Generals boards (Waldersee part2)

[mravery]

Hello All,

This tunic is proposed to belong to F.M. von Waldersee...... but I have an intersting question....

Could these boards have belonged to anyone else....

Gen Adj to Wilhelm I and rank of Gen. d (???).....

Thoughts ??

Cheers
Mark

[Glenn2438]

Generaladjutant

Hello All,

Could these boards have belonged to anyone else....

Mark,

indeed they could. In the 1900 Rangliste alone there are listed one Generaloberst and a further eight General der .... as former Adjutant Generals of Kaiser Wilhelm I.

Regards
Glenn

[mravery]

Hey Glenn,

Was a Gen Adj allowed to continue to wear the Wilhelm I cypher for the remnder of thier career ??

Or only while they were active in the position ??

So... these 8 General d. ??? ... did they hold this rank prior to 1888 or was this their rank in 1900 ??

Cheers
Mark

[Glenn2438]

Generaladjutant

Mark,

as I understand the situation a former Generaladjutant to a deceased Monarch remained in the Army List and continued to wear the cipher of the deceased. The Generals in 1900 held the rank at that point. Without doing some further digging around I cannot say whether they were already full generals prior to 1888.

Regards
Glenn

[mravery]

Mark,

as I understand the situation a former Generaladjutant to a deceased Monarch remained in the Army List and continued to wear the cipher of the deceased. The Generals in 1900 held the rank at that point. Without doing some further digging around I cannot say whether they were already full generals prior to 1888.

Regards
Glenn

Hey Glenn,

Thanks for the info...... if you get a chance... can you give me the names of the 8 Gen d. ??

Cheers
Mark

[Glenn2438]

Generaladjutant

General der Kavallerie Karl Graf von der Goltz
General der Infanterie Hugo von Obernitz
General der Infanterie Bernhard von Werder
General der Infanterie Lothar von Schweinitz
General der Kavallerie Heinrich VII. Prinz Reuß
General der Kavallerie von Rauch
General der Kavallerie Ahasverus Graf von Lehndorff
General der Artillerie Anton Fürst Radziwill

Regards
Glenn

[mravery]

General der Kavallerie Karl Graf von der Goltz
General der Infanterie Hugo von Obernitz
General der Infanterie Bernhard von Werder
General der Infanterie Lothar von Schweinitz
General der Kavallerie Heinrich VII. Prinz Reuß
General der Kavallerie von Rauch
General der Kavallerie Ahasverus Graf von Lehndorff
General der Artillerie Anton Fürst Radziwill

Regards
Glenn

Thanks Glenn,

Bad Willie... bad bad.....

You should only have ONE Gen Adj.... makes research easier 100 years later

Cheers and Thanks !
Mark

[Daniel Krause]

General der Kavallerie Karl Graf von der Goltz GdK 22.03.1875
General der Infanterie Hugo von Obernitz GdI 11.06.1879
General der Infanterie Bernhard von Werder GdI 22.03.1884
General der Infanterie Lothar von Schweinitz GdI 20.09.1884
General der Kavallerie Heinrich VII. Prinz Reuß GdK 20.09.1884
General der Kavallerie von Rauch GdK 18.09.1886
General der Kavallerie Ahasverus Graf von Lehndorff GdK 14.04.1888
General der Artillerie Anton Fürst Radziwill actually GdI 14.04.1888, GdA 22.03.1889 - odd!

Best regards

Daniel

[mravery]

General der Kavallerie Karl Graf von der Goltz GdK 22.03.1875
General der Infanterie Hugo von Obernitz GdI 11.06.1879
General der Infanterie Bernhard von Werder GdI 22.03.1884
General der Infanterie Lothar von Schweinitz GdI 20.09.1884
General der Kavallerie Heinrich VII. Prinz Reuß GdK 20.09.1884
General der Kavallerie von Rauch GdK 18.09.1886
General der Kavallerie Ahasverus Graf von Lehndorff GdK 14.04.1888
General der Artillerie Anton Fürst Radziwill actually GdI 14.04.1888, GdA 22.03.1889 - odd!

Best regards

Daniel

Thanks daniel,

So it appears that 7 of the 8 ALL made Gen d. ?? during the reign of Wilhelm Ist....

Hummmmm

Cheers and Thanks guys !
Mark