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On 01/12/2021 at 04:36, landsknechte said:
but would that indicate that he was an eye doctor for / to the royal family of Baden
In this case or if he were the doctor of any nobility of a reigning house he´d be called Hofarzt.
Either großerzoglichr or königlicher or kaiserlicher, or etc.
The description on the document of the Landesarchiv seems to indicate that it is part of a folder containing reports of doctors and leading staff of hospitals to the Grandduches of Baden concerning hospital matters. The Grandduches of Baden was the patron of the regional German Red Cross Society.
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You seem to share the problem of many collectors: lack of space ?
Looks impressivw, though!
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11 hours ago, Dave Danner said:
From 1891:
What a curious text!
Als Plombe in die Zahnlücke. Wie geschmackvoll.
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Hi,
Bismarck himself served with the Garde-Jäger and later with 2nd Jäger Btl as Einjähriger.
In 1868 he was granted á la suit status with the 7th Kürassier-Regiment and in 1894 he was made Chef des Regiments. At that time he was already promoted (in 1890) to Generaloberst der Kavallerie with character of Generalfeldmarschall.
The uniform you show is that of the 7th Kürassiere.
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Can´t help you with this, i am afraid.
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From my collection on board SMS Hohenzollern.
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Hi Deutschritter,
He was indeed reactivated as "Inspekteur der 1. Kriegssanitätsinspektion" (Königsberg) during WW1 and he died 15.02.1924.
I recommend buying the Ehrenrangliste, as for someone like you asking for a lot of data within this period, you would find many answers in there.
Best,
GreyC
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Maybe he never made it into the Wehrmacht? I know that there are files at the Bundesarchiv for Wehrmachtsoffiziere, I don´t know if officers who served with the Reichswehr only have also been preserved. Maybe worth a try searching there.
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Hi,
can´t say anything post 1933, he is not listed in Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945. The photo seems to have been taken after May 1919, or if he already wears the Adler-Kokarde, after Oct. 1919. He seems to have come from an artillery unit before he joined the Luftstreitkräfte. Maybe he served with a Artillerie-Flieger unit and after the war as Artillerie-Offizier.
Best,
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Thanks for the link. He seems to have had quite a career. There is an early aviation magazin for Germany online on the internet with search function. Maybe it´s worth a try looking for traces of him there. If i remember the name of the magazine, I´ll post it. Luftstreitkräfte is not really up my alley.
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As you noted he was a Beobachter with the German Luftstreitkräfte in WW1
As an academic (Dr. med since 1898) he was no stranger to scientific research. You stated that he was not only a Dr. med, but also a Dr. phil.
Now if it is of interest, he combined his service in the Luftstreitkräfte as Beobachter with his scientific curiosity and was promoted to Dr. phil at the University of Münster in 1918 with a study about „Untersuchungen über geistige Leistungen beim Aufenthalt in verdünnter Luft“ “Study on intellectual capacities while being exposed to thin air", thus profiting from his experiences in WW1.
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Hi,
probably already known: the later GFM Günther von Kluge (* 30. Oktober 1882 in Posen; † 19. August 1944 bei Verdun)
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Hi,
there were "schnelle Abteilungen" as bicycle units and then there were those Panzerjäger ones. On may 1st 1943 the "schnelle Abteilung" you mentioned was named Panzerjäger-Abteilung 387 (again).
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The link is dead.
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Hi,
might be a Freikorps decoration. Without crown and skull it would resemble the Deutschritter Kreuz award given out by the Detachment Randow
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1 hour ago, 91-old-inf-reg said:
Austrian Maltese Order
I would totally go along witth that, what I wonder though, is, whether the Maltese order also implies a function as medic or the like.
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Moin,
hier mal die Offiziere vom IR 75, die laut RG den Hohenzollern bekommen haben:
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On 05/09/2021 at 17:28, Mattyboy said:
Not sure what the thingy is next to his EK1....
It is a rare photo of an Oberleutnant of the Vorläufige Reichswehr, the thingy is a FREIKORPS-badge, possibly Freikorps Faupel. But I wouldn´t vouch for it. It might also be a Freilorps-Formation from the former 5th Armeekorps (thanks Andy).
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Thank you, Andreas, that is correct.
He was already mentioned here:
The Prussian and Glenn helped with the biographical details:
Hans Kolbe, geb. 11.5.82
Diensteintritt April 1900.
RL 1904: Lt.z.S. auf "Kaiser Wilhelm II"
RL 1907: Olt.z.S. auf Torpedoboot "S124"
RL 1909: auf Torepedoboot "Taku"
RL 1911: Kp.Lt. Marinestation der Ostsee
RL 1912: auf Torpedoboot "G192"
Februar 1915 Chef 2. Torpedo-Halbflottille
April 1917 Chef 3. Torpedo-Halbflottille bis Kriegsende
Korvettenkapitän 21.1.20 (vergleichbar mit Major im Heere)
Fregattenkapitän 1.5.25 (~ Oberstleutnant)
Kapitän z.S. 1.1.28 (~ Oberst)
Orden (gem RL 1918): RAO4, Hohenzollern Ritterkreuz m. Schw., EKI, LübH
Das DAK für 25 Jahre würde 1924 auch passen.
so: EKII, Hohenzollern, RAO, DAK, Mecklenburg, Lübeck
Der Letzte ist der schwedische Wasa-Orden (Ritterkreuz 2.Kl.), den hatte er laut RL 1914:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasaorden
Herr Kolbe hat sich auch eine Wikiseite gegönnt:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Kolbe_(Landrat)
Und er war auch im GMIC in Behandlung:
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/44238-vizeadmiral-hans-kolbe/
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Hi Daniel,
here is one from my collection. Major Hans Kolbe, Kdr. Küstenwehr-Abt. Kiel. Photo from 1924. Can anybody identify the last medal, please?
Best,
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1 hour ago, motojosh said:
Sterbebild for Unteroffizier Franz Reichwein of Sturm-Bataillon Nr. 1. In the morning of Easter Monday, April 9, 1917
First mentioned in the VL as severely wounded on 5th May 1917, then, on 3rd July 1917 as KIA.
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Interpreting terms of address in a military letter
in Germany: Imperial: Rick (Research) Lundstrom Forum for Documentation and Photographs
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Strictly speaking it was an address for the lower nobility and Doctor juris only. It might have been extended to MDs, too. But basically it was not for non-nobility, no matter if military or civilian.
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