WNickel Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Hello,reading Rick's "1870-71 War Medal Battle Bars By Units" I must start this topic.At first a bar of an SL in 1870. He was wounded in Gravelotte and so he missed the following campaign... What was his unit????Werner
Stogieman Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Don't tell me none of you have studied the pinned topic at the top of the forum......
dedehansen Posted July 12, 2013 Posted July 12, 2013 Hello, reading Rick's "1870-71 War Medal Battle Bars By Units" I must start this topic. At first a bar of an SL in 1870. He was wounded in Gravelotte and so he missed the following campaign... What was his unit???? Werner Hello Werner, while surfing through old topics, I´ll found this one. Is this not the group from Oberstleutnant z. D. Fritz Paul Ernst Kurt Erich former Portepeefähnrich / Leutnant 4. Garde - Regiment zu Fuß ? Regards Andreas
Guest Rick Research Posted July 12, 2013 Posted July 12, 2013 Wow--I missed this from the title not mentioning medal bar! (Where HAS that Werner been since March this year?) You are absolutely correct! The man with All First Names! Born 1852 served active 1870-1901 4. GRzF 187078 (flunked out of Kriegsakademie 1874/75) Inf Rgt 44 1878-1890 Inf Rgt 132 1890-97 Fus Rgt 36 1897-1901 retired, but came back fulltime zD in 1906 doing something or other for the Great General Staff, with uniform of Inf Rgt 44 Portepée-Fähnrich char. 16.04.70/ Patent 16.09.70 (EK2) Sekond-Lieutenant 24.10.70/ Patent 08.10.70 Premier-Lieutenant 09.09.79 Hauptmann 22.03.87 Major 20.07.97 charakterisiert Oberstleutnant aD 18.05.01 and still that when the war started! Oberst aD (aD) RAO4 18.01.95 (Hptm IR 132) RM 06.01.99 (Major FR 36) KO3 06.12.05 (odd... as retired Lt Col in Charlottenburg) during the war got: Soange to 1870 EK2 1914 EK1, BMO3Kr, ÖM3K Sources: 1905 Stammliste 4. GRzF 1908 Stammliste IR 132 Ordenslisten Ranglisten Ehren-Rangliste 1914-1918 Krause Master List for WW1 awards
Paul R Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 All of that service, highly experienced and decorated and only an Oberstleutnant? He must have had a lot of conflicts with the management? I would love to know the story behind his Lifesaving Medal!
dedehansen Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 All of that service, highly experienced and decorated and only an Oberstleutnant? He must have had a lot of conflicts with the management? I would love to know the story behind his Lifesaving Medal! Sorry Paul but only in german, maybe someone could be so kind to translate General Commando IV Armme Corps IIa 175 Magdeburg 8.1.99 Korps Befehl Seine Majestät der Kaiser und König haben durch A K O dem Major Erich, Bataillons - Kommandeur im Magdeburgischen Füselier Regiment No. 36, sowie den Unteroffizieren Schlegel und Dolinski desselben Regiments für die von Ihnen am 8. August des Jahres gemeinschaftlich mit eigener Lebensgefahr ausgeführte Rettung zweier Füsiliere vom Ertrinken im Wallgraben des Brückenkopfs zu Torgau die Rettungs - Medaille am Bande zu verleihen geruht. gezeichnet von Klitzing Regards Andreas
arb Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 On 8 August 1899 he and two NCOs, Schlegel and Dolinski, saved two privates from FR 36 from drowning in the moat of the bridgehead at Torgau. Andy
Paul R Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 So he rescued two men from drowning? That is really great stuff. Where did you find that citation?
dedehansen Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 On 8 August 1899 he and two NCOs, Schlegel and Dolinski, saved two privates from FR 36 from drowning in the moat of the bridgehead at Torgau. Andy Thanks for the translation Andy Regards Andreas
WNickel Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 Hi Rick my old friend, what's about your brain - always fit in your old days...then I have a little job for ,-))
saschaw Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 what's about your brain - always fit in your old days...then I have a little job for ,-)) Glad to see this one ended with you!
Guest Rick Research Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 God that's a beauty, Werner! My brain is older and more tired after 3 1/2 years offline. 1870's not "my" war, you know. A Reserve/Landwehr guy isn't on my Berufsoffizier radar that far back-- even more impressive that such a guy would get a 1914 EK Spange!!!!o
WNickel Posted July 15, 2013 Author Posted July 15, 2013 Dear Rick, "stell dein Licht nicht unter den Scheffel" - you are a specialist of all themes ,-)) The wearer is Lamprecht Dr. (Ferdinand) Pr Professor KriegsMin J Pr PEK70 2 18.12.1913 Lamprecht Dr. (Ferdinand) Pr Professor KriegsMin J Pr PLwDA 1 18.12.1913 Lamprecht Dr. (Ferdinand) Pr Professor KriegsMin J Pr PRAO 4 18.12.1913 Lamprecht Dr. (Ferdinand) Pr Professor KriegsMin J Sa SaA 3a 18.12.1913
dedehansen Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 So he rescued two men from drowning? That is really great stuff. Where did you find that citation? Hello Paul, sorry for responding delayed but I had to get it out from my locker. Regards Andreas
VtwinVince Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 Man, that is one fantastic Schnalle, and the document makes for interesting reading.
Claudio Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 I don't know you guys, but when I re-read Rick's educated comments, full of wit and good humour, I get very sad, thinking that he's no more among us.... ((((
Wild Card Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 I don't know you guys, but when I re-read Rick's educated comments, full of wit and good humour, I get very sad, thinking that he's no more among us.... (((( Amen. Very sad indeed.
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