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    Deutschritter

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    1. Gentlemen, this is what I have for Carl August Amon von Heeringen, any corrections or additions very welcome: 18 April 1872 Cadett (Officer Candidate) 24 July 1873 See-Cadett (Officer Cadet) 15 February 1876 Unter-Lieutenant zur See (2nd Lieutenant) without Patent (ernannt) ... like his comrade and friend Eduard (von) Capelle, he soon received his patent with the same date. 20 November 1879 Lieutenant zur See (1st Lieutenant) 15 November 1887 Kapitain-Lieutenant (Lieutenant Captain) 16 July 1894 Korvettenkapitän (Corvette Captain – Lieutenant Commander) 16 November 1898 Fregattenkapitän (Frigate Captain – Commander) 18 July 1900 Kapitän zur See (Captain at Sea – Captain) 7 July 1906 Kontre-Admiral (Rear Admiral) 5 September 1909 Vizeadmiral (Vice Admiral) 27 January 1913 Admiral Royal Order of Kalākaua I (Hawaii), Knight's Cross (HK3; later changed to HKA3) Knight's Cross of the Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (JMuL5/JM5) Prussian Order of the Crown (Kronenorden), 4th Class Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion (Orden vom Zähringer Löwen), Knight's Cross I. Class (BZL3a/BZ3a) Order of the Oak Crown (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), Officer's Cross (LEK4) Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) Prussian Order of the Crown, 3rd Class House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross (HOH3) on 21 March 1898 Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow and the Crown (mit der Schleife und der Krone) Friedrichs-Orden, Commander's Cross (Kommenturkreuz) 2nd Class (WF2b) Hesse Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous (Verdienstorden Philipps des Großmütigen), Commander 2nd Class (GHVP2b/HP2b) Princely Waldeck Cross of Merit (Fürstlich Waldeckisches Verdienstkreuz), 2nd Class (WVK2) Russian Order of Saint Anna (St.-Annen-Orden), II. Class (RA2) Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, Commander II. Class (NO2b) Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves Star to his Prussian Order of the Crown 2nd Class on 17 January 1909 Star to his Red Eagle Order 2nd Class with Oak Leaves on 22 January 1911 Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class on 19 September 1912 Red Eagle Order, 1st Class with Oak Leaves on 18 January 1914
    2. Gentlemen, can anyone identify the general with Knight's Cross? Thanks!
    3. He served with the Stab/Luftzeuggruppe Moskau and with the Feldluftzeuggruppe Finnland, so at least a KVK, maybe even something Finish? You don't happen to have a death date? Thanks! To all: I found a "Josef Ernst Dewies" at ancestry.de. As a non-paying member, they will not let me see the data. If anyone is a paying member, please make a screenshot of the available information. At least we could find out, who he married in Berlin and when.
    4. This is what I have for Anton Friedrich Victor Valois, any additions or corrections would be great: 1 October 1859 Volontair-Cadett (Officer Candidate) 10 December 1859 Seekadett (Officer Cadet) Summer 1863 Fähnrich zur See (2nd Lieutenant) ... rank was renamed Unterlieutenant zur See on 19 July 1864 29 August 1866 Lieutenant zur See (1st Lieutenant) 25 January 1870 Capitain-Lieutenant (Lieutenant Captain) 20 July 1875 Korvettenkapitän (Corvette Captain – Lieutenant Commander) without Patent (ernannt) ... later received a patent from 15 March 1875 17 December 1881 Kapitän zur See (Captain at Sea – Captain) 1 April 1889 Kontre-Admiral (Rear Admiral) 10 October 1892 Vize-Admiral (Vice Admiral) 27 January 1912 Charakter als Admiral (Honorary Admiral) War Commemorative Medal of 1864 (Kriegs-Denkmünze für 1864; KD64) War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71) Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, Knight's Cross (NO3) in 1873 (thanks, Johan) ... later re-categorized as Knight's Cross 1st Class (NO3a) Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class Prussian Order of the Crown (Kronenorden), 3rd Class with Swords Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow (mit der Schleife) Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class with Swords on Ring Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves Star to his Prussian Order of the Crown 2nd Class with Swords on Ring Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburgischer Haus- und Verdienstorden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig), Grand Cross of Honour (Ehren-Großkreuz; OV1) Princely Waldeck Military Merit Cross, 1st Class (WV1) Star to his Red Eagle Order 2nd Class with Oak Leaves Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) Order of the Crown of Romania, Grand Cross (RumK1) Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class with Swords on Ring
    5. The medal bar is showing his RAO 4th Class (?), the War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 and the Prussian Centenary Medal 1897. Too bad I was not able to find a picture in parade uniform wearing everything.
