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I doubt it. He was born in Lettland and his father would have been quite young (underage). The other Kurt A. at Gandersheim can´t be him as he worked continously there. Unfortunately there doesn´t seem to be a personal military file at the Bundesarchiv? GreyC

With the help of a colleague from another forum and some additional research on my part I can tell you, that Kurt Albrecht worked as Vermessungsrat (surveyor) and Katasteramts-Direktor in Hirschberg/Schlesien from at least 1935 until at least 1938/9. No mention 1941. Best, GreyC

Militärkabinett. GreyC

Hi, if Dave Danner is right (and much speaks in favour of it), and "your" Albrecht is this one: The Kurt Albrecht born in 1889 in Dahme was wounded as a Lt.d.R. in IR 19 in early 1915. The third ribbon is the Austro-Hungarian Militärverdienstkreuz 3. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration 3. Klasse, which he received as a Lt.d.R. in IR 329. He was quite lucky to get wounded when with IR 19. The usual timespan between getting wounded and this being reported in the loss list was approx. 4-6 weeks, so that he must have been wounded in January 1915. After that he seems not to have returned to IR 19. There are two regimental history, one of which is online. I checked it and there is no mention of him throughout. However the lists with serving officers initially do not give Kompanieoffiziere. They are mentioned only after February 1915. In those lists he is not mentioned. So he was probably transferred to IR 329 after his release from hospital. Good for him. Because his former regiment was then fighting at Verdun, the Aisne and other high profile battles with heavy losses while IR 329 was busy on the Eastern front until March 1918 when the regiment was transferred to the Western front. In the East the regiment probably fought together with Austrian units, hence his Austro-Hungarian Militärverdienstkreuz. GreyC PS: The 2nd regimental history of IR 19 is much more detailed and may mention him. Will try and find out. GreyC

HI, it´s a normal soldier from a Linien-Artillerie Regiment in a Parade-Outfit. GreyC

In Freud und Leid dem Kameraden (gewidmet). GreyC

Hi, this is the house your relative lived in in Hamburg. As a Hafenarbeiter he lived near the harbour in a typical workmensquarter, albeit in the rear of the building pictured (Hinterhaus). https://www.google.de/maps/place/Hardenstraße+70,+20539+Hamburg/@53.5360168,10.032467,3a,75y,323.71h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1smElcDKY-7JGZQ3sjxgQ6aQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x47b18e8bd6e545b5:0x2a517f466efb65a1!8m2!3d53.5359067!4d10.0321728 GreyC PS_ I, too, read Morgi. Might be a transmission mistake from the clerk at the Standesamt. Why he did not serve with a unit from Hamburg (being a resident there, is beyond me. Usually you were drafted at the place you lived at during mobilisation.

Hi, nobody above the rank of Hauptmann. So probably not the staff of IR 163. More likely Kompanieführer-Treffen around 1915 orl later, as all have EKII and at least three EKI. Interestingly no medals on the Oberst. But it was the officer´s choice what to wear in a situation like that. GreyC

As inhabitant of Hamburg he would have been registered with either Bezirkskommando 1,2 or 3. and if assigned to an infantry regiment, it would have been IR 76 or RIR 76. Other regiments in the region (as IR 163) were not out of question, but woulds have been a rare case, depending on the ability of the Bezirkskommando Neumünster to scrap up enough enforcements for its regiment or not. GreyC

How do you come to that assumption? The IR 163 was garrisoned in Neumünster und Heide in 1914. It was formed in 1897 by contributions from regiments from Schleswig-Holstein (IR 31, 84, 85, FR86). The Ersatz was also from Schleswig-Holstein. Attached a photo from the inside of the barracks in Neumünster and a picture postcard with the barracks in Heide from my collection. The latter was only completed in October 1914. The III. Btl was stationed in Lockstedt from 1912-14. GreyC .

