Annaberg 1921

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Post by Peter H » 17 Feb 2005, 09:22

Benoit Douville wrote:I am looking for info and picture concerning the Freikorps Commander Von Hülsen who was one of the leader of the Battle of Annaberg, a short biography.

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Walter von Hülsen(1863-1947) commanded the 43 Brigade(22 Division) 1914-16,19 Division(August 1916-1918),awarded PLM 9/4/1918.Postwar Freikorps Hülsen,10 Reichswehr Brigade(1919-20),Gruppenkommando 2(1920-21).Retired as General der Infantrie August 1921.

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The only photo I have of Hülsen,at the time of the Kapp Putsch.Luttwitz on the left,Hülsen on the right.

Photo from Charles Woolley's German Uniforms,Insignia & Equipment 1918-1923.

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http://forum.axishistory.com/files/hulsen.jpg

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Post by VJK » 17 Feb 2005, 12:35

Hi Peter!

We've come across this confusion regarding Freikorps Hülsen before - see

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... sen#591569

From Glenn's post it transpires that the Kdr. of the Freikorps was not Walter as is widely written in many sources, but in fact Generalleutnant Bernhard von Hülsen, who I believe is in the pic with Lüttwitz.

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Post by Benoit Douville » 18 Feb 2005, 04:00

It's great to see this thread rolling again, the Battle of Annaberg is so fascinating in many aspects. It is Generalleutnant Freikorps Bernhard von Hülsen that I was asking for info, I should have mentioned is full name, sorry for the confusion and I appreciate the picture.

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Post by Peter H » 18 Feb 2005, 07:42

Too many von Hülsens. :(

All I can find is that Generalleutnant Bernhard Franz Karl Adolf von Hülsen(1865-1950) commanded the 231 Division in 1918.He later wrote about his Annaberg exploits in Der Kampf um Oberschlesien,published 1922.

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Post by Benoit Douville » 12 Sep 2005, 23:20

I just read in Jean Mabire book about the Wiking Division that Kurt Eggers participated in the Battle of Annaberg, if someone have any kind of info concerning his action in the Battle of the Silesian heights of Annaberg, that would be awsome.

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Post by Durand » 13 Sep 2005, 03:37

Hallo Benoit,

Eggers was a member of the "Freiwilligen des Selbstschutzbataillons "Schwarze Schar Bergerhoff". He was not quite 16 years old when he stormed the Annaberg. He later wrote about the experience in a book by the title of "Der Berg der Rebellen". He also wrote a play by the title of "Annaberg".

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http://freikorps.net/zitate.htm

It is not much, but hopefully it is of some use.

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Post by Benoit Douville » 13 Sep 2005, 05:55

Durand,

Those info are really interesting, much appreciated.

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Post by ohrdruf » 12 Oct 2006, 18:38

Professor Soenke Neitzel mentions in his book "Abgehoert" (Propylaen, 2005. p.528) that the Freikorps Oberland batallion was formed on 19.4.1919 from members of the Thule Society under Rudolf von Sebottendorf. Its purpose initially was to put down the Red Republic at Munich. By May 1921 it numbered 250. Its succesor was "Bund Oberland" which helped de-stabilize and disintegrate the Weimar Republic.

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Post by kamehouse » 12 Oct 2006, 21:12

Apparently Sepp Dietrich(more known for his role in the 1st SS division) fought in Annaberg too.In the Charles Messenger's book about Dietrich it's stated that "he was a member of the 1st Battalion which was also known as the Sturmlflug Teja, and was in the 2nd Company"
Messenger source is from "Die Ritterkreutzträger der Waffen-SS" by Krätschmer.
There is about 3 pages (31-33) in Messenger's book about the battle + the map previously posted.
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Post by Benoit Douville » 13 Oct 2006, 20:54

I also remembered reading somewhere that Sepp Dietrich did fight in Annaberg. I think it would be great to made a list about the soldiers who fought in Annabeg who became famous during the Third Reich era. That is gona be some seriuous research need to made.

ohrdruf,

I appreciated the info about the history of the Freikorps Oberland, really interesting.

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Post by Benoit Douville » 07 Apr 2007, 23:12

I was wondering if somebody here have ever visited the Pilsudski institute, they have a lot of archives about that fascinating Battle.

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ACCREDITATION FOR ANNABERG ARTICLE

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Post by djbanks » 02 Jan 2008, 04:35

Greetings from Canada. I noticed the article on your site concerning the battle of Annaberg. Unfortunately, the text of your article has been lifted directly from the webpage of 38 Canadian Brigade Group, a formation of the Canadian Army Reserve. Specifically, it is taken from the Professional Development unit "Learning From History" covering aspects of the development of the Reichsheer. I was the author of this study unit, which was developed in the 2002-2003 period. This study unit can be viewed at: http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/38cbg_hq/H ... _jan03.htm

While the professional development study unit is posted by the Department of National Defence for free access by all interested parties, and your website is welcome to share it, it would be customary and polite for your website to clearly state that you are reproducing another author's work, rather than apparently representing it as your own which you are currently doing. Please display an accreditation line with the Annaberg extract to avoid the appearance of plagiarism.

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Post by Peter H » 02 Jan 2008, 07:59

D.J Banks

We will gladly attribute the article to you--if you mean the opening paragraph it was not intended that it didn't come from another source,thus it being in italics.I will post the source as you have provided.

We have tightened up our rules on providing sources since 2003 so no such mishap would occur nowadays.Please accept our apology.

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Post by RCW Mark » 08 Jun 2008, 01:21

Reviving an old topic -- can anyone direct me to a Polish account of the Annaberg fighting. Most especially the units involved and their size?

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Post by Benoit Douville » 24 Jun 2008, 01:41

That would be really tought to find if you don't speak Polish. Anyway an historian who I have a great respect for, wrote me a few months ago that this Battle was won by the Poles and I was really puzzle by that to say the least. This is clearly one of my favorite topic on this forum.

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