Bavarian officer, as blurry as it can get

[saschaw]

Could you please help me with this Bavarian officer? Unfortunally, he's really really blurry, but it may still be enough to identify him: he has a Bavarian military merit order 4th class with the crown and swords, a Z?hringer lion order from Baden, EK 1 and 2, Bavarian jubilee medal, and the clue: a Bavarian reserve/landwehr long service award 1st class. If I'm not totally wrong, with this he should be "dR" or "dL".

From his rank - should be a major - the Z?hringer has to be a "3aX", a knight's cross 1st class with swords. Only about a dozen of those went to Bavarians, and only two were "dR" or "dL":

KB Major dL aD Joseph Duffner and

KB Rittmeister dL aD Franz Schlimm

Is it one of those and can someone tell me which one? I do not have much references on Bavarians... :unsure:

[saschaw]

Blurriest of the blurries.

:violent:

Edited May 20, 2009 by saschaw

[Paul C]

I don't have KB Rittmeister dL aD Franz Schlimm as having a BMV4XKr. Also I don't find him in the 1913 or 1909 BMHM.

[Guest Rick Research]

Both had retired from the reserves before my 1912 directory.

Duffner does seem to be the ONLY match, as Major dL aD (J?ger).

[saschaw]

Thank you!

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