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    Hallo gentlemen,

    I need your help to complete and find some more informations about:

    Ludwig Gustav Adolf von ESTORFF, GdI (* 25. Dezember 1859 in Hannover; ? 5. Oktober 1943 in Uelzen)

    - Lt.-Pat. 15.04.1878 (1. Th?ringischen Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 31)

    - ???

    - 18.07.1894: Hauptmann in Swakopmund (Deutsch-S?dwestafrika)

    - 1904: Mayor (F?hrer from the Westabteilung (Herero-war)) ???

    - 1907 to 1911: commander Schutztruppe in Deutsch-S?dwestafrika

    - ???

    - 01.10.12-01.09.14: commander 68. Intanterie-Brigade

    - 15.05.15-30.08.16: commander 103. Intanterie-Division

    - 20.09.16-16.03.18: commander 42. Intanterie-Division

    - 16.03.18-17.12.18: commander Generalkommando 60

    - 17.12.18-20.01.19: commander 8. Armee

    Pour le M?rite 06.09.1917.

    I will be very appreciate for any information about him!

    Thanks and best regards, :cheers:

    Jens

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    Jens,

    A bit more information on his career:

    Ludwig von Estorff (1859-1943)

    01.10.19-08.04.20 mit d. F?hr. d. Reichswehr Gruppen Kdo 3 beauftr., zugl. mit d. F?hr. d. Wehrkreis Kdo I beauftr.

    25.02.19-01.10.19 mit d. F?hr. d. I. AK beauftr.

    05.02.19-25.02.19 Gouv. v. K?nigsberg

    20.01.19-05.02.19 Offizier v.d. Armee

    17.12.18-20.01.19 stellv. Oberbefehlshaber d. 8. Armee

    16.03.18-17.12.18 F?hr. d. Gen. Kdo z.b.V. 60

    07.11.16-16.03.18 Kom. d. 42. Div.

    11.09.16-07.11.16 Offizier v.d. Armee

    11.05.15-11.09.16 Kom. d. 103. Inf. Div.

    11.09.14-11.05.15 Offizier v.d. Armee

    01.09.14 schwer verwundet- Lazarett

    01.10.12-01.09.14 Kom. d. 68. Inf. Brig. (Metz)

    20.03.11-01.10.12 Kom. d. Inf. R. 92 (Braunschweig)

    22.03.07-20.03.11 Kom. d. Schutztr. f. SWA (Windhut)

    04.01.06-22.03.07 Kom. d. 2. Feldregt. d. Schutztr. f. SWA

    25.06.04-04.01.06 Batl. Kom. i. 1. Feldregt. d. Schutztr. f. SWA (z. Verf?g. d. Kom. d. Schutztr.)

    19.02.04-25.06.04 i. Schutztr. f. SWA

    18.07.03-19.02.04 I./F?s. R. 35

    06.02.02-18.07.03 b.m.d. Stellvert. d. Kom. d. Schutztr. f. SWA

    12.03.01-06.02.02 Major i. Schutztr. f. SWA

    09.06.00-12.03.01 Major i. Schutztr. f. DOA

    18.04.00-09.06.00 k.z. Oberkomdo d. Schutztr., ? l.s. Gen. St.

    13.09.99-18.04.00 i. gr. Gen. St.

    04.06.94-09.07.99 Komp. Chef i. Schutztr. f. SWA

    11.06.94-04.06.94 i. Schutztr. f. SWA

    14.09.93-11.06.94 Chef 9./Inf. R. 31 (Altona)

    29.03.92-14.09.93 k.z. Gen. St. v. Inf. R. 31

    01.10.88-20.07.91 k.z. Kr. Akad. v. Inf. R. 31

    1888-01.10.88 in 9./Inf. R. 31 (Altona)

    1887 in 7./Inf. R. 31 (Altona)

    01.10.83-30.09.86 in 2./Unteroff. Sch. i. Marienwerder v. Inf. R. 31

    1879-1882 in 8./Inf. R. 31 (Altona)

    15.04.78 Sek.Lt. i. Inf. R. 31 (Altona)

    Gen.Maj. 01-10-12 U

    Oberst 20-04-09 V

    Oberstlt. 10-04-06 F3f

    Major 27-01-00 L2l

    Hptm. 14-09-93

    Oblt. 13-12-87

    Leutn. 15-04-78

    Andy

    Hi Jens,

    sch?nes Bild vom "alten R?mer".

    Seine Auszeichungen:

    plm, RAO2EXR, RAO3SXKrs2, KO2XR, KO3X, HOH3X, DA, SWA, BMV3X, BrH2bX, MMV2, SMK, SEK1X, WK2cX, ?EK2K

    Hier hast Du noch einen..

    Beste Gr??e

    Daniel

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    Hello, many thanks for your great help! :jumping:

    @Daniel: thank you for his award-list and the very nice picture! :)

    One question; why he was calling the "alter R?mer" ("old Roman")?

    @Andy: thank you for his complett information on his career! :)

    Best regards, :beer:

    Jens

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    ... Somehow in SWA he hold a speech to his troops and told them something they had to do "like the old romans did", so from this speech the name came from.

    Best regards Daniel

    ... great - thanks a lot! :cheers:

    Best regards,

    Jens

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