mravery Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) Hello All,I'm trying to research the awards and service history of General d Artillery Alfred von Vollard-Bockelberg.At this point, I know he was awarded the PLM on Nov. 4th 1917 (rank of Major) and that he was also awarded the Hohenzollern with swords.I think he was a staff officer under Hindenburg and later went on to being Gov. General in paris after the occupation in 1940.That is about it....Also.. thanks to Glenn... I found this pic posted on another site. Edited January 12, 2006 by mravery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Here is another picture from August 1940, with Dr. Gustav Krukenberg, then either a Hauptmann or Major d.R., and later an SS-Brigadef?hrer commanding the Charlemagne Division.There's an incomplete bio of Vollard-Bockelberg here: http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACH...l-Heer_U-V.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) Mark,Hauptmann Alfred von Vollard-Bockelberg as a General Staff Hauptmann on GFM. von Hindenburg's staff - little guy on the end! Note also General Ludendorff and Oberstleutnant Max Hoffmann.RegardsGlenn Edited January 12, 2006 by Glenn J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mravery Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) Hey Dave and Glenn,Thanks for the additional pics ... and here is the bio from that link you provided:VOLLARD-BOCKELBERG, Alfred von (Plm)(1874 - 1945?)General der Artillerie:Born: 18. Jun. 1874 in Magdeburg.Missing: 1945.Promotions:General der Artillerie: 1. Oct. 1933Generalleutnant: 1. Apr. 1929Generalmajor: 1. Nov. 1927Oberst: 1. Feb.1923Oberstleutnant: 1. Oct. 1920Major:Hauptmann:Oberleutnant:Sekonde-Leutnant: 17. Mar. 1894Kadett:Career:Mob.Verw.aufgehoben: 31. Aug. 1940Milit?rbefehlshaber Paris: Jun. 1940 - 1. Aug. 1940Kommandierender General stellv.I.Armee-Korps: 5. Nov. 1939 - 14. May 1940Oberbefehlshaber Grenzabschnitt Mitte: 26. Oct. 1939 -Reactivated, assigned as Milit?rbefehlshaber Posen: 6. Sep. 1939 -Retired (but retained on Rangliste des Heeres): 31. Dec. 1933Chef H.W.A.: 1. Jun. 1929 - 31. Dec. 1933Inspekteur Verk.Tr.: 1. Oct. 1926 -Entered service as Leutnant, assigned to 2.Garde Feld-Artillerie-Regiment: 17. Mar. 1894 -Kadett:Decorations & Awards:~ Orden Pour le m?rite: 4. Nov. 1917 as Major1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. KlasseEhrenkreuz f?r Frontk?mpferWehrmacht-DienstauszichnungenAdds a few more decorations to the list... but what happened to him after August 1940 ?CheersMark Edited January 12, 2006 by mravery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Mark,Sekondelieutenant: 17.3.94Oberleutnant: 29.5.03 EHauptmann: 24.3.09 V9vMajor: 28.11.14 E6eFollowing his course at the war academy he served for three and a half years as the Regimental Adjutant of 4. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment after which he was attached on the 1st of April 1907 to the General Staff. In 1914 he was serving as the battery commander of 4./2. Pommersches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 17. His mobilisation appointment was as a general staff officer in the headquarters of 8th Army. When GFM. von Hindenburg became Oberbefehlshaber Ost, von Vollard-Bockelburg moved with him to form part of the new staff. On the 31st of August 1916 he became a department head on the staff of the Chief of Staff of the Field Army (Hindenburg) where he was involved in organisational and replacement matters. He won his OPLM as a staff officer in the O.H.L. on the 4th of November 1917.As your summary of his career shows, his mobilisation appointment was terminated on the 31st of August 1940 when he went back into retirement.RegardsGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brian von Etzel Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Was his father a Franco Prussian vet per chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mravery Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Hey Brian,I thought I had found something on the web the other night about another Vollard-Bockelberg around that time period.... but I can't find it today I did find.. perhaps a brother :Von Vollard-Bockelberg, Fritz Wilhelm* 26.11.1876+ 03.01.1905 at Gross-Nabas---Fritz Wilhelm von Vollard-Bockelberg was born on 26.11.1876. He was a Schutztruppe officer. He died in the Battle of Gross-Nabas against the Witbooi Nama on 03.01.1905.CheersMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Brian,two von Vollard-Bockelbergs, both in the rank of Secondelieutenant are listed in the 1870/71 Prussian Armv List:Secondelieutenant von Vollard-Bockelberg in 2. Magdeburgisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 27Secondelieutenant von Vollard-Bockelberg in the Posensches Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 10Both were holders of the E.K. 2RegardsGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Was his father a Franco Prussian vet per chance?If his father was also Alfred Emil Friedrich von Vollard-Bockelberg, it is likely. This Alfred Emil Friedrich von Vollard-Bockelberg was born in 1849. There was also a Friedrich (Fritz) von Vollard-Bockelberg, born in 1851 in Sch?now. He was a Sekonde-Lieutnant in Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preussen (2. Magdebugisches) Nr.27. Wounded at Mouzon on 30 August 1870. Won the 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Cross-posting!! Fritz, from IR 27, is your former. Alfred Emil Friedrich could be the other. Being a cavalry officer, he might be the one who compiled Karl von Schmidt's book on cavalry, Instruktionen betreffend Erziehung, Ausbildung, Verwendung und F?hrung der Reiterei, after von Schmidt's death in 1875 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 The adjutant of the Posensches Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 10 in 1870/71 was the later Generalleutnant z.D. Egon von Vollard-Bockelberg (2.12.49-6.7.18). This officer rose to command the Zieten Hussars Regiment and the 5th Cavalry Brigade.RegardsGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Krause Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Hi Mark,just some additions; his more or less complete list of Decorations:plm, HOH3X, DA, Cent, BMV3X, SA3aXKr, WK3X, BZ3aX, HT, MMV2, BrK2, OK1, GSF3aX, EH3aX, SMK, REKj3XKr, L?H, ?L3X, ?EK3X, ?M3K, TJ2X, TM3X, TH, BMO3Best regardsDaniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mravery Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Hi Mark,just some additions; his more or less complete list of Decorations:plm, HOH3X, DA, Cent, BMV3X, SA3aXKr, WK3X, BZ3aX, HT, MMV2, BrK2, OK1, GSF3aX, EH3aX, SMK, REKj3XKr, L?H, ?L3X, ?EK3X, ?M3K, TJ2X, TM3X, TH, BMO3Best regardsDanielHey Daniel,HOLY CRAP I guess it does pay to be a staff officer... you get ALL the bright and shiney things !CheersMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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