KIR

Hi,

can someone tell me his awards from the ranklist (arround 1880)!?

Sorry - my oldest ranklist is just from 1890!

Thank you and best regards,

Jens

Oberst Julius Ferdinand Wilhelm GREGOROVIUS

Andy,

thank you a lot! Any information is helpful!

Maybe just the regimental history is a good source!

Thx & best regards,

Jens

Hi,

I need your help - I am asking for informations about the life and military career of Julius Ferdinand Wilhelm GREGOROVIUS,

1871 Oberst and Kommandant der 2. Fußabteilung des Ostpreußischen Feldartillerie Regiments Nr.1

(later: Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Prinz August von Preußen (1. Lithauisches ) Nr.1)

... around 1882 ausser Dienste.

So I'm searching for any informations (service records, awards, etc. ...) and portraits about him!

Thank you for any help you can give me!

Best regards,

Jens

... there are two regimental histories:

"Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Prinz August von Preußen (1. Lithauisches ) Nr.1

Geschichte des Ostpreussischen Feldartillerie-Regiments Nr.1

von Fhr. v. Troschke, Berlin 1872, Verlag E. S. Mittler u. Sohn, 280 Seiten."

... and an other one from 1939:

"Das Feldartillerie-Regiment 'Prinz August von Preußen (1. Litth.) Nr. 1 - 1772-1919."

(Schriftenreihe: Aus Deutschlands großer Zeit. Ehem. preuß. Truppenteile Band 118.)

Alfred Laeger, 1939 Zeulenroda: Sporn, 552 Seiten.

(maybe with pictures???)

thank very much Jens

... no problem! But sorry I made a mistake :

- Bayern, Militärverdienst-Orden 4. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern: (3th from the LEFT 202 Frackspange mit sieben Dekorationen.jpg 984 × 347 Pixel

- Württemberg, Orden der Württembergischen Krone, Ritterkreuz mit Schwertern (2nd from the RIGHT: 202 Frackspange mit sieben Dekorationen.jpg 984 × 347 Pixel

- Hamburg, Hanseatenkreuz. (2nd from the LEFT: 202 Frackspange mit sieben Dekorationen.jpg 984 × 347 Pixel

Best regards,

Jens

Hi,

can anyone guess the unit?

Thanks

Chris

... Offiziersstellvertreter Festungsbau

Best regards,

Jens

... I cannot decipher the attachment. Can you tell me what decorations Gm Vogt held as at May 1925. ...

... from the left to the right (in the ranklist):

- Preussen, Roter Adler Orden 4. Klasse. Order of the Red Eagle - The OMSA Medal Database

- Preussen, Hausorden von Hohenzollern, Ritterkreuz mit Schwertern. Royal House Order of Hohenzollern - Knight cross - The OMSA Medal Database

- Preussen, Eiserne Kreuz 1. & 2. Klasse. 1914 Iron cross 1st class - The OMSA Medal Database

- Preussen, Dienstauszeichnungskreuz für Offizier. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz für Offiziere (25 Dienstjahre) - The OMSA Medal Database

- Bayern, Militärverdienst-Orden 4. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern: (3th from the right 202 Frackspange mit sieben Dekorationen.jpg 984 × 347 Pixel

- Sachsen, Albrechts-Orden, Ritterkreuz 1. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern. Ritter I mit Krone und Schwerter

- Württemberg, Orden der Württembergischen Krone, Ritterkreuz mit Schwertern (2nd from the left: 202 Frackspange mit sieben Dekorationen.jpg 984 × 347 Pixel

- Hessen, Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen für Tapferkeit. Hessen Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen "Für Tapferkeit" - The OMSA Medal Database

- Hamburg, Hanseatenkreuz. (2nd from the right: 202 Frackspange mit sieben Dekorationen.jpg 984 × 347 Pixel

Best regards,

Jens

... where do I go to for a full service record including decorations? ...

Stew,

the decorations you will find in the Ranklist from Mai 1925 (Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres).

Best regards,

Jens

.. nice painting! I'm not sure, but it's doesn't looks like a prussian Infanterie-Offiziers-Degen - or!?

Best regards,

Jens

I think this is the presentation of the EKI, as the soldiers all seem to have the ribbon of the EKII.

