GM Otto von Wegerer (help needed)

[Deutschritter]

GM Robert Otto Rudolph von Wegerer (b. 28 August 1867; d. ??.??.1963), son of GM Rudolf Conrad von Wegerer, was Ehrenritter of the Johanniterorden. If anyone has a complete list of his WWI decorations, I would really love to see that. Maybe also an exact death date? Thanks, Gentlemen! 

 

Neck:
* Ehrenritterkreuz (Johanniterorden)

 

Ribbon Bar from left (??? = [very] unsure):

* Iron Cross (1914), 2nd Class
* House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords (HOH3⚔) 
* Red Eagle Order, 4th Class
* Prussian Long Service Cross (25 years)
* Prussian Centenary Medal 1897
* Oldenburg Friedrich-August-Kreuz, Second Class
* Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 3rd Class with Swords (BMV3⚔) ???
* Hanseatic Cross ???
* Brunswick War Merit Cross, 2nd Class ???
* House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis, Knight of Honour 2nd Class (OV3b)
* Swedish Order of the Sword, Knight's Cross 1st Class (SS3a) 

 

Beneath:
* Iron Cross (1914), 1st Class
* Oldenburg Friedrich-August-Kreuz, First Class
* Wound Badge (Mattweiß???)
* Something beneath the FA Kreuz

Edited April 26 by Deutschritter

[Dave Danner]

Yes to the BMV3X, HH and BrK2

[The Prussian]

Hello!

He died July 31,1963

[JohanH]

von Wegerer got the Swedish Order of the Sword, knight 1st class as major on August 21st 1913 according to the roll.  

[Mattyboy]

It's probably the Johanniter beneath his OFA1. 

[Deutschritter]

Thanks so much, Gentlemen!!! This is now what I have (corrections as always welcome):

 

Born 28 August 1867 in Glieschwitz, Kreis Militsch, Province of Silesia (Lower Silesia), Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire

Died 31 July 1963 (aged 95) in ???, West Germany

Twice married, no known children

His brother Fritz Conrad Siegesmund (1873–1947) was Major in the Infanterie-Regiment „Herwarth von Bittenfeld“ (1. Westfälisches) Nr. 13 and also Knight of Honour of the Johanniter-Orden

 

Sekondeleutnant (2nd Lieutenant) with patent from 22 March 1887

... 3rd Company/Oldenburgisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 91

??.??.???? Premierleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

... 1 October 1893 War Academy in Berlin (three years)

18 January 1901 Hauptmann (Captain)

... 1902 Commander of the 8th Company/Infanterie-Regiment "Großherzog Friedrich Franz II von Mecklenburg-Schwerin" (4. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 24

27 January 1909 Major

... 1912/1913 (???) Commander of the 2nd Battalion/Infanterie-Regiment "von Voigts-Rhetz" (3. Hannoversches) Nr. 79 in Hildesheim

19 August 1914 Oberstleutnant

... ??.??.???? Commander of the Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 92

18 June 1917 Oberst

4 June 1920 Charakter als Generalmajor with rank seniority (RDA) from 9 April 1920 (thanks to Glenn)

 

Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)

House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis, Knight of Honour 2nd Class (OV3b)

Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class

Prussian Long Service Cross (Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) for 25 Years

Swedish Order of the Sword, Knight's Cross 1st Class (SS3a) on 21 August 1913

Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class

Oldenburg Friedrich-August-Kreuz, Second and First Class (OK1)

War Merit Cross (Brunswick), 2nd Class (BrK2)

Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (HH)

Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 3rd Class with Swords (BMV3⚔)

House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords (HOH3⚔)

Wound Badge (1918) in Mattweiß (Silver)

Knight of Honour (Ehrenritter) of the Johanniter-Orden

Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

 

Edited April 27 by Deutschritter