stevenbecker Posted 29 January , 2021 Share Posted 29 January , 2021 Mates, I notice this man who is shown in the Vermisstenliste 1. Weltkrieg and Verlustlisten 1. Weltkrieg; Stopinski Georg Gefr Maschinengewehr-Abteilung 2 Türkei 1916-17 (1892 at Berlin KIA 24-2-17) bisher vermitzt MIA gemeldet gefallen shown vermisst Ort 24-2-17 at Kuttei . I did think the unit maybe one of the Companies in the Maschinengewehr-Abteilung der Heersgruppe F - MGK 601-608, but I am not sure? The place where he was lost also had me? Kuttei Was this in Palestine or Mesopotamia or some other place in Turkey? I tried a number of towns in Google maps, but it maybe renamed by now? Any ideas would help? Cheers S.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knittinganddeath Posted 29 January , 2021 Share Posted 29 January , 2021 Which places did you try in Google? I came up with Khotai, Iran; Kotayk, Armenia; Khatai, Azerbaijan; Kötek, Turkey; Kutaisi, Georgia; Qudaid, Saudi Arabia; Kubaida, Kuwait; Kubaysah, Iraq; Qadah, Oman... Kutais (Kutaisi) in Georgia is mentioned in this article from April 1918: "Das türkische Hauptquartier meldet: ...An der Küste sind unsere Truppen über Ozurgeti hinaus im Vormarsch gegen die Eisenbahnlinie Kutais-Batum." (The Turkish headquarters reports: ...On the coast, our troops are advancing beyond Ozurgeti towards the Kutais-Batum railway line.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knittinganddeath Posted 29 January , 2021 Share Posted 29 January , 2021 (edited) Sorry for cluttering up the thread, I can't seem to edit my previous post. Kut-el-Amara might be a candidate? From Australian news in January 1917: "It is officially announced that the British made progress eastward and westward of Kut-el-Amara, and except for a small area north-eastward of Kut-al Amara, the whole right bank eastward of the Shatt-el-Hai has been cleared of the enemy." From February 1917, also reported in Australia: "It was announced In the House of Commons today that our forces under General Maude have captured Kut-el-Amara. We took prisoners 1730 in two days. The whole of the enemy's positions from Sanna i-Yat to Kut-el Amara have now been secured." Kut-el could easily be misread as Kut-ei...in fact the OCR scanner for that articles linked above did so, which is how I found them. Edited 29 January , 2021 by knittinganddeath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 29 January , 2021 Share Posted 29 January , 2021 Steve Georg Stopinski was, according to the ICRC records, last seen in Baghdad in Feb 1917. The RC card records that MG Abteilung Türkei was part of the German Irakgruppe. https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/3567364/1/2/ Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 29 January , 2021 Share Posted 29 January , 2021 Mates, Thank you for the replys, Knitt Yes I looked at a number of these, but could not agree either, but the Mespot or Caucas was the best idea. Charlie Mate what can I say, One of the MG group sent to Iraq during 1916, I was short of any of these men sent to support the fighting around Kut with the Big Guy (Goltz) Thanks S.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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