German names from Wolf's book

[Michael Lowrey]

Ludwig Reinhold, born January 7, 1885, entered service April 1904, Marine-Stabsarzt March 22, 1914. He's not listed with the title of "Dr." in either the 1918 Rangliste or the Ehrenrangliste. He’s in theater from June or July 1915, first at the Turkish Reserve Hospital Harbin through November 1915, then with the fleet shore detachment Gallipoli, the U-Boat Half-Flotilla Constantinople, and the Euphrates River detachment with the exact dates not specified.

Out of service January 17, 1919. Charakter as a Marine-Oberstabsarzt April 27, 1921.

German decorations in early 1918 are the EK2 and the Red cross Medal 3rd Class.

[Michael Lowrey]

Prof. Dr. Max Reich, born May 3, 1862, entered service April 1885, left service at some point before the war. He’s another of those reused officer that weren’t reinstated to the active-duty officer list. Charakter as a  Generaloberarzt (medical equivalent of a Fregattenkapitän) January 27, 1916.

Herr Prof. Dr. Reich was very well connected, serving early during the war as a personal medical advisor to Prince Henry of Prussia (!).

With the German Iraq group from August or September 1916 to July 1917, then VI. Osman Army, surgery consultant and at a hospital in Baghdad briefly (to July 1917), then head doctor at the Johanniter Hospital in Beirut.

 

 

[Michael Lowrey]

3 hours ago, stevenbecker said:

Reegs    Capt / Hptm    Staff Airforce OC Armee-Flugpark der Heeresgruppe F at Damascus see Orbat 1917     1917-18    (not identified)?

 

Reeps Ludwig     Capt / Hptm    unknown (not identified)     unknown    (not identified)

I have a feeling that these are the same guy, a retired Hauptmann with the last name of Reeps formerly of IR 58 that returned to service during the war. I’m sure Glenn will be along shortly with the details.

[Glenn J]

7 hours ago, stevenbecker said:

Reeps Ludwig     Capt / Hptm

Something I wrote over at GMIC years ago:

Ludwig Wilhelm Gustav Reeps, born 1 October 1876 in Posen.

A former cadet, he entered Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 17 as a Gemeiner on 28 March 1895. Transfered to Infanterie-Regiment 20 on 19 November 1895 he was promoted to Portepee-Fähnrich on 15 February 1896. Commissioned as a Seconde-Lieutenant on 18.10.96, he was assigned to the NCO School at Treptow on 1 April 1904. Transfered to Infanterie-Regiment 58 on 1 April 1906 he was promoted to Oberleutnant on 22.3.07. Retired on 6 June 1907. Recalled for service in WW1, he was promoted to Hauptmann a.D. in Flieger-Abteilung 54 on 22.5.15.

And this from the Luftwaffe career summary guys:

25.09.41 Obstlt., appt Kdr. Fliegerschule d.Lw. (S) 1 (to 04.42). 04.42 Obstlt., appt Kdr. Erg.Gr. (S) 1 (to 14.10.43). 01.07.42 appt Kdr. II./LLG 1. 15.06.44 Oberst, appt Fliegerführer
Fallschirm-AOK 1 (to 15.07.44).

I should imagine he and REEGS are the same man.

Regards

Glenn

[Glenn J]

18 hours ago, stevenbecker said:

Restorff von    Capt / Hptm

Hauptmann Reinhold von Restorff, born 27 March 1869 at Grabowen in East Prussia. A re-employed former active field artillery Hauptmann (appointed without a Patent on 18.10.02 and granted a Patent of 15.9.05) of Feldartillerie-Regiment 24. He retired from active service on 3 April 1906. Mobilised and employed as the adjutant to the Governor-General of Belgium, he was already assigned as the adjutant to GFM von der Goltz when he received the Charakter of Major on 1 April 1915 and consequently the rank an Ottoman lieutenant-colonel.

Died 11 May 1921 at Brookhusen, near Rostock.

