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Chip, Alfred Johannes v. Jacobi: He was originally commissioned as plain Sekonde-Lieutenant Jacobi. He was enobled on the 4 September 1888 as a result of his father's raising to the hereditary nobilty on that date (Wirklicher Geheimer Rat Karl Rudolf v. Jacobi, State Secretary in the Reich Treasury). Premier-Lieutenant: 12.9.94 V6v 18.10.04: Transfered to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 24 as company commander of 4./I.R. 24 27.01.13: Promoted to supernumary Major and assigned to the Regimental Staff Regards Glenn

Chris, I borrowed Zipfel's history of KR 5 but to be perfectly honest it gives little if anything on Herr Wilhelmy. Unusually for a regimental history it is indexed and Oberveterin?r Wilhelmy is listed three times - but all in orders of battle. The only additional pieces of information are that at mobilisation he was assigned to the 2nd Squadron and that he apparently was no longer serving with the regiment after it returned to the Western front in early 1917. Regards Glenn

Chris, all I can tell you at this time is that Dr. Kress held the rank of a Landsturmpflichtiger Arzt in Stabsarztstelle. This photograph is dated sometime after January 1917 when the specif?c collar insignia was introduced. He survived the war. Regards Glenn

David, actually the title is misleading. The majority are Prussians plus a handful of Bavarians and Saxons! Regards Glenn

David, the portrait and the text is from "Die Generale der deutschen Armee von 1848-1871", Band II by G v. Glasenapp. Here is the General`s death notice from the Saxon Army "Milit?r-Verordnungsblatt". Regards Glenn

Second Part. char. General der Infanterie in 1891 and ? la suite of 2. Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 101 "Kaiser Wilhelm, K?nig von Preu?en" from 11 Mar 1885, the day of his retirement. Regards Glenn

Career 1st Part

David, here is General Alban v. Montb?. He was not the Kommandant of Dresden but the commander of the 2. Infanterie-Division Nr. 24 at Leipzig from 22 December 1873 - 10 Mar 1885. He lived to a great age dying on 28 January 1911. Regards Glenn

Good point Chris but I cannot find a Schnarrenberg Killed in action. Regards Glenn

Chris, I find a Leutnant d.R. Schnorrenberg of Sturm-Bat. 5 killed at Verdun on 3.9.16. Regards Glenn

Their stories , for what they are worth - should only be sold when they LEAVE the service. All very undignified and extremely unprofessional. Regards Glenn

Erzherzog Peter Ferdinand's entry in the 1918 K.u.k. Army List. Regards Glenn

Josef, William, I will do a scan when I get home. Regards Glenn

Chris, the 1914 Army List gives his Oberveterin?r Patent and earlier edtions his Patent as a Veterin?r. The actual date of his commissioning and transfer to KR. 5 can be found in the Milit?r-Wochenblatt as will his promotion to Stabsveterin?r when I eventually work through the unindexed 1917 - thousands of columns! The career structure of veterinary officers canbe found in various period publications such as "Die Berufswahl in Staatsdienste" published in 1913 or the huge history of the veterinary officials/officers titled "Das Deutsche Heeresveterin?rwesen" published in 1933. It would appear that he returned to duty as a reserve veterinary officer in WW2. He is not listed among the regulars in 1939. I will try to get hold of the KR 5 regimental history when I visit the Bundeswehr library in Potsdam this weekend. Regards Glenn

Chris, veterinary officers did not follow the normal career progession of line officers and consequently Herr Wilhelmy never held the rank of Fahnenjunker or F?hnrich. Prior to 1 April 1910, veterinarians were classed as military officials and not as commissioned officers. Although Herr Wilhelmy had a Patent of seniority of 1 November 1909 he was actually commissioned on the 29th of April 1910 (as indeed were all former active veterinary officials then serving). As no Offizier-Stammlisten were published for the Garde-K?rassier-Regiment or K?rassier-Regiment Nr. 5 I was unable to determine his actual date of birth or date of entry. He would have served at least six months with a mounted branch of the service as a private soldier followed by six months instruction at a military smithy prior to attending the Military Veterinary Academy. Following seven semesters at the academy he would have been appointed as an Unterveterin?r (Wachtmeister Rank). His first assignment was with the Garde-K?rassier-Regiment in Berlin. Generally speaking the Unterveterin?r served another six months before first commissioning. Veterin?r: 29.04.10 (Patent 1.11.09 A) in the Garde-K?rassier-Regiment Oberveterin?r: 19.11.12 A 23.5.11: Transfered to K?rassier-Regiment Herzog Friedrich Eugen von W?rttemberg (Westpreu?isches) Nr. 5 I would have expected a promotion to Stabsveterin?r sometime in 1917 but cannot find it yet. When I find his promotion date I will come back. Regards Glenn

Hi Haynau, There is an official k.?.k. Rangliste for 1918 that was published around May 1918 which lists all active and reserve officers and military officials. It has some 2200 pages. I have a copy. I believe J?rg used this as the basis for his work on the Generals and Colonels. Regards Glenn

Chris, it can be very much hit and miss, depending on the guy's regiment and the information still available. If he was a commissioned officer there is a fair chance that one of us here can trace his career. One requires army lists, officer "Stammlisten", seniority lists etc. etc. Regards Glenn

Joel, he is a pre-war private soldier in a k.k. Landwehr Infantry Regiment. Regards Glenn

