Prussia Database with photos of officers showing their knight cross with X of Hohenzollern

[Dave Danner]

Hermann Foertsch with a modest little ribbon bar. Picture dates from 1922.

 

[Dave Danner]

Another little ribbon bar example:

 

[Mattyboy]

A Saxon officer. 

[Mattyboy]

Oberst Schaefer 

[Dave Danner]

Hermann von Brandenstein, from the Archives in Stuttgart.

 

[Dave Danner]

Erich Jaschke with buttonhole ribbon:

 

[Mattyboy]

An unknown officer with PLM 

[Glenn J]

Matt,

 

that is the later General der Infanterie Rudolf Lüters.

 

Regards

Glenn

[Nicolas7507]

A Luftwaffe Hauptmann. What is the fourth ribbon? Misplaced WF3bX?

[91-old-inf-reg]

Oberstleutnant Paul Kienitz IR 78

 

 

(Courtesy of IR 34 - Feldgrau-Forum)

 

 

Generalmajor Gunther Weichardt IR 91 - IR 551

 

 

Oberst Bodo von Harbou

 

 

Leutnant der Reserve Friedrich Schumann IR 91

 

 

Leutnant der Reserve Hellmuth Gabriel IR 91

Edited November 27, 2021 by 91-old-inf-reg

[Nicolas7507]

Oberst Siegfried Thoma

[Daniel Krause]

is the name Siegfried mentioned at the backside?

Would guess, it would be Hermann from IR 30.

 

Best,

Daniel

[Nicolas7507]

Yes, it is mentioned. I guess this one would fit:

 

Oberstleutnant (E) 01.03.38 THOMA Siegfried (Stab 3.Armee Korps) Oberst (01.04.41)

[Daniel Krause]

hmpf. confusing...

DAAAAVE, can you help?

 

I have the IR 30 guy with the HOH3X as Hermann, 

Siegfried, acc. my list is the DR 21 Officer with the Zähringer Löwen and no HOH3X...

 

Best

Daniel

[Dave Danner]

Yeah, the name and picture are mismatched. I assume that they were brothers, but I am not certain.

 

Thoma, Hermann
*20.6.1874 in Domäne Uszpiaunen bei Pilkallen
21.11.1896-2.11.1918 im IR 30, 1.9.14 le.verw. mit der 5./IR 30, nach dem 1.WK OTLaD in Münster i.W. Listed as Oberst a.D. in the 1939 Münster Adreßbuch.

Thoma, Siegfried
*22.7.1880 in Domäne Uszpiaunen bei Pilkallen
1.7.1902 als Fahnenjunker in das DR 21 eingetreten, Lt. mit Pat. v. 19.10.02, ... Maj.a.D., OTL(E), Oberst.

 

The picture is Hermann. He has the Centenarmedaille, for which Siegfried was too young, and the wound badge, and he lacks Siegfried's BZ3bX and TM4. Also, if the picture was taken after 2.10.1936, an E-Offizier would have the Wehrmacht DA instead of the Prussian one.  I would guess Hermann was an Oberst z.V./z.D., and one of their nephews or nieces just wrote the wrong uncle's name on the back.

 

 

 

[Bayern]

On 25/11/2021 at 06:46, Nicolas7507 said:

A Luftwaffe Hauptmann. What is the fourth ribbon? Misplaced WF3bX?

Double piping under the Shoulder boards ,reserve 

[Dave Danner]

Another ribbon bar example:

 

[Mattyboy]

An unknown officer 

 

[Mattyboy]

And another unknown man 

 

[Nicolas7507]

33 minutes ago, Mattyboy said:

And another unknown man 

 

This is Theodor Duesterberg.

[ccj]

It appears Theodor Duesterberg was a general staff officer.  Is this correct?

[Bayern]

On 23/12/2021 at 16:11, ccj said:

It appears Theodor Duesterberg was a general staff officer.  Is this correct?

Hello , Lieutenant Colonel Duesterberg served during the First World war in the Kriegsministerium , he was Chief of the Verbuendete Armys Section. in the picture he wears the gold kragenlitze of the officers seconded to the War Ministry

If you looks well the litze,you can note the Blumenmuster pattern identical to those of the General staff but in gold instead of silver

[Deutschritter]

I am looking for a Leutnant Vahl from the 5. Niederschlesisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 154, HOH3X (Oberleutnant 1 Januar 1924, retired 1925?)... does anyone have a first name? He seems to be the one or two year older brother of Herbert Ernst Karl Vahl (1896--1944),  at last SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS in WW II. Thanks!

[Mattyboy]

I have Vahl's first name as Hellmuth. 

[Nicolas7507]

Great photo of GM Max Nichterlein.