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    1. Hi Komtur, Thank you very much for these, you can also send me higher res scans at email: tuxford1 (at) mac (dot) com Again this is greatly apprecaited, what a fantastic source! Andrew.
    2. Maybe 'citations' is the wrong word, my understanding is that Hamelman's third vol. (1986) on the PLM contains details on the nature or substantiation for awards bestowed during WW1. A colleague provided me with details for a couple of recipients in the past from this source though I am unfamiliar with its specific contents overall. I was simply wondering if anyone could confirm if Watter is mentioned in this book as I cannot get access to it at present, and if such info is regular throughout the volume. Thanks anyway, Cheers, Andrew
    3. Hello, Im wondering if anyone can help me out with two queries. First Im in need of the PLM citation for General Freiherr Theodor von Watter that he received on 1 Sep 1916, can anyone post it here? Second and perhaps more important, can anyone provide advice on any currently available books that would contain information such as the WW1 PLM citations? I hate having to ask for such info from others if it's in a readily available source. I've been looking up reference books on the PLM, but before I put money down and order something I'd be interested in what people here would recommend as a source for the WW1 period. With thanks in advance, Andrew.
    4. Thanks Dave, I found them at Helion, though it seems like there's 6 vols instead of 4 or am I confusing the series (still improving my German language and reading skills). I am interested in building a small library of important German Army sources for work and am at the moment am searching out good reference books. We already have plenty of popular and general German accounts, my task is to locate the more detailed stuff such as regimental histories of units which fought against the Canadian Corps as well as general detailed biographies of various commanders, etc. Our first project is to create a decent bibliography on German units that fought at Mont Sorrel.
    5. Hello Ulstrman, If you could post the photos that would be fantastic, what I am particularly interested in is any photos of May-June 1916, especially if anyone is identified within them. Ultimately I would be interested in getting some of these photos in a high-res quality so that they could be reprinted. Im building a case study for work, and unfortunately 300dpi + resolution scans are needed for printing. Please go ahead and post more photos, though, I appreciate the offer. Kind regards, Andrew.
    6. Thank you very much for this information Ulsterman. Could you give me the bibliographic citation for this book, i.e .author, publisher, etc? Also is there any chance I might be able to get a scan/ copy of the whole document? I'd be willing to pay for any costs involved, but understand if not if this might damage the publication. Regardless, thank you for the photo and info, Andrew
    7. Hi Dave, Many thanks for the quick reply, it's appreciated, as is the work you've done on Wikipedia. I'll have to secure a copy of Wegner's book for my library as well, seems like a source worth owning. Many thanks again, Cheers, Andrew
    8. Hello all, I am currently conducting some research for a project on the Battle of Mont Sorrel (Hill 60/62 - Hooge) that took place 2-13 June 1916. I noted that the British official history (author BGen Sir J.E. Edmonds 1932) has identified the commander of the 26 (Wurttemberg) Div as Major General von Pfeil und Klein Ellgutt, but the wikipedia entry for this unit suggests that Duke Wilhelm von Ulrach (later failed King of Lithuania) was the commander at this time: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26th_Division_%28German_Empire%29). Edmond's account also states that the commander of XIII Corps (General Freiherr von Watter) fired General von Pfeil for disagreeing with him over the value of attacking Hill 60. I am wondering who was in charge at this time and whether or not any of this command politics is accuarate? Edmonds source simply states Wurttemberg Official Account p.54 (possibly history of Div 26 or 27 or Regt 120), whereas the wikipedia entry cites Hermann Cron et al. Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee. (Berlin, 1935); and by the same author, Geschichte des deutschen Heeres im Weltkriege 1914-1918. (Berlin, 1937). Unfortuantely I cannot get access to the German official histories at this time. Thus my questions are: Who are the German commanders for XIII Corps, 26 and 27 Div in Jun 1916? Where might I find further biographical information on them? Many thanks in advance for helping clear any of this up, Kind regards, Andrew G
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