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Stephen, Kaiserlich und K?niglich (Imperial and Royal). Regards Glenn

Ian, Johannes Anton Dietrich von Schlieben 2 Mar 1893-27 Apr 1984. A former Saxon cadet, commissioned in the Garde-Reiter-Regiment (1. schweres Regiment) he remained on active duty with the Reichsheer between the wars. I am not sure when or how he became qualified as an engineer officer! F?hnrich: 8.2.13 Leutnant: 24.2.14 (Patent 22.6.12) Oberleutnant: 2.8.17 J (Reichsheer Patent 18.8.17 (16)) Rittmeister: 1.4.25 (21) Major: 1934 Oberstleutnant: 1.10.36 Oberst: 1.6.39 Generalmajor: 1.1.43 1920-1932: 12. (s?chsisches) Reiter-Regiment 1933: Stab 2. Kavallerie-Division 1.10.35-1.3.39: Kdr. Pionier-Bataillon 42 (mot) 3.39-10.39: Kdr. Pionier-Bataillon 86 (mot) 10.39-Early 42: Armee-Pionierf?hrer 6. Armee 1.7.42-End 43: Kdr. Annahme-Stab f?r Offizier Bewerbe. V (Admissions staff for officer applicants) Mar-May 44: Gen. z.b.V. Heeresgruppe S?d (General for special employment) May-Aug 44: Gen. z.b.V. Heeresgruppe Nord Aug-Dec 44: Kdt. Befestigung Brabant (Fortress Brabant) Jan-May 45: H?h. Pi. Kdr. He is wearing the Cross of an Ehrenritter of the Johanniter-Orden on the left breast. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the St- Heinrichs-Orden on the 14 Oct 1915 for his conduct on the 9 Sep 1915 during the assault on the heights of Ballin-Dessau south of Friedrichstadt in Courland by the 23. Kavallerie-Brigade. Shame about the inheritance Regards Glenn

Greetings old Namesake! Egon Friedrich Wilhelm von Schlieben born at Niederfriedersdorf on 13 Nov 1852-27 Dec 1933 was a Saxon Infantry Officer originally commissioned in Sch?tzen-(F?silier-) Regiment "Prinz Georg" Nr. 108. Prior to his appointment as commander of the 2nd Grenadiers he had risen to be the second in command (Oberstleutnant beim Stabe) of this regiment. Sekondelieutenant: 2.11.74 Premierlieutenant: 1.4.81 Hauptmann: 1.4.87 Rr Major: 21.4.97 Oberstleutnant: 22.3.01 Oberst: 11.9.03 A Generalmajor: 21.5.1907 (ohne Patent) 24.2.1908 (Patent 18.2.1908 B?) Char. Generalleutnant: 23.5.11 11.9.1903-25.3.1907: Kdr. 2. Grenadier-Regiment Kaiser Wilhelm, K?nig von Preussen Nr. 101 25.3.1907-21.5.1907: Kdr. 6.k?nigl. S?chsische Infanterie-Brigade (mFb) 21.5.1907-24.9.1910: Kdr. 6.k?nigl. S?chsische Infanterie-Brigade 24.9.1910-23.9.1913: Kommandant von Dresden 23.9.1913: Retired with pension and the right to wear Generals? Uniform Recalled at mobilisation he once again became Kommandant of Dresden. Regards from Deutschland Glenn

Stephen, a Rittmeister is a cavalry captain. Major Alphons Freiherr von Wrede produced the multi-volume work "Geschichte der K.u.K. Wehrmacht" during the period 1898-1905. Regards Glenn

Stephen, my own sources regarding the pre 1900 Austrian Army are a little thin. Oberst Joseph Traxler commanded the 6th Uhlans from 1876-1879. As he is still listed as plain Joseph Traxler in Wrede's "Geschichte" it would appear he was enobled around 1879-1880. He is not listed as a commissioned officer or officer cadet in 1848 but appears in the 1859 Schematismus as a Rittmeister 2. Classe in the 9. Uhlanen-Regiment and holder of the Knight's Cross of the Tuscan Saint Stephan's Order. By 1865 he was still serving in the 9. Uhlanen-Regiment and had advanced to the rank of Rittmeister 1. Classe. He did not command a brigade or higher formation so in all probability retired as an Oberst, possibly a Brevet Major General. I would suggest an email or a letter to the Austrian War Archives who will most certainly have his records and will provide copies on request: kapost@oesta.gv.at Regards Glenn

