Ewald von Massow Bio ???

[Thierry Tixier]

Bonjour,

Research bio and decorations on EWALD von MASSOW, Chef d. Generalstabes XXV AK, and deutscher Militarbeobachter Dienst in Bulgarien.

Thanks
Thierry

[Glenn2438]

Massow

Thierry,

Generalmajor Ewald Robert Valentin von Massow, born 17 Apr 1869 at Belgard in Pommern - 12 Oct 1942

Father: General der Kavallerie Robert von Massow

23 Mar 1887: Fahnenjunker in 2. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß
15 Oct 1889: Portepee-Fähnrich
14 Dec 1889: Sekonde-Lieutenant
28 Aug 1897: Premier-Lieutenant
9 Jul 1900: Adjutant of the Etappen-Kommando Ostasiatisches Exped. Korps
28 Nov 1901: Attached to the General Staff
22 Mar 1903: Hauptmann im General Stab
6 Sep 1905: General Staff III. Armee-Korps
27 Jan 1907: Company Commander Garde-Füsilier-Regiment
17 Apr 1908: General Staff
15 May 1908: Military Attaché in Sofia
17 Sep 09: Major N2n
11 Sep 1910: General Staff 6. Division
17 Oct 1912: Great General Staff
1912 - 1913: Attached to Bulgarian Headquarters during Balkan Wars
20 Nov 1913: Ia General Staff I. Armeekorps
27 Oct 1914: Chief of Staff XXV. Reserve-Korps
24 Dec 1914: Oberstleutnant
12 Sep 1915: Military Attaché in Sofia
17 Jan 1916: Military Plenipotentiary in Bulgaria
15 Jul 1917: Flügeladjutant to the Kaiser
1 Nov 1917: Oberst
1918-1919: Plenipotentiary General in Vienna
15 Apr 1920: Generalmajor and retirement

Pre War Decorations:

Red Eagle 4th Class with Crown
Crown Order 3rd Class with Swords on the Ring
Crown Order 4th Class with Swords
Johanniter Orden Ehrenritter
Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Herzog Peter-Friedrich Ludwig Ehrenritter 2nd Class with Silver Crown
Saxon-Ernestine House Order Knight's Cross 1st Class
Bulgarian Saint Alexander Order Commander's Cross with Swords
Bulgarian Military Merit Order Commander's Cross
Montenegrin "Tschernagorischer" Independence Order Commander's Cross
Star of Rumania Officer's Cross
Order of the Rumanian Crown Commander's Cross
Serbian Saint Sava Order Grand Cross 3rd Class


Wartime Decorations:

EK1 & EK 2
3rd Class Hohenzollern House Order with Swords
Crown Order 2nd Class with Swords
Officers' Long Service Decoration

Regards
Glenn

[Brian S]

Glenn, what source are you using for these bios, it's amazing?

[Glenn2438]

Stammlisten

Brian,

as we all know, the wretched Prussian Ranglisten are pretty useless for biographical information. Fortunately Ewald von Massow served in two regiments of which I own a published regimental Stammliste: 2. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß and the Garde-Füsilier-Regiment. These volumes contain the biographical details of all the officers who served in a particular regiment.

Some are more detailed than others and of course the most useful are those published AFTER WW1 but these are very much in the minority, most appearing before the war. The better volumes also include reserve officers, medical and veterinary officers and paymasters.

Regards
Glenn

[Glenn2438]

SS-Gruppenführer

Forgot to mention he was also an Allgemeine SS-Gruppenführer on the staff of the Reichsführer-SS. SS Number 39 421 and party number 315 743.

Regards
Glenn

[Thierry Tixier]

thanks Glenn for infos.

Thierry