The official AHF Imperial German Army & Navy quiz thread

[Glenn2438]

Hi Peter,

Hans von Fabeck.

Regards
Glenn

[Peter H]

Correct Glenn.

Best regards,
Peter

[Glenn2438]

Sorry for the delay Peter,

I was away for a couple of days.

Who was the professional head of the Prussian Army Medical Branch during the entire course of WW1?

Regards
Glenn

[JPK]

General Stab Arzt d.A. Prof Dr v.Schierning (Rang als GL) Chef d.Sanitäts Korps and Chef d.Feld-Sanitätswesens
Last grade: GStA d.A m.d.Range als GdI aD
+28.6.1921
Regards
Jean

[Glenn2438]

Hi Jean,

Schierning it is!

Here is a portrait of the General from a wartime magazine.

Regards
Glenn

[JPK]

Bonsoir
Merci Glenn, same question but with Bayern
Who was the abteilung chef der KB Medizinal Abteilung.?

A bonus if I can get a pic of this general.
Regards
Jean

[JPK]

No answer....

Abteilungschef: Dr Karl Ritter v. Seydel. Generalstabsarzt der Armee. Honorar-Professor an der Universität München.

The first one who want to post another question is welcome.

JPK

[Peter H]

A future Generalfeldmarschall in WW1,I had the distinction of fighting against the Prussians in 1866.

[Glenn2438]

Hi Peter,

that must be Prinz Leopold von Bayern.

Regards
Glenn

[Peter H]

Correct Glenn.

I've always been curious if veterans of the German Federation(Hannover, Saxony, Hessen-Kassel, Nassau and Bavaria) who sided with Austria in 1866 even reminisced with their Prussian brothers about opposing each other in the firing lines.

Your turn.

Regards,
Peter

[Glenn2438]

Hi Peter,

I should not imagine there were too many veterans of 1866 still in or recalled to service in WW1. Of course people like Hindenburg, von Woyrsch and some other very senior Prussian commanders had seen service in that campaign as very junior officers or aspirant officers.

Who was a former commander of Dragoon Regiment Nr. 6 who for most of the war commanded a Reserve-Division? A couple of further clues: Unusually for the times he was Jewish and retired as charakterisierte General der Kavallerie. He was also a Pour le Mérite winner.

Regards
Glenn

[Peter H]

Glenn,

Robert Loeb,who commanded the 14.Reserve-Division?

I didn't know he was Jewish.

Have you a photo of him?

Regards,
Peter

[Glenn2438]

Hi Peter,

well done!

I'll post a photo this evening.

Regards
Glenn

[Glenn2438]

Hi Peter,

here he is. The photograph is taken from an interesting little article in the January 1989 edition of the Zeitschrift für Heereskunde titled General der Kavallerie Robert Loeb - Die Geschichte eines jüdischen Generals. The General died on the 26th of January 1925.

Regards
Glenn

[Peter H]

Thanks Glenn.

Were there any other Jewish Generals?

regards,
Peter