Claudius Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hello; This ribbon bar was from a family estate, but doesn't have a full name and details. -Claudius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Krause Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 nice one! Adolf Karl Ludwig Theodor von Berckefeld, 1872-1920 Artillery guy, "finished" as half colonel, commanding FAR 183 in WW1. Best, Daniel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hi Very nice ribbon bar. About the penultimate ribbon, what is it ? As usual my Evil twin id this ribbon bar very quickly. Congrats Daniel for your work Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Daniel Krause said: nice one! Adolf Karl Ludwig Theodor von Berckefeld, 1872-1920 Artillery guy, "finished" as half colonel, commanding FAR 183 in WW1. Best, Daniel ? This is a surprise! It came from the estate of the family: Kiessler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Krause Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 @ my twin; the last 2 ribbons are the Baden 1902 Jubilee medal and a Schaumburg honor cross 3rd class. @Claudius; who knows who married who in that times and how this bar made its way to the Kiessler family... there was no Prussian Officer Kiessler who comes even close to that Combo. Best, Daniel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Thanks Daniel. The Baden Jubillee Ribbon is not written in the RL. I have found the last ribbon. Regards Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 The man himself, spelt in the Ranglisten as Berckekfeldt. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 15 hours ago, Daniel Krause said: nice one! Adolf Karl Ludwig Theodor von Berckefeld, 1872-1920 Artillery guy, "finished" as half colonel, commanding FAR 183 in WW1. Best, Daniel Daniel; I didn't thank you earlier, and I can't thank you enough! And you identified it so quickly! What German rank is "half-colonel"? Glenn; Thank you for the photo! That is great! It's that kind of detail that I was looking for. Now I'm interested in FAR 183 and where they operated and what actions they were involved in. Gentlemen, again, my great appreciation for your contributions! Best, Claudius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Hi Claudius 2 hours ago, Claudius said: What German rank is "half-colonel"? Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-Colonel) Regards Glenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas7507 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Very nice bar. Thanks for showing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Adolf v. Berckefeldt was born on 4.1.1872 in Bothmer, Fallingbostel, and died on 4.8.1920 in Hörden bei Herzberg/Harz. He was serving in FAR 50 in 1902 when he received the Baden Regierungsjubiläumsmedaille. He was transferred to FAR 66 in 1903 and later to the Hauptkadettenanstalt. On 22.3.1914 he was transferred to FAR 7 and was promoted to Major on 19.8.1914. He received the Schaumburg-Lippe Kreuz für Treue Dienste on 21.6.1916 as commander of I./RFAR 13 and later commanded FAR 183. He had two sons and one daughter. His younger son Gerhard was killed in action in Russia 1941 as a Major. His older son Ulrich died in 1977. Ulrich's wives' surnames were Rauch and Trella. Adolf's daughter Gisela was married to a man named Friedrich Biester, who died of wounds in 1942 as an Oberleutnant der Reserve. I haven't found any connection to a Kiessler family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Thank you Dave! The mystery continues...how did the family acquire it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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