Looking for information on Feodor Bernd Grohe

[drspeck]

Dear all,

 

Please see the attachments. These bars were sold first in a larger group and later auctioned separate over a period of time and I was able to reunite 2 of them. These are the ribbon bars to Feodor Bernd Grohe (1872-1948). I believe he was Oberstleutnant. These ribbon bars date to 1939 or after based on the West Wall medal on the last place.

 

He is listed on page 278 of the Prussian Rankliste of 1914 with the 5th Badisches Infanterie Regiment Nr. 113. His listed decorations are:

 

BZ3bmE - Baden Zahringer Lion 3rd class with oakleaves (mit Eichenlaub)
BrH4 - Brunswick Order of Henry the Lion 4th class
HSH3b - Saxe-Ernestine house order 3rd class

 

I can't find him back in the 1925 Reichsheer Rank list. Does anyone have more information on him?

 

Also a ribbon bar question: the Rank list shows him with the Zahringer lion with the oakleaves in 1914. Looking at the ribbon bars he appears to have received the Zahringer Lion twice, adding one with swords probably during the war. Should he not have had the oakleaves on the second Zahringer Lion ribbon? So the first ribbon with the swords and the second with the oakleaves?

 

Any information is much appreciated.

 

Best,

 

Peter

[dedehansen]

Hi Peter,

 

Major Karl Friedrich Theodor got his Ritterkreuz des Militär Karl Friedrich Verdienstordens

 

on November 13 1916 serving with IR 113.

 

Kind regards

 

Andreas

[drspeck]

12 hours ago, dedehansen said:

Major Karl Friedrich Theodor got his Ritterkreuz des Militär Karl Friedrich Verdienstordens

 

on November 13 1916 serving with IR 113.

 

Andreas, thanks for this new piece of information

[Glenn J]

Feodor Grohe was born in Trier on 7 June 1872. He entered Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 113 from the cadet corps on 22 March 1893 as a Seconde-Lieutenant. He was employed as an instructor at the cadet institute at Plön from 27 January 1898 and transferred to the cadet institute at Oranienstein on 17 October 1899. He returned to his regiment on 27 January 1902 and was promoted to Oberleutnant on 22 April 1902. Promoted to Hauptmann and company commander on 17 September 1909 and received a patent as such on 27 January 1910. Promoted to Major on 18 April 1916. Retired as a charakter Oberstleutnant.

 

Shown below in the 1934 edition of the list of the officers' association of IR 113 as an Oberstleutnant a.D.

 

Regards

Glenn

 

[BlackcowboyBS]

Feodor Grohe reciever his 4th class of HdL on 12th of September 1909.

Edited July 10, 2021 by BlackcowboyBS

[drspeck]

10 hours ago, Glenn J said:

Feodor Grohe was born in Trier on 7 June 1872. He entered Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 113 from the cadet corps on 22 March 1893 as a Seconde-Lieutenant. He was employed as an instructor at the cadet institute at Plön from 27 January 1898 and transferred to the cadet institute at Oranienstein on 17 October 1899. He returned to his regiment on 27 January 1902 and was promoted to Oberleutnant on 22 April 1902. Promoted to Hauptmann and company commander on 17 September 1909 and received a patent as such on 27 January 1910. Promoted to Major on 18 April 1916. Retired as a charakter Oberstleutnant.

 

Shown below in the 1934 edition of the list of the officers' association of IR 113 as an Oberstleutnant a.D.

 

Regards

Glenn

 

 

33 minutes ago, BlackcowboyBS said:

Feodor Grohe reciever his 4th class of HdL on 12th of September 1909.

 

Gentlemen, that's very cool, thanks for taking the time to look up this information