Hi,
I was leafing through a variety of stuff while researching something else and came across a few people about whom I became curious. I was hoping some of you with better reference materials might fill in some gaps.
First is General der Infanterie Paul von Leszczynski. In the 1914 rank list, he was Chief of Infanterie-Regiment Markgraf Karl (7. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 60.
Among his multitude of decorations are, from Prussia, the Pour le Merite with Oakleaves, the Order of the Black Eagle with Chain, the Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle with Oakleaves, Swords and Swords on Ring, the Red Eagle 3rd class with Bow and Swords on the two-times black and three-times white-striped ribbon, the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Crown Order 2nd Class with Star.
From Baden, he had: the Commander with Star of the Militärischer Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstorden; the Order of Berthold I von Zähringen; the Order of the Zähringen Lion Commander's Cross with Star with Swords and Oakleaves; and the DA-Kreuz 2nd Class.
Among other military awards were the Bavarian Military Merit Order 2nd Class, the Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross 2nd Class, the Commander's Cross of the Württemberg Military Merit Order and the Austrian Order of Leopold 3rd Class with War Decoration.
According to a list of PLM recipients, Stanislaus Paul Eduard von Leszczynski received the PLM on 7 June 1864 and the Oaks on 5 February 1871. He's not on the list of Crown recipients, but the rank list says "mgKr" after the little PLM drawing.
Another on-line source says he died in 1918. That's all I found. Anybody know more?
Thanks,
Dave
I was leafing through a variety of stuff while researching something else and came across a few people about whom I became curious. I was hoping some of you with better reference materials might fill in some gaps.
First is General der Infanterie Paul von Leszczynski. In the 1914 rank list, he was Chief of Infanterie-Regiment Markgraf Karl (7. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 60.
Among his multitude of decorations are, from Prussia, the Pour le Merite with Oakleaves, the Order of the Black Eagle with Chain, the Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle with Oakleaves, Swords and Swords on Ring, the Red Eagle 3rd class with Bow and Swords on the two-times black and three-times white-striped ribbon, the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Crown Order 2nd Class with Star.
From Baden, he had: the Commander with Star of the Militärischer Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstorden; the Order of Berthold I von Zähringen; the Order of the Zähringen Lion Commander's Cross with Star with Swords and Oakleaves; and the DA-Kreuz 2nd Class.
Among other military awards were the Bavarian Military Merit Order 2nd Class, the Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross 2nd Class, the Commander's Cross of the Württemberg Military Merit Order and the Austrian Order of Leopold 3rd Class with War Decoration.
According to a list of PLM recipients, Stanislaus Paul Eduard von Leszczynski received the PLM on 7 June 1864 and the Oaks on 5 February 1871. He's not on the list of Crown recipients, but the rank list says "mgKr" after the little PLM drawing.
Another on-line source says he died in 1918. That's all I found. Anybody know more?
Thanks,
Dave
. I found somewhere on the Net a PDF scan of Lettow-Vorbeck's autobiography, wherein he describes some of the exploits he had under Estorff's command. Lettow-Vorbeck describes how he got his Crown Order 3rd Class with Swords and mentions how unusual it was in that grade for an officer of his rank, but he doesn't say what Estorff got for that action - the KO3x, the RAO4x or the RAO3xmKr (to judge by the bow and the special ribbon, both of his Red Eagles were with swords, if I understand this Red Eagle "system").
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