The Estate of an Officer of Infanterie-Regiment 151

[Fritz]

Purchased over 40 years ago, objects from the estate of an officer in

2. Ermländisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 151, stationed in Sensburg and Bischofsburg, XX. Armee-Korps.
The Regiment was raised in 1897.

All of the items apart from the helmet, sword and Feldbinde belonged to the same officer. The highest rank he reached was Oberstleutnant, as can be seen on one pair of shoulder straps. There are further shoulder straps of Leutnant - Hauptmann, however the stars have been removed at some time, the Epaulettes are for a Leutnant.
The effects were supplied by military outfitter Martin Ucko,  Königsberg i./Pr., Französische Straße, both boxes have the name of the outfitter.
This is an older photograph taken in the early 1980s.

Possible wearers:
Oberstleutnant von Oertzen
Oberstleutnant Dorsch (GenLt.a.D.)
Oberstleutnant Gerstenbergk, + 28.9.1916 b. Saulcourt
Major Hupfeld, + 7.5.1917 b. Samoussy
Hauptmann von Grabowski (Komm.d.JR 151, Oberstlt.a.D.)

 

[Fritz]

From the same estate, details

Epaulettes for Leutnant.

Shoulder pieces (pairs)for Leutnant and Hauptmann, the rank stars have been removed. All wrapped in cellophane for the past 42 years to avoid tarnish to the silver.

Shoulder pieces for Oberstleutnant, two colour backing after September 1915.  A further set of rank stars has possibly been removed (above the numbers), meaning that this was originally Oberst and regimental commander. Still wrapped in cellophane for the past 42 years to avoid further tarnish.

[Fritz]

From the same estate, two helmet covers:

Field cover as introduced in 1892, numbers were added on 22. March 1897

Inside with red manoevre band, brass hooks for attachment.

Later field cover as worn in 1914

Red band within, no hooks for attachment, with D.R.P. (patent) stamp

[Fritz]

Officer's list, June 1914

Ehrenrangliste 1914-1918, including losses and replacements

The regiment twice lost it's regimental commanders
Oberstleutnant Gerstenbergk, + 1916
Oberstleutnant Hupfeld, + 1917

[Adi]

Good morning. I am a collector of souvenirs from Sensburg (today Mrągowo). I own a large collection of postcards and medals, old prizes at competitions. But not only that, I also have a lot of everyday objects with the name of the city “Sensburg. ” I myself have lived in Sensburg since I was born, and my family still lived here in 1945 during the retreat of the German army against the Russians. At the moment I even work in a company located on the premises of Regimental Unit 151. The building I’m in was a hospital for military horses at the beginning of the century, and upstairs there was grain storage. I’d like to ask you if you’d like to sell this uniform of Regiment 151? That would be the most interesting thing in my collection. As for the regiment itself, I have many photos of military exercises and also some pagons. Regiment 151 served immediately after Regiment 146 in Sensburg. The barracks itself was built for the 146th Regiment. The city of Sensburg itself grew because a barracks was built here, it used to be a very small town. Let me know if you can sell the uniform. Greetings. Adrian.

[Fritz]

Not for sale.

[Adi]

If you change your mind, I’ll be happy to buy and pay well. Or I’ll buy other things from Sensburg. Greetings.

[Fritz]

I bought this set over 45 years ago, and do not wish to sell. I'm sure you can find similar objects if you look around, there is still a lot left.

[Fritz]

[John R.]

Fritz:

Thank you for sharing these pieces of history with the form, fantastic. Very, very nice after all the years.

John R.