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Thanks so much, my mistake, of course only 2nd Class (1870).

Here is von Ilsemann (right) during the burial of Kaiser Wilhelm II on 9 June 1941. What is the small decoration to the left of his EK I (maybe the Erinnerungszeichen zum 80. Geburtstag Kaiser Wilhelms II.)? And the neck order is the Königlicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern Kreuz der Komture mit Schwertern? Thanks!

Gentlemen, mostly filmmakers get decorations, even ranks wrong ... did they get them right this time? Why would he receive the RAO II with Swords as Hauptmann? Ben Daniels as "Oberst" (was he ever Oberst?) Sigurd von Ilsemann in The Exception.

Thank you very much, Daniel! Maybe you could help me out with other decorations (by the way, which star is he wearing on this picture from 1924? Sorry about the quality.), here is what I have put together, any additions, corrections or exact dates would be great: 19.7.1870 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate) 9.3.1871 Portepée-Fähnrich (Officer Cadet) 9.3.1872 Sekondeleutnant (2nd Lieutenant) 22.3.1881 Premierleutnant (1st Lieutenant) 22.3.1887 Hauptmann (Captain) 31.5.1892 Major 17.12.1898 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) 18.4.1901 Oberst (Colonel) 27.1.1905 Generalmajor 27.1.1908 Generalleutnant 13.9.1912 General der Artillerie Order of Albert the Bear, Knight 2nd Class with Swords (AAB3b⚔/AB3b⚔) War Commemorative Medal of 1870-1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71) Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion (Orden vom Zähringer Löwen), Knight's Cross I. Class (BZL3a/BZ3a) Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 3rd Class Crown to his Red Eagle Order, 4th Class (as of Rangliste 1900) Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow Order of Philip the Magnanimous (Verdienstordens Philipps des Großmüthigen), Cross of Honour (HP3) Commander's Cross of the Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (JM3) Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves Order of Philip the Magnanimous (Verdienstordens Philipps des Großmüthigen), Commander 1st Class (HP2a) Star to his Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class Star to his Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class Red Eagle Order, 1st Class with Oak Leaves Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class Pour le Mérite (military) with Oak Leaves ... Pour le Mérite on 3 September 1915 ... Oak Leaves on 1 June 1917 Honours On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Kaiser Wilhelm II's reign, Scholtz was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility on 16 June 1913. Honorary doctorate (Dr. phil. h. c.) of the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena on 29 July 1918 The von Scholtz-Kaserne in Belgard, Pommern (Körliner Straße) was named after him The former Scholtz barracks (Scholtz-Kaserne) in Neumünster (Schleswig-Holstein) were named after him: ... Wehrmacht (1937–1945) ... Bundeswehr (1957–1997)

Gentlemen, some sources have only Pour le Mérite für von Scholtz (1915), others have also the Oak Leaves (1917). Can anyone report the facts with certainty? What about the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order with Oak Leaves and Swords? He should have received this award, or not? Thanks so much!

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This is what I have for Generalmajor z. D. Franz Ludwig Wilhelm Mueller ... can anyone add (exact) dates and more decorations (at least one more neck order?) ...? 1868 Fahnenjunker (Officer candidate) 1870 Sekondeleutnant (2nd Lieutenant) 1878 Premierleutnant (1st Lieutenant) 11 February 1886 zum Hauptmann July 1894 Major 20 November 1900 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) 22 March 1903 Oberst (Colonel) 14 April 1907 Charakter als Generalmajor Iron Cross (1870), 2nd and 1st Class Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71 with four battle clasps Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class Anniversary Oak Leaves "25" 1870/1895 to his Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 3rd Class with Swords Württemberg Order of the Crown (Ehrenkreuz des Ordens der Württembergischen Krone), Honour Cross with Swords (WK2c⚔) Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow and Swords ...Shortly afterwards received the Crown to his Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow and Swords (decoration in gold) Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class with Swords on Ring Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on Ring in February 1908 Colonial Medal (Kolonial-Denkmünze) with four clasps