    6. Gentlemen, this is what I have for Ernst Otto von Diederichs, any additions, no matter how small, would be great: 1 January 1862 Avantgardeur (Officer Candidate) of the Prussian Army 6 September 1865 Offiziersaspirant und Matrose II. Klasse (Officer Candidate and Sailor 2nd Class) 24 June 1866 Seekadett (Officer Cadet) (??.??.) 1867 Unterlieutenant zur See (2nd Lieutenant) 31 August 1869 Lieutenant zur See (1st Lieutenant) 20 May 1873 Capitain-Lieutenant (Lieutenant Captain) 15 April 1880 Korvettenkapitän (Corvette Captain – Lieutenant Commander) 18 February 1886 Kapitän zur See (Captain at Sea – Captain) 20 January 1892 Kontre-Admiral (Rear Admiral) 23 November 1897 Vize-Admiral (Vice Admiral) 27 January 1902 Admiral War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71) Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class in 1884 Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) Prussian Order of the Crown (Kronenorden), 3rd Class in 1888 Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow (mit der Schleife) in 1889 Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class in 1889 Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), Knight 2nd Class (ÖEK2) Mecklenburg Order of the Griffon (Großherzoglich Mecklenburgischer Greifenorden), Grand Commander's Cross (MGrO2a/MG2a) Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves in 1893 Order of the White Falcon (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken), Commander's Cross (GSF2) Star to his Prussian Order of the Crown 2nd Class in 1896 Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class (RSt1) Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class Order of Orange-Nassau, Grand Cross (NN1) Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), Knight 1st Class (ÖEK1) Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold, 1st Class (ÖL1b) Red Eagle Order, 1st Class with Oak Leaves Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Grand Cross (JMuL1/JM1) Russian Order of Saint Anna (St.-Annen-Orden), 1st Class (RA1) Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold, Grand Cross (ÖL1a) Red Eagle Order, Grand Cross with Oak Leaves Honours A Hill (Diederichsberg) with signal station, Naval Observatory and the Governor's official residence was named after him. At the Kiautschou colony a mountain monument (Diederichsstein) was named after him. A street in Tsingtao (Diederichsweg) near the Gouverneurspalast, the seat of the colonial government, was named after him . Gift watch from Heinrich Prince of Prussia dedicated to von Diederichs, "the victor of Tsingtao": "Dem Sieger von Tsingtau V. Adm. v. Diederichs ./. Heinrich Prinz von Preußen ./. Neujahr 1898"
    7. Thank you, Johan! But there is something strange. In the Rangliste 1818, 1822 and so on, he was noted with the SS3, the normal Knight's Cross. But in the Rangliste 1847 (pictures), for example, he is noted with the SS3a (Knight of the Grand Cross 1st Class), not the SS3c (Knight's Cross). Maybe he was somehow upgraded? Have you ever seen a case like this? On 26 March 1810, he left the Mecklenburg service and three months later joined the Guard Cuirassier Regiment of the Saxon Army. On the side of France, the Saxon troops took part in the Russian campaign of 1812. During this time, Forstner served as Napoleon Bonaparte's orderly officer (Ordonnanzoffizier). In this position, he took part in the battles of Borodino, Smolensk, Kaluga, Vitebsk, Krasnoi and Marislovitz. Napoleon personally awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor in Moscow on 18 August 1812. By the beginning of March 1813, Forstner was promoted to 1st lieutenant before resigning from the Saxon Army on 15 May 1813. He could no longer be responsible for fighting for the French and now also against the Germans.
    8. Yes, phantastic! He served with the Mecklenburg Army from 1804 to 1810, with the Saxon Army from 1810 to May 1813, returning to Mecklenburg as a Stabsrittmeister (Captain 2nd Class) and joining the volunteer riding Jäger corps (freiwilliges Jägerkorps zu Pferde) fighting alongside the Mecklenburg-Strelitzisches Husaren-Regiment. At Sehestedt, he was so badly wounded to the head that he later received permission to always wear a shako (Tschako) because of his head wound. He joined the Prussian Army on 1 June 1815.
