What regiment for Willy?

[Chris Boonzaier]

This is Wihelm Malzan (or so I read it...)

[Chris Boonzaier]

And this may clear up what Regiment he is in....

Does anyone have an Idea?

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello Chris.

So do I read the name: Malzan.

But the regiment ???

Bernhard H. Holst

Edited October 2, 2013 by Bernhard H.Holst

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

The Card was sent with the stamp of "Oberkommando der 9. Armee" in Feb 1915.... only possibility of getting the regt will be from the boards i think....

[Dave Danner]

Oh ye of little faith...

Malzan, Wilhelm

• born 10.12.1883 in Darmstadt

• Dr. phil. (Diss. 11.6.08 Univ. Gießen)

• 18.12.12 Lt.d.R. (Gießen), Inf.-Regt. Kaiser Wilhelm (2. Großherzogl. Hess.) Nr. 116

Wounded in 1914 with 3./IR 116. The ribbon below the EK2 is undoubtedly the Hessen Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen "Für Tapferkeit".

There were two other Malzans commissioned as Lts.d.R. of IR 116, one in 1915 and one in 1916. One was Friedrich Malzan, also born in Darmstadt, and killed at Verdun in August 1917 with RIR 118. The other was Karl Malzan, born 22 August 1886 in Darmsadt, who received his Dr. jur. from Gießen in 1919 and was a Ministerialrat in the Reichsjustizministerium in the Third Reich. They were possibly brothers.

[Chris Boonzaier]

That IS cool, the 116 is reasonably "local" to my german abode.

Thanks Dave :-)

[The Prussian]

Hello friends.

The 9th army in feb.15 was involved in the battle of Rawka-Bzura (dec.14-july 15)

The IR116 was at the Somme with the 25.Inf.Div.

The RIR 118 was with the 25.Res.Div. ( Korps Fabeck) at the Bzura (9th army). At end of february it was engaged in the Carpathians.

Edited October 2, 2013 by The Prussian

[The Prussian]

Hello friends.

The 9th army in feb.15 was involved in the battle of Rawka-Bzura (dec.14-july 15)

The IR116 was at the Somme with the 25.Inf.Div.

The RIR 118 was with the 25.Res.Div. ( Korps Fabeck) at the Bzura (9th army). At end of february it was engaged in the Carpathians.

I also can read "Lodz"! I attached a map from febr. 7th, 1915. And where was the staff of the 9th army? Lodz!

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

we have him wounded with the 116 in 1914... but no 116 after that.... It seems he was posted to the 9th Army HQ? A different front, but have a few groups to guys who switched fronts...