Regards

Glenn

[stevenbecker]

Cheers, I did notice this from another source

Reich    Generaloberstabsarzt Dr Marine    Senior Medical officer Arzt des johanniter krankenhaus in beirut (Doctor at the Johanniter Hospital in Beirut) uberetatsmadig bei Mittlemeer Division Deutsches bakteriologisches institut Konstantinopel 1918    1917-18    (not identified)? Kaiserliche Marine shown US National Archives online records of the German Navy Item 808

Todays

Rhode Josef    ObLtzS Marine    SMS Goeben (Yavuz)    1918-    (not identified) Kaiserliche Marine shown in book by Klaus Wolf

Richter Friedrich    Oberingenieur (Ing) Marine    OberIngenieur Sdr-Kdo (Sonderkommando Usedom) RTG returned Ingenieur (Engineer officer) Armaments Inspector    1914-  1915-18    Kaiserliche Marine awarded EK II 7-16 shown in book by Klaus Wolf (not identified) 

Riekau    Stabsarzt Dr    Stabsarzt MO Ottoman 2nd Army at Charput    1915-18    shown in book by Klaus Wolf

Not Wolf (Richter appears to be another of those names that there are many of, and maybe the same man?)

Retzlaff    Maj    Stabsoffizier Stab der Heeresgruppe Jildirim - shown Orbat 1917     1917-18    (not identified)?

Richter    Lt    Istanbul Avrupa yakasinda (Istanbul on the European side)    unknown    (not identified)? to many to confirm?

Richter    Lt de R    Flugabwehr-Kanonenzug 153 (Flakzug)  (European side of Constantinople)    1916-18    (not identified)? 
 

[Michael Lowrey]

Friedrich Richter, born November 30, 1873, entered service February 1893, made Marine-Ingenieur at some point and left the navy. He’s another of those reused officers that weren’t reinstated to the active-duty list. He’s promoted to Marine-Oberngenieur on March 22, 1916 and served with the Sonderkommando Türkei as a consulting engineer to the Waffenamt from November 1915 to the end of the war.

Richter died on April 13, 1919.

[Glenn J]

11 hours ago, stevenbecker said:

Riekau    Stabsarzt Dr  

Another botched spelling:

Württemberg Oberarzt d.R. Dr. Bruno Niekau. born 25 March 1886 in Berlin. Promoted to Assistenzarzt d.R. (Landwehr-Bezirk Reutlingen) on 18.12.13 and to Oberarzt d.R. on 14.1.16. Initially served with Korpsbrückentrain (bridging train) 13. Ottoman medical captain. Awarded an Austro-Hungarian Franz-Josef Order Knight's Cross serving at Kriegslazarett Bigali.

Died 19 January 1978.

Regards

Glenn

[Glenn J]

12 hours ago, Michael Lowrey said:

made Marine-Ingenieur at some point and left the navy.

Michael,

commissioned as a Marine-Ingenieur on 30 March 1906. He retired on 6 August 1909 with the Charakter as a Marine-Oberingenieur. Awarded a Patent of his grade on 22 March 1916.

Regards

Glenn

[Glenn J]

19 hours ago, stevenbecker said:

Retzlaff    Maj    Stabsoffizier

Major Arnold Retzlaff, born 28 July 1873 at Theerwisch, Ortelsberg District in East Prussia. He entered the Prussian army on 9 February 1893 from the cadet corps as a Portepee-Fähnrich in Pionier-Bataillon 11 and promoted to supernumerary Seconde-Lieutenant on 15.7.93. By 1914 He was an Hauptmann (17.9.09) and serving with the III. Stamm-See-Bataillon. Promoted to Major on 27.1.16, He was the StOPi (staff officer pioneers) at Heeresgruppe F. Charakter as an Oberstleutnant a.D. on 21 January 1921.

Regards

Glenn

[Glenn J]

19 hours ago, stevenbecker said:

Rhode Josef    ObLtzS Marine

Josef Rhode, born 1 January 1899 was not a commissioned officer. Only entered the navy in October 1916 appointed a Fähnrich zur See on 17 September 1917. On the Goeben from May 1918 until wars end. Released to the reserves in December 1918 and commissioned as a Leutnant zur See der Reserve on 28 September 1919. Out of service on 21 January as a Leutnant zur See.

I hold out little hope for your two additional Richters who are not in Wolf's table.

