GdA Adolf von Deines (1852–1914)

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Gentlemen, this is what I have for Gustav Adolf von Deines, any additions or corrections very welcome:

 

29 March 1870 Dreijährig-Freiwilliger (three-year volunteer)

1 or 9 March 1872 Seconde-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)

14 September 1880 Premier-Lieutenant (1st Lieutenant)

?? October 1885 Hauptmann (Captain)

20 October 1890 Major

22 March 1897 Oberst-Lieutenant (Lieutenant Colonel)

22 May 1899 Oberst (Colonel)

17 February 1903 Generalmajor (Major General)

16 October 1906 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General)

22 November 1910 General der Artillerie z. D. (General of the Artillery at disposal)

 

War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71) with 5 Battle Clasps

Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class (RAO4)

Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz; DA/PDK)

Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 3rd Class on 18 January 1897

Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class (JZ4)

Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) on 22 March 1897

Austrian Order of the Iron Crown, Knight II. Class (ÖEK2)

Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow

Albert Order of Saxony (Albrechts-Orden), Commander (Komtur) II. Class (SA2b) in 1900

Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class

Order of the Crown of Italy, Grand Officer (JK2/ItKr2)

Bavarian Military Merit Order, Commander's Cross (BMV2b)

... as of Rangliste 1906 declared as 2nd class (BMV2)

Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves

Order of the Star of Romania, Grand Officer's Cross (RumSt2)

Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal (Südwest-Afrika Denkmünze) in Steel for non-combatants in 1907

Star to his Bavarian Military Merit Order 2nd Class (BMV2mSt)

Star to his Red Eagle Order 2nd Class with Oak Leaves

Württemberg Order of the Crown, Commander (Kommenthur) with Star (WK2a)

Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class in 1910

Bavarian Military Merit Order, 1st Class (BMV1) on 11 February 1911

 

Honours

 

By highest cabinet order, General Deines was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility on 8 October 1910 at Gut Cadinen with a diploma dated 18 October 1910 in Potsdam (Neues Palais).

1920 to 1938 Deinesstraße in Spandau

Deines-Bruchmüller-Kaserne in Lahnstein (Rhineland)

... The barracks was named in honour of the artillery generals Adolf von Deines and Georg Bruchmüller from 1938–1945 (Wehrmacht) and 1957–2022 (Bundeswehr)