Glenn J Posted 25 February Share Posted 25 February 20 hours ago, stevenbecker said: Conn Bruno Kor-Kapt (LtCol) Marine Korvettenkapitän (27.1.15) Bruno Carl Conn, born 14 July 1881 in Hamburg. One of the original officers of the Sonderkommando in the rank of Kapitänleutnant (Ottoman Major and then lieutenant colonel on promotion to Korvettenkapitän. August 1914 - chief of the Turkish torpedo boat half-flotilla until March 1915 when appointed to the staff of the German commander in chief on the Bosporus. August 1915 commander of the German detachment in the Dardanelles. April 1916 returned to Germany as the 1st assistant to the director of torpedo matters until the wars end. Retired on 23 August 1919 and Charakter as Fregattenkapitän on 29 June 1920. Following the war studied chemistry and appointed doctor of philosophy. Additionally worked as a journalist. No WW2 service apparent. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 25 February Share Posted 25 February 20 hours ago, stevenbecker said: Cummerow Capt / Hptm shown Inspector of the Etappe (LofC) for 6th Army - Saxon Hauptmann (23.9.11) Hermann Cummerow (10 January 1878 in Demmin -13 January 1966 in Greifswald). Active infantry officer in Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 102. December 1914 in the general staff of the lines of communication inspectorate of 3. Armee, Ended the war as a battalion commander in Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr, 243. Promoted to Major 17. 1.16. Remained in the Reichsheer retiring as a charakterisierte Oberst in 1926. Returned to service in WW2 as commandant of Feldkommandantur 610. Promoted to Oberst z.V. on 1 March 1940. SS-Brigadeführer. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 25 February Share Posted 25 February 21 hours ago, stevenbecker said: Conrad Alfred Lt Straits Command Canakkale (Sonderkommando Usedom) 1915-17 return Sonderkommando Vizefeuerwerker der Reserve Alfred Conrad, born 14 February 1892. At mobilisation with the III. Matrosen-Artillerie-Abteilung. May 1915 to the German detachment in the Dardanelles as a platoon commander. Commissioned as a Leutnant der Reserve on 24.5.17. June 1917 leader of the "Javus Batterie". Returned to Sonderkommando in October 1918 and finally to the naval detachment in the Crimea in November 1918. Demobilised 21 January 1920. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 25 February Share Posted 25 February 11 minutes ago, Glenn J said: Feldkommandantur 610 Courtesy Forum der Wehrmacht: https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Kommandantur/FK610-R.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenbecker Posted 25 February Author Share Posted 25 February Cheers, Todays Danz Kurt Kapt-Lt Marine Stabszahlmeister (Paymaster) Admin Sdr-Kdo (Sonderkommando Usedom) and Ottoman Ministry of Marine 1914-18 (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Deckhert Kapt Marine unknown 1916-18 (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Deckhert (Deckert) Karl LtzS Marine SMS Goeben (Yavuz) and SMS Breslau (Midilli) to Syria shown aufsonder unternehmungen (special activities) 1918 wird nach rückkehr von der unternehmung anstatt.o überwiesen (will be transferred from the company instead of.o upon return) 1915-18 (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Who are the two Derkhert's, Ottoman sources show one, but not the other, are they the same man? Look forward to what you can find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 20 hours ago, stevenbecker said: Who are the two Derkhert's, Ottoman sources show one, but not the other, are they the same man? Steve, presumably yes, Kapitän zur See Deckhert/Deckert is a phantom; he does not exist. Leutnant zur See Karl Hermann Werner Deckert on the other hand definitely did. Born 22 August 1894 in Haifa was a member of the crew of 1914. That being the case, he was a Fähnrich zur See when assigned to the Mittelmeerdivision in July 1915 and commissioned provisionally without a patent on 13 July 1916 and substantively on 20.2.17. In December 1917 he was appointed as a U-Boat liaison officer in Syria and was assigned as a student at the U-Boat school in August 1918 where he spent the rest of the war. Left the navy on 27 December 1919. Following the war moved to Buenos Aries and did not participate in WW2. Still alive in 1959. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 21 hours ago, stevenbecker said: Danz Kurt Kapt-Lt Marine Stabszahlmeister (Paymaster) Stabszahlmeister Kurt Danz, born 31 March 1878. Although the rank of Stabszahlmeister equates to the rank of a Kapitänleutnant, he of course never held that rank. He was however, appointed as an Ottoman Major. An original member of the Sonderkommando, he was its senior paymaster/quartermaster throughout the war. He retired on 30 April 1921 and awarded the Charakter of a Marine-Oberstabszahlmeister on 30 June 1921. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenbecker Posted 26 February Author Share Posted 26 February Just so. More limited details from his book? Dekerr Kapt-Lt Marine (Military Mediterranean Division) MMD - Hilfskapitanleutenant Coal Supplies and Transportantion - probably detached Turkish officers given an unofficial rank in the German armed forces 1915- (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Detleffsen Capt / Hptm CO Heavy (Agir) Artillery Northern Group Gallipoli 1915- (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Deveroff Lt Mardin'de Sahra demiryollari Baglanti subayi (Field Railways in Mardin) - shown Eisenbahn Railway liaison Command in Mardin 1914-18 (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Deveroff is shown in Ottoman sources Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 27 February Share Posted 27 February 19 hours ago, stevenbecker said: Dekerr Kapt-Lt Marine (Military Mediterranean Division) MMD - Hilfskapitanleutenant Coal Supplies Hi Steve, well definitely no German naval officer of that name but bear in mind that Wolf's list is of Germans and not attached Ottoman personnel. The man who comes to mind when dealing with coal supplies in the Mittelmeerdivision is Kapitänleutnant der Reserve Alfred Hoefer. Another "Wolfism" I think. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 27 February Share Posted 27 February 21 hours ago, stevenbecker said: Detleffsen Capt / Hptm CO Heavy (Agir) Artillery Northern Group Gallipoli 1915- (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Deveroff Lt Mardin'de Sahra demiryollari Baglanti subayi (Field Railways in Mardin) - shown Eisenbahn Railway liaison Command in Mardin 1914-18 (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Deveroff is shown in Ottoman sources A pretty fruitless day with these two. I cannot find an artillery captain named Detleffsen/Dethleffsen/Detlefsen or Dethlefsen. No Deveroff/Deweroff on the radar either. He is not listed in the German edition. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenbecker Posted 27 February Author Share Posted 27 February Mate, Sorry about that but Wolf does that. Todays maybe the same Deym Graf LtzS Marine Sdr-Kdo (Sonderkommando) att OP officer Naval Shore Det 1915- (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Dohrn Rudolf LtzS Marine Sdr-Kdo (Sonderkommando) Mines clearance command 1915-18 (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Domeier Wilhelm Zahlmeister (Lt) Zahlmeister (Paymaster) Sdr-Kdo (Sonderkommando Usedom) to Canakkale 1914-17 (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book This man came up early and found much on him but his full name and details Diesinger Lt Arty officer 16th Corps 1915 att Willmer as CO 614th How Bty - Fußartillerie-Batterie 614 (12cm) or 105cm L/50 part 1st Arty Bn at Gallipoli shown commanded the "Ethna Rickmers" during evacuation of Istanbul 1919 1915-19 (not identified) mentioned for his work with Artillery in sinking the British monitor M30 at Kosten off Long Island Gulf of Smyrna 13/14-5-16 shown in Klaus Wolf's Book & mentioned by LvS in his 'Five Years in Turkey' pages 117/9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Lowrey Posted 27 February Share Posted 27 February (edited) No, all three of today's are naval guys and can be found in the Ehrenrangliste. I'll start with Wilhelm Domeier, born August 13, 1891 and promoted to Zahlmeisteraspirant (warrant officer rank) on April 1, 1915. He's with the Sonderkommando from August/September 1914 to July 1916 except for a few months in 1915 (June to October) when he's with the U-boat Half Flotilla in Constantinople. From July 1916 to March 1917 with the Dt. Abt a. d. Dardenellen then transfers out of the theater. Out of naval service March 10, 1920; promoted to Charakter of Zahlmeister on June 12, 1920. Edited 27 February by Michael Lowrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Lowrey Posted 28 February Share Posted 28 February Friedrich Deym Graf von Stritez, born December 27, 1888, Crew 1905, Leutnant zur See September 28, 1908, out of naval service January 21, 1911. He returns to service in April 1915 on the "See officer out of service but actively used during the war" list and is promoted to Oberleutnant zur See on July 13, 1916. He has some unusual assignments, please make corrections if I got the nuances wron: Marine Etappe in Constantinople April to October 1915 Landungs Abteilung of the Mittlemeer Division on Gallipoli , MG leader to