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Lt dL Schiel from IR 193 might be Hans Schiel, born 13.12.1878 in Erfurt (acc. to VL). He is listed as wounded as OffzStellv from IR 159 in Oct 1914 (presuming that is the same one), then as Lt dL from IR 193, heavily wounded and missing, in Nov 1918, then as in captivity in June 1919. 

2 hours ago, Glenn J said:

 

His certificate of service shows a 20 September 1918 award date for his HOH3X.

 

Regards

Glenn

 

Just now, webr55 said:

So he was not an officer when WW1 broke out - but still he made Oberlt before the end of the war? Now I’m surprised. 

Olt dR Brüser from RFußAR 3 is Joseph Brüser from Halbhusten.

From Sauerländisches Volksblatt, 23.10.1918.

"Landmesser und Kulturingenieur", survived the war:

Ok - Karl Melior would have been the other candidate. Thanks!

About Querbach/er: mystery. I also had thought about a misspelled Fraktur writing of "Auerbach", but for Paul Auerbach, nothing really fits, neither rank, nor date nor first name. No idea what was going on here. 

The Hptm dR Melior from RFAR 56 might have been Dr. Otto Melior. Originally from FAR 25, Gerichtsassessor (later Amtsgerichtsrat) in Darmstadt. Born 1886, Dr. jur. from Univ. Heidelberg in 1912, alive after 1945.

Would need confirmation for his first name, but there was only one Melior in the 1914 RL. 

This one is a bit of a mystery to me: Olt Josef Querbacher. From Rheinische Volksstimme, 29.6.1918. 

I think the name must be "Querbach", there are several with that name in the region, but no "Querbacher". 

He is not in VL. There, the only ones that come close to officers are an Offz.Stellv. Peter Querbach from Camp/St. Goarshausen, from RPiBat 39 (wounded in Oct 1915), and a VizeFw Wilhelm Querbach from Mombach/Mainz, born 1890 (wounded in Aug 1917).  

Glenn, do you have any patents for a Querbach or Querbacher?

Olt dR Wiegleb from RFAR 64 is Hermann Wiegleb. Born 6. Jul. 1884 in Egeln , died in a Russian Camp 29. Okt. 1948 (myheritage). Acc. to VL his birth year is 1883, but day and location are the same in both.

He was a lawyer in Egeln (https://www.volksstimme.de/lokal/stassfurt/als-die-amerikaner-1945-in-egeln-einzogen-437940)

I think we had him before, but just in case: Lt Wendte is Eduard Konrad Rudolf Wendte, from IR 31, born 24.9.1893 in Hannover. He made Oberst in WW2 and received the DKiS. 

Some of his stuff was sold a while ago: https://www.ratisbons.com/de/39th-contemporary-history-auction/infanterie-reg-253-document-grouping-to-oberstlt-rudolf-wendte.html

Lived in Hannover in 1960 as Oberst aD. Died in 1968. 

For Hptm Bullrich, received HHOX around April 1917, we have two brothers as candidates, both Olt in 1914:

- Arthur Fritz Franz Bullrich, from IR 72, GSt 81. RD, born 21.8.1885 in Glatz. Had a BMO5. Died in Berlin in 1932 as Kaufmann and Major aD. Several publications, one about "der chemische Luftkrieg" in 1931. 

- Georg Louis Eberhard Bullrich, from IR 162, GSt 15. ID, born 1.7.1882 in Glatz. He was in South West Africa before WW1, held a KO4X and the DSWA medal. Major aD. He is listed as Polizei-Oberst aD in passenger lists until 1938, as well as in the death certificate of his brother. 

Cannot tell which one at the moment. 

It looks like Carl Servaes went into military intelligence in WW2, made Oberst (1.1.1942) and "Leiter der Abwehrstelle Brüssel". He was close to Canaris. 

Hptm "Servais", who got the HHOX around June/July 1917, is a puzzling case. In the ERL, there are only two officers "Servais", both made only Lt, one of them (Albert from FußAR 16) was KIA in 1916.

He cannot have been reserve, since there was no reserve officer Servais in the 1914 RLs. 

The only other option is that this is a typo: The name is "Servaes". There are two Servaes in the ERL:

- Oberst aD Heinrich Servaes, who got the HHOX in September 1917 as OTL, originally from FußAR 3. Not him.

- The 1914 Olt Servaes from UR 7, served in Generalstab 17. LD. He is listed as Rittmeister aD, not Hauptmann - but still, he is the only candidate. Maybe he served with infantry during the war and got the cavalry rank after the war. Also, he had a Knights Cross of the Portuguese Order of Saint Benedict d'Aviz.

I don't find his first name, maybe Glenn has it. 

He is not in VL, neither as Servais or Servaes.

