A Hauptmann in Reserve Feldartillerie No 47

[Mike Huxley]

Here's a small document collection that I've managed to gather to a Reserve Feldartillerie Hauptmann that was the 47th Reserve Feldartillerie Regiments Adjutant. A few pictures of him and his young family taken in 1917 before I post his award documents and later history.

His name was Paul Stein. Here's the start ..a few pictures of him.

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Paul Stein with his wife and four young sons.

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Another pic of Paul with his sons.

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last one of Hauptmann Stein.

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The group of his award documents came with the Regimental History for the 47th Reserve Feldartillerie Regiment. Here's the introductory page.

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And here he is pictured in the book. Top right.

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Award documents to follow tomorrow

[Guest Rick Research]

OOOOOOOOOOOOO it doesn't get any better than this! Original photos AND the regimental history with his award documents!

[ccj]

Award documents to follow tomorrow

4 boys...

Nice large family.

[Mike Huxley]

OOOOOOOOOOOOO it doesn't get any better than this! Original photos AND the regimental history with his award documents!

Thanks Rick and ccj,

As promised, via my New Epson Scanner, are Herr Steins award documents. Starting back into his early service career. He was born 05.02.1874.

The earliest document I have for him is 1901. It's one that I'm struggling to understand, so Rick if you can help I would be grateful.

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Moving on a little in time was his Patent to Second lieutenant in the reserve feldartillerie.

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followed by a 2nd class long service award in 1906.

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Now we're getting nearer to the nitty gritty of Pauls service. He was awarded the 1st class landwehr Long service award on the 08.09.1914.

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Strangly his next award was the Austrian Militar Verdienstkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration on the 08. 01. 1915.

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lower half of document.

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Pauls next award was the EKII on the 23.04 1915.

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followed 2 years later on the 25.01. 1917 by the EKI.

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His final WWI award was the Lippe- Detmold KVKII on the 22.06.1917.

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I think that will do for tonight. I have several documents that follow Pauls later history ...up to his 70th birthday. I f there is any interest I will post further scans tomorrow.

This is just the start of my research into Paul Steins background and history. I am sure, that given time I will find out more about his background and miliatry history.

[Guest Rick Research]

Spectacular group of perfectly preserved documents in a variety of unusual formats.

The 1901 letter in post #10 is from the Minister of Trade & Industry telling him he has passed his second state examination in the mining service with the examining board's grade "ausreichend" ("satisfactory") and is thereby awarded the title of Bergassessor (civil service captain for mining) by commission Patent, and that he is to report for duty until further notice at the Royal Oberbergamt in Dortmund. This is not the actual commission itself, but the cover/assignment letter.

#12 I'm not sure offhand which of the Generalleutnants von Natzmer signed his LD2 (a VERY nicely done form) but he retired 1906/07.

#13 Wow! A December 1914 long service award!!!! Obviously LATE processing, and rather sloppy about the rank title there. "Oberleutnant aD", huh. Signed by General der Infanterie Egon Friedrich Carl Freiherr von Gayl (1845-1929).

#16 VERY nice to see a specific PLACE and not the usual "in the field" or "at HQ" there. Ed. Joh. Ludw. Wm. Dyes (1853-1928) re-retired as Generalmajor aD.

Is the Lippe Detmold cross document really that yellow color?

Splendid group.

[Glenn J]

Mike

Hauptmann Paul Stein was originally commissioned into the 1. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment as a reserve officer from the rank of Vizewachtmeister der Reserve on 17 April 1897. He remained with this regiment until his first retirement from non active military service on 17 February 1914. On retirement he was granted the authority to wear the Landwehr Army Uniform. Obviously not left in peace for long he reported for duty on mobilisation and was promoted to Hauptmann d.R. a.D. on 20 October 1914.

Second-Lieutenant/Leutnant d.R.: 17.4.97 X5x

Oberleutnant d.R.: 20.4.10

Hauptmann d.R. a.D.: 20.10.14

1902: Living at Kaiserstra?e 43 D?sseldorf

1906: Bergassessor in Recklinghausen

1911: Bergwerksdirektor in Recklinghausen

The LD2 document was signed by Generalleutnant Ernst v. Natzmer.

Regards

Glenn

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Is the Lippe Detmold cross document really that yellow color?

Splendid group.

Rick, thanks for the translation of the letter, that one did have me stumped. Yes the Lippe Detmold document really is that colour and is on a very thick paper. The Statute is on the reverse of the document.

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Glenn,

Your a star I tried looking Herr Stein's service history up, but without luck. This really does fill in some of the information I was missing.

I'll finish off with his post war "been there" documents and a couple of letters that he received in later life.

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In 1930 he was awarded the " Deutschen Roten Kreuzes 2 Klasse"

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Followed in 1938 by the usuall "been there" awards. That is all except, the Hindenburg Cross. Unless the document is missing.

Austrian and Rumanian.

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