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Hi David, The only officer of that name serving in the Prussian Army was Gustav von der Heyde. (1785-1863) His name is spelt as von der Heiden in the 1817 Rangliste (Major 15.1.17) and thereafter as von der Heyde. He was, however an infantry officer who rose to the rank of Generalleutnant. If you think this is your guy, I can post further details. Regards Glenn

David, a, bit sketchy I am afraid as the first Bavarian Military Handbook was not published until 1831, his very early career is a bit tricky. He is shown as an Oberlieutenant (15.6.30) in the 1. Cürassier-Regiment in 1831 and as a Rittmeister (20.1.40) in 6. Cheveaulegers-Regiment. Major (21.8.48) 1, Cürassier-Regiment Oberstlieutenant (30.6.51) 1. Cheveaulegers-Regiment He rose to the command of the 2. Cheveaulegers-Regiment Taxis (1855-57) as an Oberst (31.3.55) As a retired officer his decorations were as follows: The commemorative medal for 1813, 1814, 1815 Knight's Cross of the Greek Order of the Redeemer Greek volunteer medal (GDF) Regards Glenn

David, my pleasure. Priesdorff gives a date of birth of 17 April 1791 at Elbing. Regards Glenn

Morning David, Johann Wilhelm Tiehsen. Also variously spelt as Tihsen in the 1817 Prussian Rangliste and Thiesen in the Militär-Wochenblatt! 12 February 1813: Seconde-Lieutenant 22 May 1816: Premier-Lieutenant I found him listed as a Seconde-Lieutenant with the Preußische Artillerie-Brigade from 1813 to 1815 latterly with the 6 pounder English Foot Battery Nr. 20 in 1815. Seemed to have served with the 1. Artillerie-Brigade throughout his post Napoleonic wars career. Promoted to Capitain on 27 June 1817 and retired on 4 November 1838 on being granted the rank of Major. Died 25 December 1851 in Danzig. According to an entry at Ancestry.de, he was 60 years old when he died, so presumably born in 1791. Regards Glenn

Hi Peter, as is often the case with noble double names, he is listed in the index twice with a reference to the primary surname. The listing you show says “von Neuburg, siehe (s.) or see Frhr. Thumb. This means look under Frhr. Thumb (page 1578 in the name index). He would be generally known as and referred to under the name of Thumb and not Neuburg. incidentally, I believe he was originally a Royal Württemberg cavalry officer, entering Prussian service in 1885/86. Regards Glenn

David, Rudolf Hans Burghard Casafranca von Saint Paul. probable date of entry around October 1869. He was promoted to Portepee-Fähnrich from the rank of Oberjäger in Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 5 on 12 July 1870. He was promoted to Seconde-Lieutenant on 5 March 1871 and to Premier-Lieutenant on 13 May 1880. He was attached for service with the chief of the Landgendarmerie from 14 February 1880 and was transferred to the Landgendarmerie on 12 April 1881. Promoted to Hauptmann on 14 February 1888 and to Major on 18 October 1897, he retired with the uniform of JB 5 on 25 November 1898. Regards Glenn

My pleasure. Not sure why you could not find him the Prussian Ranglisten. This his is final entry in the last peacetime edition of 1914 as the commander of 8. Kavallerie-Brigade. The General (1855-1933) rose to the rank of Generalleutnant (18.6.17) and command of the 4. Kavallerie-Division. Regards Glenn

Baron Thumb was a former 2. Garde-Ulanen officer. In Daniel's picture he wears the uniform of a Rittmeister of the Detachement Garde-Jäger zu Pferde of which he was the detachment commander in 1898. The detachment was subordinated to the Leib-Garde-Husaren-Regiment in Potsdam. Regards Glenn

please try again, my inbox was full! Regards Glenn

Guys, you are all very kind and your comments are very much appreciated. I think the easiest way ahead is this: If you pm me with tour email addresses, I will send you the entire site as a zipped file and then you will have all the information you need. Regards Glenn

Hi Sandro, after not updating the site for some years, l decided to cease paying the server fees and monthly software “enhancements” for my dated site. I have of course everything on my hard drive and should you need anything, please feel free to ask. Regards Glenn