The Lt dR Schildert (rare name) from 6. GFAR must be Walter Erich Max Schildert. He was Apotheker. Born 1.4.1896 in Berlin, died 25.10.1930 in Berlin (acc. to VL and ancestry). 

VL have him as a regular Lt, which must be an error, since there is no Schildert in ERL.

Lt dR Scherre (rare name) from IR 467 should be Karl Scherre, originally from RIR 71, born 20.5.1894 in Leubingen/Eckartsberga. 

Lt dR Rux from RIR 76 should be Alfred Rux, born 28.3.1897 in Hamburg. He is listed as a regular Lt in VL Jan 1919, missing. The VL July 1918 has him as a reserve officer, however. 

I find no trace of him after WW1. 

28 minutes ago, Glenn J said:

 

Herbert Rubach.

 

Regards

Glenn

Ah! Lived in Potsdam in 1934 as Hauptmann aD.

Hauptmann Rubach is the 1914 Lt in Uffz-Vorschule Sigmaringen, from IR 46. Just couldn't find his first name. 

Only one Rubach in ERL.

20 minutes ago, Dave Danner said:

There were at least two Leutnants der Reserve Ritterbusch - Ludwig commissioned on 26.10.1914 and another Lt.d.R. d. Inf. (Torgau) commissioned on 8.9.1917 (no unit given).  Ludwig lists no decorations in his personnel file, and as he became a Volksschulrektor in 1934, he is not in the 1941 DAL of higher Schuldienst officials. He seems a good possibility, but we can't say for certain.

The Torgau Lt dR, could that have been Wilhelm Ritterbusch, the later Nazi official? He was Kompanieführer in WW1.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Ritterbusch

About Lt dR Ritterbusch from Sturmbataillon Nr. 1: The only officer in VL with that name is Lt dR Ludwig Ritterbusch from Osnabrück, originally from IR 78.

He was a teacher (Oberschullehrer, Rektor), 1884-1944, died in an air raid on Osnabrück, listed here: 

http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/2008/osnabrueck_ratsgymnasium_ns.htm

First name: Hptm Adolf Rinn, from IR 85 and IR 14, born 17.7.XX in Hamburg, KIA 2.8.1918. There was only one regular Rinn in ERL. 

Dipl.-Ing. Alfred Fladt died in an accident in 1934. Born 22.11.1896 in Rodach.

From Rhein und Ruhr Zeitung, 15.3.1934

About Lt dR Delbrück from IR 396: The name is relatively rare, it looks like they all belong to one influential Prussian family (most famous of course, the later Nobel Prize winner Max). 

Going by VL, there are a number of dR officers Delbrück here, but only two of them would fit, given the rank, branch and the time of award:

1) Hermann Hugo Heinrich Delbrück, born 5.8.1893 in Berlin. Kaufmann, "Großvertreter für Pflanzenschutzmittel" 1940 in Rostock. Died 7.8.1980 in Wolfenbüttel (acc. to myheritage).

2) Wolfgang Gerhard Felix Delbrück, born 1.6.1893 in Halle/S. 1915 in RIR 207. Bankdirektor in Düren, back in WW2 as Major dR. Died 25.12.1984 in Düren (acc. to myheritage). 

Hptm dR Deloch from FAR 108 is Hans Deloch from Karchwitz/Kosel. In VL (wounded Nov 1917) as a regular Hptm, but that must be an error. There was no regular officer Deloch in ERL. 

There were two other 1914 Lts dR in FAR 42 (also from Cosel) and FAR 20, but I don't think that they could have been promoted to Hptm by June 1917. 

On 14/08/2022 at 14:30, Mattyboy said:

Not sure if we have mentioned him already - Ernst Werner. From Jenaische Zeitung 15.09.1918. 

 

Good one! The OA dR Werner from GGR 5. 

9 hours ago, Dave Danner said:

I don't have a first name or any further information, but I can add one more award for the Lt.d.R. Klein in Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 33. This was from a 1941/42 Mitteilung of the FR 33 Offizierverein.

 

Very interesting. Of course, Klein is not exactly an uncommon name, even if you limit yourself to only one regiment. Still, I had a look into VL and found - no officer Klein from FR 33.

However, there was one candidate who might fit: Wilhelm Klein, from Landsberg/Pr. Eylau, wounded in Nov 1914 as Vizefw dR. Any chance that he was promoted?

For the Lt dR Jenewein from IR 76, who got the HHOX around Oct 1917, I find these four candidates, going by VL:

Fritz, IR 180, born 23.5.1887 in Vinningen

Grigo, born 26.7.XX in Neunkirchen, listed as KIA in May 1918

Ludwig, born 16.5.XX in Peine/Hannover, listed as KIA in Nov 1917

Walter, born 5.12.XX in Hückeswagen/Lennep

Is there any connection known for one of them to IR 76?