House Order of Hohenzollern - info needed

[webr55]

 

Here is a 1937 article about the change of Kommandeur in Wehrbezirk Bochum. Both are mentioned as having the HHOX. The new one is OTL (E) Ernst Blümel, we have him. The old one, who is leaving for Wehrersatzinspektion Dortmund, is a Major (E) Meyer, born around 1889, formerly from IR 23. I don't find his first name. 

 

Bochumer Anzeiger, 24.3.1937

 

Meyer has an interesting ribbon bar as well, see the close-up.

 

UPDATE: According to ERL, it is either Fritz or Konrad Meyer 

 

The Adressbuch Dortmund 1938 lists a Major Fritz Meyer, probably him. So he might be the Hptm Fritz Meyer in our list. 

 

In the WH 1939 RL, it looks like he is the Leiter of Wehrmachtfürsorge- und Versorgungsamt Bielefeld, that's the only one who fits.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 16, 2022 by webr55

[webr55]

First name: Dr. (Gustav) Stratmann, Dr. jur. from University of Leipzig 1905, Landgerichtsdirektor. 

 

Death notice from Bochumer Anzeiger, 5.8.1935. 

 

 

[webr55]

First name: Walter Goedel, Bankdirektor 

 

Death notice from Bochumer Anzeiger, 23.12.1941

 

 

 

 

[webr55]

First name: Hptm dR Max Gabriel from FAR 51

 

Central-Volksblatt für den Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg, 18.7.1918

 

 

[webr55]

First name: Josef Leuchtgens or Leuchgens (different in both notices)

 

The address book Rheydt 1911 lists a pensioner Josef Leuchtgens, so this spelling might be correct. 

 

Westdeutsche Landeszeitung (Gladbach), 17.7. and 27.7.1918

 

 

 

 

Edited February 16, 2022 by webr55

[webr55]

First name: Bruno Lehnemann 

 

Westdeutsche Landeszeitung (Gladbach), 21.9.1918

 

Born 1892, an architect - and he was with Speer later on:

https://wiki.hv-her-wan.de/index.php?title=Bruno_Lehnemann

 

Seems he died in 1944, acc. to this list:

http://www.burschenschaftsgeschichte.de/pdf/lexikon-namensverzeichnis.pdf

 

 

 

Edited February 16, 2022 by webr55

[webr55]

We might have had these two before, I am not sure. Only new initials, not complete first names:

 

Lt W. Grosse/Große from Minenwerfer Kp. 13, from Minden

Bielefelder General-Anzeiger, 10.2.1917

 

Lt W. Heilmann from Minden

Bielefelder General-Anzeiger, 31.3.1917

 

[webr55]

First name: Walter Angenete from Herford

 

Bielefelder General-Anzeiger, 15.6.1918

 

Born in 1879, acc. to this link:

https://www.ve-friederizianer.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Friederizianer_195_online.pdf

 

 

[webr55]

First initial: H. Bitterberg, Lehrer

 

Bielefelder General-Anzeiger, 23. and 30.9.1918

 

 

[webr55]

Bitterberg is also mentioned as one of three teachers with HHOX in this postwar notice (Bielefelder General-Anzeiger, 9.12.1918). The other two are

 

Waldemar John from Spenge (Matty had him already, https://www.kreisheimatverein.de/online-bibliothek/biografien-2/john/) and

 

Christian Stellhorn from Gadderbaum, first name acc. to Adressbuch Bielefeld (Bethel, in Gadderbaum). He is found at least until 1950. 

 

 

[webr55]

Death notice Dr. Paul Nordmeyer (1880-1932).

 

Bielefelder General-Anzeiger, 1.4.1932

 

Edited February 19, 2022 by webr55

[Mattyboy]

New first name: Lt dR Karl Rother (page 5):- 

 

http://www.bibliotekacyfrowa.pl/Content/54925/PDF/directory.pdf 

 

[webr55]

12 hours ago, Mattyboy said:

New first name: Lt dR Karl Rother (page 5):- 

 

http://www.bibliotekacyfrowa.pl/Content/54925/PDF/directory.pdf 

 

This should be Dr. Karl Heinrich Rother, who is so far listed as Heinrich Rother in our list. Dr. phil. from Univ. Breslau in 1912. 

[webr55]

Same with Gottfried Fuchs from FAR 14, who we have listed as Oswald. 

 

There is a fascinating story behind this one: He was of Jewish origin, born in Karlsruhe in 1889, a very successful football player esp. before WW1. Played several times for the German national team.

