Dave Danner

Generalleutnant Max von Hartlieb genannt Walsporn. He received the Rettungsmedaille on 13 July 1932, but it is not shown below. I wonder if he received a non-portable version of the award. He also later received the KVK2X.

Paul Freiherr von Gültlingen Larger image available here: http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=1-326689-5

A mystery to me as well. Friedrich Hertwig from the Karabinier-Regiment and RIR 241 was a prewar officer and was promoted to Oberleutnant d.R. in 1917. Günther Hertwig from RIR 102 was commissioned in 1914. That would appear to leave the Leutnant d.R. in Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 183 (4.1.1918) and the Leutnant d.R. in Train-Abteilung Nr. 12 (10.7.1918). Of the three Gefreiters who received the Militär-St. Heinrichs-Medaille (GR 101, RIR 101, RFAR 53), I can't find anything which connects them to either of these 1918 Leutnants.

Nordeck, from the IR 83 Stammliste:

Coelln died on 12.2.1912 in Lage, Lippe-Detmold. From the 1906 GR 2 Stammliste:

The Schultz who received the HOH3X on 18.7.1918 as a Hauptmann der Reserve in FAR 504 was Alfred Schultz, *30.7.1871 in Medingen, Uelzen, "schwer verwundet" in 1918 as commander of I./FAR 504. I have no idea what his Friedensverhältnis was. He's not the 2.GFAR officer, who was Dr.jur. Karl Schultz, nor the FAR 10 officer, who was Dr.jur. Erwin Schultz, Landrichter in Hamburg. As for the Schultz who received the HOH3X on 6.11.1918 as a Hauptmann der Reserve in FAR 20, I am not certain, but I think this might be an error for Schulz. There was a Lt.d.R. Schulz in FAR 20 who was a Wirtschaftsbeamter in Lötzen. He was promoted to OLt.d.R. on 18.4.15. I can't find a promotion to Hptm.d.R., but based on his seniority it should have been in the first half of 1918.

My source beats your source. 😉

Friedrich Bitterberg was born on 22.12.1882 in Höxter and was killed on 10.4.1940 in Skagerrak, Norway as a Hauptmann d.R. in IR 340. Hermann Schultz was born on 13.3.1878 in Eickel, Gelsenkirchen. He was promoted to Dr.jur. by the Universität Jena on 6.2.1906 and in 1918 was a Regierungsrat in the Hauptverwaltung of the Kanalbaudirektion in Essen. The 1918 Handbuch über den preußischen Hof und Staat lists his HOH3X and EK1 but omits his LD2. Schultz commanded 6./RIR 13 at Verdun in 1916. On 10.9.1916, he took command of I./RIR 13 when Hermann Krome was sent to take command of IR 141 (Krome returned to RIR 13 in March 1918 as regimental commander). Schultz was awarded the HOH3X on 13.9.1916. According to the regimental history, "Mittag September erhielt Hauptmann Schultz als wohlverdiente Auszeichnung für die zweimalige Erstürmung des Steinbruchs von Haudromont den damals noch sehr selten verliehenen hohen Hohenzollernschen Hausorden mit Schwertern." If you search for "Haudromont" on-line, you will find a number of pictures and postcards of the quarries there which were turned into a fortification. Schultz commanded I./RIR 13 until May 1918 when he was wounded for the second time. Paul Triep is a mystery to me as well. The Leutnant in UR 15 was Eugen Triep, born in Duisburg. There was a Leutnant der Reserve Triep in FAR 44 (Patent 18.12.13) with the Meldeamt of Coesfeld. A Vizewachtmeister Triep, also with the Meldeamt of Coesfeld, was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve on 24.12.1916; no Waffengattung or Truppenteil is listed, but as a Vizewachtmeister probably Feldartillerie. No Triep is listed in the 1920, 1921 and 1937 Mitgliederverzeichnisse of FAR 44. A Leutnant der Landwehr Wilhelm Triep is listed as "schwer verwundet" in a 1917 casualty list.

The last is likely the Centenarmedaille, although I don't know why. He was in PB 13 in Ulm in 1897. Maybe he was commanded to a Prussian school at some point that year.

Thanks!

I know next to nothing about such uniforms. Pictured is Oberstleutnant a.D. Ludwig von Stockmayer (1872-1936) http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=1-329697-1

No. It was awarded with swords.

Jacobs, Otto Friedrich, * in Wellerode, †16.7.1898 in Cassel. He was 87, so he was born in 1810 or 1811. In 1850, he was listed as a Feldwebel and Rechnungsführer in the II. Bataillon of the 3. IR. In 1851, he was listed as Kanzlist (provis.) in the Kriegs-Departement.

