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    The Lehr Infanterie Regiment and its documents


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    One reason, because the soldiers were called Garde-Füsiliere was, that in december 1902 the Garde-Reserve-Füsilier-Regiment was dissolved, and since april 1903 the Lehr-Regiment was planned. All works to set-up that regiment was made by the Garde-Füs.Rgt. The MG-Kp. of the Inf.Schießschule came to the regiment in 1908.

    The first line-up as a regiment was during the Kaisermanöver in 1911. (Lehr-Inf.Btl. as I.Btl. ; Unteroffizierschule Potsdam as II.Btl.)

    The 2nd line-up as a regiment was at the 2nd mobilization-day in 1914 in the barracks of the Garde-Füs.Rgt. in Berlin.

    In august 1914, the 3rd Garde-Inf.Div. and the 1st Garde-Res.Div. built the Garde-Res.Korps (Gen.d.Art. v. Gallwitz). Soldiers called the corps "Garde-Reise-Korps" (Guard-travel-corps). It was, instead of regular reserve-corps, equipped like an active corps.

    The active formations were:
    Lehr-Inf.Btl. (it sent a complete company as staff-guards to the HQ

    Btl. of the Inf.Schießschule

    Lehr-MG-comp of the Inf.Schießschule, Uffz-Schule Potsdam and commanded soldiers of the Gewehr-Prüfungs-Kommission.

    The three Btl. commanders and two company-leaders were Garde-Füsiliers. Each company had at least one active officer. The MG-companies had only active officers.

    All enlisted men came from thr Garde-Fusiliers and from the guard-corps. It was the only regiment with two MG-companies (by outbreak of the war).

    The Ersatz came from the Ersatz-Bataillon of the Lehr-Inf.Rgt. That bataillon had five companies and two Rekruten-Depots

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    Hello Chris!

    Thre regiment had two Rekrutendepots.

    1. Rekrutendepot: Hauptmann d.L. v.Rappard, Feldwebel Bohl, Kaserne Alexanderstraße Berlin

    2.Rekrutendepot: Hauptmann d.L. v.Lessel, Feldwebel Lipowski, Kastanienalle, Berlin

    The commander of the Ersatz-Bataillon was in 1915: Major a.D. v.Witzleben (3.8.14-13.10.15) and Major Frhr. v. Bock (13.10.15-20.3.16)

     

    According to the grave of Hauptmann v. Kleist:

    March,27, the II. bataillon was west of hill 142 between Hébuterne and Puisieux.

    The staffs of II and III started to reccon, while Hauptmann v. Kleist suffered a shot in the head.

    By the way, I have an areal photo from march, 31 of Hébuterne from Flieger-Abteilung (A) 235 (four days after the death of Hauptmann v. Kleist)

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    Luftaufnahme (Hébuterne, 31.3.1918, Flieger-Abt.(A) 235.JPG

     

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