Glenn J

Rick, if this chap is an Oberj?ger (and I agree with Chip and Dave that he most probably is) then he is narrowed down to a cast of three. Only three Line J?ger NCOs were awarded the EK1 in 1870/71 and all of them in the then named 1. Schlesisches J?ger-Bataillon Nr. 5: Oberj?ger Hausknecht Oberj?ger Gude Oberj?ger Meermann. Regards Glenn

I have checked both the Gotha "Briefadel" register in which the family Krug von Nidda are listed and the Reichsmarine Ranglisten going back as far as 1870. No Navy officer of that name. Regards Glenn

Hi Rick, I have a first name for you Major Waldemar Kobe von Koppenfels born in Erfurt on 27 September 1874. The Good Major was not always a "baggage handler" but was originally commissioned into the 2. Hannoversches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 26 on the 18th of August 1894. He served with this Field Artillery Regiment including service as the Adjutant of I./FAR 26 until transfering to Husaren-Regiment K?nig Humbert von Italien (1. Kurhessisches) Nr. 13 in the second half of 1904. He was seconded to the Rheinisches Train-Bataillon Nr. 7 on the 1st of April 1908 for a year followed by his definitive transfer to that branch of service in 1909 in the same unit. He was promoted to Rittmeister, provisionally without a Patent on the 18th of October 1909 and appointed as the company commander of 3./T.B. 9 the same day. He received his substantive promotion to Rittmeister on the 16th of June 1911 having in the meantime been tranfered as the company commander of 2./T.B. 2. His final prewar transfer was as the company commander of 2./Els?ssische Train-Abteilung Nr. 15. on the 22nd of March 1914. Sekonde-Lieutenant/Leutnant: 18.8.94 U8u Oberleutnant: 15.9.04 F Rittmeister: 16.6.11 P6p Major: 18.7.17 Y Regards Glenn

Looks suspiciously like Generalleutnant Gustav Freiherr von Perfall (2.2.1883 - 27.2.1969) Regards Glenn

Hi Claudio, I never forget a name One Offizieraspirant Kieser (Landwehrbezirk Celle) of Leib-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 8 was commissioned as a Leutnant der Reserve on the 20th of March 1915 with a Patent of seniority of 22nd March 1915. As I mentioned in an earlier post he is neither listed in the list of KIA officers or the Officers' Association list but he did exist! Regards Glenn

The only suspect I have found and that concurs with Rick's assessment that this guy was getting on a bit was one Hauptmann der Landwehr a.D. Leopold Graebener of Landwehrbezirk Karlsruhe: Hptm. 15.2.87 Pr.Lt. 8.6.78 Sek.Lt. 18.7.70 He retired from the Landwehr in 1896/1897 He is listed in the 1904/05 Ordensalmanach under the name Gr?benber as an Hofgarten-Direktor. Regards Glenn

Rick, Kev, probably Albert Edler von Berka of K.u.K. Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 12. Edler von Berka was certainly no "flyer". Promoted to Hauptmann on 1 November 1909, he was still a captain in early 1918 so presumably this photo dates from late 1918. An Oberleutnant since 1 May 1899 he was serving with Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 27 before the war. Regards Glenn

Paul, I tracked down Dr. Jaensch's promotion to Assistenzarzt der Reserve: 24.12.14. Although I can't make out the date on the EK2 document it appears to be signed in June 1915? Presumably therefore Dr. Jaensch was still an Unterarzt der Reserve at the time of the action in October 1914 which won him the award. The gazetting of his promotion shows him as assigned to Reserve-Feldlazarett 31 (VI. Reserve-Korps) in December 1914. Regards Glenn

Sal, although the Patent dates of Reserve and Landwehr officers are not published in the Prussian Army Lists, they are published in the Milit?r-Wochenblatt. The basic problem however is that these are very rare and difficult to obtain and even then, it would appear that the majority are then bound withount any name indices. Luckily, living in Germany as I am, I am able to visit the libraries and archives where they have these things and do some serious photocopying. Then comes the indexing There is an history of R.I.R 111. If I come across a copy I will certainly look to see if he is in there or if there is a photo. Regards Glenn

Sal, I am revisiting this topic after having now found Herr Westmark's promotion dates to Oberleutenant and Hauptmann der Landwehr: Oberleutnant d.L.: 21.12.09 Hauptmann d.L.: 22.3.14 Regards Glenn

Joe, Generalfeldmarschall Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler (19 Jan 1836 - 26 Oct 1919), the long serving commander of XVI. Armee-Korps from 1890 - 1903. Regards Glenn

JB, the rank is that of a Feldintendantur-Assistent Stellvertreter - A SNCO holding down the appointment of an Intendance official roughly equivalent to a Leutnant. Regards Glenn

I would not have thought that Kempfer was such a rare name but after much searching I eventually came across the only example of the name so far that I have been able to trace and given the date and regiment is most probabably our man: Offizieraspirant Kempfer's commission as a Leutnant der Reserve of Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 57 was gazetted on the 20th of March 1915 with a Patent of seniority as such from the 22nd of March 1915. The use of the term Offizieraspirant denoted an individual attending a reserve officer course at one of the large training centres such as Warthelager, Elsenborn, Lockstedt, Sennelager or Munster. It therefore does not sound like he was ever a graduate of the cadet corps. Regards Glenn

