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Ah ok. My alternatives are: - Hptm Miethner, Lwbezirk II Berlin, LD1, SK5 - Olt Sichler, Lwbezirk Halberstadt (Feldart. 2. Aufg.), LD2, SK5

Hello, two years ago I acquired this nice miniature chain of a Reserve/Landwehr Officer with both an Italian as well as a Siam Crown Order, and an Ottoman medal. Must have been in alive in 1934. The Siam order is not very common on German bars or chains. I find one good candidate: Lt dR Willy Koßmann (Kossmann) from Lw Fußartillerie, Berlin V, 1. Aufgebot, with an LD1, JK5 and SK5 According to DOA born 12.8.1875, was Geheimer expedierender Sekretär with the German Gesandtschaft in Bangkok in 1908. Also had the "Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the Longest Reign Celebrations of the Accession to the Throne of H.M King Chulalongkorn" (see: https://gmic.co.uk/topic/76456-miniature-medal-of-the-most-exalted-order-of-the-white-elephant/), but he probably couldn't find a miniature for that. He was a diplomat in North Africa, Spain and Portugal, and later some kind of department head in the office of Reichspräsident Hindenburg, under Otto Meissner. According to MyHeritage, an "Ernst Johannes Willy Kossmann", born in Berlin, died 17.7.1934 in Osterode/Harz, I guess this is him. But might have still received the Hindenburg.

This is Wilucki, currently on eBay:

Lt dR Determann, unfortunately no first name. HK, 19.4.19 Hptm dR Ernst Tiedge was Realschuldirektor. HK, 1.10.1918

Great find! I don't think we had him yet.

Now here is something special: Hindenburg personally exposing a fake HHOX claim. Lengericher Zeitung, 7.5.1921

That's it for Hannoverscher Kurier in 1918. Too bad, had expected (much) more.

Koepchen was "Landesassessor beim Landesdirektorium" Hannover. Hannov. Kurier, 14.9.1918 Köstermann was Lehrer in Wehrbeck. Hannov. Kurier, 16.8.1918 We had him in this thread already, but here is the original award notice: Lt dR Hermann Bartels from Hannover and RIR 73. Hannov. Kurier, 23.9.1918

A little more info on Dr. Gerhard Kip. 30.6.1918 Born 2.6.1884 in Neuenhaus/Bentheim. Dr. phil. Univ. Halle 1910. I couldn't find his death year, but he got the Federal Merit Cross as Oberstudiendirektor a.D. in Wiesbaden in 1958: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProjekt_Bundesverdienstkreuz/1958 And I suppose this is a Princely one? Thun (27.6.1918).

Again no first name: Hptm dR Mundt was the son of the director of Spiegelglas in Freden, I think they still exist today. He was originally from FußAR 9. 21.6.1918

Here is an interesting notice: several officers of IR 74 got the HHOX at the same time. It seems they were all listed in the Staatsanzeiger with date 28.05.1918. We have some of them already with full names, but not these (but now we know they must all be from IR 74): Hptm Fischer (couldn't find first name) Hptm dR Brandes (couldn't find first name) Lt Teichmann, should be Carl Otto (sometimes Karl), from Harderode, acc. to VL Lt dR Wendebourg, should be Gerhard acc. to VL, died from his wounds around July 1918 Hannoverscher Kurier, 16.5.1918

Hannoverscher Kurier made it to 1918. First find: new first name, Lt Walter Tiedje. 17.2.1918

New first name: Hptm Willi Halbach, from Hörde. Hörder Volksblatt, 1.6.18

New first name: Lt dR and student of theology Hermann Blindow, KIA 1918. Herforder Kreisblatt, 24.6.18 Another new first name: Lt Gustav Bohn, from Hilchenbach, Regierungssekretär, KIA 1918. Hilchenbacher Zeitung, 22.9.1917 (award notice) and 25.6.1918 (death notice).

New first name: The Lt dR Vogt from IR 159 is Rudolf Vogt. Born 28.11.1894 in Blankenstein, acc. to VL. Halversche Zeitung, 28.6.1918

Jenewein is Walter, not sure we had this confirmation yet. Halversche Zeitung, 24.10.17

And indeed, a few days later, several further recipients from the Hagen region were posted: Hermann Kracht - we had him already. Paul Noelle/Nölle - new first name, from 1. GzF. Erich Schmolinski - we had him, went into RAD. August Tempelmann - new first name. Hagener Zeitung, 12.7.1934 One of the Wolffs, Regierungsrat aD Paul Wolff, died 1945. Hagener Zeitung, 3.3.1945

No new info here, but it looks like in the 1930s, people seemed to regionally collect names of HHOX recipients (we had an example here earlier from Halle). Those lists would have been interesting - from Hagen only one is named here, Rektor Franz Wurm (we have him already). Hagener Zeitung, 29.6.1934 New first name: OTL aD Otto Schmitz, died 1926. Hagener Zeitung, 2.8.1926

Notice for Lt Eusterbrock, who was from Wiedenbrück. His first name should be Theodor, according to VL. According to genealogical sources, he lived 1894-1986. Was Lehrer in Burgsteinfurt. Gütersloher Zeitung, 16.5.1918

If it was in the Sächsische Staatszeitung, I would say he must be included unless we have absolute proof that he did not get it. Same with a notice from the Offizier-Verein. All sorts of weird things happened in the final stages of the war (and afterward), procedures were not always followed.

One of the Schultz', Hptm and Regierungsrat Dr. Hermann Schultz from Essen: Essener Zeitung, 29.9.1916

New first name I believe: Hptm Ernst Sieger from FAR 252. Dürener Zeitung, 9.10.1918

I wonder if this is a new one - or just a Princely one: Lt Paul Triep, died 1929. Dorstener Wochenblatt, 4.6.1929

More about Professor Johann Raestrup, HdR, born 1878 in Stromberg: Die Glocke, 8.9.1934 Might be a new first name: Hptm dR Friedrich Bitterberg was KIA in 1940 Die Glocke, April 1940

Do we have him yet? Lt dR Walter Wolff. Or is this a Princely one? Altenaer Kreisblatt, 10.2.1917