Glenn J

Seems like a lot of guys for a peacetime corps staff when one bears in mind the the officer complement was usually seven officers including the corps commander. Perhaps the division and brigade staff officers were on hand. The Chief of Staff was Oberstleutnant Konstantin Schmidt v. Knobelsdorf. Incidentally this photograph was taken at Hermanns Denkmal just to the south of Detmold and in the VII Army Corps District. Regards Glenn

Gordon, for a detailed description of K.u. Honv?d uniforms I would recommend getting hold of a copy of Kir?ly?rt ?s Haz??rt by Barcy Zolt?n and Somogyi Gy?z?. As Iver remarks, the tunic of the Honv?d infantry was rather generic and does not identify an individual regiment. Regards Glenn

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Jeff as promised Regards Glenn

Jeff, I have a photocopy of about a quarter of it which I did a couple of years ago. I will post a couple of scans this evening. You can make up your own mind. Regards Glenn

Christer This from the 1934 edition of "Das neue Sachsen" Regards Glenn

Make that 399,996. I got one too. Glenn

There were not many Johanniter Rechtsritter in the Saxon Infantry in 1912. Here are the two I found: Oberst Georg v. Gersdorff of Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 104 Oberstleutnant Traugott Graf v. Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth of Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 133 Regards Glenn

Charles, basically: Kaiserj?ger are common army light infantry regiments recruited from the Tyrol Kaisersch?tzen/Landessch?tzen are Austrian Landwehr mountain regiments Standsch?tzen are Austrian Militia units See here for information on the Landessch?tzen/Kaisersch?tzen: My Site Regards Glenn

A Leutnant der Reserve Schill was awarded the HOHX gazetted on 6 July 1918 in the Prussian Milit?r-Wochenblatt. The Saxon Milit?r-Verordnungsblatt did not publish non Saxon awards so it is difficult to be sure it is Edmund Schill. Regards Glenn

The non-commissioned officer and private soldier personnel posts of the Landwehrbezirke were generally filled by re-engaged volunteers (Kapitulanten). The posts were advertised in the military press and suitable candidates were selected. My impression is that the Bezirksfeldwebeln would then generally be promoted from NCOs with experience in this field of work. Regards Glenn

Extract from the 19 July 1916 edition of the Saxon Milit?r-Verordnungsblatt gazetting Vizefeldwebel der Reserve Edmund Schill's commission as a Leutnant der Reserve on 15.7.16. Regards Glenn

Chris, I may part company with Rick on this one but it is my firm understanding that the Bezirksfeldwebel was a substantive rank. Like the "Etatsm??iger" in a company/squadron/battery, he wore the two cuff rings. Each company sized district within a Landwehrbezirk had it's own company sergeant major or Bezirksfeldwebel. See this page from the 1914 edition of F?hrer durch Heer und Flotte which lists army ranks or Dienstgrade and terms of address. Regards Glenn

Rick perhaps the Bezirksfeldwebel Bestallung was signed off by Oberst Paul Weese of I.R. 113. Regards Glenn

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Jens General Bernard v. Morsbach Regards Glenn

Herr Brust retired from Landwehr service in the rank of Oberleutnant on 18 August 1908 with permission to wear the Landwehr Army Uniform. He was recalled for service in WW1 and was promoted to Hauptmann der Landwehr a.D. on 18.6.15 whilst serving with Landsturm Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon II Hameln. Regards Glenn

Well done Rick! Of course it did not help that Herr Postdirektor Brust is only shown with an RAO4 and a LD1 in the 1907 Rangliste!!!!! However he is shown on his transfer to Landwehr status in 1907/08 in Landwehrbezirk Gumbinenn with the FD3, ?EK3 and RA3. Sekonde-Lieutenant d.R.: 16.2.92 Oberleutnant d.R.: 15.12.00 V4v He retired from Landwehr service in 1908/09. More to follow.............. Regards Glenn

Rick, correct....a Landwehr officer would have dropped the cypher and in fact the litzen (although not Garde-Landwehr, but these guys would have dropped the cypher) I am ruing the day I gave away my book of all holders of the ?EK!! Regards Glenn

Heiko, difficult to say. As there appears to be a cypher/number on the epaulette he is probably not a Foot Guards reserve officer. This pattern of litzen was worn on the Waffenrock amongst others by the following "Prussian" units: Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 6 Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 11 Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 89 Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 109 Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 115 1. Garde-Dragoner-Regiment 2. Garde-Dragoner-Regiment Garde-Feldartillerie All Pionier Officers Shame there is no date on the photograph! Regards Glenn

Heiko he is not wearing the uniform of Garde Grenadier Regiment N? 5 (or Gren Rgt 1 or Gren Rgt 3 for that matter) Regards Glenn

Beau, in fact the musicians did appear in their own "army lists". This from the Milit?r-Musiker Adre?buch f?r das Deutsch Reich of 1913. Regard Glenn

Rick, it is indeed shown in the 1884 edition . I also checked the 1881 and 1882 editions of the Milit?r-Wochenblatt and still no official gazetting of an attachment away from his peacetime assignment. Regards Glenn

Rick, there is no indication in the Milit?r-Wochenblatt of 1887 or 1888 suggesting the then Major v. Hagenow's detachment from his assignment on the staff of the 17. Division. Similarly his entry in the Stammliste of Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 22 offers no clues. Regards Glenn

Jeff, 30. Infanterie-Brigade, 15. Division, VIII. Armee-Corps, 1. Armee Regards Glenn