The medalbar of GL Karl Max Gronau

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Gentlemen, one last question: I know, many sources state, Gronau became on 21 March 1915 (until 1918) commander of the 86th Infantry Division, although he was still commanding the 22. Feldartillerie-Brigade. Other reliable sources, on the other hand, still have Lieutenant General Theodor von Wernitz as commander of the division in 1916 and even early 1917. Other sources state, Gronau became commander of the 215th Infantry Division on 10 September 1916. He received the Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg as such, as the Urkunde shows. Can anyone clear this up? Thanks! 

 

The reinforced German 215th Infantry Division supported the Austrian Army in the Romanian and Russian theater at the beginning of November 1916 and in the Russo-Romanian theater as of 23 July 1917. This would explain the Austrian Grand Cross.

 

Edited October 14 by Deutschritter