Some High Rankers.....

[Chris Boonzaier]

Here is a Photo of von Kluck, and Major Wetzel/Wetsel? and Oberst Winkler.

Does anyone know what unit the last two served in?

Photo is probably pre March 1915.

[Mike Dwyer]

Chris,

I'm probably not much help, but in the 1914 Rangliste I can't find any Oberst Winkler. There are two Oberstleutnant Winkler's, but they're both artillery and it looks to me like there's a spike on that helmet, not a kugel. Just in case he might have gotten promoted I looked at Majors, there are two of them, but one's artillery the other is a Major a. D. at a Landwehrbezirk. So thinking the handwriting might say Oberleutnant, I checked and there's only two of them listed, one is in Infanterie-Regiment Keith (1. Ober-schlesisches) Nr.2, the other is in the 1.Garde-Grenadier-Landwehr-Regiment.

On Wetsel there are only Leutnants. On Wetzel I found one Hauptmann in Landwehrbezirk VI Berlin. Just in case the name might be mispelled I looked at Wetzell, there is one Major Wetzell who is listed in two places Generalstab der Armee and III.Armeekorps Berlin.

[AOK4]

The text says Wetzel and Oberstl. (so Oberstleutnant) Winkler.

[The Prussian]

Hello Chris!

The "Ehrenrangliste" has recorded a Oberleutnant Wetzel (later Major a.D.) in the Füsilier-Rgt.Nr.40 and a reactivated Oberstleutnant a.D. Winkler (Inf.Rgt.59, later Jäger-Btl.6)