Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) It is a pleasure for me, to show you a few private pics of Otto von Schjerning. With great confidence the descendants of Schjerning hand over these pictures to me for some days and gave the permission for publishing.Otto von Schjerning was as Generalstabsarzt der Armee im Range eines Generals der Infanterie the highest ranking medical officer of imperial Germany. As you can see on these pictures he belongs to the inner circle of the Kaiser.Otto Carl Wilhelm von Schjerning4.10.1853 born in Eberswalde near Berlin1873-1878 studies of medicine in Berlin on the "chirurgisch-medizinisches FriedrichWilhelms-Institut" (educational institution for military medicals in Berlin)7.2.1877 Dissertation16.7.1878 Assistenzarzt 2. Klasse (adequate the rank of a lieutenant), Garde-Sch?tzen-Bataillon22.1.1881 Assistenzarzt 1. Klasse, Garde-Sch?tzen-Bataillon24.2.1883 Assistenzarzt of Generalarzt von Wegener (Korpsarzt Gardekorps)15.5.1886 Stabsarzt (adequate the rank of a captain) and Bataillonsarzt, 4. Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Koblenz26.1.1889 Hilfsreferent (lower consultant), Medizinalabteilung des Kriegsministeriums23.5.1894 Referent (consultant) and Oberstabsarzt 2. Klasse (adequate the rank of a major), Medizinalabteilung des Kriegsministeriums2.12.1895 Oberstabsarzt 1. Klasse 28.5.1898 Generaloberarzt (adequate the rank of lieutenant colonel)20.11.1900 Abteilungschef (head of department) and Generalarzt (rank of colonel), Medizinalabteilung des Kriegsministeriums17.5.1904 rank as Generalmajor7.12.1905 Generalstabsarzt der Armee, Chef des Sanit?tskorps, Chef derMedizinalabteilung des Kriegsministeriums, Direktor der Kaiser Wilhelms-Akademie (former chirurgisch-medizinischen Friedrich Wilhelms-Institut)1.1.1906 professor for military medicine University of Berlin11.9.1907 rank as Generalleutnant20.8.1909 heritable nobility3.8.1914 Chef des Feldsanit?tswesens (chief of field medical service)27.1.1915 rank as General der Infanterie15.12.1918 retirement28.6.1921 death in Berlin Edited April 21, 2007 by Komtur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) with Kaiser and Kaiserin in a childrens home in Ahlbeck (Usedom/Baltic sea) 3.6.1913 Edited April 21, 2007 by Komtur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 laying of the foundation stone for the officers convalescent home in Falkenstein (Taunus) 13.10.1907 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Schjerning about 1904 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Schjerning about 1906 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 laying of the foundation stone for the Kaiser Wilhelms-Akademie (educational institution for military medicals in Berlin) 10.6.1905 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 laying of the foundation stone for the Kaiser Wilhelms-Akademie (educational institution for military medicals in Berlin) 10.6.1905,the Kaiser is doing the first hammerblow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 1. Wilhelm II and Schjerning in the first years of WWI2. Schjerning in Charleville september 1915 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Birthday of Wilhelm II, Charleville 27.1.1916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Wilhelm II and Schjerning visiting a military hospital 9.7.1916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Bad Homburg 26.3.1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Gro?es Hauptquartier 1917, General-Intendant von Eisenhart-Rothe, Schjerning, Generalquartiermeister Hahndorff, General-Postmeister Dernizlaff (?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) Schjerning in Spa.There are some more pics, but I will not enlarge this topic to much.Note on this last picture of Schjerning the rare decorations: the commander cross and star with swords of the royal house order of Hohenzollern and the red cross medal 1. class! Edited April 21, 2007 by Komtur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Komtur,Very interesting photos. What a career! Just for interest's sake, here is a picture of a shoulder board of a Prussian Generalstabsarzt der Armee from roughly the same time period as your 1906 photo. It looks like he might even be wearing the same pattern board.Chip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Quite interesting-- thank you! He has quite a distinctive mustache and face, so NOW if we see him close to the Kaiser, we will know who he is in the entourage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Excellent photographs. The General-Postmeister is Georg Domizlaff.RegardsGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dwyer Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Komtur,Wonderful photographs! I collect Imperial era postcards and I just happend to have one of him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Hello , Just discovered, Interesting pictures .of a interesting man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Strangely enough found a photo of this man last week while looking for medical officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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