Sächsisches Freikorps in Litauen

[Hermann Gustav]

Hello,

Im working on my project about 18-th saxon freikorps in Lithuania which did very important role in the Lithuanian indepence fights against bolseviks. And get same problem and i hope to found here the answer. I cant find any information and literature about: Major von Zechau, Oberlt. Ludovici, Major Spranger, and Schröder. Lithuanian special archyve have very poor information about saxons freikorps in Lithuania. And one more thing very importat, need information about soldiers of saxons freikorps which get Order of the Cross of Vytis.

Hermman Gustav.

[abaus]

Herrmann Gustav,

I think you may be looking for one of three officers names von Zeschau, Ernst a Hauptmann in Gren.Rgt. 101 in 1914, Karl a Major and adjutant on the staff of XII. Armeekorps or Adolf a Major and adjutamt on staff of the 24. Div.

Egon Ludovici was in IR 106 at the beginning of the war.

Hans Spranger was an Oberleutnant in Feldart.Rgt. 68

There are two officers named Schröder who could be the one you are looking for:
Otto, a Hauptmann in IR 103 or Severin, also a Hauptmann in IR 103.

Andy

[Hermann Gustav]

Thanks Andy,

In what books can i to find same information about them?

Hermann Gustav

[abaus]

Hermann Gustav,

The information came from the 1914 Saxon Rangliste (Rangliste der Sächsischen Armee)- which was an annual publication published by the Saxon Ministry of War each year and listed all the officers in the Saxon Army, to include active, reserve and Landwehr. The are very useful and you can find them on the internet.

Andy

[Hermann Gustav]

Sächsisches Freikorps Armee in Litauen (1919)


*** XVIII. Infantry regiment ***

Commander: mjr.v.Zeschau, adjutant: ltn.Einenhel

First battalion
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Commander of battalion: kpt. Spranger.
Adjutant: ltn. Munte.
First company: commander ltn. Voigt.
Second company: commander ltn. Thiele.
Third company: commander ltn. Schwalbe.
Fourth company: commander ltn. Ulrich.
MG company: commander ltn. Nüszler.

Second battalion
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Commander of battalion: kpt. v. Schönberg.
Adjutant: ltn. v. Bodenhausen.
Fifth company: commander kpt. Winckler.
Sixth company: commander vadas ats. ltn. Krüger.
Seventh company: commander ltn. Schlieszer.
Eighth company: commander ltn. Teichmann.
MG company: commander ltn. Henning.


*** XIX. Infantry regiment ***

Commanders: mjr. Gause, adjutant: ltn. Stenz

First battalion
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Commander of battalion: kpt. Heeger
Adjutant: ltn. Böhme
First company: commander ltn. Bauer.
Second company: commander ltn. Polster.
Third company: commander ltn. Winkler
Fourth company: commander ltn. Zimmermann.
MG company:. commander ats. ltn. Lunze.

Second battalion
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Commander of battalion: kpt. Lucius.
Adjutant: ltn. Meinecke.
Fifth company: commander ltn. Diersch.
Sixth company: comannder ltn. Helbig.
MG company: commander ltn. Ebersbach.


*** XX. Infantry regiment ***

Commander: Roszteuscher, adjutant: ltn. Scholle

First battalion
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Commander of battalion: kpt. Glauning.
Adjutant: ltn. Nordsiek.
First company: commander kpt.Grieshammer.
Second company: commander ltn. Ruling.
Third company: commander kpt. Kertscher.
MG company: commander ltn. Scherbel.

Second batalion
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Commander of battalion: mjr. v. Lossow
Adjutant: ltn. v. Hagen
Fourth company: commander ltn. Töltsch
Fifth company: commander ltn. Hundert.
Sixth company: commander kpt. Nehns.

- Source: „Karo archyvas“ volume VI.
- All information gathered by Simonas Semenavičius.

[Hermann Gustav]

Hello, im back. After long time and hard working i got same stuff to show and tell.

1919 july, Lithuania, Center of Kaunas (Laisvės alėja)




1919 july of 11-th. Lithuania, train station of Kaunas. Sächsisches Freikorps leaving Lithuania. Here you can see even the time in the photo.

Later going to put more information about this unit.