General Walter Pelkmann

[Chris Boonzaier]

A guess hoping for a postcard with him on is a bit of a long shot... but does anyone have any info on him?

He was general d. Artillerie in 1914.... any chance he had a 1870 EK1 ?

Thanks

Chris

[Chris Boonzaier]

Born in 1856 so no 1870 for him....

Anecdote...

But it is still far from late. It is only nine o'clock and the

Duke's hospitality will not be denied. So we went to the

Europ?ischer Hof, where the Duke ordered a sumptuous cham-

pagne supper. There we stayed for several hours talking of

the wonderful things we had seen together during the last few

days, commonplace enough for him who is a soldier, but the

more exciting and unforgettable to me.

The witching hour of midnight had already struck when

we quite suddenly caught sight of the Deputy-Governor of

Metz, General von Pelkmann of the Artillery, a little man with

a grey moustache, very eccentric, with very decided views on

life, on the universe, and on the whole creation generally. In

his company was Baron von Tauchnitz. That the latter was

" Kommandeur der Kraftfahriruppen des Armeeober kommando

Falkenhausen " was not to be wondered at, for he was no

less a person than the nephew of the head of the great publish-

ing firm known throughout the Continent by its " Collection

of British Authors, Tauchnitz Edition." This chance acquaint-

ance, in itself very agreeable, had the result that I could not

resist the temptation to accompany Baron Tauchnitz on the

following morning to Blamont, where a fight was to take place

and where a French position was to be stormed.

[arb]

Born in 1856 so no 1870 for him....

Anecdote...

But it is still far from late. It is only nine o'clock and the

Duke's hospitality will not be denied. So we went to the

Europ?ischer Hof, where the Duke ordered a sumptuous cham-

pagne supper. There we stayed for several hours talking of

the wonderful things we had seen together during the last few

days, commonplace enough for him who is a soldier, but the

more exciting and unforgettable to me.

The witching hour of midnight had already struck when

we quite suddenly caught sight of the Deputy-Governor of

Metz, General von Pelkmann of the Artillery, a little man with

a grey moustache, very eccentric, with very decided views on

life, on the universe, and on the whole creation generally. In

his company was Baron von Tauchnitz. That the latter was

" Kommandeur der Kraftfahriruppen des Armeeober kommando

Falkenhausen " was not to be wondered at, for he was no

less a person than the nephew of the head of the great publish-

ing firm known throughout the Continent by its " Collection

of British Authors, Tauchnitz Edition." This chance acquaint-

ance, in itself very agreeable, had the result that I could not

resist the temptation to accompany Baron Tauchnitz on the

following morning to Blamont, where a fight was to take place

and where a French position was to be stormed.

Chris,

His pre-war career. Not sure of his dates as Gouv. of Metz during the war.

Walter Pelkmann (1859-1919)

xx.xx.xx-xx.xx.xx Gouv. v. Metz

01.04.13 mit Pension zur Disposition gestellt

19.12.11-01.04.13 Insp. d. 1. Fu?art. Insp. (Berlin)

14.04.07-19.12.11 Kom. d. 3. Fu?art. Brig. (Metz)

22.03.02-14.04.07 Chef d. St. d. Gen. Insp. d. Fu?art. (Berlin),

U.d. Fu?art. R. 11

18.08.00-22.03.02 Kom. d. Fu?art. R. 11 (Thorn)

18.03.99-18.08.00 1. Art. Offiz. v. Platz in Stra?burg

17.04.97-18.03.99 Kom. d. Fu?art. Batl. 14 (Ulm)

19.12.93-17.04.97 in Fu?art. Abtl. (A5) im Kr. Min.

25.03.93-19.12.93 Adj. d. Dir. d. Allg. Kr. Deptmt., k.z. Dienstl.

b. Fu?art. Abtl. im Kr. Min., ? l.s. Fu?art. R. 2

14.02.91-25.03.93 Chef 5./Fu?art. R. 2 (Danzig)

1888-14.02.91 Adj. d. 2. Fu?art. Insp. (Berlin), ? l.s.