Deimling was a native Badener who entered service in a Baden formation. As such, he qualified for the 1902 Regierungsjubiläumsmedaille. It is between the Bavarian and Schwarzburg crosses on his medal bar above.

xx.xx.1914 Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse xx.xx.1914 Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse 20.11.1914 Königlich Württembergischer Orden der Württembergischen Krone, Großkreuz mit Schwertern 31.3.1915 Königlich Bayerischer Militär-Verdienstorden, 1. Klasse mit Schwertern 31.7.1915 Großherzoglich Badischer Militär-Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstorden, Kommandeurkreuz mit Stern 15.12.1915 Königlich Sächsischer Albrechts-Orden, Großkreuz mit goldenen Stern und mit Schwertern 28.8.1916 Königlich Preußischer Orden "Pour le mérite" 23.6.1917 Königlich Preußischer Roter-Adlerorden, Großkreuz mit Schwertern Also, dates for his pre-war Prussian orders: 12.9.1894 RAO4 13.5.1897 KO3 18.1.1904 RAO3S 3.11.1904 KO2X 18.1.1909 RAO2E 18.1.1910 KO2StXaR 18.1.1913 RAO2aE 15.6.1913 KO1XaR

Bang, Ferdinand Reinhard *24.1.1884 in Frankfurt am Main †26.7.1972 in Essen-Rüttenscheid 27.6.1909 Dr.jur. (Heidelberg) On mobilization, he was an Ordonannz-Offizier in the staff of I./FAR 63. By September 1914, he was Abteilungs-Adjutant. In the Stellenbesetzungen from 22.4.1915 through 14.3.1916, he is Ordonannz-Offizier in the regimental staff and was promoted to Oberleutnant der Reserve on 27.11.1915. He was then wounded (Verlustliste v. 13.4.1916). I only have information from Volume 1 of the FAR 63 regimental history, so I don't know when he returned to the regiment or what position he held when he was awarded the HOH3X. 21.10.1918 HOH3X In the 1912 XVIII. Armeekorps address book, he is listed as a Gerichtsassessor in Frankfurt am Main. Post-war Essen address books list him as a Staatsanwalt a.D., but he's not listed in the 1918 Prussian Court and State Handbook. There was another Dr.jur. Ferdinand Bang (1889-1955) who was a lawyer in Berlin, so searching on-line for later information gives results that may be for the wrong Bang.

The Geschichte der waldeckischen und kurhessischen Stammtruppen des Infanterie-Regiments v. Wittich (3. Kurhess.) Nr. 83 1681-1866, published in 1909, has as Anlage 18: "Rangliste des 3. Inf. Rgts. (Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm) bei seiner Auflösung im Jahre 1966, nebst Nachweisen über die ferneren Schicksale seiner Offiziere" with information on 43 officers. It is on Ancestry.

Taking a quick look through the FR 86 Stammliste, I see also Carl Schaeffer (1840-1870) from the 1. kurhess. IR, Emil von Borck (1841-1900) from the 2. kurhess. IR, Gustav Schultheis (1833-1899) from the 3. kurhess. IR, Julius von Langenschwarz (1827-?) from the kurhess. Schützen-Bataillon, and Ferdinand Claus (1828-1890) and Johann Auffarth (1830-1902) from from the kurhess. Jäger-Bataillon.

From the FR 86 Stammliste: His son Paul Deichmann (*1873) was also an FR 86 officer. His grandson Paul, the later General der Flieger, was also in FR 86 like his uncle and grandfather. General der Flieger Paul Deichmann's parents were Gärtnereibesitzer Karl Deichmann (*1872) and Ottilie, geb. Fösser (1867-1906).

A question about Eugen v. Dorrer's decorations. According to his 1908/09 Deutscher Ordens-Almanach entry, Dorrer had the WJM2, which is the 1889 Silberne Erinerrungsmedaille zum 25-jährigen Regierungsjubiläum König Karls. However, in the photo below, which dates from after the DOA was published, Dorrer is not wearing the Regierungsjubiläummedaille. Instead, we see the Dienstehrenzeichen 1. Klasse, the 1911 Silberne Hochzeitsmedaille, the RAO3Kr, the China-Denkmünze in Stahl and the Centenarmedaille. Does anyone have any idea why he wouldn't be wearing the medal? Or if it's possible that the DOA entry is wrong? The full version of his portrait is here: http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=1-364166-4

