Bernd_W

Might be the description. Did it really end without any bid or was it ended before bidding ended?

The Hesse-Darmstadt "Erinnerungsmedaille zur 1. Hochzeit 1894" has a similar ribbon, but I don't know if it's possible, because I don't know at what position you would wear it. https://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/erinnerungsmedaille-zur-1-hochzeit-1894.html https://www.deutsche-gesellschaft-fuer-ordenskunde.de/DGOWP/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Verl_Liste_1894_Hoch_Medaille_1_Hochzeit_ADLER_.pdf

Most smaller states, with rare award documents, seems to appeal to a smaller collectors' community only, often collectors from the area. For this reason, the prices stay lower. But colonies are something much more thought after. Pictures and CDVs from there, are in the Freikorps pictures price range, which is also above the smaller states pictures price range. And here both collection topics came together, colonies and something from the home area.

Hello Andy Yes, for sure. Only parts of the book are published there. Covering the "Ausmarsch" und "Rückmarsch" only. But it seems to be a very rare book, tried to find it with google, most other regimental history can be found in some antiquarian online, but nothing for this book. So its nice your friend sells it online as pdf. Kind regrets

Guess its him or his father? http://www.gfh-biberach.de/Hefte/BC-Heimatkundliche-Blätter-für-den-Kreis-Biberach/J33H2S40.pdf Part one of the pdf as attachment. J33H2S40-1-4.pdf Part two of the pdf as attachment. J33H2S40-5-7.pdf Part three of the pdf as attachment. J33H2S40-8-10.pdf Part four of the pdf as attachment. J33H2S40-11-14.pdf

Hello Andy Thanks for your help/the Information. Therefore, I was wrong, it's the book which is party quoted here: https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/browse/sourceId/43/sn/qhg Here are also some parts of the "Rückmarsch": https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/browse/sourceId/45/sn/qhg Kind regrets

Hello Andy Thanks for your help/the Information. I was not aware of a real regimental history. Could you please provide the name and author? Do you know what is sold on the page you linked? The full real regimental history you quoted? Kind regrets and thanks.

Hello Dave Danner Thanks for the clarification. kind regrets

Hello Andy Thanks for your help. Is there any real regimental history? Or just the report in "DIE HESSEN IM WELTKRIEG 1914 - 1918" I mentioned above? That Ers.Btl. is another mystery. According to this page: https://wiki.genealogy.net/LIR_118#Namensgebung it was the name of the whole regiment, at some point, but I guess it's a mistake. Or do you think, the whole regiment was only one battalion in the end of the war, and only used as spare? The commander of the battalion was someone whose name ends with "gler". Kind regrets and thanks

Hello Andy Thanks for the answer. Kind regrets

It's just a certificate for his service time, see the mentioned Schutztruppen. It lists his unit, service time and how he behaved, you will find the similar information in his Militärpass. A criminal record from the police, which you might need for working in some high secured areas, is something different.

Hello Andy Thanks for your post. May I ask you what MWB is? Thanks for the link to the regimental history. I was not aware they sell a copy. But I guess I won't find him there, unfortunately there is no real regimental history for the LIR118. Only a report in "DIE HESSEN IM WELTKRIEG 1914 - 1918" which covers the time span from the outbreak of the war till October 1915. See: https://wiki.genealogy.net/LIR_118#Literatur: I guess it's the report which is partly published here: https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/browse/sourceId/43/sn/qhg Even if they don't mention the book "DIE HESSEN IM WELTKRIEG 1914 - 1918" as a source, it covers the same time span, and it's almost the same number of pages. Might get reprinted as a separate book in 1933, For me, it makes sense he was a relative new officer, when he got voted as a company leader after the revolution, they wanted to get rid of the old system and would not have voted for a career officer or some other long time ago commissioned officer. IMO the signature is the SPD politician Friedrich Vetters, he was a member of the Workers and Soldiers' Council in Gießen, therefore he was a trustworthy person for Workers and Soldiers' Council in Darmstadt, which acted as the highest Hessian Workers and Soldiers' Council. Kind regrets and thanks

Hello Glenn Many thanks for your help! Kind regrets

Hello Glenn Thanks for your post. Why not helpfully? You don't think it's him, because his second first name is missing onto the passport? I guess it's him, it would be a big coincidence having two Leutnant der Reserve Kurt Rieger in LIR 118 in 1917/1918. May I ask you, out of which source you get this Information? Thanks for your help, so there is no need for me anymore to search the online digitalized old phone books from the main hessian recruiting districts of LIR 118. I would never have found him. Many Thanks! Kind regrets and thanks

Hello Andy Thanks for your post. Sure, I know, you will help me with the book. But it's the Swabian in me, it's 25€ for nothing if it's not my Rieger. Kind regrets and thanks

