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Karsten, Wonderful photographs- well worth the wait!!! Andy

Christer, Here are his significant assignments 4. San. Insp. 10.09.1908-19.07.1911 Garde K. 29.05.1906-10.09.1908 X. AK 18.04.1903-29.05.1906 2. Garde Div. 18.08.1900-18.04.1903 39. Div. 28.03.1899-18.08.1900 Andy

I used the Ranglisten for the years 1888-1914 and also the Militär Wochenblatt 1886-1914 for dates of assignment. For his dates of command of Gren. R.z.Pf. 3 and date of birth I used: Günther Wegner "Die Stellenbesetzungen der aktiven Regimenter, Bataillone und Abteilungen von der Stiftung bzw. Aufstellung bis zum 26. August1939", Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993 page 52.

No, that's all I have.

Here are his career highlights: 10.02.18-12.03.18 Commander of Gren. Regt. zu Pferde 3 18.04.13-1914 Adjutant in 1. Kavallerie Inspektion 10.04.06-18.04.13 squadron commander in Ulan R. 14 22.03.03-13.02.06 squadron commander in Gren. Regt. zu Pferde 3 17.09.87-17.05.02 squadron officer in Hus. R. 16 18.03.86 left the Corps of Cadets, attached to Husaren R. 16 Oberstlt. 22-03-18 Major 27-01-13 Rittm 17-05-02 Oberlt. 12-09-95 Leutn 17-09-87

He was born 05.12.1865 in Berlin. Andy

Claudio, Yet another wonderful bar, congratulations! Carl von der Hellen was born 27.11.1879 in Rotterdam, son of a salesman. He graduated the Corps of Cadets in 1898 and was commissioned a Sek.Lt. in IR 91 on 18.08.1899. Oberlt. on 17.09.1909 and Hptm. 01.10.1913. He was a battalion and regimental adjutant as well. He finished the war as a Hptm. The 1916 Gotha Briefadel. Taschenbuch lists him as a "Brigade Adjutant" He died on 12.04.1969 in Oldenburg. The 1978 directory of former cadets mentioned that he was an Oberstlt. a.D., so, we can assume he was reactivated during the war. Andy

Matt, He was promoted Leutn.d.R. d. FAR 49 on 21-09-1909 and Oberlt. d.R. on 22-10-1915. On 09.12.1916 he received a württemberg award while assigned to Artillerie Flieger Abteilung 225. He died 06-03-1968. Andy

Hugo Meiler (*14.06.1877 in Schongau) 24.10.00 Leutn. 25.06.10 Oberlt. 02.08.14 Führ. 7./b. Res. Fußart. R. 1 20.10.14 Hptm. 20.08.15 wounded 28.09.15 left hospital and returned to 7./bay. Res. Fußart. R. 1 01.12.16 transferred as commander of I./2. bay. Fußart. R. 11.02.18-20.03.18 instructor of a gunnery course at Grafenwöhr 20.03.18 returned to I./2. bay. Fußart. R. 27.01.19 assigned to the "Bespannungs" Abtl. of 1. bay. Fußart. R. 11.03.19 transferred to the staff of 1. bay. Fußart. R. 15.06.19 referent for returning POWs in the Ministry for Military Affairs 09.10.19 attached to the "Abwicklungsstelle" (demobilization staff) of 1. bay. Fußart, R. 09.04.20 left military service MVO4mschw 23.11.14 EK2 27.09.14 EK1 31.03.16 Österr. Mil. Verd. Kreuz II. Kl. m. KD 25.08.15 PHOvH3mSchw 10.06.18 From several of his entries on ancestry.com. Andy

That is Constantin von Schnehen (1829-1915). In 1866 he was in the Hannoverian Guard Husar Regiment. In 1867 he joined the Saxon Garde Reiter Regiment. His last assignment was as commander of Husar. R. 19. from 19.03.1874-27.01.1882. That regiment was named the 2. Reiter Regiment until 17.12.1875. Andy

Chris, It is indeed a small world. In late June, I exchanged e-mails with a German collector who was considering purchasing items attributed to this Leutn. Haverkamp (to include a GIBRALTAR sleeveband and decorations). There was a letter describing him and his mention in Jünger's book. What I discovered then was that there was an Offizier-Aspirant des Beurlaubtenstandes Haverkamp (von Landwehr Bezirk Bremen) who was promoted Leutn.d.R. d. Inf. R. 75 on 22.05.1915. I believe this is the man in question even though it appears he never was assigned to FR 73. Andy

Andreas, I believe he is Adolf Fach (*30.05.1849 in Dingelsdorf (Baden) The 1899 Almanach of military musicians shows all these awards except the Baden Zähr. Löwen. In 1899 he was the Obermusikmeister d. bay. 1. Inf. R. 01.06.1866 in Bad. Gren. R. 110 eingetr. Kgl. Bay.Obermusikmmeister 31.07.1890, Mil. Mus. Dir. 14.12.1888, Musikmeister 13.12.1886, Stabshoboist 21.03.1877 Andy