January 1916 Special assignment in Asia Minor to October 1916 "Führer d. Landungs-Abt. auf Gallipoli in B." to March 1917 Liaison officer of the naval staff to Oberkommando Scholz to February 1918 Euphrates River detachment to October 1918 WO on the depot ship Fleitz to war end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenbecker Posted 28 February Author Share Posted 28 February Cheers Michael, I see another of wolf's or the translater mistakes with a double entry and what I found on him; Stritez Freidrich Graf von Deym Freiherr von ObLtzS a.D Marine Istanbul RTG returned to Naval MG Sects Marine-Landungsabteilung (Naval Shore Det) at Gallipoli Commander Det II att 15th Div at Helles 12-15 RTG returned to the Anatolia and Firat (Euphrates) River) Det (Tigris-Euphrates Flotila Det) Mesopotamia 1914-15 1915- 1916-18 (1866 at Berlin died 1929) possibly 2Bty/Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment No 2 WIA 16-10-14 shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Possibly this part may not be him? possibly 2Bty/Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment No 2 WIA 16-10-14 shown on the Verlustlisten 1. Weltkrieg, page 2287: Deym (Deim), Gr. v. Stritez (Berlin) Possibly a relation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Lowrey Posted 28 February Share Posted 28 February 31 minutes ago, stevenbecker said: Cheers Michael, I see another of wolf's or the translater mistakes with a double entry and what I found on him; Stritez Freidrich Graf von Deym Freiherr von ObLtzS a.D Marine Istanbul RTG returned to Naval MG Sects Marine-Landungsabteilung (Naval Shore Det) at Gallipoli Commander Det II att 15th Div at Helles 12-15 RTG returned to the Anatolia and Firat (Euphrates) River) Det (Tigris-Euphrates Flotila Det) Mesopotamia 1914-15 1915- 1916-18 (1866 at Berlin died 1929) possibly 2Bty/Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment No 2 WIA 16-10-14 shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Possibly this part may not be him? possibly 2Bty/Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment No 2 WIA 16-10-14 shown on the Verlustlisten 1. Weltkrieg, page 2287: Deym (Deim), Gr. v. Stritez (Berlin) Possibly a relation? Steve, Different guy. The officer killed (see link) or wounded in October 1914 was apparently this guy, who was born on May 21, 1886. I see a match in the 1914 Rangliste for an Oberleutnant in the Garde-Landwehr of the 2nd Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment. https://www.geni.com/people/Graf-Karl-Graf-Deym-von-Střítež/6000000008285957012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Lowrey Posted 28 February Share Posted 28 February And per the February 11, 1915 Deutsche Verlustisten (p. 4804) Oberleutant Deym Graf von Stritez of the 2nd Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment (2nd battery of the Ersatz Abteilung) is listed as dying of wounds on October 6, 1914 in a military hospital at Metz, so definitely not the same officer that served in Turkey etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 28 February Share Posted 28 February 5 hours ago, stevenbecker said: possibly 2Bty/Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment No 2 WIA 16-10-14 shown on the Verlustlisten 1. Weltkrieg, page 2287: Deym (Deim), Gr. v. Stritez (Berlin) Possibly a relation? The Artillery Officer was Carl Graf Deym v. Stritez, Friedrich’s brother. source - Helden-Gedenkmappe des deutschen Adels Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 28 February Share Posted 28 February 6 hours ago, Michael Lowrey said: Friedrich Deym Graf von Stritez, Just a couple of additions and notes on Graf Deym. Born in Breslau, he was christened Friedrich Bernhard Ludwig. The family line originated in Bohemia and although not reflected in the naval lists was correctly spelt Střítež. Whilst with the Euphrates River detachment in 1918, he commanded the Northern sector of that detachment's lines of communications and was the watch officer on the workshops steamer Fleiß. Following the war, he was employed variously as a banker, in insurance, as a writer and later lived in Italy working as a translator. No WW2 service. Died 24 February 1980. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 28 February Share Posted 28 February 15 hours ago, stevenbecker said: Diesinger Lt Arty officer Steve, Leutnant der Landwehr Fußartillerie (14.1.15) Ludwig Diesinger of Landwehr-Bezirk I Dortmund. Holder of the Knight's Cross of the Hohenzollern House Order. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 28 February Share Posted 28 February 21 hours ago, stevenbecker said: Dohrn Rudolf LtzS Marine Vizefeuerwerker der Reserve der Matrosenartillerie Rudolf Dohrn, born 11 July 1895 in Hamburg. Initially assigned to coastal security duties on the River Elbe, he was assigned to the Sonderkommando in January 1915 with the General Inspectorate of coastal artillery and mining. From February 1915 to September 1918 he was with the Bosporus mine sweeping division returning to the Sonderkommando until wars end. He was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve der Matrosenartillerie on 24.5.17. Demobilised on 21 January 1920. Died 21 May 1924 in Hamburg. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenbecker Posted 28 February Author Share Posted 28 February (edited) Interesting few men. Ones I am unsure of there details and jobs in Turkey? Döninghaus Friedrich Lt Argiculture School at Burgas 1916- (born 1869 at Barman died?) RTG illness (dysentry) 1916 shown in Klaus Wolf's Book related Ernst and Wilhelm Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 60 Dörflein LtzS (Marine?) Inspector of (Rüstungs- und Munitionsinspektion in Istanbul) Arms and Munitions Inspectorate in Istanbul - Accounting and Procurement 1915-17 shown KIA 27-5-17) in the sinking of the "Halic" not listed in the Ehrenrangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine possibly not in the Navy? (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book Dorndeck Willi LtzS Marine shown Mines and Torpedo officer Sdr-Kdo (Sonderkommando) - Mines clearance command 1916-18 (not identified) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book PS Michael has already mentioned some time ago that There's also something not right with the officer entry — there's no “Dörflein” listed in the Ehrenrangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine, 1914-1918 or the 1916 Rangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine. So a show possibly not in Navy? Maybe you will have better luck with him else where? Edited 28 February by stevenbecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Lowrey Posted 29 February Share Posted 29 February (edited) Torpedo-Oberleutant Willi Dorndeck, born August 3, 1888. Entered the navy in October 1906; Promoted to Torpedo-Leutnant on May 23, 1914, Torpedo-Oberleutant October 26, 1916. Dorndeck appears in theater in late 1915 when assigned to the Bulargian navy command and remains there until June 1916, then with the Sonderkommando through the end of the war. He's awarded the EKII by August 1916 and the EKI by early 1918. Dorndeck is promoted to Torpedo-Kapitänleutnant on March 1, 1920 and leaves the navy a week later. He rejoins the navy before World War II, achieving the rank of Kapitän zur See (W) in 1944. Edited 29 February by Michael Lowrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 29 February Share Posted 29 February 15 hours ago, stevenbecker said: There's also something not right with the officer entry — there's no “Dörflein” listed in the Ehrenrangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine, 1914-1918 or the 1916 Rangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine. Steve, good luck with finding him the naval Ehrenrangliste Prussian army Zeug-Leutnant (27.1.13) and Ottoman Oberleutnant (Mülâzımıevvel) Andreas August Hermann Dörflein. In peacetime on the staff of the artillery depot at Königsberg in East Prussia. Most certainly not killed in 1917 and promoted to Zeug-Oberleutnant on 31.5.18. Retired with the permission to wear his former uniform on 31 January 1920. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 29 February Share Posted 29 February 19 hours ago, stevenbecker said: Döninghaus Friedrich Lt Argiculture School at Burgas 1916- Steve, I can tell you with absolute certainty that there was a grand total of just one Döninghaus commissioned into the Prussian army and he was not commissioned in 1891 but 1915. Wolf states born 1869 and commissioned on 1 October 1891 (English edition). No one of that name or anything similar commissioned in 1891. I have done my due diligence and also checked the navy, Bavarian and Saxon contingents. Leutnant der Landwehr Feldartillerie Friedrich Döninghaus, Landwehr-Bezirk I Hamburg was commissioned as such on 30 July 1915 into Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 107. So either it is Friedrich above or some civilian employed at Burgas or another mangled name and/or rank. Again, this one like some other problematical names is not in the German language edition; very strange. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigeon Posted 29 February Share Posted 29 February A small mention of Dorflein, see top of second page of this posting. Images courtesy NARA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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