HeikoGrusdat Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Please could someone help me with this handwriting here.... what is this Generalmajors name and position? He is commander of a Infanterie-Division , I can read that , but the number ??? Picture is made in Erfurt. Thanks for all help Heiko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 and the very nice front of this card - wonderful medal bar and orders !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Meinem treuen Kriegsgefährten dem Unteroffizier Hense zur Erinnerung 1915 ? Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 56. Infanterie-Division (have to decipher the name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Fritz Wilhelm von Versen (1861-1917). VERY nice portrait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I have been away in the Research Mines. He would have been identifiable simply from his awards. The inscription is actually what causes the problem... He started the war commanding 76. Infanterie Brigade, moved to command of 65. Inf Brig 24.02.15, and was Commander of wait for it 14. Infanterie Division from 30 December 1915 until his death (of natural causes?) near St. Gobert on 16 September 1917. He was not EVER that I could find, commander of 56. Inf Div as inscribed here! Wegmann's 1815-1939 does NOT have him there. ???????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Rick, just did a quick check in volume 9 of "Der Weltkrieg 1914-1918". In October 1915, Generalmajor v. Versen was standing in for the then sick Generalleutnant Leo Sontag, commander of 56. Division in the Champagne. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Rick and Glenn , thank you very much for this great information !!! One more riddle solved... :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Heiko, According to Generaloberst v. Einem's "Ein Armeeführer erlebt den Weltkrieg", Generalmajor v. Versen was still "Führer" of 56. Infanterie-Division on 2 November 1915. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Aha. The Wegmann Bible has failed us, but the Mobile Biological Entities of the Research Cyborg Collective™©® SEEK AND FIND! His tortured handwriting is quite oddly spaced. Not the usual left-handed stuff... either that or maybe arthritis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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