From the photo collection in the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=1-328970), two more versions of the two photos above. Of note is that it is the same ribbon bar in both photos, from 1918 and 1940. In the AHF thread here, Thierry posted a picture of three differing ribbon bars for Sauter, which I've also added below. There's something shown in the two photos that Rick L. would have appreciated. You can see the difference in photo processing, where in the 1918 photo the yellows of the WM3 and the Centenary turn dark, while in the 1940 photo they remain light. Note that in the 1940 photo Generalmajor z.V. Sauter is not wearing either of the post-1934 ribbon bars with the Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer. Both of those ribbon bars have the wrong precedence, though. The first places the Württemberg Dienstehrenzeichen 1. Klasse, a decoration, after the China-Denkmünze in Stahl. The third places the Hamburg Hanseatenkreuz among the non-wartime decorations and medals instead of before the Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer where it belongs. Both also omit the Bavarian Militär-Verdienstorden 3. Klasse mit der Krone und Schwertern seen on the 1918 ribbon bar, but that's because Sauter received the pinback Offizierskreuz of that order on 18.10.1918. The third also has swords on the Friedrichs-Orden ribbon, which is incorrect. I suppose the tailor messed up and Sauter rejected them for wear, but they remained in existence, either in his own possession or the tailor's, and resurfaced later.

Richard Schäfer (1868-1939), commander of IR 475 and RIR 119. Assuming I have the right Schäfer, he was at the Kriegsakademie in 1897, which would explain the Centenary to this Württemberg officer. http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=1-337956-1

The obverse is discolored. Look at the pictures of the reverse. The reverse looks like a Red Eagle ribbon. The oddity to me is a Kriegserinnerungsmedaille mit Schwertern, but no decorations on the war ribbon. Maybe it's the second row of a two-row ribbon bar.

Eugen Otto Clausen (14.7.1872-26.2.1943) was a retired Württemberg officer at the start of World War I, having left active duty as a Rittmeister on 18.10.1911. During World War I, he served at the Postüberwachungsstelle für Briefe in Stuttgart, and received the Charakter of Major a.D. on 2.8.1917. He was the son of Generalleutnant Otto von Clausen (1831-1911) and brother of Hauptmann der Landwehr/Reserve Gaston-Otto Clausen (1869-1920). He also had a twin brother, Carl Clausen (1872-1908), who died while a Rittmeister in DR 26. There's a cool photo of the twins from around 1905 with Eugen in the uniform of a 1732 Kreis-Jäger zu Pferde and Carl in the uniform of an 1805 Herzog-Louis-Jäger zu Pferde here: http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=1-325990-1 Eugen's known decorations from the rank lists and Württemberg Militär-Verordnungsblatt were the Russian Order of St. Anne 3. Class (29.4.1908), the Prussian Roter-Adlerorden 4. Klasse (7.9.1909), the Württemberg Friedrichs-Orden Ritterkreuz 1. Klasse (18.10.1911) and the Württemberg Wilhelmskreuz mit Schwertern (5.10.1916). However, as can be seen by the photos below, he appears to have several more decorations. Unfortunately, the angle of the photo makes it unclear what they are. As best as I can tell, there are eight in total. I would guess that the Iron Cross 2nd Class is first. He appears to have the Centenary Medal after the RAO4, although I do not know why, as he was with 5./UR 19 at Kloster Wiblingen south of Ulm in the 1897 rank list. I would also guess that the medal before the RAO4 is the 1911 Württemberg silberne Hochzeitsmedaille, as Clausen was with the Schloßgarde-Kompagnie in Stuttgart prior to retiring. Any guesses what the other(s) might be? Maybe a Dienstehrenzeichen 1. Klasse? None was gazetted by 1918, but I don't know if there were later awards as with the Prussian Dienstauszeichnungskreuz through 1920.

Heuduck, Hans Wilhelm Konrad von * 18. Juni 1861 in Stendal † 4. Juni 1930 07.06.1908 Kommandeur des Husaren-Regiments Nr. 13 08.04.1913 Kommandeur der 14. Kavallerie-Brigade 03.09.1916 Kommandeur der 1. Kavallerie-Division xx.xx.1918 Kommandeur der 44. Landwehr-Division 23.05.1918 Kommandeur der 7. Kavallerie-Schützen-Division 09.02.1919 General-Inspekteur der Kavallerie 14.02.1919 Kommandeur der Garde-Kavallerie-Schützen-Division xx.05.1919 Kommandeur der Reichswehr-Brigade 30 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Example from 6 July 1918: