W?rttemberg Leutnant

[Bayoswede]

A new card, a Leutnant from W?rttemberg with Friedrich Cross ws and EK II and I

I think there is a 8 x ? on his shoulderboards ?

Any more info from someone?

Regards from sweden

Christer

[Ulsterman]

Hmmmm...looks like an "87" on the tabs there-@1918?

[Guest Rick Research]

Is it "87" or "37?"

[Mike Dwyer]

It's most definitely an 87.

[Guest Rick Research]

OK, so assuming Inf Rgt 87-- from Hessen-Nassau-- circa 1914/15 (Leutnant with pre-white underlay and holding LD2) there was no Lt dR in IR 87 in May 1914 who fits.

[Bayoswede]

Hi all. and good morning (well in Sweden its morning now )

I just noticed that the card is stamped Rumbler Weissbaden but I don?t suppose that help anuthing?

I don?t even know where Weissbaden is

Christer

[David M]

Wiesbaden is in Hessen-Nassau (former Herzogtum Nassau in this case)

[Guest Rick Research]

Well, that certainly fits (?R/?L)IR 87. OK, since he's wearing M1910 uniform, is only a Leutnant, and has an LD2 last awarded in 1914...

this must be early war. He'd have made Oberleutnant during the war.

That means, since I can't find him in the dR Leutnants with an LD2 in IR 87 as of the May 1914 Rank List, that is a JUNE 1914 "final issue" invisible LD2.

Checking names of infantry Leutnants dL in LWB Wiesbaden, as well as Lts DR in IR 87 from Wiesbaden-- no match from Daniel's WW1 Friedrich Orders with Xs labours.

However the heck this Nassau guy got an early war WF3bX, he is NOT listed as from the unit whose uniform he is wearing.