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Gentlemen, I have read that Artur Kutscher (probably Einjährig-Freiwilliger around 1904?) was a Oberleutnant der Landwehr with the Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 92, but I also have one source which states he was Hauptmann der Landwehr (1917). Can anyone confirm one or the other? I also read he received the Iron Cross, 2nd Class (mid-September 1914) and the Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th Class with Swords (BMV4⚔), but also one source states EK I. Any help would be great. Maybe even other decorations? He was in a Lazarett in April/May 1916, maybe a wound badge? Thanks!

Thanks so much, Gentlemen!!! This is now what I have (corrections as always welcome): Born 28 August 1867 in Glieschwitz, Kreis Militsch, Province of Silesia (Lower Silesia), Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire Died 31 July 1963 (aged 95) in ???, West Germany Twice married, no known children His brother Fritz Conrad Siegesmund (1873–1947) was Major in the Infanterie-Regiment „Herwarth von Bittenfeld“ (1. Westfälisches) Nr. 13 and also Knight of Honour of the Johanniter-Orden Sekondeleutnant (2nd Lieutenant) with patent from 22 March 1887 ... 3rd Company/Oldenburgisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 91 ??.??.???? Premierleutnant (1st Lieutenant) ... 1 October 1893 War Academy in Berlin (three years) 18 January 1901 Hauptmann (Captain) ... 1902 Commander of the 8th Company/Infanterie-Regiment "Großherzog Friedrich Franz II von Mecklenburg-Schwerin" (4. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 24 27 January 1909 Major ... 1912/1913 (???) Commander of the 2nd Battalion/Infanterie-Regiment "von Voigts-Rhetz" (3. Hannoversches) Nr. 79 in Hildesheim 19 August 1914 Oberstleutnant ... ??.??.???? Commander of the Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 92 18 June 1917 Oberst 4 June 1920 Charakter als Generalmajor with rank seniority (RDA) from 9 April 1920 (thanks to Glenn) Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis, Knight of Honour 2nd Class (OV3b) Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class Prussian Long Service Cross (Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) for 25 Years Swedish Order of the Sword, Knight's Cross 1st Class (SS3a) on 21 August 1913 Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class Oldenburg Friedrich-August-Kreuz, Second and First Class (OK1) War Merit Cross (Brunswick), 2nd Class (BrK2) Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (HH) Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 3rd Class with Swords (BMV3⚔) House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords (HOH3⚔) Wound Badge (1918) in Mattweiß (Silver) Knight of Honour (Ehrenritter) of the Johanniter-Orden Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

GM Robert Otto Rudolph von Wegerer (b. 28 August 1867; d. ??.??.1963), son of GM Rudolf Conrad von Wegerer, was Ehrenritter of the Johanniterorden. If anyone has a complete list of his WWI decorations, I would really love to see that. Maybe also an exact death date? Thanks, Gentlemen! Neck: * Ehrenritterkreuz (Johanniterorden) Ribbon Bar from left (??? = [very] unsure): * Iron Cross (1914), 2nd Class * House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords (HOH3⚔) * Red Eagle Order, 4th Class * Prussian Long Service Cross (25 years) * Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 * Oldenburg Friedrich-August-Kreuz, Second Class * Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 3rd Class with Swords (BMV3⚔) ??? * Hanseatic Cross ??? * Brunswick War Merit Cross, 2nd Class ??? * House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis, Knight of Honour 2nd Class (OV3b) * Swedish Order of the Sword, Knight's Cross 1st Class (SS3a) Beneath: * Iron Cross (1914), 1st Class * Oldenburg Friedrich-August-Kreuz, First Class * Wound Badge (Mattweiß???) * Something beneath the FA Kreuz

Seeing the regiment and that he got the BZ3bx, as you wrote, he was probably born in Baden?

Maaß was in the Fliegertruppe? Which unit? As an observer or pilot? Thanks! Here is what I found out about his violent death: "Aus der langen Liste der kommunistischen Überfälle und Morde an Polizeibeamten seien nur zwei Fälle herausgegriffen. Der erste spielte sich bei den Kämpfen gegen die Rote Armee, im Regierungsbezirk Merseburg, bei Gröbers am 30. März 1921 ab."

GM Robert Otto Rudolph von Wegerer (b. 28 August 1867; d. ??.??.1963), son of GM Rudolf Conrad von Wegerer, was Ehrenritter des Johanniterordens. If anyone has a complete list of his WWI decorations, I would really love to see that. Maybe also an exact death date?

Seeing these great pictures, Dave, I am already hoping to see their biographies one day, either here or at AHF.

Thank you, Dave!

Great picture of Hans (or Hans-Eberhardt?) Gandert, Dave! Do you happen to know, if he had the Ehrenbecher? According to Bundesarchiv, BArch RL 5/891, he also received the KVK (1939), 1st Class with Swords.

Does anyone have a picture of U-Boot ace Paul Reinhart von Rabenau, HOH3⚔ on 2 September 1918? Thanks!

Adding Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class with Swords (source: Daniel Krause: Verleihungen von Preußischen Kriegs-Orden und Ehrenzeichen im Ersten Weltkrieg, p. 104)

His known pre-war decorations are: Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class (RAO4) Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) Chilean Order of Merit (Chilenischer Verdienstorden), 2nd Class (CV2) What neck order is he wearing? Maybe Kronenorden, 2nd Class with Swords?

Gentlemen, I am looking for any- and everything about von Roden (1861-1945). His original name was Emmo Maria Max Wellhausen, he was adopted in 1882. He was promoted to Sekondeleutnant on 12 February 1884. After the war, he commanded the Marine-Brigade „von Roden“. Promoted to Generalmajor on 10 February 1921 with RDA from 1 December 1920 (?) I would really love to know, what decorations he earned in WWI. Thanks!

Deutscher Ordens-Almanach ... but sadly without birth date:

Thank you for the identification: Rudolf Sintzenich (1889–1948)

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

Thank you! Thank you, Dave!

Does anyone have a HOH3⚔ date for Reich Minister Bernhard Rust? Thanks!

Gentlemen, can anyone identify the general with Knight's Cross? Thanks!

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.

It worked ... thank you!

Thank you, Herman!!!

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

Maybe JohanH could find the NN1 date for Admiral z. D. Otto von Diederichs? Thanks!

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.