Chris Boonzaier Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 An ebay buy... nice shot.... I wonder what medals are under those coats ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dwyer Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 (edited) Rather than the standard bell-shaped stiff top or soft-looking top, notice how the next-to-the-last guy on the right (wearing a leather coat) has already started with the Wehrmacht look on his hat! Edited April 21, 2006 by Mike Dwyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Alas and alack, overcoats are the pits for identifying officers!!!There were a gazillion von R?ders, and no Rank List specified "with beard" to tell them apart.Slightly better for von Rango who liked to tango with spurs that go jingo jango...Generalmajor aD Ralf von Rango (1866-1939) commanded 7th J?ger Battalion before the war, and ended as CO of 6th Guards Infantry Brigade.Major von Rango had been a BUSY battalion commander over the winter of 1913-14,adding to his Red Eagle 4th with Crown, XXV and 1897 the following (gazette dates from Milit?r- Wochenblatt)--W?rttemberg Crown Order-Knight 3.3.14Saxe-Ernestine House Order-Commander 3.3.14Waldeck Merit Cross-Officer 21.4.14andSchaumburg-Lippe House Order-Officer 19.5.14though all that turns up for him DURING the war are Bavarian Military Merit Order 3X awarded 13.6.16 and gazetted 8.7.16Prussian HHO3X gazetted 7.11.16 as Commander of J?ger Regiment 3andPrussian Crown Order 2X gazetted 22.12.17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 Ralf von Rango Thanks for the info.... Ralf von Rango.... sounds like a cheap German western hero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Ralf von Rango (1 May 1866 - 13 Mar 1939)RegardsGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 I wonder how he landed up with an Edelweiss... I did not know any guards units wore it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Is this von Rango the commander of the 3rd Jaeger regt as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Is this von Rango the commander of the 3rd Jaeger regt as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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