Glenn J

Andreas, I don't think there was a Musikdirektor of that name. He is wearing the pattern of uniform in use from 1898 to 1908. Are there any further clues on the card: location, date etc? can you provide an enlarged image of the Pickelhaube plate? Regards Glenn

Your Württemberg Rechnungsrat is Oberzahlmeister Joseph Heckmann of Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 126. Here is an earlier portrait from the Landesarchiv in Stuttgart. Regards Glenn

Dr. Adolf Hohe, originally a professional Bavarian army officer who retired as a major in 2, Infanterie-Regiment in 1891. Although qualified as a civilian medical doctor, he served in WW1 as the commander of the prisoner of war camp at Dillingen. Won his EK2 as an Oberlieutenant and adjutant of the 8. Infanterie-Brigade. Regards Glenn

No name on pic 9 yet. However, yes a Württemberg military official. Judging by the the white piping, an Oberzahlmeister, Rechnungsrat. Great photo! Regards Glenn

Well, here is a start: Pic 4. Generalleutnant Ludwig Freiherr von Tautphoeus (1860-1933) Pic 5. Rittmeister der Landwehr a.D. Vincent v. Dembinski. On the staff of 101. Infanterie-Division 1916. Regards Glenn Pic 8: Oberst z.D. (Generalmajor a.D.) Maximilian Koch of LIR 40. BZ2bX at the throat. Regards Glenn

Presumably Chip means the IV. Bataillon? Regards Glenn

Ian, he is not listed in Lohmann and Hildebrand's "Kriegsmarine 1939-1945 and as a non active officer he is not listed in the 1944 Kriegsmarine Rangliste. Regards Glenn

Which would make sense as he was the recipient of the Hessian Tapferkeitsmedaille. Regards Glenn

Hi Andreas, agreed, it does look a bit on the small side. The only other medical officer in this period with another medal and this combination is Dr. Carl Aurnhammer of 14. Infanterie-Regiment Hartmann. That is a Russian Crimean War Medal (RKM). Admittedly, 14. Infanterie-Regiment was in Nurnberg so that fits but the precedence is wrong? A better scan would help/ Best regards Glenn

The gentleman in post #28 is a senior military official of the intendance branch. Note the none reflective embossed "half-moons" on the epaulettes. These chaps were employed normally on corps and often on divisional staffs. Having checked those assigned to the headquarters of IV. Armee-Korps and 7. Division in Magdeburg throughout the period 1871-1890, only one individual is in the frame: Militär-Intendanturrat Reinhard Bredow on the intendance staff of IV. Armee-Korps in 1873 (promoted to that rank in that year). He is the only subject with just an EK2 70w listed (campaign medals not being listed in the Prussian army lists). Regards Glenn

Hi Rick, the Bavarian medical officer at post #34 can realistically only be one individual. If we assume that the medal in position one is a Bavarian Militär-Sanitäts-Ehrenzeichen and given it's position in the Bavarian precedence, that is all it can be.This photograph must have been taken sometime between 1871 and 1873 (when new pattern uniforms based on the Prussian model were introduced). Having trawled through just under 250 Bavarian medical officers, both active and Landwehr in 1871, then this is Regimentsarzt 2, Classe Dr. Julius Stein (1822-1908) of 6. Chevaulegers-Regiment Großfürst Constantin Nikolaiewitsch. Regards Glenn

Wonderful photos but for identification purposes the combination of an EK2 70w and a KDM 70-71 is just too generic on the uniform of a medical officer or subalternbeamte. I have a couple of suspects for #29 as the combination of an EK2 70w and an ME2 for an infantry officer is in fact rather rare. I want to dig around a little more on him. Regards Glenn

Chip, the Gorokhoff cavalry book is in English and Russian - great book. I sent you a pm Regards Glenn

Chris, looks like single litzen on the collar - Grenadier-Regiment Nr.3 If memory serves me correctly, the Guard did not wear numbers on the helmet cover. Regards Glenn

Easy one first: Oberstabsarzt Dr. Ernst Grimm of 4. GRzF. The Konstanz portrait is probably Oberstabsarzt 2. Klasse Dr. Jakob v. Kranz, Regimental medical officer of I.R. 114 in 1888. Regards Glenn

Hi Andreas, K(C)urt v. Plüskow, Known awards: KO4, EK1, HOH3X, HEK3aX, BM4Kr, MG3, JK5, PL5, TH Regards Glenn

Andreas, the photo was taken in Weingarten, presumably immediately after the announcement of his transfer back to Prussia but before the award of the WF2b a couple of weeks later, i.e. in February 1905. Here is a shot following his award of the WF2b. A couple of shots from the 1905 Rangliste and the notice in the 1905 Württemberg Militär-Wochenblatt announcing his placement zur Disposition. Thanks also Andy! Regards Glenn

Hi Andreas, never more certain. He assumed command of TÜP Neuhammer after handing over command of IR 124 ( a Prussian officer attached to Württemberg). Check the Rangliste of 1905 and you will see him listed at commander of Neuhammer with the uniform of FR 80 and with a WF2b. So in fact the photo is a little earlier. Regards Glenn

Chaps, this is Oberst Franz-Otto Nowina von Axt, commanding Truppen-Übungslatz Neuhammer around 1906. Regards Glenn

Dr Böhr (Boehr's) entry in the Stammliste of the Kaiser-Wilhelm's Academy. As can be seen from his entry and of course his medals, he was a veteran of both the wars of 1866 and 1870/71. It is fortunate that the good doctor's name was annotated on the rear as this combination of awards would have made an ID otherwise impossible. Regards Glenn

Unfortunately that will not help in identifying him. This particlular medal is not listed in the Prussian army lists and therefore he could be one of many junior Prussian medical officers with an EK2 on the white band. Regards Glenn

Given that it is in fact a BMV3b in last position and that our subject is neither a medical officer nor wearing the uniform of a military official and that the photograph was in all probability taken in the 1870s, then the combination is not common at all. Again, if we exclude Zeugoffiziere (he appears to be wearing an infantry officers' uniform), the field really narrows down to one or two possibilities. At the moment, I tending towards Seconde-Lieutenant der Landwehr Karl Wenzelmann. My only reservation, is that I cannot tie him to Berlin. Regards Glenn

Timo, sadly, I think the family are misinformed. Just like Mr. Burnside, there are no commissioned officers in the Prussian or Württemberg armies with the name Farmer in this time frame. I have checked from 1889 to 1914. Regards Glenn

Chris, Height stipulations were detailed in the Heerordnung. The maximum and minimum for the Jägers was 1m 75cm and 1m 54 cm respectively. Regards Glenn

Chip, black, white and red. Regards Glenn