The Prussian

Hello Glenn!

I´ve got a question about Koch.

In the Ehrenrangliste he is listed as reactivated Generalmajor a.D.

What about v. Rath? He was Oberst and the first commander of that regiment.

Wow!!!!!! Simply Wow!!!!! That´s real art!!!! Chapeau!!!

I agree with Christophe to 150%!

Hello!

The word "Staffelstab" was translated in the book "Vocabulary of german military terms and abbreviations" (19189 with: "Divisional train échelon". It was the divisonal staff of supply matters.

Hi Tony!

Yes it is! Here we see Fußartillerie-Bataillon 157 (Heavy Artillery)!

We also see the yellow shoulder straps for heavy artillery (M15). They appear black, that´s normally

Ah, ok!

Very intersting news! This medal is quiet new to me...

I´m glad, that my medal is in good condition. At the most medals the reverse (the earth) is invisible because it scratched at the uniform...

Merci beaucoup, Hendrik!

So it´s possible, the medal is an early one. If the clasp is original, the wearer might had been partipicated in Algérie until 1882 (I´ve heard, the last Algérie-clasp was for battles in 1882)

Hello!

That makes me wonder. On different pages I really saw, because of the suspension it´s from 1930 or later...

Hello Graham!

The site is very good! Thanks a lot!

It really seems, that I´ve got a later one...

The clasp "Algérie" was awarded for battles between 1830 and 1882.

So I must say, the clasp would not belong to a 1930 model...

Right?

Hello!

I just received this french colonial medal.

I´d like to know, if someone knows, if this is the first or second model.

1) 1893-1914

2) 1914-1962

Later it was renamed into "La médaille d´outre-mer"

It has a clasp "Algérie" (from March 6, 1894)

The front is signed by "Georges Lemaire" (unfortunately I couldn´t get it readable...)

And the reverse:

Thanks a lot!!!!

Hello!

Are we talking about 14/18 or 39/45?

An Inf.Rgt.459 was raised Jan. 16, 1917 and later Aug. 26, 1939

But we didn´ t had a division by that number. Neither in 14/18, nor in 39/45

Hello!

According to the last photo.

The left one is the bulgarian war medal 1914-1918 with swords.

The right one is unknown to me. Is the middle stripe blue or black? As far as I know, the slovakian medal of bravery (1940) had a blue middle stripe

Hello!

Yes, That´s the car. I´ve seen it several times, but I don´t know if it´s a private purchase or an official one.

Yes. Nice photos and shoulder straps! Congrats.

I´m still looking for a collar badge.

Do you know anything about the "sportscar" badge?

I also have this sad photo

Hi Chris!

Try Mr. Johann Schüßelburner from bavarian 12th Inf.Rgt. (never heard such a name before...)

http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/4272885

Mine is from Ruhl, 1903

Hi!

Blue shoulder straps with yellow numbers are correct, but I miss the red piping:

On 07/01/2021 at 17:19, Chris Boonzaier said:

Magic, thanks guys. "Ludwig Graf von Holnstein aus Bayern" from the General Kommando 1. bay. Armee Korps

The "aus Bayern" is actually part of his title!

Hello!

Note, the title "Graf" was written before the name until 1920. ("Graf Ludwig von Holnstein"), After 1920 the "Graf" became part of the name.

On June 23, 1920, the Prussian State Assembly passed the Prussian Law on the Abolition of the Prerogatives of the Nobility and the Dissolution of the House Property. According to this law on the nobility, which was adopted in a similar form by the other states of the German Reich, the primogeniture titles, which had also previously only belonged to the heads of families and rulers, were abolished. The general titles, which varied from family to family and were held by the other family members, became components of the family name. This means that former titles, such as prince or count, which previously belonged to all family members, were retained as components of the name, while titles such as king, grand duke, etc., which belonged only to the ruling persons (sovereign titles) or heads of families, were dropped altogether.

 

 

I´ve got the ranklists from 1808 and 1819 only.

Hello!

Prussian rankings have existed since at least 1713, and from 1785 onwards they were published annually until 1806. After that - as a result of the lost war of 1806 - there were initially no more rankings, but at least in 1808 and 1812 they were compiled in manuscript and more recently published as facsimile prints by the Military History Research Office. Furthermore, a ranking list for 1806 was published in two editions in 1828, supplemented by "News about the subsequent relationship of the officers and military officials listed therein" and a list of names in 1835.
Regular annual rankings were published again from 1817 onwards.

Great!

I´ve never seen it on civilian clothes before

Note the fallen Oberst List! He was killed Oct. 31, 1914 near Gheluvelt

Commander of bav. RIR16!

The photo must have been taken before November 1914.

29.10.14: Battle of the Yser

30.10.-24.11.14: Battle of Ypres

Schnitzlein: Rgt. Adjutant 10.9.-31.10.14 (wounded)

Bassenheim: Leader 10th co. 10.9.-29.10.14

List: Rgt. Commander 10.9.-31.10.14 (+)

Hagen: Leader 12th co. 10.9.-30.10.14 (wounded, + 24.11.14)

Peukert: Leader 11th co 10.9.-29.10.14 (+)

Bühner: Dr. after Dr. Fischbach

Beuschel: Leader 9th co. 10.9.-29.10.14 (+)

Herterich: Adjutant III.Btl. 10.9.-31.10.14 (wounded)

v. Lüneschloß: Commander III.Btl. 10.9.-31.10.14 (wounded)

Piloty: Adjutant I.Btl. 21.9.-29.10.14 (+)

Fischbach: Dr. III.Btl. 10.9.-11.11.14 (+)

Graf: in 11th co. 29.10.14 (+)

The battle of the Yser (29.10.14) was Hitlers first front action. In this battle he fought an attack (led by Piloty),  and his right sleeve was hit by a bullet, but he was not injured

For his bravery in that attack he promoted to Gefreiter Nov.3, 1914

By the way, that photo was published in the regimental history

Pretty expensive...

No, unfortunately not. In those lists he is listed in his peacetime regiment. The regimental history IR141 could help, but I don´t have it.

Not only as a gift. So he earned a better pension...

The ribbon bar shows:

EKII, RAO4, DA, Centenary medal, ÖFJ4, DD3

Am I right?