Oberst Max Krause (1865-?)

[Nicolas7507]

Hello,

I would greatly appreciate any further information regarding the career of Oberst Max Krause, born in 1865 and alive in 1934. Before the war IR141 and IR175.

In 1914: RAO4, DA, DD3, ÖFJ4

Best regards,

Nicolas

[Daniel Krause]

Ah. Did you buy his ribbon bar? ?

Best,

Daniel 

[Nicolas7507]

Ertappt...I couldn't resist? Do you have anything about his wartime positions?

Best regards,

Nicolas

[Daniel Krause]

Will check.

Awards - not more than a EK1

 

Best,

Daniel

[Nicolas7507]

Here is the ribbon bar.

[Daniel Krause]

nice early bar mid WW1 I assume.

 

Congrats!!

 

Best,

Daneil

[Nicolas7507]

Thanks, Daniel! Did you find anything about his wartime positions?

 

Best regards,

Nicolas

[GreyC]

The Ehrenrangliste has him as Major at the outset of the war and as Oberst a.D. in 1926 with no other units given.

GreyC

Edited January 7, 2021 by GreyC

[Nicolas7507]

Thanks alot, GreyC! Could he have been active in the early Reichswehr in 1922/23?

Nicolas

[GreyC]

That is well possible, you´d have to consult the Dienstalterslisten for that period. Maybe a member of the forum has access to them. I don´t, unfortunately. Often the officers were released from the service with one rank below and awarded the next higher one on exit. So you´d have to look for Oberstleutnants as well.

GreyC

[The Prussian]

Hello!

I don´think so.

Promotions:

Leutnant 11.2.86

Oberleutnant 14.9.93

Hauptmann 27.1.00

Major 27.1.10

Oberstleutnant 27.1.15

He is not listed in the seniority list from january 1918. So he left the army before that date.

Because the ranklist of honour did list him as "a.D." (off duty), I don´t think, he served in 1919

Edited January 8, 2021 by The Prussian

[Nicolas7507]

Thank you for the dates, Andreas! So he became Oberst on release as a last rank, as a last "gift".

Best,

Nicolas

Edited January 8, 2021 by Nicolas7507

[The Prussian]

Not only as a gift. So he earned a better pension...

The ribbon bar shows:

EKII, RAO4, DA, Centenary medal, ÖFJ4, DD3

Am I right?

Edited January 8, 2021 by The Prussian

[Nicolas7507]

Hi,

Yes, that's right. As you have his promotion dates during the war, is there anything about his positions during that time?

All the best,

Nicolas

[The Prussian]

No, unfortunately not. In those lists he is listed in his peacetime regiment. The regimental history IR141 could help, but I don´t have it.

[Nicolas7507]

Alright, thank you very much for the help.

There is a regimental history "Das Kulmer Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 141 im Weltkriege."

I only found one copy for 290€, though.

Edited January 11, 2021 by Nicolas7507

[The Prussian]

Pretty expensive...