Glenn J

Rick, Komtur, Fritz Vieth was the former 3. Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 135 Vieth (Hptm 1.10.13 B50b) and still in that rank in the 1919 Dienstaltersliste. Magdeburgisches J?ger-Bataillon Nr. 4 Leutnant Vieth was promoted to Oberleutnant with a Patent of 27.1.15 J52i and was still in that rank in the 1919 Dienstaltersliste. Regards Glenn

Hi Uwe, in the case of Claer: General der Infanterie = Rank/Dienstgrad Generale der Pionere = Appointment/Dienststellung. Regards Glenn

Bob, that is correct. There were no Gener?le der Pioniere in Imperial times. The rank of General der Pionier was introduced by an order dated 29 October 1935 (effective 1 November 1935). Regards Glenn

Komtur, the same photograph is used in the Biblio Generals' series so I assume it is v. Feldmann. Regards Glenn

Hi Komtur, char. Generalleutnant Hans v. Feldmann, born 7 November 1868 in Berlin, died 10 July 1940 in Hannover. He retired as the State Secretary in the War Ministry on 7 April 1922 with the Charakter of Generalleutnant. Strangely, he appears to wear the rank of a General der Infanterie. Regards Glenn

Another snippet: Wilhelm B?nisch finally retired at his own request from the Garnison-Verwaltung in Stralsund at the age of 66/67 on the 19th of July 1919. Regards Glenn

A portrait of Feldzeugmeister Erzherzog Leopold Salvator. Regards Glenn

My take: Erzherzog Leopold Salvator. Regards Glenn

Hi Komtur. a couple more bits of information on Herr B?nisch. Promoted to Kasernen-Inspektor on 2.4.1896 while assigned to the Garnison-Verwaltung in Darmstadt. Born in 1853 he had previously held the rank of Kasernen-Inspektor auf Probe. Regards Glenn

Komthur was kind enough to send me a copy of the Milit?r-Musiker Almanach of 1899 which gives some details on August Eule: Born 17 July 1849 in Prettin, he entered the Garde-Artillerie-Regiment on 10 June 1867. Stabstrompeter from 1.11.76 and Milit?r-Musik-Dirigent from 21.9.89. Regards Glenn

Jerome, Generallieutenant Gustav Freiherr von Barnekow's biography from Priesdorff. Regards Glenn

Hi Stijn, presumably Kurt v. Haeseler of Infanterie-Regiment Gro?herzog von Sachsen (5. Th?ringisches) Nr. 94. F?hnrich: 18.8.12 Leutnant: 16.6.13 Q4q Oberleutnant: 18.8.18 W2w Regards Glenn

Hi Mike, . As Sandro says - in German Rabatte. In English a Plastron as used by British Army Lancer Regiments. Regards Glenn

Mike, it is the pattern used as parade dress since December 1909 (with epaulettes) although this pattern Waffrenrok with the General's "Larisch" embroidery had been in use since 1900 for less formal and service wear. Regards Glenn

Stijn, Fritz Crienitz, born 26 March 1885 at Erfurt. Served as Adjutant of II./I.R. 87 before attending the War Academy from 1 October 1912 until the mobilisation in August 1914. F?hnrich: 14.11.03 Leutnant: 18.8.04 (Patent 19.8.03 B7b Oberleutnant: 18.8.12 Q13q Hauptmann: 28.11.14 H14h Regards Glenn

Mike, Greg, that would be char. Generalleutnant z.D. Karl Justin Christian Martini (27 June 1854-10 Aug 1922). A Pionier Officer, he was commissioned as a Second-Lieutenant into the 1st Engineer Inspectorate on 12.10.1875. He rose through the ranks of Corps of Engineer/Pioneer Officers as follows: Premier-Lieutenant: 13.12.83 Hauptmann:15.10.89 Major: 13.9.99 Oberstleutnant: 10.4.06 Oberst: 24.3.09 Generalmajor: 22.4.12 Gg char. Generalleutnant: 3.11.15 His final peacetime assignment prior to retiring on 1 October 1912 was as the Inspector of the 3. Ingenieur-Inspektion at Stra?burg i.E. from 22 May 1912. He had previously been the Inspector of the 6th Fortress Inspectorate at Metz from 11 September 1909 to 22 May 1912. At the time of his promotion to char. Generalleutnant in November 1915 he was the Commandant of Maubeuge. Known awards: RAO3S, KO3, DA, BMV2X, SA2aX Regards Glenn

Christer, an Unteroffizier of Westf?lisches Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 5. Red collar patches and white shoulder straps on the greatcoat. The entire Regiment was stationed in D?sseldorf from 1881 onwards. Regards Glenn

Igor, 21.4.08: F?hnrich zur See 28.9.10: Leutnant zur See 27.913: Oberleutnant zur See 18.1.18: Kapit?nlt. 10.3.37: Korv. Kapit?n d.R. 27.8.39: char. Freg. Kapit?n 1.6.40: Freg. Kapit?n Regards Glenn

