imperial 1914-1918 Eggerss, Hans

[Dave Danner]

Eggerss, Hans Christian Ludwig Wilhelm Theodor
* 22. April 1867 in Gorow, Bückow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
† 28. September 1943 / 29. August 1943

Highest rank reached: Generalmajor

02.08.1914-24.06.1915 Kommandeur des Grenadier-Regiments Kronprinz (1. Ostpreußischen) Nr. 1
05.01.1917 Kommandeur der 40. Infanterie-Brigade
10.01.1919 Kommandeur des Grenadier-Regiments Kronprinz (1. Ostpreußischen) Nr. 1
01.05.1919 Befehlshaber der Infanterie bei der Reichswehr-Brigade 1

 

The proper spelling of his surname is "Eggersſ" with a long s after a short s, which is the reverse of "ß", but the long s often is not found in certain typefaces. The same source (Wegner) gives two different dates of death, reversing the 8 and 9, and I cannot find another source to confirm. I imagine Eggerss was commander of a reserve or Landwehr regiment in 1915 and 1916, but sources for these commands are hard to find. Maybe Andy or Glenn would know.

 

The other signature is Karl Schemmann (*18.2.1879 in Gr. Slupia, Schroda). I don't have much information on him other than that he was a company commander and brigade and division adjutant during World War I (and in 1919 here, Führer of GR 1), so I was not sure if he was worth a separate thread.

 

As can be seen by the signature block with "1. Infanterie Brigade", the naming conventions in the transitional Reichswehr were not quite set in stone.

 

 

 

 

 

[arb]

He was commander of Res. Inf. R. 80   01.10.15-05.01.17

 

 

[arb]

Dave,

 

As we both know, signatures are often hard to decipher and often don't really look like the last name of the individual.  In this case, I think the signature is that of

 

Günther Scheuermann  (20.11.1867-15.11.1936)

09.02.19                Führ. d. Freiw. Gren. R. 1

1914/18                 Kom. d. Landw. Inf. R. 39

02.08.14                Kom. d. III./Landw. Inf. R. 33

01.10.13-02.08.14       b. St. d. Gren. R. 1  (Königsberg)

 

Oberstlt.   20-09-18 V

Major       01-10-13 S3s

 

Schemmann was still a Hptm. in the 1919 DAL, having been promoted on  27.01.13.