Deruelle Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hi, Here is an interresting photo of King Friedrich August from Saxe giving Orders to Wurttemberger officers. The medal : knigh cross 1st cl with X of Albert Date : 20 July 1917 The first officer to receive it is the OberstleutnantHermann von Brandenstein from IR Nr. 121 He received later the Crown to his Albert knight cross. Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freiherr Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 This was taken circa the Flandernschlacht a.k.a. 3rd Battle of Ypres a.k.a. Battle of Passchendaele. 4 Württemberger divisions were there: 26 Res (v Fritsch), 26 (v Hofacker) , 204 (Hermann v Stein) and 27 (v Moser). The XIX (Sächs) Korps was also there. Incidentally the old Kmdr of XIX Korps, v Laffert, died of heart failure on this exact day and was replaced in August by v Carlowitz. So far unfortunately I have not been able to recognize any generals yet. Cheers Elwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Thanks Elwyn for the information. Today I have received another photo from the same day in different angle. MAybe you can id someone Thanks Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freiherr Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Thanks Elwyn for the information. Today I have received another photo from the same day in different angle. MAybe you can id someone Thanks Christophe Hi Christophe, More precisely, this was most likely König v Sachsen awarding medals to the 4 Württemberg divisions under XIX (sächs) Korps (under v Laffert who just died) after their hard pummeling by the British in the Wytschaetebogen which was a precursor to the 3rd battle of Ypres. IR 121 was part of 26 Res Division under the command of GenLt Albert v Fritsch, later PLM. So he was likely the man with his hand raised to his helmut in the first pic. I see he too had gotten the Albert Order. Still trying on the others. Could the general with his face away from us in both pics be Sachsen Kriegsminister Karl Wilsdorf? BTW, a bit off topic. In your Sachsen showcase thread, "v Eberhardt" should be later PLM v Ehrenthal. He commanded 23 ID before the war and was recalled to to active service after the outbreak of WW1. Not sure if that was him in the 23 Res Div picture at Hénin Liétard you posted. To me the general up front looked a little like Bernhard v Watzdorf, Kmdr 23 Res Div Cheers Elwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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