Major v. Luck

[dwmosher]

Any information on a Major v. Luck with Dragoner-Regt. Konig (2. Wurttemberg) Nr. 26 would be appreciated. I believe he is shown as a Bhfs.Kdtr 5/XIII in the "Wiederverwendete Inactive Offizier" list in the 14-18 Honor Roll.

Dave

[Glenn J]

Hi Dave,

Major Ferdinand v. Luck. Born 2 March 1873.

Sekonde-Lieutenant/Leutnant: 27.1.93

Oberleutnant: 22.4.02

Rittmeister: 25.2.08

Retired 18.12.12

Regards

Glenn

[dwmosher]

Thanks, Glenn!

I don't suppose he did anything interesting...

Dave

[dwmosher]

I was able unpack some boxes to locate my 1912 Rangliste and found that Rittmeister v. Luck of DR 26 had only two decorations at that time, shortly before he retired:

Mecklenburg Griffin Order knight's badge w/ crown and

Sachsen-Weimar White Falcon Order knight's badge 2nd class.

Am I wrong, or is this a strange combination for a Wurttemberger?? I also noticed that almost every officer in the regiment above the rank of leutnant had at least a Mecklenburg Griffin Order knight's badge (and even a couple of leutnants had them). What is the tie or association between DR 26 and Mecklenburg?

Lastly, what does the abbreviation "Bhfs. Kdtr 5 / XIII", knowing that XIII is the Wurttemberg army corps?

Thanks

Dave

[Glenn J]

Dave,

not sure about the Mecklenburg connection at this time but "Bhfs. Kdtr 5 / XIII" would be the abbreviation for Bahnhofs Kommandantur.

Regards

Glenn

[dwmosher]

Thanks, Glenn. I presume he was some sort of re-tread administrator, but isn't a Bahnhof a railway station? What would his duties be and what does the 5 signify?

Dave