Just in case you think I made this up Here is the hideous medieval Gothic typeface in all its glory. Herr H?gel was only about the 28,000th individual indexed so far in my 1915 MWB. Regards Glenn

Hi Rick, indices are wonderful things Vizefeldwebel der Reserve H?gel of Landwehrbezirk I Bremen was commissioned as a Leutnant der Reserve in Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 75 with a Patent dated 15.2.15. Regards Glenn

Alexandre, ?Oberst: 24.3.28 ?Oberstleutnant: 1.1.21 ?Major: ?Hauptmann: 1.11.14 ?Oberleutnant: 1.11.11 ?Leutnant: 1.11.05 ?F?hnrich: 18.8.04 Regards Glenn

Alexandre, Promotions: ?Oberleutnant: 24.10.00 ?Hauptmann: 23.6.07 ?Major: 28.10.12 Regards Glenn

Hi Alexandre, most of those promotion dates are wrong. Here are General Materna's dates of rank from the published Austrian Army Lists ?Oberleutnant: 1.11.11 ?Hauptmann: 1.5.15 ?Major: ?Oberstleunant 1.9.24 ?Oberst: 26.6.29 Regards Glenn

Hi Chris, the promotion was gazetted in the February 1915 edition 37/38 of the Milit?r-Wochenblatt. Three Vizefeldwebel were commisioned with seniority as Leutnants der Landwehr I in L.I.R. Nr. 4 on the same day: Vizefeldwebel Gaede Vizefeldwebel Kunze Vizefeldwebel Weszkalnies Regards Glenn

I managed to find the promotion date of Ludwig Weszkalnies to Leutnant d.L. Vizefeldwebel Weszkalnies of Landwehrbezirk Tilsit was commissioned as a Leutnant der Landwehr Infanterie 1. Aufgebots into Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 4 on the 1st of February 1915. Regards Glenn

General Loeb became commander of the 8th Cavalry Brigade on the 2nd of May 1908 whilst still an Oberst. He held the command for nearly four years until retiring on the 20th of February 1912 with the brevet rank of Generalleutnant. He had been promoted to Generalmajor on the 22nd of March 1910. Regards Glenn

Les, I have the January 1989 ZfH in front of me now. The article is titled as you describe in your earlier post. It states that General Loeb was born in Kaldenhof (Kreis Hamm) on the 23rd of January 1853 and that he belonged to an old Jewish family. I get the impression from the article that the General may well have practiced his religion although it is not explicitly stated. What it does say is that when General Loeb was initially appointed as the commander of the 8th Cavalry Brigade at Halle, the appointment was not met with universal approval by the officers of K?rassier-Regiment Nr. 7 and Husaren-Regiment Nr. 12. However it appears that the General soon won the respect of his subordinates. Regards Glenn

Communications again I have not managed to ascertain the first name of Herr Wachs but here are his promotions: Leutnant d.R.: 16.7.99 Oberleutnant d.R. : 18.10.09 Hauptmann d.L. 12.10.14 His civilian profession was that of a foresty official in the Prussian Forestry Administration. He held the grade of Forstassessor in 1906 and was resident in Olpe (about 13 miles North North West of Siegen). By 1914 all things being equal he should have progressed to the grade of Oberf?rster. He survived the war. Regards Glenn

I am incommunicado at the moment My internet connection at home last night and this morning is "down". Hopefully it will be resolved today. Regards Glenn

Dan, Oberst Richard Hentsch, born 18 Dec 1869 at K?ln, died 13 Feb 1918 at Bucharest. A Saxon infantry officer turned General Staff Officer. Sekonde-Lieutenant: 22.1.90 B Premier-Lieutenant/Oberleutnant: 21.4.97 Hauptmann: 19.4.01 H Major: 27.3.09 C Oberstleutnant: 20.4.14 Oberst: 17.1.16 Attached to the Great Prussian General Staff as a Premier-Lieutenant in 1899 he was assigned to the Central Department of the Saxon General Staff in 1901 and further to the staff of XII. Army Corps. On the 23rd of April 1904 he was appointed as a company commander in I.R.103 until 19 Mar 1906 when he was again assigned to the Great Prussian General Staff. On the 13th of September 1912 he returned to the General Staff of the XII. Army Corps until the 1st of April 1914 when he went back again to the Great Prussian General Staff. On the 2nd of August 1914 he became head of the "Foreign Armies" Department on the staff of the Field Army in which position he remained until the 12th of September 1915 when he became deputy Chief of Staff (Oberquartiermeister) of the 11th Army. Later that month he took over the same position on the staff of Heeresgruppe Mackensen until the 1st of March 1917 when he became the Chief of Staff of the Military Administration in Rumania. He died in this position the following February. Awarded the PLM on 23 Sep 1917. Regards Glenn