Matt, that is the later General der Infanterie Rudolf Lüters. Regards Glenn

Andreas, he was a full Generalleutnant with a Patent of 20 Sep 66 L. He retired on 7 January 1868. His entry from the 1910 edition of the "Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen Häuse" Regards Glenn

Sorry Andreas, I do not have him. Someone to look out for! Regards Glenn

General Schöpflin's career is detailed in various Offizier-Stammlisten, this from Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 53, He retired from pre-war active service effective 17 February 1913 from his position as the commander of 33. Division. His residence in Metz was at Ponceletstrasse 13 (13 Rue Poncelet). The photo dates after his 15 May 1912 award of the star to his Red Eagle Order 2nd class with oak leaves. Regards Glenn

I would think Generalleutnant Albert Schöpflin. Regards Glenn

For all intents and purposes, the rank insignia of 1848 is the same as 1870 and indeed 1914, although the epaulettes were then not used for field or daily service wear. I have attached a couple of uniform plates that give a feel for the period around 1845 to 1850. Regards Glenn

Morning Andreas, yes, in Husaren-Regiment Nr. 14. Here his promotion from Unteroffizier to Portepee-Fähnrich on 9 December 1869 as listed in the Militär-Wochenblatt. Regards Glenn

Andreas, everything I have seen would lead me to the progression from Avantegeur (Fanhnenjunker), Unteroffizier and then Fähnrich. Occasionally one sees promotion to Fähnrich from the rank of Gefreiter. One has to understand that these promotions were very rapid and followed only a relatively short period of service. Regards Glenn

He is described as a "Fahnenjunker" in Möller-Witten's history of the Orden Pour le Mérite. As active officers for the most part were of course volunteers, the term "Freiwilliger" is in a sense correct. The term used at the time for those individuals who entered service directly in a unit with a view to a commission was "Avantegeur". As can be seen from the extract from the Militär-Wochenblatt issue 88 of 22 July 1871, the then Unteroffizier Mudra of the Garde-Pionier-Bataillon was promoted to Portepee-Fähnrich on 15 July 1871. Regards Glenn

Hi, Line Kürassier officers wore white shoulder board underlay and white epaulette fields regardless of regimental facing colour. Regards Glenn

As can be seen from his entry in this Stammliste from Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1, Dr. Bobrik was not originally a career medical officer (hence he did not attend the Kaiser Wilhelms-Akademie and has no entry in that organisation's Stammliste). Following his lengthy tour with GR 1, he was promoted to Oberstabsarzt 2. Klasse on 30 July 1885 and appointed as the garrison medical officer in Danzig. On 15 May 1886 he was appointed as the regimental medical of Kürassier-Regiment Nr. 3. On 28 February 1891 he was awarded the Character of an Oberstabsarzt 1. Klasse (Major) and received a Patent as such on 24 October 1891. On 3 April 1897 he was appointed as the Divisions-Arzt (restyled as Generaloberarzt on 31 March 1898) of the 2. Division with a Patent of 24 April 1896. He was transferred in the same capacity to the 1. Division on 28 March 1899 and retired on 18 August 1903 with the Character of a Generalarzt. He was promoted to Assistenz-Arzt 1. Klasse on 16 May 1868 and to Stabsartz on 20 February 1872. Regards Glenn

Andreas, I do not have a place of birth at this time. However, he actually entered Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 2 as an "Avantegeur" (Fahnenjunker) in October 1874. He was initially promoted to the rank of Unteroffizier and subsequently to Portepee-Fähnrich on 15 May 1875. He was not a former cadet. Regards Glenn

He was elevated to the princely rank of Fürst from that of a Graf (Count) on 18 April 1914. Regards Glenn

Hello Andreas, yes, he is the former Hannoverian Kronprinz Dragoner officer. He had two Patents as a Premier-Lieutenant, the earlier from Hannover and then the November 1866 seniority once incorporated into the Prussian army. He was indeed initially assigned to HR 8 in 1867 and did not enter 2. GUR until 1887 as its commander. Please find below his entry from Kleist's "Die Generale der Königlich Preußischen Armee von 1840-1890". See also his entry in the Militär-Wochenblatt (Annex to Issue 11 of 16 March 1867, page 13) Regards Glenn