Brian, HV = Heeresverwaltung or Army Administration. Worn by military officials. Regards Glenn

Hi Christophe, Oberstleutnant, later char. Generalmajor Georg Bruchm?ller. PLM on 01 May 1917 and OPLM on 26 Mar 18. Regards Glenn

Chris, Rick is correct, a former infantry officer: Friedrich Emil Georg Hermann Weygand, born 28 February 1881 at Gumbinnen in East Prussia, the son of Generalmajor Friedrich Weygand and Margarete n?e Miethke. Entered the armed as a "Two Year Volunteer" with a view to a commission in the 1. Kurhessisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 81 on the 5th of March 1900. Appointed F?hnrich on 15.12.00 and commissioned as a Leutnant on 18.10.01. Transfered to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 158 on 18.10.02 and then served an attachment with Feldartillerie-Regiment General-Feldzeugmeister (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3 from 1.11.05 to 21.7.06. Served another attachment with Fu?artillerie-Regiment Nr. 3 from 1.6.07 to 18.5.08 when he was definitively transfered to that regiment. Regards Glenn

Walter Weishaupt remained with WEI Liegnitz until July 1940 when he was assigned as the 3rd Admiral's Staff Officer (3. Asto.) on the staff of the commanding Admiral Norway. Promoted to Kapit?n zur See on 1.4.41, he was assigned to the Baltic Naval Station Command in March 1942. Placed at zur Verf?gung status in April 1942, he retired on 31.1.43. Regards Glenn

Paul, I have as yet been unable to determine Oberstleutnant Seitz's first name. However here is a little background information on his prewar career. Originally commissioned in Infanterie-Regiment von Grolmann (1. Posensches) Nr. 18 on the 20th of September 1890 he transfered to the II. See-Bataillon in 1893/94. By 1898 he was serving with the III. See-Bataillon and his award of the Third Class 2nd Grade Order of the Chinese Double Dragon was gazetted in the 24th of August 1898 edition of Milit?r-Wochenblatt. Seitz rejoined the Army on the 1st of November 1898 entering the 9. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 170. Promoted to Oberleutnant on the 27th of January 1899 and to supernumary Hauptmann on the 29th of May 1906 he was appointed as a company commander on the 16th of October 1906. Following his retirement in May 1914 the trail runs cold (for now). Regards Glenn

Hi Chris, Oberstleutnant Julius Ritter von Reichert (14 Jul 73 - 26 Aug 58). The title was hereditary. At mobilsation in 1914 he was the General Staff officer of the 5. Division in N?rnberg. Originally a field artillery officer, he was Chief of Staff of XV. Reserve-Korps from 23 Sep 1916 - 7 Nov 1918. Sekondelieutenant/Leutnant: 5.3.94 Oberleutnant: 9.3.02 Hauptmann: 16.10.08 Major: 10.9.14 Regards Glenn

Hi Chris, he was the personal Adjutant to the Prince and not the regiment. Regards Glenn

Chris, they are credited with the following engagements: 17.9.14-3.1.17: Positional Warfare in the Middle Vosges 27.1.15: Battle at Senones-Ban=de=Sapt (elements) 18-19.2.15: Assault on the heights south of Lusse (elements) 30.5.15: Battle at M?nil (30. R.D.) 22.6-24.7.15: Battle at Ban=de=Sapt (30. R.D.) 25-26.4.16: Battle on the heights north of Les Collins (30. R.D.) 15.3-5.4.17: Positional Warfare on the Aisne 6.4-27.5.17: Battle of the Aisne and Champagne 10.1-11.11.18: Positional Warfare in Lorraine and the Vosges Regards Glenn

Chris, he was commanding the 6. Bayer. Infanterie-Division from 10 July 1916 until assuming command of the G.K. XV. b.RK on 16 Oct 1916. Regards Glenn

At long last I found the date of his promotion to Generalmajor: 19 April 1901 - the same day he took over permanent command of the 64. Infanterie-Brigade. He had been the acting commander of the brigade (Mit der F?hrung beauftragt) since the 25th of February 1901. Regards Glenn

