House Order of Hohenzollern - info needed

[Daniel Krause]

Thanks a lot!!!

 

Untucht got the Luebeck Hanseatenkreuz as Lt in 5. Landwehr-InfBrig.

Geigel is Heinrich Geigl.

 

Best,

Daniel

[Dave Danner]

According to my search history, I did an extensive search for Erich Gravenhorst in December of last year. For the life of me, I cannot remember why. I cannot find him in any of my research projects. Anyway, he was an Oberleutnant in FAR 74 at the start of the war, promoted to Hauptmann on 24.12.1914, and ending the war in the Generalstab of the 237.ID. Charakter as Major a.D. He does not appear to have been an active OTL; likely z.V. or z.D.

 

Friedrich Untucht was born on 8.6.1891 in Magdeburg and died on 6.8.1943 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf.

 

Wilhelm Walterscheid was born on 7.9.1894 in Troisdorf. He was with Landesschützenbataillon 678 and was killed on 3.11.1943. He had been promoted to Lt.d.R. in IR 69 on 20.3.1915 with a Patent of 22.3.1915.

 

Ernst Josef Dewies was born on 28.3.1893 in Bonn. He came out of the Hauptkadettenanstalt and was named a Fähnrich in FußAR 10 on 13.1.1915. He was promoted to Leutnant on 8.5.1915, later receiving a Patent of 11.9.1913. He was living as an Oberleutnant a.D. and Kaufmann after the war but was not a member of the FußAR 10 Offizier-Vereinigung, at least as of their 1926 Mitglieder-Verzeichnis.

 

[webr55]

 

New one: Justizrat and Hptm d Lw Josef Lenders, died 1920

13.9.1920 

[Mattyboy]

I'm feeling left out! Some award docs for Hptm Fritz v Steuben (the KO3 is not his):- 

 

https://www.hermann-historica.de/de/auctions/lot/id/304294

[Dave Danner]

Lenders had the Princely House Order.  He was an Oberleutnant der Landwehr a.D., promoted to Hptm.d.L.a.D. on 28.10.1914. The Todesanzeige says "und mehrerer anderer Kriegsauszeichnungen", but other than the EK1, LD2, HEK3X, I don't know of any other awards. The 1918 Prussian Court and State Handbook only lists the EK2 and HEK3X.

[webr55]

First name: Carl Hense, died 1921.

23.11.1921

 

 

 

Lt dR Smits was KIA in 1918:

9.4.1918

 

 

[webr55]

Carl Schumm was KIA in 1917.

30.10.1917

 

 

 

First name: FußA H Otto Schumann from Köln

9.11.1917

 

 

 

First name: Günther v. d. Nahmer, KIA 1917

18.12.1917

 

 

KIA together with Werner Bülowius (new first name):

 

[webr55]

 

First name: Olt Theodor Heinrich from Solingen

 

Lt dR Schleuß from Eschweiler - new one?

17.7.1917

[webr55]

Might be a new one: Major zV Gerhard Hoyermann, died 1943:

30.3.1943

[David M]

So whats a schnellen Abteilung?

[GreyC]

A bicycle unit.

GreyC

[Dave Danner]

Franz Smits was born on 21.8.18__ in Freren, Kr. Lingen. He was a Kriegsfreiwilliger in IR 91 and became a Lt.d.R. (Oldenburg) in that regiment on 15.10.1915. He was wounded in 1916 with GGR 2 and was killed in 1918 with IR 161.

 

Otto Schumann was from FußAR 9.

 

Günther Wolfgang Erwin Helmuth v. der Nahmer was born on 27.4.1897 in Berlin. He was a Kriegsfreiwilliger in RIR 204 and was named a Fahnenjunker in the 3.GRzF on 31.12.14. Promoted to Fähnrich on 3.2.1915 and Leutnant on 3.3.1915 (Patent 19.12.1915), he was transferred to the Fliegertruppe on 13.6.1915. He was killed on 12.12.1917.

 

Werner Victor Bülowius was born on 24.12.1893 in Königsberg i.Pr.