    9. Gentlemen, this is what I have for Karl Gottfried Friedrich Peter Freiherr von Forstner (1790–1857), if anyone can add anything, that would be great: Knight of the Legion of Honour (FEL5/FE5) on 18 August 1812 Mecklenburg Military Merit Medal for 1813/1815 (MMV) in Gold Swedish Order of the Sword, Knight's Cross (SS3) ... Later classified as SS3a, Knight Grand Cross First Class.[9] Normally, SS3a stands for Knight's Cross 1st Class, In the event of war, there was a separate decoration (created 1788), the Knights of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword, 1st and 2nd Class, which was only awarded for merit against the enemy. The medal could also be awarded in the event of a serious wound or when an enemy victory symbol (e.g. flag) was captured. Iron Cross (1813), 2nd Class Prussian War Commemorative Medal for the Wars of Liberation (Kriegsdenkmünze für die Befreiungskriege) Russian Order of St. George, 5th Class (RG5) in September 1823 Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class (PRAO4/PrA4) Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz; DA) Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow Knight (Ritter; Rr) of the Johanniter-Orden in September 1841 Hesse House Order of the Golden Lion, Grand Cross (CHL1) in June 1845 Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves in January 1846
    10. Some are online, some are at FamilySearch, membership is free. https://wiki.genealogy.net/Gothaisches_Genealogisches_Taschenbuch
    11. One more thing, David: I know, Ludewig von Bastineller is often considered commander of the 11. Husaren-Regiment for a short term (Geschichte des 2. Westfälischen-Husaren-Regiments Nr. 11 und seiner Stammtruppen von 1807–1893), but the Rangliste 1835 and 1836 do not show this, they show him in the staff. What happened? August Ferdinand von Glaser was named commander on 1 December 1823 and arrived at regiment headquarters on 6 February 1824. I assume, he fell ill in 1834, he retired with the Charakter als Generalmajor on 14 October 1934. Maybe von Bastineller was delegated with the leadership for a short while in 1834/1835, but even the Rangliste from this year shows Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Forstner (officially as of 4 April 1835) as aggregiert and ad interim Führer des Regiments. Freiherr von Forstner was officially appointed commander on 30 March 1836. Do you know more about this? Any information would be great.
    12. Yes, David: https://books.google.de/books?id=dwQ5XqLMxzMC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=Biographisches+Handbuch+der+preußischen+Verwaltungs-+und+Justizbeamten+1740-1806/15+Bastineller&source=bl&ots=5_0nPugGvX&sig=ACfU3U33nb5i5mkKfVIAixJ5HHzuWYkakQ&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbra_D8dCEAxVn1QIHHTEJBgE4ChDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=Biographisches Handbuch der preußischen Verwaltungs- und Justizbeamten 1740-1806%2F15 Bastineller&f=false Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, Teil B, 1928, p. 26 Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, Teil B, 1940, p. 22
    13. Yes, of course, David ... keep up the great work! Let me add a couple of things: Gotha 1928 and 1940 both have his birth name as Alexander Christian Ludewig von Bastineller and death place Münster (7. Brigade), which would make sense. Carl Gottlob (1764–1830) as of Gotha. Not Gottlieb and not 1767. Biographisches Handbuch der preußischen Verwaltungs- und Justizbeamten 1740-1806/15 (p. 44) writes, Carl Gottlob tried to enter the Prussian Army, but was refused. Carl Gottlob was also made a Freiherr/Baron of the Kingdom of Westphalia on 13 May 1813, this was although not recognized by Prussia therefore never listed. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004080944&seq=366&q1=Bastineller+&start=1
    14. I would have to guess, no. Ludwig served with the Hesse-Kassel Army, then as of 1806 with the Duchy of Weimar (1806 Kammerjunker, 1811 Kammerherr) and of 1812 with the Prussian cavalry, becoming Major in 1834. Your Bastineller is Carl Gottlob von Bastineller (older brother, b. 1764), Oberst in 1812 and Brigadegeneral in 1813, fighting for the French because the regiment belonged to the Kingdom of Westphalia. Both Carl Gottlob (Flügel-Adjutant) and Ludwig originally served with the Hesse-Kassel Regiment Gens d'Armes.
    15. As of the Rangliste 1850, he was Oberst and Brigadier of the Land-Gendarmerie (7. Brigade. Münster) with RAO4 and DAK. It can be assumed, that he also received the Kriegsdenkmünze für die Befreiungskriege (Preußen).
    16. This might be a small mix-up, Karl August Nerger was already Korvettenkapitän in 1911 and Fregattenkapitän in 1917. Kapitänleutnant and Chef of the 7. Minensuch-Flottille was his brother Johann "Hans" Maximilian Nerger. Maybe Karl-August (actually Karl August?!) received his MVK1 (much) earlier? Thanks!!!
    17. I would add: War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71) in Bronze Anniversary Oak Leaves (Jubiläums-Eichenlaub „25“ 1870/1895) to his Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
    18. A picture of him would be great, anyone. Thanks! Only RAO4? Could he have been the son of Generaladjutant Wilhelm Burghard Rüppel, later„von Helmschwerdt“? PS: What is funny, I found three Hessian sources (1, 2, 3), and the name is always spelled Helmschwerd without "t".
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