He writes the card to someone who wrote him with his picture, both having belonged to the crew of SMS Mars at one time. Schlieper writes that he wants to live at least until 100 years old and that he belonged to ther Crew of 1880. GreyC

Hi, are you sure about thne spelling? In the list of killed Prussian reserve officers there is no Buddee, but 8 Budde, one Bude and one Buder. Or do you mean Dr. Friedrich Buddee, born 16.03.18?? in Greifswald, Oberarzt d. Reserve, wounded in action and later reported dead in the Verlustliste of 03.09.1918. Did you buy this? https://www.bukowskis.com/en/lots/1405656-a-lot-with-uniforms-parts-for-german-wwi-medical-officer One of his doctoral dissertations was submitted at Greifswald University in 1910: Über Rechenversuche an Gesunden und Unfallkranken nach der Methode der fortlaufenden Additionen (1910) You can get it from a library it should contain a short CV till 1910. His father might have been Karl Buddee (1836–1910) Landgerichtsdirektor in Greifswald. He seems to have had at least one brother, also a medical doctor. GreyC PS: You find birtday and date of death as well as family-relations here: https://www.geni.com/people/Friedrich-Buddee/350677965540001178 You could have googled all that yourself within minutes.

Hi Bayern, I never said he was an officer. I said/wrote I agree with your assessment of him being a Kanonier. GreyC

He is from Fielkd Artillery Regiment (FAR) 8. With regards to rank I agree with Bayern. Kanonier, not officer. GreyC

As I stated above, citing the statuts of the VWA (Verleihungsbedingungen vom 3.3.1918, that was not the case (as opposed to the Verleihungsbedingungen in WW2). If you have documents to the contraryI´d be glad to learn more about it. Thank you! GreyC

Hi Deutschritter, thank you, I checked the units in the meantime. What is a bit dubious are his WIA incidents in WW1 as only one is documented in the Verlustliste and there ought to be three. Have a nice Sunday! GreyC

Hi, according to the statues of the VWA for WW1 (AVB 1918, Nr.379 of 1.4.18 (thank you to member Prussian for providing the date) the VWA was awarded thus: Schwarz bei ein- und zweimaliger mattweiß bei drei- und viermaliger mattgelb bei fünf- und mehrmaliger Verwundung. Bei Zuerkennung eines höheren Abzeichens ist das bisherige zurückzugeben. The German Verlustliste only lists one incident of Lutze being slightly wounded in 1916 (as Vizefeldwebel of 6. Kompanie IR 369 - so he changed units during the war at least once). There must have been at least two more unrecorded incidents, for him to have qualified for the silver VWA. The one he is wearing on the photo was probably accquired after WW1 as it is not solid but holed out, typical for after WW1 purchases. GreyC

We don´t mean the badge, but the Spange above it. GreyC

It´s difficult to make out, but I´d second that. GreyC

That is not what it says in German. Unfortunately Chuck gave no year to the clipping. My guess is 1918. What it says in German (translated to English) is that all those who where awarded the cross before this announcement and who are elligble for the bar, can obtain it at own cost. Only with newly awarded crosses from announcement onwards, is the bar included (when bearer elligable). GreyC

In 1882 he was listed as Rittmeister of the Train-Bataillon 11 in Cassel/Kassel. having earned himself an Iron Cross 2nd class in the war of 1870/71. 1883 as Rittmeister of the Garde Train Bataillon and 1884 back to TB 11. Have not checked every year. 1888 listed with Garde Train Bataillon again which he left in 1889 as Rittmeister a.D. GreyC

If this is the CV of the Captain Kennedy mentioned as owner of the cap badge, it might contain information regarding a possible line or post associated with the cap badge: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22298504?search[i][name_authority_id]=-92868&search[path]=items GreyC

Pleasure! GreyC

Hi with regards to your first post: "I have not been able to decipher the work of Mr. Albert Otto ... This typeface is very complicated. " Justizsekretär Best, GreyC

The fkirst two from Düsseldorf and Thorn are infantry. The note on the back says smething about Preis/Preus, but is in Polish. GreyC