Do I have everything right on Bernhard Wilhelm Eugen Jesko von Puttkamer? Corrections welcome. Thanks! Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 4th Class with Swords Cross for Distinction in War (Mecklenburg-Strelitzisches Verdienstkreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege; MStMV) as of Rangliste 1905 Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class with Swords Mecklenburg Greifen-Orden, Knight's Cross (MGrO3/MG3) Friedrichs-Orden, Knight's Cross 2nd Class (WF3b) Colonial Medal (Kolonial-Denkmünze) mit den Spangen (with the clasps) "Kamerun 1904", "Kamerun 1905/07" and "Kamerun 1908/09" Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz; HH) Lübeck Hanseatic Cross (Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz; LübH/LüH) Mecklenburg-Schwerinisches Militärverdienstkreuz, 2nd and 1st Class (MK1) Cross for Distinction in War, 1st Class (StK1) ... his MStMV was declared 2nd Class after the introduction of the first class in January 1915 House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords (HOH3⚔) ... 1918 also submitted to the "Pour le Mérite" ,but no longer awarded due to the end of the war Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen 1918) in Black Johanniter Order, Knight of Honor (Ehrenritter) Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class with Swords

Hans Graf received the Charakter als Hauptmann (after serving with the Freikorps/Grenzschutz Ost?), do you happen to know if he was reactivated for WWII? Thanks! 19.7.1913 Fähnrich, 23.12.1912 Leutnant (Patent), 20.5.1917 Oberleutnant

Dave, I wonder if he ever got the Kriegsverdienstkreuz (1939) for his service after April 1940? Thanks! P.S. When you write "General der Infanterie beim Oberbefehlshaber Ost", was he promoted to General der Infanterie or is that a title?

I am looking for anything on Wilhelm Maßmann, birth date, death date, maybe even a picture? Thanks!!! Here is what I know: Maßmann, Wilhelm, Pr. HOH Kreuz der Ritter m. Schw., Leutnant d.R. Mar.Inf., 1918, 01.21., 2. MatrRgt, 11. Kompanie

His brother was Arnold Gottfried Bendemann, Knight of the Pour le Mérite on 7 June 1864 (on the occasion of the storming of the Düppeler Schanzen on 18 April 1864 as second lieutenant). He died 42 yeras old as Major and member of the Study Commission of the Vereinigte Artillerie- und Ingenieur-Schule in Berlin on 8 June 1882. Does anyone know why? Health reasons or maybe an accident? I would be grateful for any information about him. Maybe even a picture?

