Saxony Generalmajor Mortiz Schneider from Kingdom of Saxe

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Recently I am fortunate enough to buy this nice photo of Saxon officer showing his medal bar with his SAR1KD, EK2 1870 and D 70/71. With research I can put a name on this nice photo : This photo was taken in 1887 and he was Hauptmann. His name is Moritz Schneider (born in 1848).

The most interesting thing doing research is about the SAO. I have found that he received the SAO in 1900.

But after looking through the Saxon RL, I have found he has received SAOX^aR in 1907. This information is confirmed by the article of Schulze-Ising published in OMM in 1990. The only problem is in the Roth’s book there is no date to put on it. For Roth the only SAO awarded to Schneider is without X^aR.

So the question is : is there a mistake about writing orders in the RL or is Schneider received both orders ? So if someone has more information about this officer let me know/ Thanks per advance

He received the following orders and medals :

SAR^1KD : 1.10.1870

SAO : 20.06.1900

SAOX^aR : 1907

SV3a : 4.07.1889

EK2 1870 : 6.11.1870

El zu EK2 : 1895

DAK : 16.4.1892

RAO4 : 10.09.1889

D 70/71 : 1871

PZM : 22.03.1897

SCM : 1907

PRKM² : 22.02.1910

SEHC² : 1898

His promotions :

Kadet : 1864

Fähnrich : 1869

Sekond-Leutnant :29.07.1870

Premier-Leutnant : 23.02.1875

Hauptmann : 1.04.1881

Major : 16.09.1891

Oberstleutnant : 12.09.1896

Oberst : 26.03.1899

z. D. : 19.06.1900

Generalmajor : 21.05.1914

Generalmajor a. D. : 31.03.1920

Sources :

Saxon Ranglisten : 1870 - 1914

Militär Veordnungsblatt : 1870 – 1914.

NIMMERGUT (J.), Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, München, Zentralstelle für Wissenschaftliche Ordenskunde, t. 3 , Sachsen-Württemberg, 1999, pp. 1152-1297.

ROTH (E.), Die Verleihungen des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechtsordens und des Albrechtsordens mit Schwertern (bis 1914), Offenbach, Phaleristischer Verlag, 1998, 259 p.

ROTH (E.), Die Verleihungen des Hausordens der Rautenkrone, des Verdienstordens, des Verdienstordens mit Schwertern (bis 1914), sowie der Damenorden des Königreichs Sachsen, Offenbach, Phaleristischer Verlag, 1998, 184 p.

SCHULZE-ISING (A.), „Der Albrechts Orden mit Schwertern am Ring“, Orden Militaria Magazine,

n° 34, 1990, pp. -14-15.

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Hello,

I have just read one article from our Friend Andreas Schulze-Ising and it seems that Schneider has never received the swords on ring to his SAO. So this is probably a mistake from the writter of the Rangliste.

Christophe