Tony, I get the impression they are a mixed group of officers and reserve officer aspirants. The boys in the light grey peacetime Litewkas are most probably officer aspirants in the rank of Vizefeldwebel der Reserve. The standing guy with the beard and stick appears to be a Feldwebelleutant. The double breasted light grey tunic is the officer pattern Litewka. The officer standing next to the nurse is a medical officer. Regards Glenn

SPM, I had another look for Tilo Freiherr v. Beust in the Gotha Handbooks. For some reason he was not listed in the 1914 edition of the Freiherren but checking back to the 1908 edition he was listed as dying on 7 June 1900 as a Prussian Major a.D. To further confuse matters his entry in the necrology section of the Milit?r-Wochenblatt lists him as a Sachsen-Altenburg Contingent Hauptmann a.D. He was clearly a field officer as shown in his photogtaph. His name is spelt as Tilo in the Gotha. Regards Glenn

Rick, Mike, Franz Egon Maria Hubertus Johannes Walpurgis 3. Graf von F?rstenberg-Stammheim was elevated to that title following the death of his father, Gisbert Egon 2. Graf von F?rstenberg-Stammheim on 28 March 1908. Only the first son carried the title Graf von F?rstenberg-Stammheim, the other male members that of Freiherr von F?rstenberg. Consequently from 1909 onwards Egon is listed as Graf von F?rstenberg-Stammheim in the army lists. In 1914 he was the Legation Secretary of the German Embassy in Budapest. Sekonde-Lieutenant/Leutnant d.R.: 19.3.96 Oberleutnant d.R.: 14.6.06 Rittmeister d.R. 29.10.14 He is in error referred to Freiherr von F?rstenberg in the entry gazetting his promotion to Rittmeister d.R. A younger relative and junior Oberleutnant d.R. in the same regiment - Guido Freiherr von F?rstenberg achieved that rank on 10.11.14. Regards Glenn

Carl Clemens Elmo Maria Freiherr v. Elmendorff, born 3 June 1849 in Oldenburg, Catholic. Entered 6. Westf?lische Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 55 as a "Three Year Volunteer with a view to promotion" on the 21 April 1869. Served in the campaign against France seeing action at the siege of Metz, battles of Colombey-Nouilly, Gravelotte and engagements at Saarbr?cken, Forbach, Peltre, Valli?res, Marnay, Byans, Thoraise, Vorges and Pontarlier earning the EK2. 20.9.70: Sekonde-Lieutenant 01.10-76-01.11.79: Adjutant F?s./I.R. 55 29.4.79: Premier-Lieutenant 01.11.79-03.2.81: Regimental Adjutant 03.2.81: Adjutant 37. Infanterie-Brigade 14.3.85: Whilst remaining as Adjutant 37. Infanterie-Brigade transfered to 2. Magdeburgische Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 27 with an improved Patent of 12.4.78 14.4.85: Supernumery Hauptmann in I.R. 27 15.10.85: Taken on established strength of I.R. 27. Commander of 5./I.R. 27 10.8.88: Transfered to 2. Garde-Regiment zu Fu? as commander of 7./2. GRzF 27.1.93: Promoted Supernumery Major on transfer to 2. Hanseatisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 76 27.1.94: Commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment Graf Bose (1. Th?ringisches) Nr. 31 24.5.98: Placed at Disposition with the permission to wear the uniform of the 2. Garde-Regiment zu Fu? and assigned as an inactive officer on the staff of the Gardekorps 15.6.99: character as Oberstleutnant died 23 July 1902 in Charlottenburg. Regards Glenn

Hi westfale, Generalleutnant Konrad Ewald Nathaniel Zietlow, born 4 Jul 1854, died 2 Jun 1921. Sekonde-Lieutenant:12.2.74 Premier-Lieutenant:16.8.83 Hauptmann:15.10.89 Major: 1.10.99 (Patent 27.1.00 V) Oberstleutnant: 10.4.06 G2g Oberst: 20.4.09 A Generalmajor: 1.10.12 H Generalleutnant: 27.1.16 D 24.05.98: Hauptmann on the Staff Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 35 01.10.99: Commander II./2. Oberschlesisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 57 14.06.06: Commander 2. Pommersches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 17 22.04.12: Commander 12. Feldartillerie-Brigade 23.09.15: Commander 1. Reserve-Division 02.01.17-27.04.17: Commander 235. Infanterie-Division Regards Glenn

Franz Rudolph JONKHEER de CASEMBROOT was born on 1 November 1883 at Tschetzkowitz in Silesia. He entered Feldartillerie-Regiment von Peucker (1. Schlesisches) Nr. 6 as a Fahnenjunker on 8 November 1906. Promtoed to F?hnrich on 20 July 1907 and commissioned on 18 August 1908. Rick, the Oberleutnant seniority was W58w - the 27 being part of the date on the next column. Regards Glenn

Rick, His entry publishing his retirement in September 1896 in the Milit?r-Wochenblatt provides no real clue as to why he left active service and went North! It simply states: 12 September 1896. Frhr. v. Biedermann, Major and battalion commander of 2. Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 101 Kaiser Wilhelm, K?nig von Preu?en, on approval of his request to retire, placed at disposal with pension and the permission for the continued wear of his former uniform with the prescribed insignia. Probably "passed over" and had to go as was the custom! Regards Glenn