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Hello, I am looking for information on Oberstleutnant Heinrich Sixt von Armin, 1818-1872. He was the father of General der Infanterie Friedrich Bertram, commander of the German 4th Army 1917-1918 and grandfather of Generalleutnant Hans-Heinrich (1890-1952). Would anyone have some Ranglisten from around 1860-1870 to check his position at that point? Thanks, Jan
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There is even a divisional history of the 4. Ersatz-Division. I have somewhere an original batallion war diary for some months in 1916 of IR 360 somewhere, if I'm not mistaken (my library is a bit of mess for the moment). Jan
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Infanterie-Geschütz-Batterie 6 worked together with Sturm-Bataillon 4. Sturm-Bataillon 4 had a MW Kompanie with 8 leichte Minenwerfer, a MG Kompanie with 9 MG 08 (later 10 and increased to 12 by 1918) and 2 Sturm-Kompanien (at least early 1917) with 2 MG 08/15 each (by 1918 24 MG 08/15 belonged to Sturm-Bataillon 4). Sturm-Bataillon 4 also had a MG Kompanie of a Landsturm-Infanterie-Bataillon at its disposal for MG training. Jan
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Hello, It did see a bit of action on the Eastern Front, but was pulled back for training early 1917 after some disagreement about the use of the battalion in the frontline (the Finns weren't that eager to die for Germany but wanted to fight for their own independence). Some Jägers died in combat or were taken prisoner though. Jan
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Hello, The battalion was disbanded upon arrival in Finland. They did a last parade in Vaasa when they got there and then Mannerheim disbanded the unit and spread the men all around. There was quite a bit of upset about this decision, but in the end they accepted. The reason behind Mannerheim's decision was probably twofold: 1. he didn't want a purely German-trained unit in his army (he wasn't pro-German himself) 2. (the main reason and his official reason) he wanted the experienced soldiers all over his new inexperienced army to upgrade the overall value. A lot of Jäger were active in 1918 in training units or as junior officers. The discussion with the Jägers continued as Mannerheim preferred Swedish or former Russian high-ranking officers to lead the new Finnish army (old-style, mainly from old military and/or noble families). In the end of course, the Jägers took over. Jan
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Hello, This is my Jäger badge. No number is visible on the back as it has a screwback mounted later (probably hiding the number which was usually put in the center). Jan
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EK 1914 What do you see?
AOK4 replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
No it isn't. Manre is a place in the Champagne... -
Perhaps he got otherwise ill while being a prisoner. He may have pulled some strings to get the EK1 after the war (when one might easily get it if one knew the right person). Since he was some time in the Kriegsministerium and since he may have had some family connections, it may not have been that difficult to be awarded a EK1. Jan
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Hello, According to Verlustliste 523 Utffz Otto von der Mülbe (6/Garde-Grenadier-Regiment 2) was lightly wounded on 7 September 1914 before he became a French POW in the hospital in Reims (according to the regimental history, quite a few wounded were captured there). By the time the Verlustliste was published (June 1915), he was promoted Leutnant. Prisoner Exchange over Switzerland (with France) was quite frequent. Usually only prisoners that were severely wounded (and were not expected to be able to serve again) were exchanged. It was not unusual that officers were promoted and/or received qome kind of medals while being a prisoner of war. And a lot of the IC's were only awarded after the war had finished... Perhaps the wound wasn't severe enough for a wound badge or the thing got forgotten... Jan