History of the inventor: History: 1892 sec.Lt. in the Inf.Regt. 95, Oblt. (16.11.99), 16.4.1905 kdrt. z. Ob.Kdo. d. Schtr., Hptm. (27.1.06), 27.1.1906 moved to Inf.Regt.167 and commanded to Ob.Kdo. d. Schtr, 18.2.1908 moved to Kdo. D. Schtr. i. Reichs-Kol.Amt, since 18.11.1909 Schtr. f. DOA, 30.5.-24.7.1912 kdrt. to inf.reg. 95); Staff (kdrt. to northern border); 23.8.1914 Fhr. North-Abt.; Major (5.9.14); 25.3.1915 z.b.V. Kdo.; 14.4.1915 Fhr. Abt. Taveta; 15.4.1916 Nord-Befhb.; 2.8.1916 Abt.Fhr.; March 1918 Kdo.Stab until the armistice on 14.11.1918; 31.3.1920 Farewell. char. Obstitol. Awards: Red Eagle Order 4th A.K.I., off-duty. Cross, Bayer. Mil Order of Merit 4th AI, Knight's Cross. 2nd Kl. d. Grand Duke Hess. Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous, Knight's Cross 2nd Class of the King of Saxony. Albrechts-Ordens, Knight's Cross 2nd KI. d. Sachsen-Ernestin. House Order, Knight's Cross of Bulgaria. Order of St. Alexander, Russian. St. Stanislaus Order 3rd Class (27.1.06), Ice Cross 2nd Class. (2.9.16) Method of citation: BArch, N 861/...

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