The Signature Sleuth........

[Chris Boonzaier]

Thanks Andy!!

Here is another problem child...

 

[Dave Danner]

On 3/10/2016 at 07:13, arb said:

Chris,

#122 is Dziobek.  However, I can't tell you which one for certain (though I tend to think it was Otto from IR 162), as the Ehrenrangliste does not list any of them as having RIR 74 as a last command.

Andy

 

It's probably Julius from the Kriegsschule in Hannover and RIR 92.  RIR 74 was a Hannoverian/Oldenburg regiment and was in the same brigade as RIR 92 for the first two years of the war.  Otto was still in IR 162 as recently as November 1917, when he received the Schwarzburg Ehrenkreuz.

Dave

[Chris Boonzaier]

Thanks Dave!

Here are a couple more....

[The Prussian]

Hi Chris!

1) Eduard zu Salm-Horstmar

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_zu_Salm-Horstmar

2) ?

3) Georg v. Kanitz

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_von_Kanitz

Edited March 13, 2016 by The Prussian

[Mattyboy]

Hi all,

Can anyone identify this man?

Thanks,

Matt.

 

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

 

can anyone help here?

Thanks

Chris

[KIR]

Hi Chris,
a Major von Langerke was commander: http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/IR_410
Best regards,
Jens

 

addition: as Andy wrote "Lengerke" - in Hartwig Busche Formationsgeschichte it's wrong writen.

Edited April 13, 2016 by KIR

[arb]

Chris,

That would be Albert von Lengerke (1868-1923).  In 1914 he as a staff major in IR 49.

 

Andy

[Chris Boonzaier]

How fast was that???

Thanks guys!

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi Guys,

another lot, as they go into the book...

[arb]

Chris,

Looks like (Georg) Keller, (Kurt) Davids, Frhr. von Gienanth, (Max) Winter and Hptm. Fitzer. 

The odd thing is that there was only one Frhr. von Gienanth, Kurt, in 1914.  He made Major on 22.03.1916 but was a cavalry officer and general staff officer who went on to become a Wehrmacht Gen.d.Kav.  At the time the doc was signed, he supposedly was the Ia of the Garde Kav. Div.  Curious.......

Andy

Edited April 22, 2016 by arb

[Chris Boonzaier]

Magic andy! Thanks.

 

All the best

Chris

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi Guys,

the book project is clipping along... and I have some more.... :-)

[arb]

Chris,

Recognizing that a person's signature does not always resemble his name, here are my suggestions:

Helmut Witting

Karl Schultz was commander of 1. Matr. Art. R. 25.07.18-23.11.1918, but it looks like someone signed for him, but I can't make out the name.

Otto Schulze-Höing

Titus Türk

Hermann Brinkhaus

Andy

Edited April 24, 2016 by arb

[aubagne98]

Hi Mattyboy,

I read: Bachmann (Buchmann), Hauptmann

 

Michael

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

any idea for this Oberst of IR125?

Thanks

Chris

 

[Glenn J]

Chris,

Oberst Reinhold Stühmke.

Regards

Glenn

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi Glenn, thanks,!

Up for another? :-)

[Glenn J]

Hi Chris,

Hermann v. Brandenstein.

Regards

Glenn

[Chris Boonzaier]

Thanks again!

[Chris Boonzaier]

I realise these are long shots.....

They are Prussian, Saxon then Bavarian

[Chris Boonzaier]

I think the Bavarian is Botz? Can anyone figure out the first name?

[webr55]

Is this recognizable? The Regimentskommandeur of Landwehr-Inf.Reg 4.

[Dave Danner]

On 5/8/2016 at 22:30, Chris Boonzaier said:

I think the Bavarian is Botz? Can anyone figure out the first name?

He has that most German of first names, "German".

[Dave Danner]

Chris, the first MGSSA doc is signed by Hptm. Freiherr v. Liliencron, but I don't know which Liliencron this would be.

The second appears to be "_eydenhauß", but I can't figure out the first letter or find anyone who matches.