Bob, Rick, Albert Mathias Bruno Werner Walther Engelbrecht, born 19 August 1880 at Neheim in Westphalia. Attended the Volksschule in Neheim and the Gymnasium at Schneidem?hl and at Naumburg. After receiving his Abitur he initially studied medicine briefly at the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy and then entered 4. Garde-Regiment zu Fu? on 1 April 1899 as a One-Year Volunteer". He was released into the reserve as a Sanit?ts-Gefreiter on 30 Sep 1899. Changing career course he then entered the 4. Th?ringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 72 as a volunteer on 12 May 1900 and was promoted to F?hnrich on 22.7.00. He was commissioned on 18.5.01 with a predated Patent of 23.5.00 K. Leaving the army on 30 September 1904 he entered the I. Seebataillon on 1 October 1904 and was with the Marine-Detachement f?r Deutsch-Ostafrika from 21 August 1905 to 28 April 1906. He served on the S.M.S. Moltke from 1 April 1907 to 30 August 1908 and was appointed Adjutant of the I. Seebataillon on 1 October 1909. Promoted to Oberleutnant with a Patent of 27.1.10 A3a . He left Naval service on 31 March and re-entered the Army on 1 April 1912 with assignment to 1. Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 130. He retired on 18 October 1912. Regards Glenn

Well I for one despair at this vandalism with the history, traditions and ethos of our infantry regiments And you might have have thought they would know on an MOD site how to spell "lose" !!! Regards Glenn

Christer, an Unteroffizier of Hussars. Almost certainly a member of the 2. Westf?lisches Husren-Regiment Nr. 11 which had squadrons stationed in D?sseldorf for most of the second half of the nineteenth century and up to 1906. The photograph is post 1899. Regards Glenn

Rick, Komtur, I don't have much on Herr B?nisch. On 6 August 1902 while holding the rank of Kasernen-Inspektor in Frankfurt am Main he was assigned to Mainz as the Kontrollef?hrer or section head. He was promoted to Garnison Verwaltungs Kontroleur on 17.4.03. His title of rank was changed to Garnison Verwaltungs Inspektor on 3 August 1909. He was assigned to Rathenow as the Kontrollef?hrer still in the rank of Garnison Verwaltungs Inspektor on 28 April 1910 being promoted to Garnison Verwaltungs Oberinspektor 29.6.12 which dates the photograph from after this date as he wears the two "Rosettes" of that rank. He was transfered to Stralsund on 11 July 1913. Regards Glenn

Paul, finally a promotion date to Oberarzt der Reserve: 27.1.17. Promoted like so many on the Kaiser's birthday, he was then serving with Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 22. Regards Glenn

Robert, the following were Bandmasters of the 7. Division in 1927: Obermusikmeister Hermann Kr?mmel A./19. Infanterie-Regiment Obermusikmeister Gustav Wei? III./21. Infanterie-Regiment Obermusikmeister Eduard Kaufmann III./20. Infanterie-Regiment Obermusikmeister Otto Kirmse I./20. Infanterie-Regiment Obermusikmeister Ludwig Zimmer II./20. Infanterie-Regiment Obermusikmeister Georg F?rst I./19. Infanterie-Regiment Obermusikmeister Heinrich Kohn III./19. Infanterie-Regiment Obermusikmeister Karl Ortner A./20. Infanterie-Regiment Obermusikmeister Waldemar Kr?mmel 7. Fahr-Abteilung Obermusikmeister Max Hempel II./19. Infanterie-Regiment Obermusikmeister Schifferl 7. Pionier-Bataillon Obermusikmeister Hans Sauter I./ Infanterie-Regiment 21 Obermusikmeister Grawert A./21. Infanterie-Regiment Obermusikmeister Georg Heinlein 17. Reiter-Regiment Obermusikmeister Hugo Brathuhn 7. Nachrichten-Abteilung Musikmeister Ludwig Gaul II./21. Infanterie-Regiment Musikmeister Brandt 7. Artillerie-Regiment Regards Glenn

Having now returned from my trip to M?nchen I can offer a few pointers regarding the Kriegsarchiv on Leonrod Stra?e. The staff are indeed very helpful and friendly and the holdings there are considerable. The immediate drawbacks however are a lack of a computerised catalogue and very limited reproduction possibilities. All the Personalbogen and other files relating to commissioned officers of the Bavarian Army are there to see and these can be easily found using the card-index system there. I also understand there are similar documents for all the members of the Weimar era Landespolizei. These can then easily be ordered from a member of the archives staff and will be supplied within about ten-fifteen minutes. Of course then the problem is getting what you want reproduced. They will copy for you but it will probably take a couple to three weeks and I believe it is relatively expensive. These documents can also be a bit intimidating if you can not decipher the S?tterlin handwriting! Also available and searchable through the card indices are all the unit war diaries, Kriegsstammrollen and documentation from WW1. The second drawback: As there is no real catalogue of the huge holdings of books, one must have an idea of what you are looking for in the first place. If you have a title they will look for it and produce it if available. I also understand that an online catalogue may be in the process of being produced. There is a small library which contains all the Bavarian Milit?r-Handb?cher and Verordnungsbl?tter etc which are immediately available for use. If you are in that part of the World and you want to know about a Bavarian Officer then it is definitely the place to visit. Regards Glenn