dedehansen Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Hello Gentlemen, I´m looking for informations aboutHauptmann der Landwehr der Telegraphentruppe Hartong.I known that he was in Soest and that he got the Landwehrdienstauszeichnung 1. class.I couldn´t find him in the Ehrenrangliste 1914 / 1918, but he must have been there.That´s the reason why....Every help appreciatedCheersAndreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Hello Andreas!Why must he has been mentioned in the Ehrenrangliste? There were only those soldiers, who served in an active unit in 1914.I´ven found a "Telegraphen-Hartong" in the following Ranglisten: 1909: Reserve-Ofizier, Leutnant im Telegraphen-Btl.2 (Soest), LD21911: Reserve-Offizier, Oberleutnant im Telegraphen-Btl.2 (Soest), LD21913: Reserve-Offizier, Oberleutnant der Telegraphentruppen, 1.Aufgebot (Soest), LD21914: Reserve-Offizier, Hauptmann der Telegraphentruppe, 1.Aufgebot (Soest), LD1 Edited September 5, 2015 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I find these shoulder boards interesting in that when he became a Hauptmann he had no battalion number. Would this be because he was some sort of unassigned officer or was this common for reserve officers? Normally, only Bavarian officers had this style "T" (until later in the war) with no number. He must have continued to use his pre-1911 (red Unterlage) shoulder boards even by 1914! By the time he becomes a Major he has the correct hellgrau color. I am also not familiar with the Roman numerals on such a board. Could this indicate a corps level association or is it just another way to show 2nd battalion?Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 @ Andy, my hope was to find him in the Ehrenrangliste, but are no Reserveoffiziere shown onlyAs you mention aktive Offiziere and wiederverwendete aktive Offiziere from 1866 and 1870@ Chip, I don´t know what II on the Major boards means and the heirs didn´t either.Here his othersRegardsAndreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Do you think he served almost in 1870?There was a Lt. Hartong, before 1900. Reserveoffizier too, but serving with the Landwehr-Infantry. Bezirkskommando Schleswig Edited September 5, 2015 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arb Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Andreas,This is the info I have on Hptm.d.L. Hartong. I can find nothing in the MWB that shows he was promoted Major, though that does not mean much if these items come directly from his family. AndyNameRanggebHptmObltLeutnLandwehrbezirkStellungHartong,Hptm.30.01.187022.03.191418.10.190925.11.1898Landwehr d. Telegraphentruppen (Soest)1908 Oberpostprakt. in Oppeln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Well, Andy. the fact, he was born in 1870 he wouldn´t have been sreved in 70/71... Probably he was active in 1888 or later.I´ll check it later, tonight I had a few wines too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 I´ve found another Hartong, but I don´t know, if he is it...Rangliste 1899:Reserveoffizier Leutnant Hartong from Schleswig in Inf.Rgt.84Rangliste 1900:Reserveoffizier Leutnant Hartong fro m Schleswig in Tel.Btl.2Rangliste 1904:Reserveoffizier Leutnant Hartong from Aachen in Inf.Rgt.29Reserveoffizier Leutnant Hartong from Oppeln in Tel.Btl.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Hi Andy and Andy,I think it is him, the age seems to fit to the rank.Today i spoke to the grandchildren, they told me that he was workingas an higher civil servant with the post and that he served in WWI andabrakadabra this came out from a drawer.Knopflochschleife with:Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2nd classKreuz für KriegshilfeKriegsverdienstkreuz 2nd classs BraunschweigHanseatenkreuz HamburgEhrenkreuz für FrontkämpferCentenarmedaille and Landwehrdienstauszeichnung 1th classRegardsAndreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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