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[Glenn2438]

Hermann v. Eichhorn

Regards
Glenn

[AVV]

Hello!
Quite right.
Photo source: http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0% ... chhorn.jpg
Over to you!

Best regards, Aleks

[Glenn2438]

Aleks,

thank you. In 1899 the title of Fähnrich zur See was introduced for senior officer aspirants of the Kaiserliche Marine. Which title of rank did it replace?

Regards
Glenn

[Polar bear]

hi,

Seekadett (the former, lower rank of Kadett became Seekadett, now)

greetings, the pb

[Glenn2438]

Hi PB,

absolutely right; The AKO of 1 January 1899 restyled the former rank of Seekadett to Fähnrich zur See and Kadett to Seekadett. At the same time the former rank of Unterlieutenant zur See became Leutnant zur See. Similarly all occurances of Premier became Ober and the spelling of Lieutenant became Leutnant.

Regards
Glenn

[Polar bear]

hi,

I assume the next question is mine ... let´s stay in the year 1899 ...

two Unterlieutenants zur See, later, as flag officers in the Reichsmarine, in a bitter feud against each other, served together on the same ship (with a very distinctive name) ... they were ?

greetings, the pb

[Glenn2438]

Hi the pb,

presumably Unterlieutenant zur See Erich Raeder and Unterlieutenant zur See Wolfgang Wegener of S.M.S. Deutschland?

Regards
Glenn

[Polar bear]

hi, Glenn,

bull´s eye ! BRAVO ZULU !

over to you, again,

greetings, the pb

[Glenn2438]

Hi the pb,

many thanks. An Army question now: Which Prussian battalion captured the Hannoverian fortress of Stade in June 1866 and who was the battalion commander?

Regards
Glenn

[Polar bear]

hi, Glenn,

that was the Fusilier battalion of 25th Infantry Regiment, Commanding officer Oberstlieutenant von Cranach.

Source: Theodor Fontane, Der deutsche Krieg von 1866, Vol. 2, p. 6 (footnote)

note: we should take care that this doesn´t develop into a "dialogue" and invite other participants ...

greetings, the pb

[Glenn2438]

Hi the pb,

that was fast work! Interestingly, the Austrian official history erroneously says it was the I. Bataillon. Oberstlieutenant Cranach went on to win both Grades of the Order pour le Mérite and rose to the rank of a charakterisierter General der Infanterie. This portrait from the regimental history of Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 57 published in 1901.

Regards
Glenn

[Polar bear]

hi,

which ships of the Royal Prussian navy were employed in the aforementioned attack on Stade ?
(Glenn, if you know it, as I presume, give others at least a chance)

I beg your pardon that this is not a "Imperial navy" question I was misled into 1866 by Glenn

greetings, the pb

[Glenn2438]

Hi the pb,

perhaps if I answer the question and then we can let some willing volunteer post the next question.

Although the overall commander of the ferrying operation was Corvetten-Capitain Reinhold Werner in the Panzer-Schiff SMS Arminus, the two vessels mainly involved in transporting the troops across the Elbe were the Aviso SMS Loreley (Capitain-Lieutenant Julius Ratzeburg) and the Kanonenboot SMS Cyclop (Capitain-Lieutenant Franz Ullfers).

Regards
Glenn

[Glenn2438]

Hi the pb,

perhaps if I answer the question and then we can let some willing volunteer post the next question.

Although the overall commander of the ferrying operation was Corvetten-Capitain Reinhold Werner in the Panzer-Schiff SMS Arminus, the two vessels mainly involved in transporting the troops across the Elbe were the Aviso SMS Loreley (Capitain-Lieutenant Julius Ratzeburg) and the Kanonenboot SMS Cyclop (Capitain-Lieutenant Franz Ullfers).

Regards
Glenn

[Polar bear]

hi, Glenn,

correct, of course.

as Glenn proposed, the thread is open for the next question ...

greetings, the pb