Regards

Glenn

[stevenbecker]

Cheers, Yes the blokes who are not mentioned in Wolf are long shots but its worth bring them up as you never know what is out there?

Glenn, nice pick up, I did have him, but again could not place him (wolf had him in 2nd Army but since both Armies are on the Caucasus Front at that time)

Niekau (possibly Bruno)     Dr    Arzt Medical 3rd Army reported on 3rd Army at Kharput 12-16     1916-    mentioned in Sanders book page 132 (not identified)? 

Todays

Riemeyer Julius    ObLtzS (Ing) Marine    Ingenieur (Engineer Officer) Shipbuilding Kaiserliche Marine     1915-    (not identified) Kaiserliche Marine shown in book by Klaus Wolf

Rietzsch Willy    ObLtzS deR Marine    Commander Ottoman Torpedo Boat shown Flagg Lt Ottoman Torpedo Boat Half Flotilla 1918     1916-18    (not identified) Kaiserliche Marine shown in book by Klaus Wolf

Ritter Georg    Oberingenieur (Ing) Marine    OberIngenieur Sdr-Kdo (Sonderkommando Usedom) RTG returned Ingenieur (Engineer officer) Armaments Inspectorate    1915-  1916-    (not identified)? Kaiserliche Marine shown in book by Klaus Wolf
 

Not in Wolf

Rietzsch    Maj    Sam'da Yildirm Ordusunda Menzil Müfettis yardimcisi (Assistant to Range Investigator in Yildirm Army in Sam (Damascus)    1917-18    (not identified)? to many to confirm?

Ritter Hermann    Lt (Marine MA)?   Sdr-Kdo (Sonderkommando Usedom) Artillery officer - Coastal Artillery to Stabsoffizier Yildirim    1915-17    (not identified)? shown in book by Klaus Wolf
 

Edited 10 May by stevenbecker

[Michael Lowrey]

Willy Rietzsch, born February 8, 1893, Crew 1911, Oberleutnat zur See (regular navy, not a reserve officer) April 26, 1917, on the battleship Wittelsbach through November 1915, then a watch officer on various torpedo boats (destroyers) through the end of 1917. About the start of 1918, he becomes the commander of a Turkish torpedo boat and he‘s listed in that role through the end of the war in the Ehrenrangliste.

Out of service November 24, 1919.  German decoration in early 1918 is the EK2.

Died December 5, 1926.

[Michael Lowrey]

Hermann Ritter, born June 15, 1889, entered service October 1908, Leutnant der Reserve der Martosenartillerie November 16, 1917, which is after Ritter leaves the theater. Ritter joins the Sonderkommando Türkei in September or October 1914 apparently in part for his language skills, as he’s listed as a translator and then battery officer. Ritter returns to Germany in June 1917. 

Out of service January 21, 1920. German decoration in early 1918: none (!), though his employment as an artillery officer would seem to make at least an EK2 likely later in 1918.

[Michael Lowrey]

Georg Ritter, born August 15, 1863, entered service February 1884, Charakter as a Marine-Oberingenieur February 14, 1901. Georg Ritter was another of those retired officer that was served without being reinstated into the active-duty officer list. In his case, in theater it was between December 1915 or January 1916 and August 1916, when Ritter served with the Sonderkommando Türkei as a weapons inspector. 

[Michael Lowrey]

Julius Riemeyer, born 1876, wasn’t an engineering officer but rather a shipbuilding official, Marine-Schiffbaumeister (the civil equivalent of a Kapitänleutnant) January 8, 1910 and Charakter of a Marine-Baurat (civil equivalent of a Korvettenkapitän) August 22, 1917.

He was also an army Leutnant der Landwehr II. but that wasn't why he was in theater.

German decoration in early 1918 is the standard version of the EK2 (and not a non-combat related award on a different ribbon commonly).

[GreyC]

22 hours ago, Michael Lowrey said:

Marine-Baurat (civil equivalent of a Korvettenkapitän)

Hi,

I have to disagree. It´s not the civil equivalent. A Marine-Baurat and other ranks in the " navy building-business"were  navy officials (Beamte) with the right to wear (a) uniform that did not differ much from other navy officers´uniforms.

