Naxos Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 This young soldier fought in France, Romania, Italy, Flanders and Serbia. Johann (Hans) Langenberger from Nuremberg volunteered as a eighteen year old in 1915 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Is that blau/weiss string a usual item for a Bavarian Pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 After his training as a Jäger he was transferred on June 30, 1916 to the field-recruit depot of the I. Jäger-Bataillon - Alpenkorps He was trained with the G98 and achieved marksmanship class II Gasmask size: -3- and dog-tag number: -482- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 On July 20, 1916 he was sent to the front to serve in the second company of the Bavarian 1.Jäger-Bataillon His long list of engagements start on July 21, 1916 at Fleury and end on Nov.01, 1918 in Serbia. He was awarded the Iron Cross second class on March 16, 1917 a month before his 20th birthday. In May 1917 he received the Bavarian Military Merit Cross third class. He served from July 20, 1916 to January 12, 1919 in the 2nd company of the Bavarian 1.Jäger-Bataillon Engagement list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) Details of Combat Engagements 1916 - Western Front - Fleury - Thiaumond - Argonne 1916-1917 - Romania 1917 - Westen Front - and second time in Romania 1917 - 1918 - Italian Front 1918 Western Front - Kemmel - Flanders - Somme 1918 Serbia Edited January 16, 2015 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 On Jan.12, 1919 he was transferred to the MGK (machine-gun company) of the 1.Jäger-Bataillon. Then for a short time he joined one of the Bavarian Freikorps units, the 1. Sicherheits-Bataillon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Is that blau/weiss string a usual item for a Bavarian Pass? No, not usual since this pass has been rebound - but I have seen it before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 No, not usual since this pass has been rebound - but I have seen it before So, the rebound was war-period? Or later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 So, the rebound was war-period? Or later? In January 1919 were a few pages (Sicherheits-Bataillon) added - It appears it was done at that time but who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 That is very nice on so many levels, especially the Fleury entry!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 A nice troke of luck, I bought this ugly EK2 Doc and Pass without knowing the contents.... his last Combat posting had him wounded at Fleury....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Hardy,Thanks for posting this. I'm continually amazed at these soldiers that made it through multiple war years. You wonder how they held up for so long, both mentally and physically.I'd like to have a nickel for every mile he travelled during the war. The rail lines sure got a workout.Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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