These are the decorations I have for Felix Eduard Robert Emil von Bendemann, I would be grateful for any additions, corrections or exact dates: Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class War Commemorative Medal of 1870-1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71)[9] on 20 May 1871 Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) on 7 June 1884 (years outside of the Reich or during war counted double) Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class on 18 January 1885 Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 3rd Class with Swords on 5 May 1885 Friedrichs-Orden, Commander's Cross (Kommenturkreuz), 2nd Class with Swords (WF2b⚔) on 18 July 1885 Orden „Der strahlende Stern“, 2nd Class, 2nd Grade / Grand Officer (ZstSt2b/ZStII2/ZSt2) on 16 April 1887 Order of the Red Eagle, 3rd Class with the Bow on 5 May 1888 Russian Order of Saint Anna, II. Class (RA2) on 19 November 1889 Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, Commander II. Class (NO2b) on 15 August 1890 Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class with Swords on Ring on 10 September 1890 Knight of the Austrian-Hungarian Order of the Iron Crown, 2nd Class (ÖEK2) on 18 November 1890 Anniversary Oak Leaves "25" 1870/1895 to his Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves on 19 January 1896 Prussian Centenary Medal (Zentenarmedaille) on 22 March 1897 Order of Leopold (Belgium), Grand Officer (BL2a) on 18 August 1897 Star to his Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class with Swords on Ring on 16 January 1898 Star with Swords to his Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves on 3 September 1900 China Medal in Bronze (China-Denkmünze) with the clasp "TAKU" Saxon Albrechts-Orden, Grand Cross with Swords (SA1⚔) on 10 June 1901 ... as of Rangliste 1906 declared Grand Cross with the War Decoration (SA1.KD) Russian Order of Saint Anna, I. Class with Swords (RA1⚔) on 15 April 1902 ... he automatically also received the Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st Class with Swords, which was subordinated to the Order of Saint Anna. British Order of St Michael and St George, Grand Cross (GM1) on 13 July 1902 Knight of the Austrian-Hungarian Order of the Iron Crown, 1st Class with the War Decoration (ÖEK1.KD) on 13 July 1902 Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class with Swords on Ring on 27 January 1903 Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on Ring on 22 January 1905 Oldenburgischer Haus- und Verdienstorden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Ehren-Großkreuz (OV1) on 5 May 1906 Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class (JVAS1/JV1) on 11 October 1906 Order of the Red Eagle, Grand Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords on Ring on 20 January 1907 Kolonial-Denkmünze mit der Spange (with the clasp) "Kamerun 1884" on 13 June 1912 Promotions: 9 June 1864 Kadett of the Crew of 1864 ??? Seekadett ??.??.1868 Unterleutnant zur See (2nd Lieutenant at Sea) 18 April 1871 Leutnant zur See without patent (ernannt), later receiving a patent with effect from 1870 (???) 17 February 1874 Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant Captain) 15 April 1880 Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander) 22 October 1887 Kapitän zur See (Captain at Sea) 27 January 1895 Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral) 5 December 1899 Vize-Admiral (Vice Admiral) 14 November 1903 Admiral

Thanks so much, Dave! I would add: - Sudetenland Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938) as Battery chief in the Artillerie-Regiment 3 (V. reitende Abteilung in Sagan) - Medal for the Italo-German campaign in Africa (Medaille für den italienisch-deutschen Feldzug in Afrika) - Africa Cuff Band (Ärmelband „Afrika“) - Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1971 Maybe also Italien Medal of Military Valor in Silver (?), but without confirmation. Prisoner in May 1943? That was new to me, thanks! But he must have been freed or "ausgetauscht"? He was head of the Wirtschaftsstab Aschoff (Herresgruppe B) in Italy in August 1943. He supposedly commanded the Panzer-Regiment 8 (another source states Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 80), but he did command (m.d.st.F.b.) the 16. Panzer-Division between Dietrich von Müller and Kurt Treuhaupt. He was supposedly relieved of his command due to the "charge of defeatism" but stayed with the division. His Bundestag-Biographie shows him as a Russian POW until Autumn 1955. If you could confirm any of this, that would be phantastic. Here is what I have for Oberst Kurt Treuhaupt (1898-1978), maybe you can add something/anything (maybe Panzerkampfabzeichen?): Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class Prussian Observer's Badge 1914 (Abzeichen für Beobachtungsoffiziere aus Flugzeugen); FA A 235 Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen 1918) in Black and Mattweiß (Silver) Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th Class Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class ... 2nd Class on 10 June 1940 ... 1st Class on 9 November 1943 War Merit Cross, 2nd and 1st Class with Swords ... 2nd Class on 1 September 1942 ... 1st Class on 1 September 1943 German Cross in Gold on 2 August 1944 Honour Roll Clasp (Ehrenblattspange des Heeres) on 7 December 1944 as Oberst and Commander of the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 146/25. Panzer Division Once again, thanks so much!