See here for example:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Müller_(Marinebaurat)

Edited 12 May by GreyC

[Glenn J]

23 hours ago, stevenbecker said:

Rietzsch    Maj    Sam'da Yildirm Ordusunda Menzil Müfettis yardimcisi (Assistant to Range Investigator in Yildirm Army in Sam (Damascus)    1917-18    (not identified)? to many

I have found Herr Rietzsch. Will come back with details in the morning.

Regards

Glenn

[stevenbecker]

Cheers 

Was his rank Baurat or Schiffbaumeister

I have others which I found, but are the ranks correct?

Klagemann Johannes    Kapt-Lt Marine    Oberbaurat und Betriebsdirektor (Maschinenbau)  Technical Mechanical Engineering MMD (Military Mediterranean Division) Kaiserlich to Oberbaurat (Fregatten-Kapitän) 25-6-17
Presse (Preuß) Paul    Oberbaurat Dr (Ing) Marine    Marineoberbaurat und Betriebsdirektor senior naval construction official departmental head for naval construction of the Mittelmeerdivision 10-15 to 11-16 - Silah ve mühimmat dairesinde kurmay subayi (Army officer in arms and ammunition) (Rüstungs- und Munitionsinspektion) Arms and Munitions Inspectorate & Oberbaurat (Senior building officer) Shipyard Specialist Sdr-Kdo (Sonderkommando Usedom) 
Schneider Friedrich    Baurat Marine    Marinebaurat Shipbuilding in MMD (Military Mediterranean Division) shown Technische Sektion schiffbau (shipbuilding) ner beurat (an advisory) 1918
Wustrau    Baurat Marine    Techn berater d. koflug Baurat (technical consultant d. koflug building council) with (Tigris Kampf gruppe) 1918

Then again I have this bloke

Meisner Erich Robert     Baumeister Marine    Responsible for ships engines in the MMD (Military Mediterranean Division) Baurat

[Glenn J]

Hauptmann (18.11.11) Adolf Rietzsch, born 18 November 1877 at Ehrenbreitstein. Commissioned from the cadet corps into Infanterie-Regiment 96 on 7.3.96. Highly decorated Southwest Africa veteran, he was serving as the adjutant of the Landwehr inspectorate in Essen in 1914. Promoted to Major on 25.2.18. Lines of communications inspector of Heeregruppe Jilderim and holder of the Hohenzollern Knight's Cross with Swords. Luftwaffe Oberst in WW2.

Regards

Glenn

 

[Glenn J]

Steve,

Johannes Klagemann:

18.4.08: Marine-Baurat für Maschinenbau

25.6.17: Marine-Oberbaurat und Maschinenbau-Betriebsdirektor

Paul Presse:

29.4.13: Marine-Oberbaurat und Schiffbau-Betriebsdirektor

Friedrich Schneider:

30.9.09: Marine-Schiffbaumeister

28.4.17: Charakter as a Marine-Baurat für Schiffbau 

Harry Wustrau:

27.7.08: Marine-Schiffbaumeister

25.6.17: Marine-Baurat für Schiffbau

Erich Meisner:

28.9.07: Marine-Maschinenbaumeister

28.9.16: Charakter as a Marine-Baurat für Maschinenbau

21.1.18: Marine-Baurat für Maschinenbau

Regards

Glenn

[stevenbecker]

Cheers, sorry for that distraction

Todays

Roesner (Rösner) Ernst     ObAssistenzarzt Dr Marine    Oberassistenzarzt Military Mediterranean Division MMD - shown MO U Boat Half Flotilla Konstantinopel (replaced Reinhold) 4-18 to 11-18     1916-18    (not identified) Kaiserliche Marine shown in book by Klaus Wolf

Rohde    ObLtzS Marine    Coastal Inspectorate    1915-17    (not identified)? Kaiserliche Marine shown in Klaus Wolf's Book 

Röhr     Kapt-Lt Marine    not stated?    1915-    (not identified)? Kaiserliche Marine shown in Klaus Wolf's Book 

any more on these men

Rohdewald August Heinrich Wilhelm (Pasha)     Col (Lt-Gen)    Deutsche Militäry Mission Türkei - Generalstab - Ottoman General Staff departments (e.g. operations, intelligence, military history etc) - Genel Kurmay 2. Baskani (2nd Chief of General Staff) - QMG Ottoman Heneral HQ    1916-18     (1866 - 1945) reported died as Gen-Maj shown in book by Klaus Wolf

