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    Erich Adolf Haniel, *9.9.1878 in Münster. Erich Haniel and Martel née Junghann were divorced in October 1919. He was remarried in December 1921 to Ada Frida Felicitas née Wagner. He was promoted to Dr.phil. on 22.7.1922 by the University of Heidelberg (one of my alma maters), and was a Kaufmann in Nürnberg (through at least the 1942 Adreßbuch).

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    10 hours ago, Dave Danner said:

    Ostrach is in Kreis Sigmaringen. Albert Müller was a Leutnant der Reserve in LIR 13 and received the Fürstlich Hausorden on 8.12.1916. If he also received the Königlich Hausorden, he might be the Lt.d.R. in IR 468, although IR 468 was a hessisch regiment and LIR 13 was westfälisch.

     

    The notice in the Westfälischer Merkur was from Feb 1918, and the other one mentioned (Mettlich) got his HHOX just a few months, rather weeks, before. For Müller, I would think this notice cannot be about an award received more than a year ago. 

     

     

     

    The Lt dL Raven from IR 16 in our list was August Raven, Lehrer. We had him before in this thread as "August Rawen-Bochum", at that time it was not fully clear that this is him. 

     

    Wittener Tageblatt, 31.7.1917

     

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    We have them both already, but this was an interesting article in the Wittener Tageblatt, 13.8.1934, about award recipients from Witten, which mentions the only two HHOX recipients from the town: Erich Landzettel and (Heinrich) Krumme.

     

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    On 06/08/2022 at 10:50, webr55 said:

    The Lt dR Hellmich from IR 19 might be Philipp, from Bremen/Soest, acc. to VL. 

     

    Additional confirmation: Hellmich is Philipp, from IR 19, Lehrer.

     

    Wittener Volks-Zeitung, 18.9.1918

     

     

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    The Wittener Volks-Zeitung, 15.7.1937, lists major German WW1 decorations, their award numbers and statistics, and some of the benefits that the recipients received. Of course this was taken from other sources, and known already here, might still be interesting to show: 

     

     

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    According to these numbers, the HHOX was awarded 8,291 times, so every 40th officer got one. 850 recommendations were still unprocessed by the end of the war. So while the awards of both classes of the Iron Cross continued until 31.5.1924 (with 55,000 1st class and 196,000 2nd class awarded in postwar time), the HHOX was not awarded anymore. (Actually, in this thread, we have seen some cases which may have been exceptions, but even if these are true, they were extremely rare.)

     

     

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    One more full name and details:

     

    Molle, Friedrich Erich, *20.8.1868 in Münsterberg. Hauptmann a.D., zuletzt im Pioner-Bataillon Nr. 21, früher Adjutant der 2. Pionier-Inspektion (22.3.1910 Abschied bewilligt), am 22.3.1915 Charakter als Major a.D., z.Zt. Bataillons-Führer im RIR 39, 27.1.1916 Patent seines Dienstgrades erhalten, 1918 leicht verwundet.

     

    Known decorations: RAO4 (19.8.09), HOH3X (20.5.17, Maj.a.D., IR 190), Cent (22.3.97)

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    Strange: Lt dR Hans Koebke - cannot find him in our list, nor in VL. Or is that an HHOX without swords? 

     

    Minden-Lübbecker Kreisblatt, 6.9.1917

     

     

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    Just a question of first name: Heinrich Henrici, not Hermann. 

     

    Minden-Lübbecker Kreisblatt, 26.6.1918

     

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    He was erroneously listed as Köpke by the Militär-Kabinett. HOH3X on 12.4.1917 as a Lt.d.R. in IR 375.

     

    Köbke, Hans Heinrich Christian, *23.3.1892 in Bordesholm, gefallen 10.8.1917 an der Susita bei Bisighesti in Rumänien.
    Kaufmann in Hamburg; Commissioned on 22.5.15 as a Lt.d.R. (II Hamburg) with a Patent of 22.3.15 in Ersatz-Infanterie-Regiment Keller of the Detachement von Westernhagen. Regiment Keller became IR 375.

     

     

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    First name: Peter Buchholz from Lüdorf. He must be the Lt dR from FußAB 54. 

     

    Lenneper Kreisblatt, 22.4.1918

     

     

     

     

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    Died from the Spanish flu in 1918:

     

    Lenneper Kreisblatt, 19.11.1918

     

     

     

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    Walter Schulz was born in in Bergerhof, Lennep. He received his HOH3X on 31.1.1918 as a Lt.d.R. in IR 190. He was transferred thereafter to IR 390 and was killed in action on 9.4.1918 by Bac St. Maur as the Führer of 3./IR 370.

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    Some information on Alfons Solgadi:

     

    Solgadi, Alfons Viktor Andreas

    *10.8.1890 in Drei Ähren, Rappoltsweier

    Lehrer in Blodelsheim

     

    01.10.1912-30.09.1913 Einjährig-Freiwilliger im Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 113

    03.08.1914 beim Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 170 eingezogen

    06.08.1914 ins Feld

    10.01.1916 Vizefeldwebel

    22.08.1916 Leutnant der Reserve

    31.12.1916 leicht verwundet

    28.05.1918 leicht verwundet

    11.10.1918 verwundet

    01.11.1918 in amerikanische Gefangenschaft geraten

    23.04.1919 aus der Gefangenschaft zurück und entlassen

     

    08.07.1915 Kgl. Preußisches Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

    28.09.1916 Kgl. Preußisches Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

    24.11.1917 Kgl. Preußischer Hausorden von Hohenzollern, Ritterkreuz mit Schwertern

    18.08.1916 Ghzgl. Badische Silberne Verdienstmedaille am Bande der Militär-Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstmedaille

    10.11.1917 Ghzgl. Badischer Orden vom Zähringer Löwen, Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern

    01.10.1918 Ghzgl. Badischer Militär-Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstorden, Ritterkreuz

    25.06.1918 Verwundetenabzeichen in schwarz

    xx.xx.19xx Verwundetenabzeichen in mattweiß

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    There was a Hauptmann d.R. (RDA 1.4.39) Dr. Hermann Steinmetz who was Adjutant to the Stabsoffizier der Pioniere in the staff of OB Ost in 1940. He may be the Pionier Lt.d.R. Steinmetz with the HOH3X (and/or the WVK4X), but I don't have anything further.

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    Erich Giebeler is Erich Wilhelm Karl Hermann, *17.9.1884 in Mainz-Kastel. He was a Kaufmann after WW1 and an SS-Standartenführer in WW2, serving in the SS-Führungshauptamt. He received the KVK2X on 1.9.41 and was nominated for the KVK1X, but I don't know if it was approved. He also had the VAw. 

     

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