Robert Noss Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I got this photo on yesterdays fleamarket:As You can see, there are numbers and the corresponding names are on the back:..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Noss Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 ....I made three more detailed scans, starting from left:..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Noss Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 The names, as far as I can read them (and I write the ranks in complete, not abbreviations):1. Adjudant Leutnant Heinrichs2. Oberleutnant Kompanief?hrer M.G. (machine-gunners company) Giesecke ?????3. Oberleutnant Kompanief?hrer 2. Kompanie ?????4. Leutnant Gro? (3.) --probably 3rd company5. Feldwebel-Leutnant ??? ichter ???6. Major Ruchtl (was he the Battalions commander ?)7. Zahlmeister8. Hauptmann Schneider (1.)9. Hauptmann Wirt (3.)10. Leutnant Schie?l11. Oberarzt Trautner12. Leutnant Kpf. San Weinzierl (Kpf.San. ???) (4)13. Leutnant Schaffner ???? (4)14. Leutnant ???? (2)Photo was made by the regimental photographer Artur Butze b.t.w.My questions:1. Can somebody re-read the names and help me on them ?2. What Regiment was it exactly?There is only the info "officers from I. Batl. / 14., so it was the regiment 14 - but what ?Bavarian is likely, infantry ???Thanks in advanceRobert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dwyer Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Robert,I am terrible at reading the writing so someone else will have to respond to that question.I'm going to make an educated guess here. Based on the very pale state cockade on their caps, and officer number 14 appears to have the Bavarian trim around his collar, I'm guessing that they are from Kgl. Bayer. 14. Infanterie-Regiment Hartmann. I have the 1914 ranklist and I don't see any officers by any of the names you've posted on the list in that regiment, but everything could have drastically changed by the time this photo was taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Robert,I think that may be Major Friedrich Ruchti. The senior Hauptmann in 1914 in the 6. Infanterie-Regiment Kaiser Wilhelm, K?nig von Preu?en, he was attached to the Prussian Gewehr-Pr?fungs-Kommission. Promoted to Major on the 30.11.14.RegardsGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Murphy Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 (edited) Robert, Great photo. They are definitely from the Bavarian 14th Infantry Regiment. Judging from the few Bluses and Stahlhelms being worn, I would say it was taken late 1916 to 1917. I love the tree shaped "guard shack", you almost expect to see a gnome standing guard. Officer #2 would work, he looks a little gnomish Dan Edited September 5, 2006 by Daniel Murphy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dwyer Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I just noticed something interesting, officer # 6, the major, has no state cockade on his cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Interesting photo. On what have being said I agree. I think these soldiers are from the Bavarian Infanterie Regiment 14, 1st Bataljon. What is an interesting detail on which I am not sure already noticed is that behind the names are numbers 1 till 4. This must be the companynumbers because a bataljon normally consisted of 4 companys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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