Fu?art. R. 1

1885-1887 Adj. d. Fu?art. R. 2 (Swinem?nde)

1884 ?berzahliger Oberlt. b. Fu?art. Batl. 9

(Bremerhaven)

1881-1883 Adj. I./Fu?art. R. 2 (Swinem?nde)

1879-1880 k.z. Art. u. Ing. Sch. v. Fu?art. R. 2

1878 in 1./Fu?art. R. 2 (Swinem?nde)

Gen.Lt. 10-09-10 -

Gen.Maj. 18-05-07 A

Oberst 22-03-03 Bb

Oberstlt. 15-12-00 E

Major 24-07-94 O

Hptm. 13-11-88

Oblt. 13-12-83

Leutn. 12-02-76

[Guest Rick Research]

charakterisiert General der Artillerie 27.01.15

Not a "von" (too much champagne and not enough supper? )

[Naxos]

von 2.8.1914 - 9.11.1918 stellv. Gouverneur von Metz

4.7.1919 died in Berlin

[VtwinVince]

Does anyone have a listing of Pelkmann's awards?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

does anyone by any chance has a Photo of him?

Thanks

Chris

[Glenn J]

Chris,

Herr Pelkmann.

Regards

Glenn

[Chris Boonzaier]

Thanks a Million Glenn!!

[Chris Boonzaier]

A Question.... He was Lt in 1876... the first unit mentioned was in 1878...

Did he serve in 1870 as an other rank? Or not at all?

Thanks

Chris

[Dave Danner]

He entered service as a Portepee-Fähnrich in Fußart.-Rgt. Nr. 2 on 1 October 1874.

Regards,

Dave

[Chris Boonzaier]

Thanks, that clears things :-)

[Chris Boonzaier]

Here is Pelkmann's EK doc

[Chris Boonzaier]

Here is a Bekanntmachung from the Military Governer, signed for him ba Pelkmann, basically saying, all signs and company correspondance must be in German, all french must dissapear and if this is not done people may be taken to court and shops not following the orders in time will be forbidden to soldiers....

[Deutschritter]

On 05/04/2009 at 19:57, Naxos said:

 

von 2.8.1914 - 9.11.1918 stellv. Gouverneur von Metz

 

4.7.1919 died in Berlin

 

 

Thanks! Do you happen to have an exact birth date (1856)? That would be great!

[Glenn J]

23 hours ago, Deutschritter said:

Thanks! Do you happen to have an exact birth date (1856)? That would be great!

11 January 1856.

 

Regards

Glenn

[Deutschritter]

Thank you, Glenn! Do you have a location? Maybe also Berlin?

Edited August 27, 2021 by Deutschritter

[Deutschritter]

I still have two questions, if I may. Where was he born? Seeing he entered as Portepee-Fähnrich, he must have visited the Kadettenkorps? Thanks!

[Glenn J]

Andreas,

 

I do not have a place of birth at this time. However, he actually entered Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 2 as an "Avantegeur" (Fahnenjunker) in October 1874. He was initially promoted to the rank of Unteroffizier and subsequently to Portepee-Fähnrich on 15 May 1875. He was not a former cadet.

 

Regards

Glenn

[David M]

Maybe he was not ennobled because he served in the artillery? Are there any statistics on ennobled Generals related to the branch of their service?

[Claudius]

 

Great photo!!

What is the medal in first position?

 

[dedehansen]

26 minutes ago, Claudius said:

 

Great photo!!

What is the medal in first position?

 

Hi,

 

preußische Lebensrettungsmedaille.

 

Kind regards

 

Andreas

[David M]

PRM comes almost always first, right?

[Daniel Krause]

Yes. Always in front of any other peacetime decoration, even the Orders , but after wartime awards like the EK ans Orders with swords.

 

Best,

Daniel

[David M]

Is there any way to find out what he was awarded the PRM for?