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This must be FRITZ-JULIUS von Petersdorff. He got a Dr. phil. from the University of Leipzig on 3/12/1931 in... Japanese philology! The title of his dissertation was "Beiträge zur altjapanischen Phonetik: Bericht über Takeshi Kitasato: 'Forschungen über das altjapanische Sprachlautsystem'", published in Shanghai (!) in 1931. He was obviously the perfect choice for an attache in Japan! I have not been able to confirm whether he is identical to this one, but might be: There was a resistance fighter Oberstleutnant von Petersdorff who was apparently imprisoned together with Canaris, Bonhoeffer etc. in Flossenbürg in 1945, maybe hanged as well.

Ernst Nordewin von Diest-Koerber got a Dr. in agriculture from the University of K?nigsberg on 11/12/1939. His dissertation thesis was titled "Untersuchungen ?ber die M?glichkeiten zur Steigerung des prozentischen Fettgehalts in der Milch bei Niederungsk?hen" - how to make cows have more fat in their milk.

Thanks to all for your information! Combined efforts - and yet another case solved.

What a coincidence! I got his photo on ebay. Appears to have been torn from some album. Oberst Nüßlein came from the 1st Telegraphen-Bataillon (Munich) and went into the Reichsheer. The 1924 RL lists him, but he must have gone aD before 1932. No way to know, of course, that he died in 1940. Chris

Generalmajor Emil Fürstenau? That was a nice pic, apparently he "singlehandedly" led his regiment... ok, bad pun.

Yes exactly, that's what I meant by "OK" - or OFA2, if you like. Chris

It's hard to read the cypher on his shoulderboards, seems to start with a "1", maybe "12" or "13"?

He is probably Bavarian. His ribbon bar shows - probably - EK2, BMV4X (?), OK, Hindenburg, Bav Jubilee (?), 2x LS.

Gentlemen, just got this pic of an Oberstleutnant, taken obviously pre-WW2. He is wearing an EK1, OK1, BWB, and a ribbon bar in Bavarian style. However, I couldn't find anyone matching in the Reichsheer. As a pre-war Oberstleutnant, even (E), he might well have made General. Any ideas?

Thanks for bringing this up! Konrad Fuchs was one of the last German WW1 veterans - but not the last. Neither was the French one, Charles Kuentz, who died in 2005. Actually, there are still 7 WW1 veterans living in Germany (and 50 in the entire world). Look here: Surviving_Veterans_of_the_First_World_War

Same old, same old... but this time, a Crown Order on the life-saving ribbon!

Of course, enough has been said about tab backs... But apart from that, #1 could have been someone born around 1878/79, enlisted around 1897. Got the LD2 as a reserve NCO, but was - maybe - a Bahn official (Golden Treudienst = continous service from at least 1902 on, no Hindenburg). As such, he got the Kriegshilfekreuz and the Anhalt (combatant, but I don't think that's a major problem) as WW1 awards. Later, two Red Cross/Volkspflege awards (maybe medal first, then cross) - don't know why they are not placed together. Ultimately, he added a KVK2 w/oX at age 60+. Possiple in principle, I would say. Chris

Removed.

Our Austrian friend is at it again. But now - he gives an explanation why this (impossible) combination should be possible: "Bemerkenswert (in Kenntnis des gesamten Trägernachlasses) ist die Tatsache, daß der Träger nur seine höchste Tapferkeitsauszeichnung des 1. WK anbringen lies und auf die restlichen Auszeichnungen der Monarchie, des WK 1, der Zwischenkriegszeit und sämtliche WK-erinnerungsauszeichnungen verzichtete - wohl um die Feldspange möglichst klein zu halten (wofür auch die seltene kleine/schmale Ausführung spricht)" Indeed, REMARKABLE that there is only one WW1 Austrian decoration and especially: no Hindenburg!

Good job!

And the mini chain:

The other Paul Sievert bars:

Paul Sievert. Did you have all of his bars?

And Oberkriegsgerichtsrat Wilhelm Riese (bad pic from ebay):

Vizeadmiral Karl Wedding:

General d. Art. Robert Köhne

GenMaj v. MERTENS

Friedrich Holtz:

and your Honor Legion bar?