webr55

This picture was sold to me as showing a Lt dR Beitz (left) - but I was more interested in Mr Monocle (right): Am I totally wrong or is this a photo of the later GFM Model as Oberst, taken between 1934 and 1938? Also, this would be one of the very few pictures I have seen that show Model wearing a ribbon bar. 

Hptm Lipschitz should be the one from FAR 69, but I don't have his first name. 

Another Schulz: Lt dR Walter Schulz, Lehrer in Radevormwald

Lenneper Kreisblatt, 19.3.1918

First name: Peter Buchholz from Lüdorf. He must be the Lt dR from FußAB 54. 

Lenneper Kreisblatt, 22.4.1918

Died from the Spanish flu in 1918:

Lenneper Kreisblatt, 19.11.1918

More about Adolf Schulte (including his other awards), Amtsgerichtsrat in civil life, born 1874 in Günne.

Zeno Zeitung/Halterner Zeitung, 2.10.1935

Strange: Lt dR Hans Koebke - cannot find him in our list, nor in VL. Or is that an HHOX without swords? 

Minden-Lübbecker Kreisblatt, 6.9.1917

Just a question of first name: Heinrich Henrici, not Hermann. 

Minden-Lübbecker Kreisblatt, 26.6.1918

The Pionier-Olt dR Dammann was "Königlicher Katasterlandmesser" from Berleburg. I couldn't find his first name. 

Wittgensteiner Kreisblatt. 24.7.1918

The Wittener Volks-Zeitung, 15.7.1937, lists major German WW1 decorations, their award numbers and statistics, and some of the benefits that the recipients received. Of course this was taken from other sources, and known already here, might still be interesting to show: 

According to these numbers, the HHOX was awarded 8,291 times, so every 40th officer got one. 850 recommendations were still unprocessed by the end of the war. So while the awards of both classes of the Iron Cross continued until 31.5.1924 (with 55,000 1st class and 196,000 2nd class awarded in postwar time), the HHOX was not awarded anymore. (Actually, in this thread, we have seen some cases which may have been exceptions, but even if these are true, they were extremely rare.)

On 06/08/2022 at 10:50, webr55 said:

The Lt dR Hellmich from IR 19 might be Philipp, from Bremen/Soest, acc. to VL. 

Additional confirmation: Hellmich is Philipp, from IR 19, Lehrer.

Wittener Volks-Zeitung, 18.9.1918

We have them both already, but this was an interesting article in the Wittener Tageblatt, 13.8.1934, about award recipients from Witten, which mentions the only two HHOX recipients from the town: Erich Landzettel and (Heinrich) Krumme.

This is the award notice for Hugo Urban, we had him before, died in 1932. 

Wittener Tageblatt, 27.9.1918

10 hours ago, Dave Danner said:

Ostrach is in Kreis Sigmaringen. Albert Müller was a Leutnant der Reserve in LIR 13 and received the Fürstlich Hausorden on 8.12.1916. If he also received the Königlich Hausorden, he might be the Lt.d.R. in IR 468, although IR 468 was a hessisch regiment and LIR 13 was westfälisch.

The notice in the Westfälischer Merkur was from Feb 1918, and the other one mentioned (Mettlich) got his HHOX just a few months, rather weeks, before. For Müller, I would think this notice cannot be about an award received more than a year ago. 

The Lt dL Raven from IR 16 in our list was August Raven, Lehrer. We had him before in this thread as "August Rawen-Bochum", at that time it was not fully clear that this is him. 

Wittener Tageblatt, 31.7.1917

Here is another Müller, Albert Müller from Ostrach, student of mathematics at the Univ. of Münster.

Maybe he is the Lt who got the HHOX in January 1918. 

Westfälischer Merkur, 15.2.1918

The flyer Lt Hagemann is Bernhard, from Münster.

Westfälischer Merkur, 18.7.1918

All the information I have is in the post above, I don't have any more. 

Lt dR Pense from GR 12 got later a Schlageterschild. I couldn't find his first name though.

Westfälische Landeszeitung Hagen, 23.3.1934

Adam Kaus, Hptm dR, died as Major and Kdr of a Luftwaffenbaubataillon in 1941.

Westfälische Landeszeitung Castrop-Rauxel, 26.11.1941

This is an interesting case, since no Luftwaffe connection was recognizable so far, at least not for me. Do we know anything more about his other awards?

Krüger from FAR 43 was Martin, here is his death notice from 1941 (good that they included his regiment!):

Westfälische Landeszeitung Castrop-Rauxel, 14.5.1941

On 15/12/2021 at 19:31, webr55 said:

This first name was a tricky one: Lt dR (PB 328) August Böger from Lütgendortmund. The notice in Dortmunder Zeitung, 20.8.1918, makes him Oberpostassistent "Vöger" in Lütgendortmund, though without first name. But the address book Dortmund 1925/26 lists him with full name in Lütgendortmund, as Postassessor. 

 

 

 

More on August Böger: he made Oberpostinspektor and died in 1937:

Westfälische Landeszeitung Gross-Dortmund, 1.4.1937

On 17/06/2023 at 15:37, webr55 said:

 

Lt Paul Rosenbaum from Essen. Might be the one from PB 4, otherwise from IR 13. 

 

Essener Volkszeitung, 24.7.1918

 

In the VL, there are several mentions of a Lt dR Paul Rosenbaum, born 13.4.1895 in Aachen. At one point (1919), he was in IR 57, heavily wounded. Not sure if this might be the one. 

Lt Paul Rosenbaum from Essen. Might be the one from PB 4, otherwise from IR 13. 

Essener Volkszeitung, 24.7.1918

Should be a new first name: Lt Johannes Beissel from Essen, KIA 1918

Essener Volkszeitung, 26.6.18

We might have had him already, not sure: Prof. Dr. Otto Schulz, Hptm and BatKdr. 

Essener Volkszeitung, 20.12.17

First name: Karl Götte, Fliegerleutnant from Essen

Essener Volkszeitung, 16.4.18

I don’t currently have more info on Hans Hasse beyond what is in the Generals‘ bios series. 

The Luftwaffe bar might have belonged to Generalmajor Hans Hasse (1878-1968). It looks like he came in a bit too late for the Centenary. I have no proof for the Hamburg though, maybe Dave has more. 

10 hours ago, Mattyboy said:

Possibly Albert or Albin Kortmann. From Dortmunder Zeitung 25.6.1915. Might be the guy promoted to Lt dR in IR 175 on 22.3.1915. 

 

Ah! Yes that must be him! Certainly Albert. 

Interesting find: the "Tecklenburger Landbote", 10.4.1937, lists the recipients of the HHOX and the Golden MVK from the region, including a photo from their meeting.

We already had Deiters, (Hermann) Glandorf and (Franz) Schencking (who received the award personally from Ludendorff). Pastor Herring, Lt dR from IR 74, living in "Wersen", is listed without first name, but he is probably Paul Herring, born in Iserlohn. A Pfarrer Paul Herring in Wersen is mentioned here: https://www.wn.de/muensterland/kreis-steinfurt/lotte/alt-aber-voller-schwung-1468142?&npg.

Included were some general remarks about the HHOX and other awards:

Again: Lt dR Jülicher from RIR 67. I had him already last year as Martin, 1893-1963, teacher, but I couldn't find the info anymore. But acc. to VL born 6.5.1893 in München-Gladbach (today Mönchengladbach).

From Sprecher am Niederrhein, 13.7.1918

Lt Wiggert is Adolf, from Münchehagen. Born 25.7.1889 acc. to VL. 

Stolzenauer Wochenblatt, 29.6.1918