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Bit hard to read: Finnish Cross (Medal?) of Liberty 2nd class to Unteroffizier and Offiziersaspirant Otto Lenuweit from Groß Puskeppeln (?) Kreis Ragnit From Königsberger Hartungsche Zeitung, 28./29. August 1918 This is probably the Medal, not the Cross 1st cl, to Gefr Hellmut Hoffmann. From Freiburger Zeitung, 19.8.1918 Not sure what exactly the "Finländische Befreiungsband" is meant to be, but Musketier Heinrich Overwaul from IR 255 is credited with it: From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 9./10.10.1918

(Posted it in the HHOX thread, but thought it would be good to have it here as well) Chance find: a number of Finnish awards nicely together From Kölner Local-Anzeiger, 2.6.1918 And death notice to: Lt zS Bruno Blank From Arnsberger Zeitung, Okt 1918 Finnish award to Jäger Bernhard Knüfing. From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 13.9.1918 Finnish Freiheitskreuz 2nd class to Divisionspfarrer Kreutz. From Freiburger Zeitung, 4.6.1918 Anton Ilting, Flugzeug-Obermatrose, from Bocholt. Should probably read Medal of Liberty, not Cross: From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 17.8.1918 Finnish golden bravery medal to Unteroffizier Paul Pollscheit from Rastenburg. From Königsberger Hartungsche Zeitung, 14.6.1918 And Hindenburg + Ludendorff, July 1918:

Lt dR Otto Ullrich was from Königsberg: From Königsberger Hartungsche Zeitung, 14.6.1918

New first name and some more info on a second one: Lt dR Dr. Paul Nordmeyer from RIR 15 Olt dR Ernst v Lengerken From Westfälische Zeitung, 2.11.1918 Olt Paul Gassel was from IR 135 From Westfälische Zeitung, 4.11.1918

New first name: Lt Erich Bromm From Westfälische Zeitung, 9.10.1918

I think this is a yet unlisted BZ3bXmE to Rittmeister Kurt Peltzer from M.Gladbach: From Westdeutsche Landeszeitung, 10.9.1918

Have him already, some more info on Lt dR Dr. Aloys Dieckmann from FAR 22. From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 20.8.1918

First name: Hptm Johann Raestrup, Studienrat, Bataillonskdr, from Bocholt. From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 17.8.1918

WOW! Surprise find: Looking further through the Königsberg newspaper... found this: It's either a new one or a new first name. We have a Lt dL Papendick in the HHOX list. MWB notice from 4.6.1918 - though I am not sure this is him. What I found is - a relative (ok, wife's side). Lt (should be dR) Emil Papendick from Sokaiten in East Prussia. And nobody in the family had known about it anymore. From Königsberger Hartungsche Zeitung, 9.7.1918 Speechless. This was Emil Papendick (1886-1945) as Einj.Freiwilliger in GR 3, 1907: Back of the card: He got commissioned as Lt dR (Landwehrbezirk Tilsit) on 22.3.1915 into LIR 33. (I remember Glenn found the date years ago.). He got wounded in 1915. In 1916, probably until the end of WW1 (though this is not certain), he was Kp.führer in IR 45X (see below). This is him during WW1 (to the right): Here standing, on the right: And with his sister: But no photo shows his HHOX. I have this postcard to him, but it was cut unfortunately. So the regiment might be IR 451, 457 or even 456, I think. I have looked through the regimental history of IR 451 and couldn’t find him.

We have him already, a bit more information on Lt Ernst Pöck from Marienburg: From Königsberger Hartungsche Zeitung, 7.7.1918

Hptm Walter Liegner from Osterode in East Prussia. We have a Hptm Liegener in the list, might be him (?). From Königsberger Hartungsche Zeitung, 10.8.1918

New one or new first name (we have a Lt dR Klapper in the list): Lt Paul Klapper from Wengoyen From Königsberger Hartungsche Zeitung, 10.9.1918

I might have found the HHOX notice for that Hans Roth above: From Nachrichten für Stadt und Land (Oldenburg), 18.10.1918

Another submitted one: Lt Otto von Finckh. From Nachrichten für Stadt und Land (Oldenburg), 16.12.1918

Not clear to me if this is a new one: Maj zD Ernst Bielitz It does neither say "Royal" nor "with swords". Although, his Zähringen WAS with swords, even if the death notice does not say so. (Also, Herrnleben above, who definitely got the Royal HHOX, was mentioned in exactly the same way, with "Ritterkreuz des Hausordens von Hohenzollern".) If he is the Hptm Bielitz who was from FR40, he had a Princely Hohenzollern Ehrenkreuz without swords before the war. From Aachener Anzeiger, 25.10.1918

No HHOX here, but another one for those interested in the Jewish connection: Abraham Daniel from Weissenthurm. From Aachener Anzeiger, 22.10.1918

Another first name: Lt Fritz Mengis And below, a Finnish Freiheitskreuz 2nd class to Divisionspfarrer Kreutz. From Freiburger Zeitung, 4.6.1918

Chance find: Olt dR Max Besgen is in the Sachsen-Meiningen list, but without first name. From Aachener Anzeiger, 19.11.1918

Here's another Hptm Hans Braun, from Konstanz, probably not one of the Hans Braun's we already have in the list. Might have been dL given that he was Syndikus, so could be the H dL Braun we have without first name. From Freiburger Zeitung, 30.7.1918

A first name: Hptm Hans Mathieu From Freiburger Zeitung, 25.7.1918

More info on awards of Lt Fritz Lurmann: From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 1.8.1918

New one or new first name: Lt dR Walter Keller From Freiburger Zeitung, 15.8.1918 and on 25.8.1918 from his regiment:

Looks like another new one: Olt Otto Halinde from Münster From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 23.9.1918

We have him already, a bit more info on Lt dR Max Steinmeyer. Also, a Finnish award just above him, Jäger Bernhard Knüfing. From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 13.9.1918

Another submitted one, Lt dR Walter Gumprich, but I understand they (almost?) never really received it (?). (Btw, seems to be a Jewish family.) From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 9.10.1918