 

He had to emigrate during the Nazi era, finally coming to Canada. In 1941, he changed his name to Godfrey E. Fochs. Died in Montreal in 1972 (after some 'complicated' relations with the DFB: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Fuchs )

 

Several books tell his story, such as this one (the scans below are taken from it):

https://books.google.de/books?id=jb5IEAAAQBAJ

 

 

 

Edited February 19, 2022 by webr55

[webr55]

Some genealogical data for the Counts Holnstein:

 

Emanuel Graf Holnstein aus Bayern, (1868-1950), Oberst aD

Heinrich Graf Holnstein aus Bayern, (1881-1959), Major aD

Ludwig Graf Holnstein aus Bayern, (1873-1950), Oberst aD

 

 

[webr55]

Hptm dR Hoernigk is Curt as per Verlustlisten. No other reserve officer with that name in artillery in 1914. 

 

 

Edited February 20, 2022 by webr55

[Dave Danner]

On 15/02/2022 at 10:58, webr55 said:

Here is a 1937 article about the change of Kommandeur in Wehrbezirk Bochum. Both are mentioned as having the HHOX. The new one is OTL (E) Ernst Blümel, we have him. The old one, who is leaving for Wehrersatzinspektion Dortmund, is a Major (E) Meyer, born around 1889, formerly from IR 23. I don't find his first name. 

 

Bochumer Anzeiger, 24.3.1937

 

Meyer has an interesting ribbon bar as well, see the close-up.

 

UPDATE: According to ERL, it is either Fritz or Konrad Meyer 

 

The Adressbuch Dortmund 1938 lists a Major Fritz Meyer, probably him. So he might be the Hptm Fritz Meyer in our list. 

 

In the WH 1939 RL, it looks like he is the Leiter of Wehrmachtfürsorge- und Versorgungsamt Bielefeld, that's the only one who fits. 

Matthias Arnold Fritz Meyer was born on 7.4.1889 in Cöln am Rhein.

 

Konrad Meyer (*19.7.1884) was taken prisoner on 11.9.1914 and spent the entire first war in French captivity. Konrad was on the staff of the VIII.Armeekorps from 1935 to 1943 and then Kommandeur of WBK Cosel from 1943 to 1945. 14EK2, KVK1X, WHDA1

[Dave Danner]

On 16/02/2022 at 10:59, webr55 said:

First name: Josef Leuchtgens or Leuchgens (different in both notices)

 

The address book Rheydt 1911 lists a pensioner Josef Leuchtgens, so this spelling might be correct. 

 

Westdeutsche Landeszeitung (Gladbach), 17.7. and 27.7.1918

 

 

 

 

Leuchgens, Maria Joseph Mathias
28.2.1889 in Neuwerk, †10.7.1965 ebd.
18.1.1915 Lt.d.R. (Crefeld) d. FußAR 9

 

[Dave Danner]

On 17/02/2022 at 13:13, webr55 said:

Lt W. Heilmann from Minden

Bielefelder General-Anzeiger, 31.3.1917

 

 

Heilmann was a Lt.d.R. in IR 15 (15.1.1915). I don't have a first name, either, but I can add that he received the SLK on 10.11.1916.

8 hours ago, webr55 said:

Hptm dR Hoernigk is Curt as per Verlustlisten. No other reserve officer with that name in artillery in 1914.

 

*9.5.1876, †27.2.1941
Abteilungsvorstand bei Fr. Krupp A.G. in Essen
Maj.d.R.a.D.

[Dave Danner]

On 18/02/2022 at 10:24, webr55 said:

Christian Stellhorn from Gadderbaum, first name acc. to Adressbuch Bielefeld (Bethel, in Gadderbaum). He is found at least until 1950. 

 

 

 

Stellhorn, Christian August

*23.12.1881 in Maaslingen, Minden

Six times wounded, erroneously listed as August in various Verlustlisten, but Christian is the Rufname.

[Daniel Krause]

Great stuff, friends!

Many thanks!!!

 

Best,

Daniel

[webr55]

Eberhard von Hippel died in Göttingen in 1950. 

[webr55]

Missing data on GM Philipp Hinkelbein: 1875-1957

[webr55]

Hans Mohs, 1870-1940, was researched at AHF: https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=202533&start=60

 

 

 

Erich von Oldershausen, 1872-1945

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_von_Oldershausen

 

 

[webr55]

 

Franz Freiherr von Stengel, 1867-1947

 

Kurt Freiherr von Watter, 1866-1937

https://www.leo-bw.de/web/guest/detail/-/Detail/details/DOKUMENT/labw_findmittel_06/labw-1-330003/Watter Kurt von Freiherr