Glenn J Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Heiko, Premier-Lieutenant/Hauptmann Ulrich v. Witzendorff. Flügel-Adjutant to the Grand-Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin around 1875. Formerly a Premier-Lieutenant in FAR 24 and ultimately the commandant of Breslau and char. Generalleutnant. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 thank you very much Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homerjey Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 very nice picture:-) Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERLINER47 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 On 5/7/2016 at 04:58, JapanX said: To tell you the truth - I don`t remember where I got this scan. Guess this photo was sold at some auction. Do you have his medal bar? Regards, Nick No they went missing in 1986 when my uncle died in the family house in Berlin, along with the spike helmet. My grandfather was born on Sept 17, 1862, in Darmstadt, Hesse. He served in the King of Hesse's Leibgarde-regiments No. 1 most of the photos were taken in Darmstadt. When he got older and went into the reserve, he started working for the German Post office. He was post master at Eydtkunen(today Chernyshevskoye), East Prussia, where he met his wife. The town was a customs stop on the Berlin-Konigsberg-Moscow Rail road line. The nearest "city" was Konigsberg, and that is why the name is on the bottom of the photo you posted. Just before the first World War, he became postmaster of Zehlendorf-Berlin a position he held until death. He got called up during the first World War One and was head of a artillery training base at Darmstadt. If you ever find out where the photo came from, or anybody else knows, I would be greatful. cheers, Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 one more interesting man....should be Rittmeister (von) Meyer of Ulanen 3 , ended as Generalmajor , with an really interesting combination of Russia and Hannover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Great shot Heiko and most definitely Hans (v.) Meyer. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Thanks for confirmation Glenn here is another interesting and not too often seen combination with Russia and a MEZ1 !!! Premier Lieutenant von Spalding , Kürassier Regiment 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homerjey Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 next one Mr. Barnay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 one more from me....a bit tricky...maybe someone can help to ID this man 100%.... this should be Premier Lieutenant Graf von Klinckowstroem ca. 1875 during the time at Militär Reit Institut Hannover....now I don`t have all the ranklists of that time period and the only Graf Klinckowstroem with matching orders I can find is listet 1874 in the Regiment Garde du Corps....but here it seems to be not the uniform of GdC....any more info on him , did he change the unit in that time period ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Heiko, why do you not think this is a Garde du Corps uniform? It is that or the Garde-Kürassier-Regiment. Another possibility is Sekonde-Lieutenant v. Kramsta of the Garde-Kürassier-Regiment. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Aaaaaaahhhh Glenn....my mistake I always think about the white parade dress when talking about Garde du Corps.....ok....then it is von Klinckowstroem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homerjey Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 unknown person with St. Anna 4.class on neck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus1831 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 colonial medalbar with russian picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennC Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Just acquired this portrait of a prussian colonel. Last cross on his medal bar, Russian St.George cross for Franco-Prussian war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Hi Glenn, super portrait of Oberst Ferdinand v. Kusserow around 1849/1850. He died in 1855 as a retired Generalleutnant. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennC Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Thank you very much Glenn for your help in identifying officer on my painting. This is third one, that you help me with. I am really appreciate it. As fur as his St. George cross, I assume it is 5th class St.George cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Glenn, he was awarded the RG5 in 1835/36 as a Major in the General Staff of VIII. Armeekorps. He received the swords to his already held peacetime award of the Red Eagle Order third Class with Bow on 20 September 1849 as the regimental commander of the 26. Infanterie-Regiment for the campaign in Baden. Consequently we see in your portrait his RAO3SX with a wartime ribbon but the bow of the peacetime award. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mconrad Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 From the Russian SPISKI KAVALEROV: 24-9-1818, Lt. KUSSEROV, in Prussian service - St. Anne 3rd class 13-9-1832, Major KUSSEROV, Prussian 3rd Infantry Regt. - St. Stanislav 3rd class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 2 hours ago, mconrad said: From the Russian SPISKI KAVALEROV: 24-9-1818, Lt. KUSSEROV, in Prussian service - St. Anne 3rd class 13-9-1832, Major KUSSEROV, Prussian 3rd Infantry Regt. - St. Stanislav 3rd class Hi, a different Kusserow; August Ferdinand Cusserow. He retired around 1846 and died on 2 March 1872. The extract from the 1835 Prussian Rangliste shows his Russian Anna and Stanislaus orders. An extract from the 1850 Prussian Rangliste shows our Ferdinand von Kusserow's orders as the commander of 14. Infanterie-Brigade. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennC Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 On 08/02/2019 at 02:15, Glenn J said: Glenn, could you please help me with this abbreviations (BZL2), (FEL4),(HG3), (HEK2),(RG5) Best regards, Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Certainly, BZL2 Baden order of the Zähringer Lion Commander‘s cross 2nd class FEL4 French Legion of Honour Officer‘s Cross HG3 Hannoverian Guelphen Order Knight‘s Cross HEK2 Hohenzollern Honour Cross 2nd class RG5 Russian Saint George Order 5th class Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennC Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Thank you very much. Best regards, Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennC Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Ferdinand v. Kusserow decorations up close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennC Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 (edited) Austrian officer with early St. Stanislaus cross with crown. Edited February 13, 2019 by GlennC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) Glenn, that really is a wonderful rendition of Oberst Kusserow's medal bar. Much clearer now is the tiny little medal tucked between the Hannoverian Guelphic Order and the Russian Saint George; his campaign medal for the 1831 campaign to put down the uprising in Neufchâtel. Regards Glenn Edited February 14, 2019 by Glenn J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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