Rittmeister / Major Ernst von Behr (help needed)

[Deutschritter]

Gentlemen, I am looking for any- and everything on Ernst von Behr (complete name?) who received all three Hanseatic Crosses in WWI. I found one, who might fit. There was a Rittmeister von Behr with the Husaren-Regiment „Königin Wilhelmina der Niederlande“ (Hannoversches) Nr. 15, later Major and Adjutant with the IX. Armeekorps. It is possible that this is the same Major who would become Ehrenritter of the Johanniterorden in 1916 and fell with the Leib-Kürassier-Regiment „Großer Kurfürst“ (Schlesisches) Nr. 1 (as leader / commander?) near Fergeux on 2 November 1918. I hope, I am not mixing up two officers. Any help would be great. Maybe even a picture? Thanks! 

[arb]

You are correct.  His full name was E r n s t Maria Bodo Emil Clemens, born 07.02.1873 and killed in action as commander of Kürassier Regt. Nr. 1

[Deutschritter]

19 hours ago, arb said:

You are correct.  His full name was E r n s t Maria Bodo Emil Clemens, born 07.02.1873 and killed in action as commander of Kürassier Regt. Nr. 1

Thank you, Arb! Seeing he received the three Hanseatic Crosses in WWI, he must have also received EK II and I. Anything else? Surely something from Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin? That would be great! 

 

P.S. 

Bodo = Dodo

Thanks to you, I now found him at Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser.

Edited January 26 by Deutschritter

[arb]

This should help quite a bit:

 

Andy

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10 minutes ago, arb said:

This should help quite a bit:

 

Andy

 

 

Thanks so much, Andy!!! Is it somehow possible to enter a larger picture? I tried to enlarge this one, but then I could hardly read anything (old eyes). Thank you! 

 

P.S.:

I tried to send you a personal message, but the system did not allow that. 

Edited January 26 by Deutschritter

[arb]

you can send me an e-mail  at  andrewbaus2@yahoo.com and I will send you the file.

 

Andy

Edited January 26 by arb

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4 minutes ago, arb said:

you can send me an e-mail  at  andrewbaus2@yahoo.com and I will send you the file.

 

Andy

Done, thank you! He was very well decorated for a Rittmeister already in 1914, but of course he was Flügeladjutant. This is getting better and better! Too bad, his files do not contain a picture. 

Edited January 26 by Deutschritter

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Once again, Andy, thank you. This is what I have read, I hope, I got everything:

 

22 March 1891 Charakter als Portepee-Fähnrich (Honorary Officer Cadet)

18 October 1891 Portepee-Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)

17 May 1892 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)

18 January 1901 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) without Patent

... 16 February 1901 received Patent as Oberleutnant

18 May 1908 Rittmeister with Patent from 18 June 1908

27 January 1915 Major

 

Awards and decorations ...

Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) on 22 March 1897

Medal to commemorate the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in 1898

Dutch Orden von Oranien-Nassau, Knight's Cross (NN5)

Mecklenburg Greifen-Orden, Knight's Cross (MGrO3/MG3)

Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), IV. Class

Order of the White Falcon (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken), Knight's Cross 2nd Class (GSF3b)

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

Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion (Orden vom Zähringer Löwen), Knight's Cross II. Class (BZL3b/BZ3b)

House Order of the Wendish Crown (Hausorden der Wendischen Krone), Knight's Cross (MWK3/MK3)

Saxe-Ernestine House Orden, Knight's Cross 2nd Class (HSEH3b/HSH3b/EH3b)

Princely Schwarzburg Cross of Honor, IV. Class (SEK4/SE4)

Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (DD3)

Russian Order of Saint Anna (Sankt-Annen-Orden), 3rd Class (RA3)

The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Siam (Orden der Siamesischen Krone), Officer's Cross (SK4)

 

... WWI

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

... 2nd Class on 14 September 1914

... 1st Class on 21 April 1915

Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross (Großherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militärverdienstkreuz), 2nd and 1st Class (MMV1/MK1)

Mecklenburg-Strelitz Cross of Merit for Distinction in the War (Mecklenburg-Strelitzisches Verdienstkreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege), 2nd Class (MSMV2/MStMV2)

Bremen Hanseatic Cross (Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz; BH)

Lübeck Hanseatic Cross (Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz; LübH/LüH)

Hamburg Hanseatic Cross (Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz; HH)

Saxe-Meiningen Cross for Merit in War (SMK)

Knight of Honour (Ehrenritter) of the Johanniter-Orden on 16 February 1916

Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz)

Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th Class with Crown and Swords (BMV4a⚔) on 5 January 1918

Edited January 27 by Deutschritter