RIR 98 confusion....

[Chris Boonzaier]

In 251 divs it is listed in the 10. RD until sometime in 1916... but no date when it left.

Ruhmeshalle has it just in the 212 and 207 Divs... which cannot be as then 14-16 is missing...

Anyone else have an idea when they were in the 10. RD ?

Thanks

Chris

[KIR]

Chris,

that's what I found in Busche: Formationsgeschichte der deutschen Infanterie im Ersten Weltkrieg 1914-1918

Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 98 (+MG.-Komp.)

Aufgestellt in Diedenhofen (Stb., I.,II., III. Btl.)

Unterstellung: Kriegsbesatzung der Festung Metz.

Wechselnde Unterstellung: V. Res.-Korps, 33. Res.-Div.

Kommandeur: Oberstleutnant Kommallein (Inf.-Rgt. Nr.135) gest.: 4.4.18

Bataillonskommandeure: Major Kloebe (Inf.-Rgt. Nr.135),

Hauptmann Heil (Kriegsschule Metz).

Best regards,

Jens

[Dave Danner]

RIR 98 started out the war as part of Festungsdivision Metz AKA Hauptreserve Metz, which became 33. Res.-Div. The regiment seems to have moved around a lot though. David Gregory has a page for an Oskar Körner who served in the regiment part of the war. He has RIR 98 as part of 9. Res.-Div. at least up to December 1915 and in 10. Res.-Div. in 1916.

[Chris Boonzaier]

RIR 98 started out the war as part of Festungsdivision Metz AKA Hauptreserve Metz, which became 33. Res.-Div. The regiment seems to have moved around a lot though. David Gregory has a page for an Oskar Körner who served in the regiment part of the war. He has RIR 98 as part of 9. Res.-Div. at least up to December 1915 and in 10. Res.-Div. in 1916.

Hi,

I am guessing they pushed them around to fill gaps, hard unit to pin down indeed!

Thanks for the input guys

[Uwe S]

Hallo Chris,

here are the dates of RIR 98:

1.8.1914 - 9.9.1914 Hauptreserve Metz

10.9.1914 - 14.3.1916: 10. RID, 18. RIB

15.3.1916 - 6.9.1916: 9. RID, 18. RIB

7.9.1916 - 2.1.1917: 212. ID, 57. IB

3.1.1917 - 11.11.1918: 207. ID, 89. RIB

Best regards

Uwe

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi Uwe,

magic, thanks..

Its astounding that 3 other reference books did not nail this unit!!

[kunsho]

Hi Uwe,

magic, thanks..

Its astounding that 3 other reference books did not nail this unit!!

Hi Chris,

I have had the same problems to research this unit. In my collection is the group of the company leader of the 11th company of RIR 98, Hptm. d. L. Hans List (he was the company leader at least until the end of 1916). Unfortunately I can give you only two additional informations next to the informations above:

The regimental commander was Oberst Kommallein

and the unit was on Hill 349 at July 1915 (because his EK doc. is accordingly inscripted)

Best regards,

Matthias

attached you can find the medal bar of Hans List (he was from principality Hohenzollern)

[Tony]

Chris,

The wife's grandad was in RIR 98, I have the unit history in the cellar so will have flick through to see if I can find anything. His Militaerpass is also down there somewhere so I check that too for any RD stamps.

They'll probably confirm Uwe's reply though.

Tony

Edited July 18, 2011 by Tony

[kunsho]

Chris,

The wife's grandad was in RIR 98, I have the unit history in the cellar so will have flick through to see if I can find anything. His Militaerpass is also down there somewhere so I check that too for any RD stamps.

They'll probably confirm Uwe's reply though.

Tony

Hi Tony,

please, please have a look in your cellar!! I have searched for this unit history for a long time but with no result. From the substantial work of E. Mohr "Bibliographie zur Heeres- und Truppengeschichte des Deutschen Reiches und seiner Länder 1806 -1933" I have learned that no unit history of RIR 98 is existing...if there is something like a unit history of RIR 98 in your cellar this would be very interesting (for me at any rate)!

Thanks for looking

Matthias

[Tony]

Chris & Matthias,

This is a bit embarrassing. I've found the book but he served in RIR 96 the 94 not 98, I'm sorry to have got your hopes up.

Tony