Which von Lüttwitz?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Signed at X-Mas 1914... it cannot be the WW2 KC winner... he is too old...

[Guest Rick Research]

Dragoons collar. dR/dL cockade-- since he's got a regimental cipher on his boards, must be dR.

[Mike Dwyer]

Chris,

The 1914 Rangliste has a Rittmeister dR Freiherr von Lüttwitz listed in Grenadier-zu-Pferd-Regiment Freiherr von Derfflinger (Neumärkisches) Nr.3. It's hard to tell, but I think that's the right cypher on his shoulderboard.

Edited January 22, 2010 by Mike Dwyer

[Guest Rick Research]

But he appears to be a Leutnant-- the super-sized cipher shows no sign of pips above or below. So: a late 1914 commission???

Not a wartime fatality. Not on any of our award rolls.

Edited January 22, 2010 by Rick Research

[Glenn J]

But he appears to be a Leutnant-- the super-sized cipher shows no sign of pips above or below. So: a late 1914 commission???

Not a wartime fatality. Not on any of our award rolls.

Trouble is; there were no late 1914 reserve commissions to any Freiherren v. Lüttwitz in the cavalry. There were actually two Rittmeister der Reserve Frhr. v. Lüttwitz in Grenadier-zu-Pferd-Regiment Freiherr von Derfflinger (Neumärkisches) Nr.3 in 1914 : The brothers Rochus and Ernst. Although the shoulder board is not clear, I think it must be one of these two.

Regards

Glenn

[Chip]

This type of thick insignia, though not limited to, is more typical of cavalry ciphers/crowns.

Chip