in the search of a German officer

[Stijn David]

Hello,

Can anyone give information on the following German officier:

Milis - Theodor, Viktor, Eduard, Adolf, Arthur

Born: 22.06.1851 (Brilon)

Deceased: ?

He was promoted towards Leutnant arround 1870/1871 (Franco/Prussian War?)

I would be interested to find out wich other promotions this person did receive, did he participate in teh Franco/Prussian war? Wich awards did he earn?

All informtion is greatly appreciated.

Cordial greetings,

[Guest Rick Research]

"Milis?" "Brilon?"

Show what you've got.

[Glenn J]

Stijn,

no Prussian Officer of that name in the 1870/71, 1872, 1875 or 1878 Rang-Listen. Are you sure about the spelling of the name?

Regards

Glenn

[Stijn David]

Hello,

I have found this German officer in the files of the Afrika Archive here in Belgium (relation towards our former Belgian Colony => Congo)

The city of Brilon does exist (see: http://www.brilon.de )

Iff it is corectly Milis or Millis? I don't know.

Let me see what more that i can find for ou guys to set you on the way.

Cordial greetings,

Edited January 24, 2008 by Stijn David

[Stijn David]

Hello,

Here is the info i have on this person:

Geboren: 22.06.1851 : Brilon - Westfalen

01.04.1870 : Eintritt Milit?rschule

08.10.1872 : Leutnant ernannt

21.09.1875 : Eintritt zur Kriegsschule

16.07.1878: Oberleutnant ernannt ? 11 e Regiment (?)

15.12.1878: Adujdant beim Etat-Major ernannt

28.05.1881: 8 e Linie Regt.

30.10.1881: detache a l?Institut Cartographique Militaire

30.03.1889: Hauptmann

01.02.1882 : Engagiert sich f?r 3 Jahre im Kongo (2400 Fr.), einschiffung im liverpool

12.03.1882 : Ankunft Banana

01.06.1882: Ernannt zur Chef de secteur de Manyonga Nord

02.07.1883: Ernannt zur Chef und Staatsagent

07.12.1884: Einschiffung und ruckkehr nach europa ? erkrankung

15.03.1888: Engagiert sich f?r 3 Jahr (2400 Fr.)

19.03.1888 : Verlasst Europa uber Antwerpen

20.04.1888 : Ankunft Banana und zugewiesen zur ?berf?hrung von Zanzibari

18.06.1888 : Ankunft Zanzibar

03.07.1888: Ruckkehr aus Zanzibar

24.07.1888: Ruckkehr nach Europa

06.07.1893: Zur Kapit?n Commandant ernannt (Jarhlich: 9000 Fr.)

06.07.1893: Einschiffung im Antwerpen mit SS ?Lualaba?

31.07.1893: Ankunft Boma

04.08.1893: Bangosso zugewiesen

20.11.1893: Zugewiesen um die Expedition gegen bahr el gazalla zu kommandieren

04.05.1894: Ankunft a L?Adda

01.01.1895: L?Ubangi Bomu zugewiesen

21.05.1896: Einschiffung im Boma

Codial greetings,

[Glenn J]

Stijn,

your man may have been born in Westfalen but that is not the career of a Prussian Officer. Prussian Officiers typically served nine of ten years as Seconde-Lieutenants before promotion to Premier-Lieutenant and then about four or five before promotion to Hauptmann. He would have attended the Kriegsakademie as an officer and not a Kriegsschule. He would not have been an Adjutant on the General Staff as a Lieutenant. Sounds like this guy entered the Belgian Army?

Regards

Glenn

[Stijn David]

Stijn,

your man may have been born in Westfalen but that is not the career of a Prussian Officer. Prussian Officiers typically served nine of ten years as Seconde-Lieutenants before promotion to Premier-Lieutenant and then about four or five before promotion to Hauptmann. He would have attended the Kriegsakademie as an officer and not a Kriegsschule. He would not have been an Adjutant on the General Staff as a Lieutenant. Sounds like this guy entered the Belgian Army?

Regards

Glenn

Hi Glenn,

Thank you for the reply. Indeed a very weird career it seems. On the otehr hand it should not surprise us iff some info is not as it was.

We are talking here about persons who did enter service to serve in the Congo Freestate during the beginning years. That attracted a lot of persons who did seek adventure, etc..... or where outcastst (even iff they where military personel).

So in that light, it is not strange iff some ifno was not quite as it really was. You have to see the very early E.I.C. period of teh Congo colony a bit as the Foreign Legion of france. Always place for persons who did seek adventure, etc....

Cordial greetings,