dwmosher

Wie gehts. I am looking on awards (and a possible photo) for Major Otto August Freiherr von Faber du Faur, the commander of the Bavarian 2.Ulan Regt during the war. Thanks Dave

A new addition to this thread. Hopefully, the combination is unique enough to identify an otherwise unknown company-level Prussian officer. Dave

Johnny Don't touch a thing! It is a perfect officer's 1897 pattern Litewka for DR 19. It is not a 1915 pattern Klienerrock... Dave

Prussian field artillery in the top photo and infantry (most likely Prussian) in the bottom photo.

Thank you, Daniel. Did either of them also have any other breast awards or were wounded? I have had this tunic for many years. The ribbons indicate the HOHX, EK2 and Hessian Bravery Medal. The awards I placed on the breast loops are a good fit, but with no name, it is just conjecture. Just not sure of the wound badge... Dave

Wie gehts: Does anyone have a list of leutnants for this regiment who would have been awarded HOHX, EK1, EK2, Hessian Bravery Medal and the Hessian Krieger Ehrenzeichen in Eisen? Thanks Dave

The cuff is fine. As i said, a wide variety of simplifications were done for the tunics, including getting rid of the prior cuff configurations (including litzen) and going to a barrel cuff, which is typically piped. I have provided an example of a simplified tunic with guard litzen (M-1910 style) and piped barrel cuffs. The photo provided by GreyC shows an 4. GRzF officer wearing the regulation M-1910 waffenrock (Swedish cuffs vs. Brandenburg cuffs...). The backing on the collar litzen would be the blue I posted above.

Yes I saw he had the Johannater Order, too. However, if we go under the premise he would have worn the uniform insignia of his prior regiment (GGR Nr. 5), he would have worn this litzen (if he wore M-15 insignia as in your tunic)

Yes, it was also called the 'Gallipoli Star". I'm not sure if I follow your thoughts concerning you other comment...

I would think they would take on the boards for the new unit, but keep all of the uniform insignia from the previous unit (litzen, cuff, etc). I think the horizontal badge on the right would be the Turkish Half Moon. The German-made high-end Half Moon badges had a horizontal pin...

Initially, I looked at the 1912 Rangelist to determine who had the Johanniter Order. I looked in the 1914 Ranglist and found another candidate, Maj. Frhr. v. Lyncker who ultimately commanded the 5. Reserve Infanterie Brigade.

Anything is possible, but he was with GGR Nr. 5 prior to the war and during most of the war (he is with that unit in his photo). He assumed command of GGR Nr. 4 on 7/26/18

Very nice! A major with GGR Nr.4. Based on his rank and the Johanniter Order, he could be narrowed down to a few possibilities (unless the tunic is named, already). At a first cut, I would think he was either Maj. v. Pommer Esche (ultimately commander of JR85 and killed on 9/13/16) or Maj. v. der Hardt (ultimately commander of JR 408). There was also a Maj. Gr. zu Reventlow, but he died on 10/24/14, taking him off the list.

Your privately purchased M-1910 waffenrock has officer M-1915 collar litzen to be worn on the Bluse. When you state that the tunic has piped "French cuffs", I am presuming you are describing a barrel cuff. If this is the case, 1915 was a transitional period where waffenrocks were simplified (cuffs being one of the simplifications) and the Bluse was being introduced. As I noted above, the tunic was an officer's private purchase item, so I don't see a problem with the insignia being on it. What do the cuffs look like and what are the shoulder boards on the tunic?

Here are the M-1910 officer collar tabs for Prussian Guard Regiments zu Fuss and Guard Grenadier Regiments: White - 1.GRzF and GGR1 (w/ Doppellitzen); 5.GRzF and GGR5 (w/ Old Prussian Litzen) Red - 2.GRzF and GGR2 Yellow - 3.GRzF and GGR3 Blue - 4.GRzF and GGR4