... yes - that makes sence!

And looks like the award being presented still has its outer carton.

... or it is the folded certificate (on the top of the case).

Thanks Pete and best regards,

Jens

No.4 Gefreiter in M1888 Dunkelblau Waffenrock.

I have a question regarding this portrait: could you please identify the regiment? Some regiment from XXI.Armee Korps (according to green shoulder straps)?

Hi,

Straubing is a city in the east of Bavaria - maybe it's a Jäger (Kgl. Bayer. 1. Jäger-Bataillon König) ???

No.1 Gefreiter of the Infanterie-Regiment von Lützow (2.Rheinisches) Nr. 25

.. the picture is before 1910 (1888 - 1910 Rastatt, after 1910 Aachen).

Best regards,

Jens

The 2nd picture shows a guy from 1. königlich-sächsisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 12. Do you have any idea concerning his rank?

Unteroffizier (NCO). Best regards,

Jens

... I'm not sure is it a paper envelope or a case!?

Hi, here a picture from the Westfront (34. Inf.-Div) ...

Have been looking at some pics of highre officers, Really high officers with boxes of medals and pin back awards...

It seems that if ever they "dress down" the awards they still leave on is the EK1 and maybe its ribbon... inspite of having other, higher awards....

Why do you think this is? or am I imagining it?

All the best

Chris

Hi Chris, you know this book ("Das alte Heer" von einem Stabsoffizier): Das Alte Heer - Google Bücher

He wrote also something about the awards (I scaned the pages about Orden & Ehrenzeichen and put a PDF-file here):

Download DasAlteHeerOrden.pdf from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

.. you have to click on: Download Link: DasAlteHeerOrden.pdf

Have fun and best regards,

Jens

... maybe a "81" for the Infanterie-Regiment Landgraf Friedrich I. von Hessen-Cassel (1. Kurhessisches) Nr.81 in Frankfurt!?

Nice picture!

Thank you!

Best regards,

Jens

Double shoulder straps! Very strange. I've never seen that before. Each man seems to have two straps on each shoulder.

... maybe to cover the unit-number on the straps!???

Best regards,

Jens

Hi, what are you think about this!

Thanks and best regards,

Jens

Hello gentleman,

I have found these documents. These are four files at the end of the side.

Coburg Gotha awards

http://www.thueringen.de/de/staatsarchive/gotha/OFB/content.html

... great! Thanks a lot!

best regards,

Jens

... here you find some information (just in german): http://www.erstes-garderegiment.de/Schiessplatz.htm

best regards,

Jens

p.s.: the IR164 (from the city of Hameln) won the Kaiserpreis 1905, 1910 and 1911 (1. Kompanie).

Hi,

here a link to the Handbuch for Granatwerfer 16 (PDF-file, 14 pages):

http://www.sendspace.com/file/chhin6

(click on: "Download Link: GranatWerfer16small.pdf")

Best regards and a Happy New Year,

Jens

p.s.: if you need the manuel in a higher resolution, send me a message. ;)

Das weiß ich nicht Jens

Hardy

... schade, aber vielen Dank für Deine Hilfe Hardy!

Gruss Jens

Hauptmann Hans Mueller (27.01.1900) - 1911 with the 8. Lothringisches IR Nr.159 in Mühlheim

... great - thanks a lot Naxos! The picture was taken in Metz, was Mueller before or after his time (in the VII. AK) in a unit from the XVI. AK?

Thanks and best regards,

Jens

Hallo gentlemen,

I need your help to identify a person from this CDV, on the back is written:

"Mit herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstage - Dein treuer Neffe Hauptmann Hans M...?..."

He wear an IOD, so probably he was an infantery officier, two cockades on the cap; so after 1997.

I checked the ranklist 1903 for an infanterie Hautmann "M...?..." (XVI. AK) but I can't find one.

I will be very appreciate for any information about him!

Thanks and best regards,

Jens

Following infantry-units are from Metz:

- 4. Magdeburgisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.67

- Metzer Infanterie-Regiment Nr.98

- 1. Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.130

- 3. Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.135

- 5. Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.144

- Königs-Infanterie-Regiment (6. Lothringisches) Nr.145

- 9. Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.173 (only the III. battalion)

p.s.: shoulderboards are blurred! :banger: