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I?ve got the following information to Funcke: Rangliste 1898, 1904 1. Kurhessisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 81 Regimentsarzt Oberstabsarzt Dr. Funcke, Roter Adler-Orden 4. Klasse, Dienstauszeichnungskreuz Ordensalmanach 1908/9 Funcke, Emil, Dr., Oberstabsarzt z.D. beim Landwehrbezirk Elberfeld, Varresbeckerstr. 80, geboren in Berlin 8.2.1847: KDM 79/71, Roter Adler-Orden 4. Klasse, Dienstauszeichnungskreuz, Centenarmedaille Rangliste 1909 Diensttuender Sanit?tsoffizier Landwehrbezirk Elberfeld Oberstabsarzt z.D. Dr. Funcke, Roter Adler-Orden 4. Klasse, Kronenorden 3. Klasse, Dienstauszeichnugnskreuz (m. d. U. d. aktiv. Sanit. Offiz.) Ehrenrangliste des ehemaligen Deutschen Heeres 1926 Generalarzt a.D. Dr. Funcke (IR 81) Leiter der milit. ?rztl. Abt. d. Versorg.Amt III AK Unfortunately his bar is uncomplete because of the separation of the PCO. Afterwards the ribbons where sewed unprofessional.

3. late WWI More information in : Theo Schwarzm?ller " Zwischen Kaiser und F?hrer" Generalfeldmarschall August von Mackensen, eine politische Biografie; dtv 2001; ISBN 3-423-30823-0 Greetings, Komtur.

2. about 1914 (?)

some earlier pics 1. Kommandeur der 1. Leibhusaren

Hallo Deruelle, thank you for showing this interesting foto, I?ve nevers seen this too. If you?ve got the names of the persons with a number on the foto, could you be so kind and post them? Greetings, Komtur.

Shame on me - I?m not very astonished. All the little signs: the bad quality of the pictures, the knew looking backside, the other rubbish sold by "hagekna41". But on the other hand 100% positive statements! I?m a beginner on Ebay - it has its own dynamic ... I have to learn I wonder why it make sense to "rebuilt" bars with original medals, when there is no profit? The single medals are worth about 200 Euro (Nimmergut-Katalog) and I paid about 150 Euro for this bar . The same stupid poeple destroy original bars I?m afraid I go slowly But thank you Saschaw for your comment

Infected by this little thread I was bidding on ebay successfully on the following sign of friendship between Saxony and Prussia Now it is arrived:

Schjerning in Spa. There are some more pics, but I will not enlarge this topic to much. Note on this last picture of Schjerning the rare decorations: the commander cross and star with swords of the royal house order of Hohenzollern and the red cross medal 1. class!

Gro?es Hauptquartier 1917, General-Intendant von Eisenhart-Rothe, Schjerning, Generalquartiermeister Hahndorff, General-Postmeister Dernizlaff (?)

Bad Homburg 26.3.1917

Wilhelm II and Schjerning visiting a military hospital 9.7.1916

Birthday of Wilhelm II, Charleville 27.1.1916

1. Wilhelm II and Schjerning in the first years of WWI 2. Schjerning in Charleville september 1915

laying of the foundation stone for the Kaiser Wilhelms-Akademie (educational institution for military medicals in Berlin) 10.6.1905, the Kaiser is doing the first hammerblow

laying of the foundation stone for the Kaiser Wilhelms-Akademie (educational institution for military medicals in Berlin) 10.6.1905

Schjerning about 1906

Schjerning about 1904

laying of the foundation stone for the officers convalescent home in Falkenstein (Taunus) 13.10.1907

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with Kaiser and Kaiserin in a childrens home in Ahlbeck (Usedom/Baltic sea) 3.6.1913

It is a pleasure for me, to show you a few private pics of Otto von Schjerning. With great confidence the descendants of Schjerning hand over these pictures to me for some days and gave the permission for publishing. Otto von Schjerning was as Generalstabsarzt der Armee im Range eines Generals der Infanterie the highest ranking medical officer of imperial Germany. As you can see on these pictures he belongs to the inner circle of the Kaiser. Otto Carl Wilhelm von Schjerning 4.10.1853 born in Eberswalde near Berlin 1873-1878 studies of medicine in Berlin on the "chirurgisch-medizinisches FriedrichWilhelms-Institut" (educational institution for military medicals in Berlin) 7.2.1877 Dissertation 16.7.1878 Assistenzarzt 2. Klasse (adequate the rank of a lieutenant), Garde-Sch?tzen-Bataillon 22.1.1881 Assistenzarzt 1. Klasse, Garde-Sch?tzen-Bataillon 24.2.1883 Assistenzarzt of Generalarzt von Wegener (Korpsarzt Gardekorps) 15.5.1886 Stabsarzt (adequate the rank of a captain) and Bataillonsarzt, 4. Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Koblenz 26.1.1889 Hilfsreferent (lower consultant), Medizinalabteilung des Kriegsministeriums 23.5.1894 Referent (consultant) and Oberstabsarzt 2. Klasse (adequate the rank of a major), Medizinalabteilung des Kriegsministeriums 2.12.1895 Oberstabsarzt 1. Klasse 28.5.1898 Generaloberarzt (adequate the rank of lieutenant colonel) 20.11.1900 Abteilungschef (head of department) and Generalarzt (rank of colonel), Medizinalabteilung des Kriegsministeriums 17.5.1904 rank as Generalmajor 7.12.1905 Generalstabsarzt der Armee, Chef des Sanit?tskorps, Chef derMedizinalabteilung des Kriegsministeriums, Direktor der Kaiser Wilhelms-Akademie (former chirurgisch-medizinischen Friedrich Wilhelms-Institut) 1.1.1906 professor for military medicine University of Berlin 11.9.1907 rank as Generalleutnant 20.8.1909 heritable nobility 3.8.1914 Chef des Feldsanit?tswesens (chief of field medical service) 27.1.1915 rank as General der Infanterie 15.12.1918 retirement 28.6.1921 death in Berlin

... unfortunately we will never know this late friend, because there is no name engraved on the Langensalza medal (as it usualy is). Greetings, Komtur.

a pic of the star from a Zeige catalogue with the dark blue center

Georg von Euken - Gro?komtur Oldenburg house order. Note the star on the right chest!

Thanks to all of you, now we know him. Additionaly I will post the information about Konteradmiral Hugo Emsmann I found in the Deutscher Ordensalmanach 1908/09. Most of the decorations seen on the foto are covered there. Only the Oldenburg house order Peter Friedrich Ludwig is missing. But the source of Bern D mentioned "Oldb. HuVO, Ehrengro?komturkreuz". According to Friedhelm Beyreiss "Der Hausorden .... des Gro?herzogtums Oldenburg" it is Gro?komtur - a cross a bit larger then the Komtur to wear together with a star identical to the grand cross star, but the star to wear on the right side of the chest (see the picture of Georg von Euken). I wonder why Emsmann pinned his star on the left side and why is the center of this star so light (the center of the star is normally dark blue) Any ideas