The Prussian

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1914 the adress was the same. But the post code of Genthiner Str. was W35. That means Schönefeld

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Postbezirke_zwischen_1862_und_1920#Legende

The Nollendorf Platz was the south-east corner of Charlottenburg, Genthiner Str. was just a few footsteps away...

It was exactly on the line Charlottenburg/Schönefeld

That was just temporary. Maybe a few days.

Yes. BUT, if he was a Offizier-Stellvertreter he could have a metal number, because of the braid the number would be invisible...

But it wss very rare, that a Sergeant became an O.S.

Normally yes. But there are a lot photos without the cuff braids

In Germany we say:

you can't see the forest for the trees...

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By the way, here is a Feldwebelleutnant

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The descriptions are absolute nonsense.

Those straps are for Offizier-Stellvertreter. The Entente armies didn´t have a rank like this, so I don´t know the right translation.

Maybe "Officer-Deputy"?

These were Vizefeldwebel or Feldwebel, who were subsitutes for Lieutenants for a certain period of time. It was not a rank like the others, but a position of service.

The first strap is Inf.Rgt.136 for the peace-time tunic. Probably worn in an Ersatz-Bataillon in Germany.

The second one is  a fieldgrey strap of Inf.Rgt.136

The third one is "Fußartillerie-Regiment 7" (Footartillery or heavy artillery) of the M15 tunic ("Bluse")

The forth one is Festungsbau, like written.

Here we have  Offizier-Stellvertreter of Fieldartillery Regiment 405 and Landwehr-Inf.Rgt.5

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We had a Feldartillerie-Regiment 277 and a Fußartillerie-Batterie 277.

FA normally stands for Feldartillerie

No ideas? ☹️

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I´ve got this wonderful painting (print) of an 1870/71 scene.

Probably we see Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, leader of the bavarian 1st army corps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Freiherr_von_und_zu_der_Tann-Rathsamhausen

Is someone able to read the signature of the artist, please?

Thanks a lot in advance!

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Absolutely right! Minenwerfer.

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Maybe tapes were attached to the corners of the mouth...

Here are two soldiers from 56. Unfortunately I don´ t know, if reserve or active.

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The 2nd photo is a little bit small. I can´t read anything with "Reserve". Probably it was the active regiment.

Res.Rgt.56 was set-up August 2, 1914. It was under command of 13th Reserve-Division from 2.8.14-20.3.15 and from 25.3.15-December 1918 under 121st. Inf.Div.

The 13.Res.Div. fought 1914 and 1915 in Maubeuge and at the Aisne

The 121.Inf.Div. was 1915 between Maas and Mosel (Lorraine), 1916 at Verdun and at the Somme.  July 8, 1916 they moved to the Eastern Front near Styr-Stochod, Kowel and Narotch-Lake, but they came back in june 1917, where they fought in the "Siegfried-Line".

From 15.8.-23.9. they fought the "Battle of Flandres". Around the date he fell, the division was placed  south of the railway running from Ypres to Roulers at August 19

Great photo, ArHo!

Never seen before! I only know, the RBZ3 was under command of the 18th army

No. Numbers upon the collar = Landsturm

FIRE!

But today I heared, württemberg soldiers who were trained to become NCOs, visited the NCO school in Bibrich (yellow shoulder straps), that doesn´t fit... the suspense continues...

That´s strange. The casualty list says: Res.Inf.Rgt.4. But that didn´t exist.

GreyC corrected it in REIR4 (Reserve-Ersatz-Infanterie-Regiment 4). But this one came from X.Army Corps (Hannover).

But I don´t believe in the Lt.d.Ldw. Probably it´s another one.

Nothing makes a sense to me...

Maybe Unteroffizierschule Weissenfels?

Brandenburg cuffs, no pipings, blue, blank shoulder straps.

But that´s just a guess...

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You mean "Gmünd". It was called Schwäbisch-Gmünd since 1934.

Van Daalen worked in Gmünd from July 1, 1897 until 1920. That doesn´t help...

But that means, he was no Krankenwärter in the Garde-Corps.

Here is the new uniform (Friedensuniform) of a Krankanwärter of the guard-corps (note: no Litzen and no strap at the cap!):

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That´s right. But what about NCO schools?

They had blank shoulder straps with brandneburg cuffs. But I´m not sure, if they had their own medical staff.

We have to know, where the photo was taken, please.

Krankenwärter also had blank shoulder straps with brandenburg cuffs: (Guard NO Litzen!)

But they had a strap at the cap.

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In that book, only a Heinrich Richard Clemens Kirchner is mentioned.

Emplyee of the "Bagdad-Bahn" (Bagdad rail). War volunteer. He served 1901-04 in saxon Ul.Rgt.17. He joined the expedition Feb.1, 1915. Died in France Nov. 29, 1918.

We´ll wait, mate...?

AH, ok!

Yes of course. I didn´t know the britsh abrreviation...

In german it is "Dienstauszeichnungskreuz". (DAK) That could fit too!

Thanks a lot!

So again:

1) EKII

2) RAO4x

3) DAK

4) prussian 70/71 medal

5) prussian 1866 medal

6) maybe prussian 1864 medal (see below)

7) MMV2

8 ) maybe Mecklenburg 1848/49 medal (see below)

Could we use this for a research?

I bet we could find him in 80, 81 or 82.

In ranklist 1879 I found:

Major Meyer (Inf.Rgt.75) : EKII, DAK, MMV2

Major v. Lehsten (Inf.Rgt.31) :  EKII, DAK, MMV2

Mayve they received RAO4x later?

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That´s not so easy...

IF we have yellow pipings and a Mecklenburg cross and the pic was taken in Schwerin, we should have IXth Army corps without a Mecklenburg regiment.

In 1883 we had the following structure:

IX.Army Corps

17.Inf.Div. with: Inf.Rgt.75, Inf.Rgt.76, Ldw.Rgt.75, Ldw.Rgt.76, Gren.Rgt.89, Füs.Rgt.90, Ldw.Rgt.89, Ldw.Rgt.90

18.Inf.Div. with: Inf.Rgt.84, Füs.Rgt.86, Ldw.Rgt.84, Inf.Rgt.31, Inf.Rgt.85, Ldw.Rgt.85, Res.Ldw.Rgt.86

No matches in the ranklists 1879 and 1883.

Unfortunately I don´t have the ranklists 1880-1882

Back to the medals. Laurentius: What do you mean with LS-decoration?

I see 8 decorations.

1) EKII

2) RAO4x

3) maybe KO (see below)

4) prussian 70/71 medal

5) prussian 1866 medal

6) maybe prussian 1864 medal (see below)

7) MMV2

8 ) maybe Mecklenburg 1848/49 medal (see below)

In order to the regulations, N°3 might be a Kronen-Orden, N°6 the prussian 1864 medal and N°8 the Mecklenburg 1848/49 medal, but that´s just a guess...

N°3 could also be a Militär-Ehrenzeichen 1.KL.:

https://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/militar-ehrenzeichen-1-klasse-1864.html

or Militär-Verdienstkreuz:

https://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/militar-verdienstkreuz-1864.html

Both crosses were awarded to NCOs. Does that fit to our man???

If not, it must be a KO!

Note, that the medals 48/49, 64, 66, 70/71 are not mentioned in the ranklists!

So, IF I´m right, we have to look for a staff officer with EKII, RAO4x, KO and MMV2

Here are the regulations: