Mattyboy Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 This is said to be the later General Erich Hassenstein, although his HOH3x does not appear in the 1927 ranklist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deutschritter Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Mattyboy said: This is said to be the later General Erich Hassenstein, although his HOH3x does not appear in the 1927 ranklist Rangliste 1931 (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015035971087&seq=155&q1=Hassenstein&start=1) also shows Hassenstein without HOH3⚔ and VWA ... it is a great picture. Your man should be: Wilhelm Berthold Helmuth Beukemann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmarine Admiral Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Nice photo of Char. Vizeadmiral Hans Kolbe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Nice photo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyboy Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Here's an unknown recipient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 It appears to be Emil Otto Friedrich Koehler, *21.7.1884 in Alsleben, †15.5.1966 in Kaiserslautern. He was a Hauptmann (15.8.15) in FußAR 10 and commander of Fußartillerie-Bataillon Nr. 92 from May 1917 to war's end. A char. Major a.D., he was a civilian official in the Reichswehrministerium from 1926-33, an L-Offizier from 1933 to 1935, and then an E-Offizier. He was promoted to Oberst and transferred to the active officer corps on 1.8.1941. He was supposed to retire on age grounds in 1944, but he was considered essential. His last assignment was on 1.1.1945 as Stabsoffizier der Artillerie in the staff of the Festungs-Pionier-Kommandeur XXI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyboy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Hi Dave, Many thanks, I didn't think it would be possible to ID him. Here is another recipient - Eugen Gutscher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Here's another picture of Gutscher, albeit without the HOH3X. Link to full-size image: http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=1-326697 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Two images of Eugen Voelter, along with a close-up of the ribbon bars. The former shows a Feldspange with Württemberg precedence, the latter from 1938 shows "Reich" precedence. I suppose it's possible he would have changed the bar yet again after the Anschluß to move the ÖM3K ahead of the Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer, since it would no longer be a foreign award. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyboy Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I believe all three men here are wearing the HOH3x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Matt, presumably a group from 15. infanterie-Regiment in late 1929/early 1930. Cordt von Brandis commanded the regiment as a Generalmajor prior to his retirement. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Further to my last post, it must be the handover of command from General von Brandis, to Oberst Erich Schickfus und Neudorff (with spectacles) and I believe the other chap is Oberstleutnant Paul Gerhardt commanding III./15.IR. Regards Glenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Here is Paul Gerhardt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyboy Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Hi Glenn & Dave, Many thanks for the ID's and the excellent photos of Gerhardt. Here is a new pic, of Otto von Wegerer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 A couple of pictures of Hans Gandert and his ribbon bars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I am not sure if I've seen the crown and swords device on this style of ribbon before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deutschritter Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 18 hours ago, Dave Danner said: A couple of pictures of Hans Gandert and his ribbon bars. Great picture of Hans (or Hans-Eberhardt?) Gandert, Dave! Do you happen to know, if he had the Ehrenbecher? According to Bundesarchiv, BArch RL 5/891, he also received the KVK (1939), 1st Class with Swords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 No Ehrenbecher is listed. However, Kogenluft recognized him with shooting down a Fesselballon, a Farman biplane, 3 S.E. 5 fighters, one Sopwith Camel fighter and two Bristol fighters. His given names were Hans Eberhard. He signed his name with just Hans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deutschritter Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 2 hours ago, Dave Danner said: No Ehrenbecher is listed. However, Kogenluft recognized him with shooting down a Fesselballon, a Farman biplane, 3 S.E. 5 fighters, one Sopwith Camel fighter and two Bristol fighters. His given names were Hans Eberhard. He signed his name with just Hans. Thank you, Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) Two Eichlers - the Saxon Max Eichler and the Württemberger Gustav Eichler. Of note is the double Württemberg ribbons on Gustav Eichler's Feldspangen, which is technically incorrect, since his Militärverdienstorden was "an Stelle" his goldene Militärverdienstmedaille. Edited April 21 by Dave Danner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deutschritter Posted Sunday at 19:59 Share Posted Sunday at 19:59 16 hours ago, Dave Danner said: Two Eichlers - the Saxon Max Eichler and the Württemberger Gustav Eichler. Seeing these great pictures, Dave, I am already hoping to see their biographies one day, either here or at AHF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted Sunday at 22:20 Share Posted Sunday at 22:20 On 16/03/2024 at 14:25, Daniel Krause said: Its quite nice that this thread, started in 2006, is still alive and active. Here my latest Lippe aquisition. Best, Daniel On 03/01/2024 at 11:44, Mattyboy said: Hi Glenn & Dave, Many thanks for the ID's and the excellent photos of Gerhardt. Here is a new pic, of Otto von Wegerer Is he wearing the PlM or Johanniter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deutschritter Posted Monday at 01:26 Share Posted Monday at 01:26 (edited) 14 hours ago, ccj said: Is he wearing the PlM or Johanniter? GM Robert Otto Rudolph von Wegerer (b. 28 August 1867; d. ??.??.1963), son of GM Rudolf Conrad von Wegerer, was Ehrenritter des Johanniterordens. If anyone has a complete list of his WWI decorations, I would really love to see that. Maybe also an exact death date? Edited Monday at 12:30 by Deutschritter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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