The Prussian

You always keep us in suspense...

Hello Paul!

There are a few difficulties with that document...

The Heeresgruppe Mackensen was dissolved beginning august 1916. The armies came under bulgarian control. The front looked-like:
Bulgarian OHL with Heeresgruppe Below (11th army, bulg. 1st and 2nd army).

Anyway I can´t read the name of the Chef des Generalstabes 11th army. The Chef des Generalstabes of the 11th army was:

24.3.16-22.11.16 Oberstleutnant Walther Reinhardt

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Hello!

The marking stands for Garde-Reserve-Jäger-Bataillon, 3rd company, weapon 109

Hello!

It´s quit difficulty... and for my english hard to explain.

But I recommend a book. In that book (in english) is everything, really everything, you might know about the german army 14-18

http://www.amazon.de/Imperial-German-Army-1914-18-Organisation/dp/1874622299

Ah, ok. Now it makes sense! Thank you!

Hello friends!

First of all, the VII.AK did not belong to v.Klucks 1st army, but to v.Bülows 2nd army!

The 14.Kav.Brig, together with the 13. and 19.Kav.Brig built the 9th Cav.Div. under command of H.K.K.2.

In a map that shows the operations 22.august, the H.K.K.2 was north-north-west of Mons between Geerardsbergen and Ath.

21.8.: The right wing of the 2.army marched from Nivelles and Genappes fought an enemy unit near Obaix and they throwed him over the Canal du Centre. Die german divisions restet north of the canal. Soem recon units crossed the canal.

22.8.: The VII.AK recieved the order to advance. Then, 25.Inf.Brig. came in touch with british cavalry near Péronnes (north of Binche). This was the FIRST locating of british troops. The british cavalry escaped.

The 26.Inf.Brig. supported units of the 14.Inf.Div. north of Anderlues (near Pièton) in a fight against french troops.

At the end of day, the 14.Inf.Div. restet north Anderlues, the 13.Inf.Div. near Haine-St.Paul and Mont Sainte Aldegonde.

Could you please show your map?

v.Bülow wrote in his memories (Mein Bericht zur Marne-Schlacht):

20.august: H.K.K.2 reached the sector of Marbas. Those three cavalry-divisions should ralley in front of the right-wing 1st army direction Ath.It reached the sector west of Braine Comté at 24.august.

He also wrote, that the left-wing 2.army crossed the Sambre at 22.august. They stood against english troops in line Ath-Mons-Binche.

The VII.AK should attack the line Thuin-Boussu-lez-Walcourt-Cerfontaine

So, the VII.AK was NOT involved in the battle of Mons!

Here the official participations for "our" units above:

1.Army

23.-24.8. Battle of Mons (II.AK, III.AK, IV.AK, IX.AK, H.K.K.2

2.Army

23.-24.8. Battle of Namur (Gardekorps, VII.AK, X.AK, X.RK, H.K.K.1

The 13.Inf.Div. had the follwing cavalry unit: ½ Ul.Rgt.16

The 14.Inf.Div. had the other ½ of the Ul.Rgt.16

Maybe you are looking for that regiment?

Hello Paul!

Are you sure with the saxon MW-Kp.Nr.8? The MW-Kp.8 was prussian (8.Inf.Div.). Saxony had a MW-Ers.Btl.Nr.8 (in Königsbrück), and the following MW-Kp.:

23, 24, 40, 164, 223, 224 and 252

Hi Christer!

It´s 10.Batterie/Fußart.Rgt., not the reserve-Regiment!

Only the soldier was a resrevist

Hello Chip!

By the way, it´s time again for a small skype-writing, isn´t it?

I think, Chip was wrong with "red".

Kraus, also, says, they always had blue based-shoulder-boards.

Hello IG!

Pietsch, Vol.II, page 290 says ("Offiziere der technischen Institute")

"These officers were à la suite of their units, so they wore their uniforms. Since 1902 (14.5.) they had a new uniform. Infantry uniform with swedish cuffs, bright-blue epaulettes and shoulder boards!

There were crossed rifles for infantry and crossed canons for artillery

This is an interesting group... it seems he was awarded the EK2... probably in error... as you can see, the dates refer not to when the document was signed, but the actual award.... I have no idea why this award to a Hessen man was done by the Württemberger...

Probably the regiment tooka part in the fight of the XIII.AK. In this time, the 25.Res.Div.(XVIII.RK), were neighbours to the 26.Inf.Div. (XIII.AK)

I think, I´ve found him here:

http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/1329494

Oh yes, but this one will be a private item. Probably bought in a souvenir shop...

Here is my small collection of EWs

This one?

Yes, it seems so. But I only have the infos, that they were white. Maybe someone has other infos? That would be interesting!

I can´t believe, it´s another colour. Those patches were red-piped with a white insignia

I´m not sure. This man only has the patch of an engeneer

Hello Michael!

The patches on your photos are from a "Maschinist" (engeneer)

There were only two arm-patches. This propeller fpr engeneers, and a steering wheel for helmsmen.

The Z IV was the LZ16:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Zeppelins

Here is my favourite one:

Grenadier-Regiment Nr.5.

Unfortunately I couldn´t find out his name

Here I have an interesting photo of a group of the Reichswehr-Reiter-Regiment Nr.11. The 4th esk. of that regiment hold the tradition of the Ulanen-Rgt.Nr.15

The left soldier wears an arm-patch, marked "U 15"! I´ve never seen that before!

The one sitting soldier wears a "Hausorden von Hohenzollern"

Brilliant pictures, mates!

@ bolewts58: What kind of badge could he wear upon his left arm? His shoulder strap must have a "7". The Schutzdivision had the "2.Eskadron/Freiwilligen Ulanen-Rgt-Nr.7" from Saarbrücken/Tangermünde.

It later came to the Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 25

@ Andrew: The 174 upon his shoulder straps belonged to the Freiwilligen-Inf.Rgt.174 Neuhof (Forbach/Thale). It had two bataillons, who became later the staff/Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 50

The Deutsche Schützendivision was set-up from the Generalkommando IV (Magdeburg). It was the 31st Inf.Div. (von der Lippe)

Hello!

Which gun does he wear?

...I think the "L" actually stands for king Ludwig III. who took over in 1913. Here is an example for a Colonel.

So, the bavarian ministry of finances might be glad, both were named with an "L"...

ah, ok.

If it´s first been awarded in 1897, it makes sense, that he would have been recieved it then.

In the catalogue of 2008 the award was listed with 4500€! So it´s really a rare photo. I may not say, what I did pay for it...