Rittmeister Bodenstedt served his entire career with Husar Regiment 13 (King Hubert of Italy) and was killed in action at Kutno on the Eastern Front on 16 November 1914.
Leutnant 18.8.00 M10, probably vorpatentiert in 1902
Oberleutnant 27.1.10 P12p
Rittmeister 4.7.14 but senority cannot be determined due to his death
He attended the Militär-Reit-Institut around 1907. He was the Regimental Adjutant in 1912 and 1913 and had no awards as of May 1913. He received all three between May 1913 and February 1914. His Order of the Crown of Italy-Officer was gazetted in the Militärwochenblatt 21 February 1914.
The bar consists of the Prussian Order of the Crown 4th Class; Italian Order of the Italian Crown, Officer Grade in gold maker marked; Italian Order of Saints Mauritius and Lazarus, Knight's Cross in gold maker marked.
Why the Italians gave him two orders in six months will remain a mystery. Bodenstedt wore his foreign decorations at a time when Italy and Germany together with Austria-Hungary formed the so called Triple Alliance and were still allies. This ended the following year when Italy, signed the 1915 Treaty of London and decided to join the allies. Bodenstedt was already dead by then but his medal group remains. In the spring of 1914 it must have looked like he had a glorious career ahead of him.
Leutnant 18.8.00 M10, probably vorpatentiert in 1902
Oberleutnant 27.1.10 P12p
Rittmeister 4.7.14 but senority cannot be determined due to his death
He attended the Militär-Reit-Institut around 1907. He was the Regimental Adjutant in 1912 and 1913 and had no awards as of May 1913. He received all three between May 1913 and February 1914. His Order of the Crown of Italy-Officer was gazetted in the Militärwochenblatt 21 February 1914.
The bar consists of the Prussian Order of the Crown 4th Class; Italian Order of the Italian Crown, Officer Grade in gold maker marked; Italian Order of Saints Mauritius and Lazarus, Knight's Cross in gold maker marked.
Why the Italians gave him two orders in six months will remain a mystery. Bodenstedt wore his foreign decorations at a time when Italy and Germany together with Austria-Hungary formed the so called Triple Alliance and were still allies. This ended the following year when Italy, signed the 1915 Treaty of London and decided to join the allies. Bodenstedt was already dead by then but his medal group remains. In the spring of 1914 it must have looked like he had a glorious career ahead of him.
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