Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Hi everybody, I want to start a new thread to show the officers who received the PlM during the war. I begin with Infantry officers. Don't hesitate to show your rarest photos The first one : Major von Langsdorff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Oberstleutnant Teschner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Hauptmann Haupt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Hauptmann von Brandis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Oberstleutnant Freiherr von Lupin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Generalmajor Freiherr von Lupin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Oberst Hesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Oberstleunant Hauss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 General von Deimling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 General von Zwehl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 General von Seeckt (on the left) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 General von Lettow Vorbeck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 very impressive, christophe!my compliments.joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 General von Quast and Oberstleutnant von lentz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 General Graf von der Goltz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Kronprinz and Oberst Graf von der Schulenburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hunter Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Nice series of pictures and an interesting thread. Nicely done, Christophe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hunter Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 ...OBTW, can we see close up of your new avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Many thanks for your nice words. Bob, please find the photo of my "avatar". This ribbon bar belonged to Major Lukas Ritter von Kaufmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Oberstleutnant von Selle and officiers of I.R. Nr. 95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 A close-up of von Selle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 General Graf von Bothmer and Oberst Ritter von Hemmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 General Graf von Bothmer. Look at the ribbon bar, nice isn't it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gregory Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Christophe,Very nice images. After looking at all of those rather elderly gentlemen, I wonder how many of them actually risked their lives or went anywhere near the front.Regimental commanders and the officers that served beneath them almost certainly deserved the PlM as a bravery award. For the rest, it was probably only a merit distinction.It is interesting to note that von Brandis, a nobleman and professional officer, was regarded for many years as the conqueror of Douaumont and received the PlM, while Leutnant der Reserve Radtke, who actually occupied and held the fort with his company, only received a signed photograph of the Crown Prince for his efforts as a commoner.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 You are right David. Remember that some old Generals, like von Hindenburg were opposed to give such medal to young officer (like Ernst Juenger). But like we can see, the young officers played with theirs lives all the time and only their valour will be rewarded, not only for a single action but for all the actions they realized during the war. I will post now some of young officer with Pour le M?rite. Leutnant Schnieber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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