztruppe but attached to the Reichs-Kolonial-Amt from I.R. 148: Char. Hauptmann Max Wei?. This from the 1913 Army List. Regards Glenn

Stijn, MK3 = Knight's Cross of the Order of the Wendish Crown SA3B = Saxon Albrecht's Order Knight's Cross 2nd Class BKO4 = Belgian Crown Order Knight NH5a = Netherlands Oranien House Order Knight's Cross 1st Class ?ek3 = Austrian Order of the Iron Crown 3rd Class Regards Glenn