lambert Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Hi all,I bought a batch of documents to a few days, and found in them a document in German that I do not know what it is. Please could tell what it is?It was awarded to a Brazilian Marshal. Cheers Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 it is an invitation to attend a tattoo on 26 August 1910 at 20:00, at the Danzig-Langfur Technical College Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernhard H.Holst Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) hello Lambert. This document is an invitation to a "Zapfenstreich" ( impossible to translate but known as a tattoo) which is a typical German military ceremony involving mainly military music and which still take place today to honor prominent citizens who may not necessaryly be military personnel. Scheduled during the night because torches are featured to give it a festive/nocturnal aura. I am sure a Google search will bring some results. Bernhard H. Holst Edited November 3, 2015 by Bernhard H.Holst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 If there are not some more Brasilians with his name and rank this document is for the later minister of war and even later president of Brasil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) I found a reference that da Fonseca attended the Kaiser Maneuvers in Germany in 1910, which I believe were in northern Germany near Stettin. From a San Francisco newspaper article in 1910: KAISER TO ENTERTAIN BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT Marshal Fonseca to Be Guest at . • Naval Maneuvers BERLIN, July 30.~Emperor William «has invited Marshal Fonseca, president elect of Brazil, who is in Germany, to be "his guest at the German naval maneuvers off- Kiel at the end of August. The invitation: has been accepted. . After a two weeks' stay in Germany^ where Fonseca will be entertained by I various persons, he expects to go .to Paris, returning for the naval maneuvers. Following the maneuvers he will go to^England. . " " . .... With the Army maneuvers in Stettin and the naval maneuvers in Kiel; a Zapfenstreich in Danzig... It was a busy summer vacation. da Fonseca would have been President-Elect in August 1910 - election in March, inauguration in Nov 1910. Great document! Edited November 3, 2015 by IrishGunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Great !! I forgot to mention about the Marechal Hermes, was president of Brazil in 1910-1914. Captain Hermes da Fonseca participated, next to the uncle, Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, the movement of 15 November 1889 (Republic). Years later, Marshal, was elected and sworn in as the eighth President of the Republic. He also participated Brazilian Naval Revolts in 1893-1894 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_da_Fonseca Cheers Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Hello All I had some advances in research on the visit of Marshal Hermes da Fonseca to Germany in 1910. I got a text in German Click on the image to enlarge. Cheers Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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