Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 45 Memorial near Jeglin, Poland

[Ken S.]

I came across this memorial near Jeglin, Poland (formerly Jeglinnen, Kreis Johannisburg, Ostpreussen) for soldiers from Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 45 who were killed on February 9, 1915, and I thought I’d do a little research on the names. Unfortunately, I do not have access to the regimental history so I can’t provide any background info about the fighting on that day.


Es starben den Heldentod
am 9. Februar 1915 vom Inf.
Regt. 45 5. Komp.
Sera. Adolf Browarczyk Musk. August Schmahl, Johann
Baureis, Stafeinski. Von der 6. Komp. Vzfw. Fritz Schneider
Uttfz. Heinrich Koch Gefr. Heinrich Hoppe, Willi Härtel,
Ldstm. Johann Mrotzek, Franz Losmann, Gottfried Thalmann,
August Stettenhagen Emil Saleschus, Ernst Timm, Fritz
Schmidt, Musk. Anton Tortz, Fritz Supplie Klemens Nowitzki
Artur Kirschnick Wehrm. August Trottner Oskar Strüwe Christian
Jacob, Kriegsfreiwilliger Max Supplie, Res. Heinrich Slagel
1 unbek. dtsch. Krieger,
1. mob. Ers. Batl. Inf. Regt. 45 Musk Franz Kuhn + 1. 3. 1915
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeglin#/m ... i_(03).jpg

Google Maps
https://www.google.com/maps/place/53%C2 ... 6116?hl=en

Some photos of the memorial and other markers at this site:
http://natura.wm.pl/101111,Jeglin-cment ... towej.html
http://www.rowery.olsztyn.pl/wiki/miejs ... kie/jeglin

The following are corrections (in bold) and corresponding birthplaces from the German casualty list (all are listed in: Prussian List 157, Issue 375, Page 4968).

5. Komp.
Serg. Adolf Browarczyk -- Weletzken
Musk. August Schmahl -- Elberfeld
Johann Baureiß -- Wörnpönen, Gumbinnen
Anton Szafranski -- Grosendorf, Bromberg

6. Komp.
Vzfw. Fritz Schneider -- Kummetschen, Insterburg
Uttfz. Heinrich Koch -- Nettelrede, Springe
Gefr. Heinrich Hoppe -- Krankenhagen, Rinteln
Willi Härtel -- Mittenwalde, Teltow
Ldstm. Johann Mrotzeck -- Neu-Freudenthal, Angerburg
Franz Losmann -- Trapönen, Ragnit
Gottfried Thalmann -- Gr. Heydekrug, Fischhausen
August Stettenhagen -- Schorellen, Pillkallen
Emil Saleschus -- Leopoldshof, Angerburg
Ernst Timm -- Buddern, Angerburg
Fritz Schmidt -- Kl. Aulowönen, Insterburg
Musk. Anton Tortz -- Ligota, Krotoschin
Fritz Supplie -- Insterburg
Klemens Nowitzki -- Slawianowo, Flatow
Artur Kirschnick -- Brasdorf, Königsberg
Wehrm. August Trottner -- Obelischken, Insterburg
Oskar Struwe -- Königsberg i. Pr.
Christian Jacob -- Werne, Bochum
Kriegsfreiwilliger Max Supplie -- Ischdagehlen, Insterburg
Res. Heinrich Slapel -- Völksen, Springe
Utffz. Karl Heil -- Kaiserslautern [?]
Ers. Res. Franz Kühn -- Gerdauen [died prior to 1. 3. 1915]
http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/1537864