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The lack of first names is the hallmark of contemporary Prussian sources and later works based on them. This makes researching the Prussians maddeningly slow and challenging. If the book you are looking for is that compilation of awards listed in the Militär Wochenblatt (MWB) during the war, you will be faced with the same problem- no first names!!! In those cases of a common name, it's next to impossible to know from this list which family member was given an award. Realize ahead of time that it will be rather frustrating looking for a particular individual. That said, using other sources such as the MWB themselves can be more informative, as the often, but not always, give the type (i.e. reserve regiment, Brigade, division, etc) of unit under the officer's command. This can be helpful if you know that man's rank and unit and general date pf the award. As you work longer in this area, you will discover that there are sources of names, but they are hard to find and expensive. While there is an amazing amount of information available on the web today, it's not all there. If you have a specific question, post it on this forum. Several members should be able to assist. Andy

Dave, We can only speculate as to the source of the error. Thankfully, we have enough solid sources to confirm his first name(s). As for Karl Vahlkampf, all the Stammliste says is "02.08.10 aus d. Dienste entlassen." I do not recall ever seeing a reason for an officer being tossed out of the army. Perhaps they considered it bad form. This IR 111 Stammliste and supplement goes through 04. Jan 1914. I'll be happy to assist filling in the Jubilee list. Just let me know what you need. Andy

Dave, "Die Mecklenburgischen Ärzte von den ältesten Zeiten bis zur Gegenwart", veranstaltet von Dr. med. Axel Wilhelmi, Eduard Herberger's Hofbuchdruckerei, Schwerin, 1901 lists his full name as Carl Heinrich W e r n e r, as does the 1912 IR 111 Stammliste. The DOA can only be a misprint. The other Ob. St. Arzt named Thiele in 1905 was Otto. He was the Leibarzt of Herzog Ernst I. von Sachsen-Altenburg at the time. Andy

He received the Grand Cross on 07.05.1918. From "Der Kgl. Sächs. Militär St. Heinrichs-Orden 1736-1918", Georg Richter, 1964 Reprint by Verlag Wolfgang Weidlich, Frankfurt a.M. of the 1937 original. Page 71 andy

Rainer Stahel went on to become a Luftwaffe Gen.Lt. I think Chris is getting at his service as a Finnish officer from late Feb 1918-1934, in both an active and reserve status. He was commander of the Finnish JB 27, 2. Jäg. R. and Jäg. Brig. 3, as well as a division chief of staff during the last year of the war and later a Schutzkorps commander. He remained a Finnish reserve officer until December 1934. Not many men "enjoyed" such a varied military career as this man. Andy

rhines, Have a look at post #10 from a topic discussed here last summer. It should give you an idea of the process used to determine the individuals involved. http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/59138-unknown-paymaster/ More to your question, I used the annual Army lists (Rangliste) and the weekly publication "Militär Wochenblatt" The keys for me were the Guard star, the year and names. As they were not nobles, my first assumption was train. A quick check of the 1894 Army list revealed the two officers in the reserve of the Guard Train Batl. My knowledge of swords themselves is very limited, so, thank you very much to piekenier for his assistance in that regard. Andy

This is a presentation sword from Tiessen to Lekebusch, both of whom were commissioned as Sec.Lts. in the Reserve of the Guard Train Batl, Tiessen on 18.04.1893 and Lekebusch on 15.07.1893. Sorry, no first name for either one. I believe that they both were one-year volunteers together and completed their stints in 1892- a fitting occasion for an exchange of swords. Lekebusch left the army on 16.11.1910, having been promoted at some point to Oberlt. and transferred to the Landwehr. Andy

I think the best very rough translation (at least for an American) is a high school final report card. Of course, this is not literal, but the US school system was and remains much different than the German system. Looking at the various subjects he is graded on religion, German, Latin, Greek, French, Hebrew, math, physics, ?? and geography and gymnastics, it is clear he received a "classical" education in what was once called a grammar school. No matter how one translate it, it is final evaluation from school. Andy

All, I have a correction to make. the information I gave for Wilhelm actually applies to Walther. Here is the correct info for Wilhelm: At mobilization, he was a member of the administration of the Kriegs Akademie. Not certain what he did between Aug 1914 and October 1916, but on 03.10.1916 became commander of Infantry regiment 176 and held that position until February 1918. He was promoted to LTC on 22.03.1918. Apologies for the error. Andy

Jens, That's the man! Where on ancestry did you find that??? Thanks, Andy

It seems to me he was an Austrian 1st Lieutentant in the air service. I've found a nice English-language site created by fellow GMIC member moderator Glenn J. with additional photos and information, but I am, for some reason, unable to paste any information into this response Andy

I have his full date of birth but not his date of death. Do you happen to have that information? Andy