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    Glenn J

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    1. Vince, he is shown as Karl Wilhelm Theodor in the 1873 Württemberg Rang- und Quartier-Liste. He entered the Württemberg army as a volunteer on 29 June 1866 and was commissioned on 13 April 1868 with a Patent of 2.5.68. Promoted to Premier-Lieutenant with a Patent of 18.7.70 H and to Hauptmann on 16.4.77. He was the holder of a Friedrichs Order Knight's Cross 1st Class with Swords and retired on 2 March 1888. Regards Glenn
    2. Chris, Given the number 20 on the shoulder board, I assume he is the Leutnant d.R. (27.1.08) in Peacetime in 2. Lothringisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 20, a Frankfurt a.M. Based electrical engineer. Regards Glenn
    3. Gunnar, Gustav Steinbach. I found his name in the 1912 Metz Adreßbuch. Regards Glenn
    4. That certainly corresponds with the situation given for October 1918 in a manuscript by Major a.D. Hans-Rudolf v. Stein. The battle credits for 49. Reserve-Division in this period were as follows: 14 Dec 1917 - 3 Apr 1918: Positional battles in Flanders and Artois 3 to 9 Apr 1918: Positional battles in Flanders 10 to 29 Apr 1918: Battle of Kemmel 30 Apr to 28 August 1918: Positional Warfare in Flanders Regards Glenn
    5. Thomas, it says a.D. which stands for außer Dienst or retired. Regards Glenn
    6. Chris, Appears to be that of the Stabswache des Großen Hauptquartiers. Regards Glenn
    7. Chris, Oberleutnant-Proviantoffizier Engelbert Lauseker was an Austrian k.k. Landwehr quartermaster type. An Oberleutnant since 1.11.14, he was on the books of k.k. Schützenregiment Nr. 30. Leutnant-Proviantoffizier: 1.11.10 Regards Glenn
    8. Can I suggest the later plm winner, Generalleutnant William Balck? Regards Glenn
    9. Ed, the Spring 1915 reorganisations reduced the infantry establishment of the infantry division to a single brigade of three regiments. The result was that the 14. Division was left with just the 79. Infanterie-Brigade with Infanterie-Regimenter 16, 56 & 57. The former 27. Brigade was renumbered as the 100. Infanterie-Brigade (50. Infanterie-Division) keeping its original IR 53 and receiving Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 39 from 28. Brigade which was disbanded and IR 158 from the 25. Infanterie-Brigade (13. Division). Regards Glenn
    10. The book is titled "Der oberste Kriegsherr und sein Stab. Die k. u. k. Wehrmacht in Wort und Bild". Wien 1908. It is huge!! Glenn
    11. David, Dave, it is Carl Heinrich Franz. His award of the ÖFJ3 (awarded 1852) is listed in the 1881 Austrian Court and State Handbook. Regards Glenn
    12. Bruce, Band Sergeant Major. The Bandmaster (WO1) wears a small Royal coat of Arms on the lower right arm as opposed to the large badge as worn by the Regimental Sergeant Major on the upper right arm. Note that Foot Guards RSMs assigned to positions outside their parent battalion (unless a former RSM of a Foot Guards battalion) also wear the small coat of arms on the lower arm. Regards Glenn
    13. Bruce, my pleasure. I don't recall ever seeing a red backed Foot Guards RQMS crown worn on full dress (or any other order of dress for that matter). Here is an example from the Coldstream Guards. Regards Glenn
    14. Ditto page 8. The two bar chevron in the Foot Guards is the badge of rank of the Lance Corporal. Regards Glenn
    15. You might wish to recaption the badge of the Foot Guards Company Quartermaster Sergeant on page 7 to that of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant. The CQMS wears the same badge as the Colour Sergeant. Regards Glenn
    16. Chaps, RFAR 14, with the exception of some elements spending a few days under command of other higher formations, spent the entire war under command 14. Reserve-Division. Glenn
    17. Simon, Chris, it appears to be mounted on a plain buckram board for service dress. I knew Paul years ago. That medal looks a bit battered though! Regards Glenn
    18. The peacetime establishment of a cavalry regiment was five squadrons consisting of four troops (Züge). On mobilisation one squadron remained behind as the Ersatz-Eskadron although not necessarily the 5. Eskadron. For example, the Ersatz-Eskadron of Husaren-Regiment Nr. 11 was the 2. Eskadron. There was no such thing as an HQ squadron. A Beritt has nothing to do with the training of horses; it is an in-barracks grouping equating to a Korporalschaft in the infantry. A Berittführer was the cavalry equivalent of a section commander/squad leader. Glenn
    19. Claudio, A pre-war regular field artillery officer (although originally an infantry officer in IR 62 and IR 150). He was commanding 3./Mindensches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 58 in 1914 having transferred to the field artillery (FAR 73) in 1906. Hauptmann: 1.10. 12 A Oberleutnant: 18.5.05 L1 (FAR 73) Sekonde-Lieutenant/Leutnant: 18.8.95 X4x He served with RFAR 14 during WW1. Glenn
    20. I think RAD-Arbeitsführer and Major a.D. Richard Exner is looking good for this bar. HIs known awards: HOH3X DA Cent HT LK SLK SchlesA2 RADDA BKDM CV3 ChileCent 1910 UKDM Regards Glenn
    21. Chip, presumably Leutnant Franz Graf Schaffgotsch. Commissioned into 1. Husaren-Regiment "König Albert" Nr. 18 with a Patent of 28.11.13. He appears in the 1914 Saxon army list as well as the Ehrenrangliste on page 919 which shows he died as a Leutnant a.D. on 29 September 1924. He was the holder of the Saxon Merit Order Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords and the Albrecht Order Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords. Regards Glenn
    22. Alex, Looks like Harald Riipalu, an Estonian SS Officer. Glenn
    23. Hi Jock, Sennelager was a few years back! I wish I was there now. Glenn
    24. Difficult to say why he was awarded the Sword Order. According to the 1925 Swedish Court and State Handbook, Reservlöjtn. Johannes Ernst Friedrich Paul Lambrecht received the award (Knight's Cross 2nd Class) in 1919. Glenn
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