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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.

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3 hours ago, Hamburger said:

I base my assumption on that he lived in Hamburg he must have been with the 163. 

 

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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He is from Fielkd Artillery Regiment (FAR) 8.

With regards to rank I agree with Bayern. Kanonier, not officer.

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10 hours ago, Deutschritter said:

That depends, higher awards (like silver/mattweiß) could be given for only one wound (schwere/schwerste Verwundung), if eye was lost, arm was amputated and so on.

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

On 10/03/2007 at 01:57, James Clark said:

wound badge in silver (for the loss of an eye in WWI).

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.

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

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

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On 05/07/2022 at 23:29, Triadoro said:

However, if somebody who already has an FA-Cross 2nd Class without a clasp gets transferred to frontline combat service, it was up to that individual to obtain a clasp entirely on his own. 

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).

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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.

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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

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Pleasure!

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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.

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He has earned himself the Fechtabzeichnen 2nd. class (double Chevron on his sleeve). Is a photographer named on the back or a city?

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Could it be about a Jagdaufseher / gamekeeper or the like? The text is about hunting with a marten trap and he finishes with a typical huntsman expression. Or he is a policeman hunting in his spare time ...

The card was written in Rettenberg in Oberallgäu.

Best,

GreyC

19 hours ago, Ralph said:

It appears to be like the one linked below

It seems to be the one.

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That will be the reason. Unless here is nobody to answer your question the best bet will be the file at BuArch.

Have a nice weekend!

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That I can´t say. I just identified (as did ccj) the tunic as you wished. Glad i could help.

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Interestingly not listed in Luftwaffen Career Summaries. With this high rank he should have a file at the Bundesarchiv. BArch Freiburg, PERS 6/146510

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9 hours ago, Deutschritter said:

Did the Fliegertruppe have their own uniforms or were they allowed to wear there old regimental clothing? Maybe he was always kommandiert, not versetzt?

They had their own uniforms, however the officers were very often only kommandiert, not versetzt. This was also true for Braun as I wrote repeatedly. That´s why they wore the uniforms of their respective "home" units.

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Find attached a Flieger VzFw of Fliegerersatzabt. 1. The FEA 3 had a similar uniform.

23 minutes ago, Deutschritter said:

am 25. Januar 1912 sein Flugzeugführerzeugnis auf Rumpler-Taube und Albatros Typ Farman Zweidecker

Yes, thats from the publicised pilot exam and Flugsport mentioned him to be the Kdr. of Metz

Where did you get the info from that he was Kommandeur of FEA3?

Have you tried the Bundesarchiv? There must be a file there, consideruing he was a member of the NSDAP and a high profile NSFK guy.

Best,

GreyC