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05-18-2013 10:04 PM
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Re: Same man, Different Hats...1910 - 1943
Very nice material. Thank you. The photos are entitled "Auf Schlosswache in Stuttgart," and "Munsingen," for your Wuerttemberger, who were considered the Prussians of S.W. Germany and its contingent armies of the old army.
Much better than pictures of fake caps, too, one has to say....
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Re: Same man, Different Hats...1910 - 1943
Danke Fb, reading captions in hand written German is tricky for an Englander !
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Re: Same man, Different Hats...1910 - 1943
You mean, Englaender. I am always happy to help you, since this skill is one I had to learn when I was a pup.
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Re: Same man, Different Hats...1910 - 1943
Glad you are here to help FB, as I can't even get the name where I live right !
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Re: Same man, Different Hats...1910 - 1943
Very interesting thred thanks Tony !
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Hi,
Well it's nearly three years since my last post on this thread............sadly I have not got as far as I would like with the album analysis but I do now have a name for the man in the pictures..............
May I introduce Herr Keller. I think his initial is G but that remain unconfirmed at present.
He was retained in the Reichswehr following WW 1 and had come up through the ranks during the war serving as a Offizierstellvertreter during 1917 and 1918 in Rgt 121.
The rank tables for the 1920's show him steadily climbing up the pecking order of IR 13 serving as a Leutnant in 1924 III Btl 13K (MG) and by 1932 as Company Commander (Hauptman) of 6 Komp IR 13. One of the other captains was Rommel.
Later pictures have him as a Major and finally Oberstleutnant (1942/43) serving in Russia. Which unit I have yet to establish but there are relaxed pictures of him with a General indicating he may be serving on the staff. His shoulder boards still have the numerals 13 on them but this does tie in with the Wehrmacht order of battle at this period of the war.....he still seemed to retain his loyalty to the old regt maybe ?
Any help on third reich officer lists or how to find him or his unit would be helpful please...............
kind regards
Tony
Tony
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Hello Tony,
Nice album. In the 1919 photo can you see the regiment number? IR13 came from Schutzen Regiment 25 and 26!! the IIIBtn. IR13 was stationed in Ulm before the became IR56 in the TR era.
Fred
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Hi Fred,
Thought you might like this one.
The scan I posted on the 1919 picture is poor quality so apologies. The picture is very clear despite being a small portrait shot.
I have just looked at the original under the magnify and the arm shield shows very clearly a 25 !
Cheers
Tony
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Hello,
That is awesome. It shows a great continuation of service in the local unit! In WWII I believe the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of RH IR13 became TR IR13! I am sure that it is in the Lexikon!! Great picture and great connection!!
Fred
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