Matthias, Oberst Hermann Bauer was a former infantry turned cavalry officer who entered the Kaiser-Alexander-Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1 as a "One Year Volunteer" on the 1st of October 1861. He was transferred to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 68 as an Avantageur (Aspirant officer) on the 23 of August 1862 in which regiment he was commissioned the following year. He saw service in the Austro-German War of 1866 and from the 23rd of June 1866 to the 2nd of February 1868 was the Adjutant of the F?silier Battalion of his regiment followed by his appointment as Regimental Adjutant until the 1st of April 1870. On the 1st of April 1870 until the 16th of July 1870 he was detached for service with Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 7 which was made permanent on the latter date. Initially promoted to Premierlieutenant on the 3rd of March 1871 his Patent was improved on the 7th of August 1873 on transfer to Husaren-Regiment Nr. 13 where he was apppointed as a Squadron Commander on the 18th of July 1874. On the 16th of April 1889 he was assigned as the second in command (Major beim Stabe) of Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 14 until leaving active service as an Oberstlieutenant z.D. on 28 July 1892 and assigned as the commander of the 7. Gendarmerie-Brigade. He retired on the 25th of May 1899 with the uniform of Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 7. Secondelieutenant: 10.10.63 Premierlieutenant: 2.9.70 Rittmeister: 18.7.74 Major: 13.11.86 (Ohne Patent) 22.3.87 (Patent) Oberstlieutenant: 18.6.92 Oberst: 4.5.98 Regards Glenn

Chris, It is a huge tome standing abought eighteen inches high with hundreds of pages. And although it does cover the development of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army and the other states, the greater majority of the coverage is of WW1. You will be able to practice weightlifting with it Regards Glenn

Robert, the k?nigl.-S?chs. Karabinier-Regiment (2. schweres) was a Saxon "heavy" cavalry regiment analogous with a Prussian K?rassier Regiment. Formed on the 1st of November 1849 as the 3. Reiter-Regiment it took it's final title on the 23rd of April 1876. At the time the card was sent the regiment was serving as a Kavallerie-Sch?tzen-Regiment (dismounted cavalry rifle regiment) in the East in the Dvina (D?na) sector. It moved to Finland in March 1918. Regards Glenn

Paul Klinger was originally a Fahnenjunker in the 1. Chevaulegers-Regiment Kaiser Nikolaus von Ru?land and was promoted to the rank of F?hnrich on the 4th of February 1905. Commissioned into the 1. Chevaulegers-Regiment he was transferred to the 7. Chevaulegers-Regiment on the 1st of October 1906. The award of the EK2 was gazetted on the 3rd of November 1914. Regards Glenn

From the exhaustive history of the Infanterie-Leib-Regiment Regards Glenn

Hi Tony, these epaulettes are for a Prussian Stabsarzt and an Hauptmann in Infanterie-Regiment von Courbi?re (2. Posensches) Nr. 19. By the outbreak of WW1 these were relegated to parade and formal wear on the peacetime coloured tunics or Waffenrock although prior to the introduction of Feldachselst?cke in 1866 were worn in the field. Regards Glenn

Hi David, The basic effect in an officer corps where promotion was strictly governed by seniority would be more rapid promotion to the next rank for the officer concerned. Regards Glenn

Brian and David, Wilhelm von Kummer, in 1901 an officer in the Ostasiatisches Reiter-Regiment. He returned to the 2. Garde-Ulanen-Regiment after service in China. In 1904/1905 he briefly served with the 2. Feldregiment (beritten) of the Schutztruppe for German Southwest Africa before again returning to the 2. Garde-Ulanen-Regiment on the 18th of July 1905. He was appointed as commander of the 4th Squadron of his regiment on the 22nd of March 1907. He transferred to the Leib-Dragoner-Regiment (2. Gro?herzoglich Hessisches) Nr. 24 in 1912/13 as commander of the 4th Squadron. I have yet to determine his Major's promotion date but the Ehrenrangliste shows him as an Oberstleutnant a.D. Sekonde-Lieutenant: 14.12.95 L (improved to 28.1.94) Oberleutnant: 29.5.03 C (improved to 19.8.00) Rittmeister (ohne Patent): 22.3.07 Rittmeister: 18.7.07 J8j Major: Regards Glenn

Claudio surely thats a prewar photograph. Regards Glenn

Robert, that would appear to be Rudolf Schmundt behind Baur in the second photograph and Ernst Udet in he last Regards Glenn