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    Dear forumites,

    My latest purchase... a lovely photograph of Leutnant Heinrich Wolfgang von Abendroth, text on the reverse:

    Heinrich von Abendroth – erlitt den Heldentod in Süd- Westafrika am 4. Juni 1906”

    (Leutnant Heinrich Wolfgang von Abendroth, geb. 1883, fiel am 04.06.1906 beim Sturm auf Sperlingspütz / DSW / Namibia)

    Anyone could give me more details on von Abendroth "brief" career or deeds?

    Thank you in advance for all your comments and inputs!

    ciao,

    Claudio

    Posted (edited)

    Lebensdaten der auf dem Ehrenfelde D.-Südwestafrikas gebliebenen Offiziere : 1904 - 1907; zum Gedenkblatt

    http://edocs.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/volltexte/2006/3391/

    Well, well... I am suspicious that after all he didn't die during the attack in Sperlingspütz: so heroic his death might not have been... in fact most of the German soldiers in the colonies died from sickness rather than in combat.

    ciao,

    Claudio

    Edited by Claudio
    Posted (edited)

    Hello,

    I have the following infos (DKB 1905):

    Am 24. Februar aus dem Heer ausgeschieden und mit dem 25. Februar 1905 in der Schutztruppe angestellt:

    nach erfolgtem Ausscheiden aus der Königlich Sächsischen Armee: die Königlich Sächsischen Leutnants:

    v. Abendroth im 1. (Leib) Grenadier Regiment Nr. 100, als Leutnant, [...] mit Patent vom 23. August 1902;

    and the battle report of vAbendroth last battle (Deutsche Reiter in Südwest).

    Best wishes

    Karsten

    Edited by Leutwein

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