 

Gerhard Franz Wilhelm Hoyermann, born on 19.9.1896 in Hannover, was a Lt.d.R. in IR 99 in WW1. He received the DKiG on 19.9.1942 as a Hptm.d.R.z.V. in Panzerjäger-Abteilung 387. Panzerjäger-Abteilung 387 was renamed Schnelle Abteilung 387 in early 1943. He was a Maj.d.R.z.V. at the time of his death on 26.3.1943 in Reservelazarett Koblenz.

 

[GreyC]

Hi,

there were "schnelle Abteilungen" as bicycle units and then there were those Panzerjäger ones. On may 1st 1943 the "schnelle Abteilung" you mentioned was named Panzerjäger-Abteilung 387 (again).

GreyC

Edited September 23, 2021 by GreyC

[webr55]

Might be yet another new one: OTL zV Otto Gall, died 1943:

4.5.1943

 

Fritz Firmenich died as Major aD in 1943:

3.10.1943

 

[Dave Danner]

Otto Gall was born on 1.7.1878 in Trier and died on 25.4.1943. He served in IR 50 from 1904 to 1920 and was a Major a.D. and later Oberstleutnant z.V.

[GreyC]

Hi,

probably already known: the later GFM Günther von Kluge (* 30. Oktober 1882 in Posen; † 19. August 1944 bei Verdun)

GreyC

[webr55]

New first name: Dr. Hans Unckell died as Oberregierungsrat in 1944:

14.3.1944

 

Might be a new one: Alois Jacob, died in 1944

17.5.1944

 

 

[Dave Danner]

Dr.jur. Hans Unckell was born on 22.9.1885 in Ars a.d. Mosel, Lothringen.

[webr55]

I think that's it for Kölnische Zeitung. 

[Mattyboy]

A first name: Lt dR Georg Böhm, Schlesische Zeitung 24.06.1918. And a couple of award documents - Hptm Erich Anderson & Major Walter Aust (also some nice photos). 

 

https://www.emedals.com/germany-imperial-a-collection-of-documents-to-major-erich-anderson-109500 

 

https://www.typografie.info/3/topic/32232-handschriftliche-eintragungen-auf-fotos-ww-i-schwer-zu-entziffern-…/

 

 

 

[Dave Danner]

9 hours ago, Mattyboy said:

A first name: Lt dR Georg Böhm, Schlesische Zeitung 24.06.1918.

 

 

Georg Hermann Walter Böhm, born 20.1.1890 in Breslau, was a Lt.d.R. in GR 1 and RIR 240. Besides the HOH3X and the HH mentioned above, he may be the Lt.d.R. Georg Böhm who received the WF3bX, but I can't say for certain. He was wounded at least twice, so you can also add the VAs.

 

Todesanzeige below for Hans Steuer from IR 155 and several other units. Born on 2.7.1872 in Kreuzburg in Schlesien, he served with the II. Seebataillon in the Boxer Rebellion and also had the KO4X among his decorations.

 

Edited October 3, 2021 by Dave Danner

[Dave Danner]

 

This appears to be a new one, at least new to me. Erich Jaehner from FAR 57, died on 19.4.1943. I don't know when he was born - his Leutnants-Patent was from 1897, so probably between 1877-1879. He also had the Sachsen-Meiningen Honor Cross for Merit in War.

 

[David M]

5 hours ago, Dave Danner said:

 

This appears to be a new one, at least new to me. Erich Jaehner from FAR 57, died on 19.4.1943. I don't know when he was born - his Leutnants-Patent was from 1897, so probably between 1877-1879. He also had the Sachsen-Meiningen Honor Cross for Merit in War.

 

Maybe his wife is more famous, being a Dr. of her own it seems? Anything on him via her?

[Dave Danner]

14 hours ago, David M said:

Maybe his wife is more famous, being a Dr. of her own it seems? Anything on him via her?

Unfortunately nothing I can find. She was born on 15.12.1885 in Gadebusch in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and received her Ph.D. from the University of Rostock in 1921. They were apparently wed after this date.

[landsknechte]

I'm in the process of re-examining an old annoyingly minimalist ribbon bar of mine that very obviously doesn't include everything the recipient was entitled to.  I posted it in another thread, and an officer named Mencke (no first name known) was mentioned as a candidate.  He apparently received the HEK3aX and then later the HOH3X.  Anything showing up on the rolls?