Gentlemen, i read, that Albrecht Aschoff (Fahnenjunker ??.??.1916, Thorner Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 81) was promoted to Leutnant in Autumn 1917. Reserves? He received the EK II and I, maybe some more decorations? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

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Almost two years ago, sorry, but I do not remember. Here is another nice one of Roßbach: https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/121476162.html

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This is what I have for Bernhard Josef Maria von Hartz (1862–1944), I would be grateful for any corrections and/or additions as well as exact dates: Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th Class (BMV4); Deutscher Ordens-Almanach, 1908 Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, Knight's Cross 1st Class (JpS5a) on 21 February 1901 China Commemorative Medal (China-Denkmünze) in Steel for non-combatants Jubiläumsmedaille für die bayerische Armee (1905) Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class (PRAO4/PrA4); Deutscher Ordens-Almanach, 1908 Bayerisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz, II. Class for 24 years (BD2) Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 3rd Class (BMV3) on 8 March 1910 Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class (PRAO3/PrA3) Albrechts-Orden of Saxony, Commander (Komtur) II. Class (SA2b) on 28 July 1911 Bavarian Order of Saint Michael, Honour Cross (Ehrenkreuz) on 27 October 1911 Austrian Order of the Iron Crown, Knight II. Class (ÖEK2) on 13 February 1912 Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown, Knight's Cross on 30 December 1913 Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 2nd Class with Swords (BMV2⚔) on 7 September 1914 Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class ... 2nd Class on 7 September 1914 ... 1st Class on 7 October 1914 Württemberg Order of the Crown, Commander with Swords (WK2b⚔) on 17 December 1914 Albrechts-Orden of Saxony, Commander (Komtur) 1st Class with Swords (SA2a⚔) on 8 December 1914 War Merit Cross (Brunswick) on 21 August 1915 Friedrich Cross (Friedrich-Kreuz) on 21 August 1915 Hessian Bravery Medal (Großherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille) on 21 August 1915 Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Swords and Star ... 2nd Class with Swords on 13 December 1916 ... Star on 1 January 1918 Gallipoli Star (Eiserner Halbmond; TH) on 12 May 1917 Bulgarian Order of Bravery, I Grade, 1st Class on 24 August 1917 Bayerisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz, I. Class for 40 years (BD1) on 15 November 1917 ... war years counted double Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 1st Class with Swords (BMV1⚔) on 28 February 1918 Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 6 August 1881 Portepee-Fähnrich (Cadet Officer) 1883 Certificate of maturity to become an officer (Zeugnis der Reife zum Offizier) 1883 Sekondeleutnant/Second-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant) without patent 9 April 1884 Sekondeleutnant/Second-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant) with patent 13 June 1892 Premierleutnant (1st Lieutenant) 17 March 1897 Hauptmann (Captain) 21 September 1904 Major 11 September 1907 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) 7 March 1910 Oberst 1. October 1912 Generalmajor 19 May 1915 Generalleutnant January 1919 Retired with Charakter als General der Infanterie

Is it possible to upload this great awards list in a larger version? It can hardly be read. Thank you! I see he received the Turkey Eiserner Halbmond in 1917, but what could the last decoration (1.4.1918) from Turkey be?

Glenn, this really helps. I think I see he received the Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 1st Class with Swords (BMV1⚔) on 28 February 1918, but would Bavarian award is below it (20 February 1918)? Can you read it? Thanks!

Gentlemen, I am looking for anything on Bavarian Generalleutnant Wilhelm Weiß ... I would be thankful for any help.

Death date: 6. Juni 1946

Dave Danner wrote concerning PH3/HOH3⚔: "Prussian award came on 27.7.1917. Bavarian Genehmigung zur Annahme came later, 28.8.1917 I think." Here are his promotions (corrections very welcome): 22 July 1885 Portepee-Fähnrich (Cadet Officer) 7 April 1887 Sekondeleutnant/Second-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant) 27 February 1895 Premierleutnant (1st Lieutenant) without patent; other sources state 22 February 1895; on 6 June 1895 received patent with effect from 11 June 1895 13 December 1899 Appointed Hofjunker by Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria 28 October 1902 Hauptmann (Captain) 23 October 1910 Major 23 November 1915 Oberstleutnant 28 May 1918 Oberst (Colonel) 30 September 1920 Charakter als Generalmajor 27 August 1939 Charakter als Generalleutnant

Can anyone supply the date for Wilhelm Anton von Haasy's HOH3⚔? Thank you.