Röhlfing Hans    Capt / Hptm    Artillery officer - 6.Orduda 930. Sahra topçu Birligi komutani (6th Army 930th Field artillery unit commander) German Irakgruppe Mesopotamia    1915-16    (born at Raven Westphalen DoD 11-12-16) of pneumonia im Deutschen Krankenhaus Mesopotamia grave in German war cemetery at Tarabya Istanbul shown in book by Klaus Wolf

PS.

On double checking Rohde I notice I had these men who also fit the bill?

Rohde Hans    Kapt (Maj) Marine    Naval MG Sects Marine-Landungsabteilung at Gallipoli (replaced Kottwitz sick 10-15)  önce Geliboluda Çikarma Birlikleri komutani sonra Deniz kuvvetleri Komutanliginda Amiral subayi (before the Geliboluda Dispatch Units commander then the Navy Command Commander)    1914-16    Kaiserliche Marine later military attache in Ankara) (not identified)?

and or

Rohde Karl-Nicolaus    Kor-Kapt (Maj) Marine    Mittelmeerdivision CoCommander (replaced von Arnim sick) Ottoman Battleship  "Barbaros Hayrettin" (Barbaros Hayreddin) 12-14 supported defence of Dardanelles 4-15 to Commander Naval Shore Det Naval MG Sects Marine-Landungsabteilung on Gallipoli 5-15 to Stab Military Mediterranean Division MMD 10-15     1914-16    (born 1879 died ) Kaiserliche Marine Crew 1898 RTG illness 12-16 awarded Order of the Red Eagle 4th class and EK II & EK I 7-15 shown in book by Klaus Wolf
 

Edited 13 May by stevenbecker

[Michael Lowrey]

Even allowing for Wolf's inability to get ranks correct and frequent misspellings, I can’t find a match for Rohde or Röhr beyond Karl-Nicolaus Rohde previously discussed. The other somewhat close entry is an Oberleutnant zur See Hermann Rohne, Crew 1909, who was a U-boat officer out of the Austrian ports. Maybe Glenn will have better luck.

Dr. Ernst Roesner, born February 11, 1887, entered service April 1910, Marine-Assistenarzt January 27, 1915. Transfers to the reserves on May 21, 1917 as a Marine-Assistenarzt der Reserve. He’s assigned various places in theater late in the war; dates are unclear. After leaving Titania in August 1917, Roesner is listed with the Marine-U-Boat Half Flotilla Konstantinopel (active duty entry) and/or with the naval detachment Duindzi (in Asia Minor), then on the hospital ships General and Prinzessin (reserve entry).  Not sure why the active-duty entry shows service after he transfers to the reserves.

Out of service December 14, 1918. German decorations in early 1918 are the EK2 and Württemberg’s Friedrichs-Orden.

[Glenn J]

9 hours ago, stevenbecker said:

Röhlfing Hans    Capt / Hptm  

The chaos and wasted time a misplaced Umlaut can cause!

Hauptmann Johannes Rohlfing, originally commissioned into Feldartillerie-Regiment 22 with a Patent of 19.8.01. At the outbreak of war, an Oberleutnant (18.8.10) and the regimental adjutant of FAR 22. Promoted to Hauptmann on 8.10.14.

Regards

Glenn

[Glenn J]

18 hours ago, stevenbecker said:

Rohde Hans    Kapt (Maj) Marine  

Steve,

the later Generalleutnant Hans Rohde (1888-1954) was certainly not a naval officer! Yes, he served in Palestine on the staff of Heeresgruppe F as an intelligence and liaison officer. Interestingly he also served as an Ottoman lieutenant before the war from 1910 to 1913 and served in the 1st Balkan War. He also served with Ottoman forces in Rumania in Heeregruppe Mackensen attached to the Ottoman VI. Corps. He was the recipient of a full rack of WW1 Ottoman awards. He was not promoted to the rank of a Prussian Hauptmann until 20 September 1918.

Regards

Glenn