General der Infanterie Wilhelm Freiherr von und zu Egloffstein

[Deutschritter]

I am looking for his promotion dates and awards in WW I, as he was reactivated. I am especially having problems finding the correct date for his protion to Hauptmann. Thank you!

[Bayern]

14th  April 1885 avancierte er zum Hauptmann

[Deutschritter]

Vielen Dank! Allerdings habe ich auch eine Quelle mit 1881 ... http://prussianmachine.com/aka/egloffstein.htm

[Deutschritter]

Gentlemen, here are his awards until 1914, but I am still looking for WWI awards:

 

Eisernes Kreuz (1870), II. Klasse

Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71

Fürstlich Hohenzollern'sches Ehrenzeichen, Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse (HEK3)

Roter Adlerorden, IV. Klasse

Preußischer Kronenorden, III. Klasse

Ehrenritter des Johanniter-Ordens

Greifenorden, Ehrenkreuz (MGrO2c/MG2c)

Hausorden vom Weißen Falken, Komturkreuz (GSF2)

Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden, Komtur II. Klasse (HSEH2b/HSH2b)

Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz

Orden vom Zähringer Löwen, Ritterkreuz I. Klasse (BZL3a/BZ3a)

Militär-Verdienstkreuz (Waldeck), II. Klasse (WV2)

Jubiläums-Eichenlaub „25“ 1870/1895

Herzoglich Braunschweigischer Orden Heinrichs des Löwen, Ritterkreuz I. Klasse (BrHL3a)

Fürstlich Schaumburg-Lippischer Hausorden, Ehrenkreuz II. Klasse (SLH.EK2/SLH2)

Franz-Joseph-Orden, Komturkreuz (ÖFJ2)

... später in Komturkreuz ohne Stern umbenannt (ÖFJ2b)

Krone zum Roten Adlerorden IV. Klasse

Albrechts-Orden, Offizierkreuz (SA3)

Kaiser Wilhelm I. Erinnerungsmedaille 1897

Osmanie-Orden, II. Klasse (TO2)

Roter Adlerorden, III. Klasse mit der Schleife und der Krone

Orden Berthold des Ersten, Komturkreuz II. Klasse (BBI.2b)

Albrechts-Orden, Komtur II. Klasse (SA2b)

Friedrichs-Orden, Komtur II. Klasse (WF2b)

Orden der Eisernen Krone (Österreich), Ritter II. Klasse (ÖEK2)

Orden der Krone von Rumänien, Kommandeurkreuz (RumK3)

Stern von Rumänien, Kommandeurkreuz (StvRum2b/RumSt3)

St.-Annen-Orden, II. Klasse (RA2)

Preußischer Kronenorden, II. Klasse

Königlicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern, Ritterkreuz

Orden Heinrichs des Löwen, Komtur II. Klasse (BrHL2b/BrH2b)

Greifen-Orden, Komturkreuz (MGrO2b/MG2b)

Militärverdienstorden (Bayern), Komturkreuz II. Klasse (BMV2b)

... später in II. Klasse umbenannt (BMV2)

Großherzoglich Hessischer Verdienstorden, Komtur II. Klasse (HP2b)

Orden der Württembergischen Krone, Komturkreuz II. Klasse (WK2b)

Orden von Oranien-Nassau, Komturkreuz (NN3)

Orden der Krone von Italien, Großoffizier (JK2)

Persischer Sonnen- und Löwenorden, Großkreuz (PL1)

Roter Adlerorden, II. Klasse mit Eichenlaub (Halsorden)

Sankt-Stanislaus-Orden, I. Klasse (RSt1)

Stern zum Preußischen Kronenorden II. Klasse

Rechtsritter des Johanniter-Ordens

Albrechts-Orden, Komturkreuz I. Klasse (SA2a)

Stern zur II. Klasse des Roten Adlerordens mit Eichenlaub

Orden Heinrichs des Löwen, I. Klasse (BrH1/BrH.G.Kr)

Militär-Verdienstorden (Spanien), IV. Klasse bzw. Großkreuz (SMV4)

Preußischer Kronenorden, I. Klasse

Roter Adlerorden, I. Klasse mit Eichenlaub am 18. Januar 1912 anläßlich des Ordensfestes

[BlackcowboyBS]

As he was the adjutant of Prince Albrecht of Prussia, who was the prince regent of Brunswick from 1885 on, he recieved the knights cross 1st class as major in the same year.

[Deutschritter]

Thank you, Blackcowboy, but there must be a mix-up. Wilhelm became Major 1890, I have a feeling, you either mean Klaus Gottfried Friedrich (1844–1933) or Heinrich Karl Adelbert (1845–1914). Both of his older brothers also made General der Infanterie. Btw: Hardly anything is known about the two brothers, if anyone knows anything, or may even provide a biography, I am sure, not only I would be happy and grateful.

[David M]

Actually there is quite some info on wikipedia. Might give it a try

[Deutschritter]

Thank you, David, I found Klaus von und zu Egloffstein and Heinrich von und zu Egloffstein, but hardly promotions and awards, just a rough summary of their careers. I would love to see what Kurt von Priesdorff wrote about them (are they even listed?), but I sadly do not have his books and cannot find them online to read.

 

[David M]

Well I am not entirely sure, but I think the sources mentioned should be able to give you the additional info you are looking for. Especially the Militairwochenblatt. There must be someone here who indexed the lot. Or partly. As SF is not listed as a source I am not sure they are in the series

[BlackcowboyBS]

20 hours ago, Deutschritter said:

Thank you, Blackcowboy, but there must be a mix-up. Wilhelm became Major 1890, I have a feeling, you either mean Klaus Gottfried Friedrich (1844–1933) or Heinrich Karl Adelbert (1845–1914). Both of his older brothers also made General der Infanterie. Btw: Hardly anything is known about the two brothers, if anyone knows anything, or may even provide a biography, I am sure, not only I would be happy and grateful.

You are right, he recieved the knights cross 1st class in 1895 as major, so it was a typo from my side. But there is just one Egloffstein who ever recieved the KC1 of the HdL of Brunswick and he was the adjutant from the prince regent Albrecht von Preußen.

[Deutschritter]

4 hours ago, BlackcowboyBS said:

You are right, he recieved the knights cross 1st class in 1895 as major, so it was a typo from my side. But there is just one Egloffstein who ever recieved the KC1 of the HdL of Brunswick and he was the adjutant from the prince regent Albrecht von Preußen.

Thank you, that clears things up, it must have been Wilhelm 1895!

[Deutschritter]

Addition to his awards (WWI):

 

Wiederholungsspange (1914) zum Eisernen Kreuz II. Klasse (1871)

Eisernes Kreuz (1914), I. Klasse (see picture)

Militärverdienstorden (Bayern), I. Klasse (BMV1)

Schwerter zum Roten Adlerorden I. Klasse mit Eichenlaub (see picture)