lilnuke Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 I posted the other day about researching a family member from Prussia. I finally found him in the lists as the Kmdt of Koblenz u. Ehrenbreitstein in 1891. I can translate most of the words, but could some please decipher the awards for me? They make no sense to me at all.
lilnuke Posted November 19, 2015 Author Posted November 19, 2015 Perhaps this would help, I love how organized the Germans were. Here are the descriptions from the lists. I could not identify the MGrO2b. Gen Lt Decorations.docx
speedytop Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Hi, MGrO2b = Mecklenburg-Schwerin Greifenorden Komturkreuz Uwe
lilnuke Posted November 23, 2015 Author Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) I thought I had found a photo of my late ancestor but have since realized that the decorations do not match the Prussian army list. Not to mention one award was introduced after his death. Here is the photo of a currently unidentified Prussian officer. Edited November 23, 2015 by lilnuke Error
Glenn J Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 Your General is Generalmajor Richard v. Cretius, commander of 2. Garde-Feldartillerie-Brigade around 1905. Regards Glenn
Glenn J Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 But, in case you are interested......... Here is General-Lieutenant Heinrich Graf zu Rantzau (pictured as an Oberst). You can clearly see the Mecklenburg Griffin Commander as his lowermost worn neck decoration in this shot. Regards Glenn
lilnuke Posted November 23, 2015 Author Posted November 23, 2015 Many thanks Glenn! Is there a way I could get a decent copy of that picture for myself? It will be a shock to reveal to my mother that she has had an incorrect photo on her desk for decades.
Glenn J Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 The image comes from his entry in Kurt v. Priesdorff's "Soldatisches Führertum". The scan is already at 600 dpi but I can send you a larger copy of it plus some biographical stuff in German. Please pm me with your email and I will do that. Regards Glenn
lilnuke Posted November 24, 2015 Author Posted November 24, 2015 7 hours ago, Glenn J said: The image comes from his entry in Kurt v. Priesdorff's "Soldatisches Führertum". The scan is already at 600 dpi but I can send you a larger copy of it plus some biographical stuff in German. Please pm me with your email and I will do that. Regards Glenn I tied to PM you Glenn but the system says you cannot receive messages.
Glenn J Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 Please try again; I have cleared a bit of space. Regards Glenn
ixhs Posted November 27, 2015 Posted November 27, 2015 organized? - Yes, our Gründlichkeit ist unübertroffen all over the world
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