Putsch/ Feldherrnhalle Grouping

[Martin M.]

Can anyone hazard a guess on the year?

[Martin M.]

And the man himself,Gerhard Roßbach.

[Br. James]

Great pix, Martin! Looks like Emil Maurice at the near end of the second row in your #555. And, since no one seems to be wearing the Blood Order, that fact gives a hint as to how early these pix are.

Cheers,

Br. James

[ErichS]

My guess is 1933.

[kyles bullets]

Post 556 3 away from the left has a number on his armband, making the photo 1933 or earlier I believe

[Martin M.]

Thanks gents, 1933 was my thinking also. James, good spot, it certainly looks like Emil Maurice.

[Br. James]

Thanks, Martin. As I looked again at these pix it seemed to me that the tall young man in the second row from the left on note #556 could have been Hans-Adolf Prützmann, so I looked him up. Prützmann was not a holder of either the Blood Order or the Golden Party Badge, but he did serve with a number of Freikorps units between 1918-1921 and again in 1923. I did not find his name directly associated with Freikorps Roßbach, though the Roßbach group was active in Prützmann's area of northeastern Germany at that time, so Prützmann could have served with the Roßbach unit.

Gerhard Roßbach himself did not hold the Blood Order. So I now wonder whether these pix are really associated with 8/9 November festivities or whether they record a gathering of the Freikorps Roßbach independently? Or perhaps the Roßbach unit marched in the 8/9 November ceremonies as a discreet group, not directly related to the Putsch event though supporting it?

Br. James

[Martin M.]

James, The man in the photo you are refering to is not part of the Roßbach Gruppe, Hans-Adolf Prützmann or not, i don't know. Patzwall lists Prützmann as recieving the AH GPB IN 30.01.1939.
Maybe Gerhard Roßbach is there catching up with old comrades and not part of the days events. The 3 selected photo's i posted above are part of a small album celebrating 1 BO holder and the 8/9 november.

[ErichS]

Rossbach should have diffently qualified for the BO for his participation in the putsch but he fell into disfavor with Hitler and hence no medal.

[Br. James]

Thanks for catching my hasty comment, Martin. While I checked the main Patzwall list of BO recipients, I neglected to check the Honorary GPB list...and there Prützmann is. I guess I also misunderstood your submitting these three photos as indicating that they were all Freikorps Roßbach members.

Br. James

[Jon Fish]

9th November
Have a beer today like the guys can be seen here doing in 36 , prost!

[Tony T-S]

It is too. Not too many years now till the 100th anniversary.

[ErichS]

One of my favorite photo cards.

[Br. James]

A great one! Cheers, Erich,

Br. James

[Tom B]

While visiting the site in 1975, I over heard an old man tell a companion he was with, " I was here that day in 1923". Tom