Hello Andy Thanks for your post. It's not the least uncommon name in Germany, but also there was no Lt. d. R. Rieger before the war. But anyway, it would be a matter of context, if the Rieger is mentioned in context with the LIR 118, then it's very likely him, otherwise not so. I will think about give it a try. Kind regrets and thanks

Hello Andy Thanks for your post. The only provide: "Rieger, Leutnant der Reserve" in the online List. Therefore, I'm not sure. Kind regrets and thanks

Hello Andy Thanks for your post. Unfortunately, I don't know it. This information is sold by the Institut Deutsche Adelsforschung for 25€. They made I index of everyone who is mentioned, provide the index online, and sell the book volume and page for a name online. But if you own the entire collection, it is worth a thought to buy the information. I think you would be so kind, and provide a screenshot of the page? Because they only sell the book volume and page, and then you will have to find an archive which own the book and go there and make a screenshot. Kind regrets and thanks

Hello Andy Thanks for your post. So I think I would not find him in any Rangliste or Dienstaltersliste. I also tried the obvious stuff like the hessian and federal state archive. Found a Major Kurt Rieger with a somehow fitting DOB: 22.8.1890 in the employment records of Reichswehr and Wehrmacht at the federal state archive. Do you think it's worth a look? Could he have reached the rank of Major when getting reactivated for the Wehrmacht during WW2? This page, mention a Rieger, Leutnant der Reserve mentioned in Schlachten des Weltkrieges. But €25 for the exact book volume and page is somehow a rip-off. https://adelsquellen.de/adelsforschung/schlacht01.htm Kind regrets and thanks

Hello Andy Thanks for your post. I thought der Reserve and Landwehr would indicate he served bevor war, his picture looks like he was something around 30, but It's hard to tell sometimes. So I don't think he was a war volunteer without any service or examination bevor. Would an officer who was Leutnant der Reserve in 1914, still be Leutnant der Reserve in 1918? Or were they promoted automatically? The normal way was: serve, be part of the Reserve and then Landwehr 1 and 2, and you were chosen to become a reserve officer while serving. Could you serve in peace times, then becoming reserve, but not as an officer, and then in wartimes you will become a reserve officer? Or was it more likely, he was examined and did no active duty in peace times, but became part of the Ersatzreserve and then became a reserve officer during war? Do you have any idea where I can find something about him? Are there any 1918 Ranglists? Once read, they did not print Ranglists during war. Kind regrets and thanks

Good evening gent I'm struggling with further research about a Lieutenant der Reserve, Kurt Rieger. He was Lieutenant der Reserve in 1918 when the war ended. He was enlisted in the Landwehr Infanterie Regiment Nr. 118. A hessian Unit. At least from 10th of September till 13th of November 1918. He was in the 4. Company and became Leader of the 4. Company after the revolution. He was voted by the members of the 4. Company. Unfortunately, I only have the 1914 Rangliste and it's without first names. I found only a Rittmeister (Hauptmann) der Reserve in the hessian dragoons regiment Nr. 23. And various Lieutenants with the name Rieger in IR. 66, IR. 155, Ladwehrbezirk Lübeck and Magdeburg. It's all not hessian related. So how to determine which is my Rieger? Are there any Ranglists with first names or from 1918? Kind regrets and thanks

The screenshot has a far high resolution, if you save it to your computer and zoom in, its easy to read. Im not interested in this badge or in proving this badge is period or not, not today and not in 50 years. I provided a source of what TWM experts thinks about this badge. If you are interested in this kind of TWM you should contact BrianL. He is also a user here:https://gmic.co.uk/profile/12700-bolewts58/ And ask him in what book its shown. Or you ask Demir, I guess he is the moderator Demir here, and ask him in what of his books its shown. Perhaps you will find a period photograph there, or Demir can provide one. https://gmic.co.uk/profile/4190-demir/ I recommend you to ask bolewts58/ first because Demirs last visit here seems to be a couple month ago. Here are some easy to read (I hope so. Did my best) screenshots with the most important posts in the thread: Edit: Checked the screenshots. If its still hard to read, it will help saving them to your computer and zoom in. Its more easy to read. Edit: The forum seems to resize the pictures, its still hard to read if you save them to your computer. Here a full resolution ones, easy to read at this page: https://imgur.com/a/btKUXFV https://imgur.com/a/0xzAAo3

This Question was asked and answered in the WAF thread of which I provided a screenshot. It is to be presumed a interwar piece, for people with a bigger purse.There is also an example shown there without wreath but with different colors, which is to be presumed for the same period and purpose.

Thanks for your post. I think your are right. A Oberst as leader of a Abteilung/Battalion would be quiet high. Also a Oberst serving under the command of a Major (Wilhelm Osiander) would be unexpected. Also FAR 33, 34 and Osilanders FAR 15 was located in the Saar area. Also have to admit, there are much more Reinhardts in the 1914 Rangliste. Seems to have been a bit late yesterday. Anyway, thank you!

Thanks for your reply. But I dont think it was related to Wilhelm Reinhard's units.