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Document Konvolut of Kurt Schneider, Infanterie-Regiment Herzog von Holstein (Holsteinisches) Nr. 85
He is last listed as Hauptmann a.D. (außer Dienst) in 1930. He also had associations with Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 76.

The set is not entirely complete. Missing are the Patents for Oberleutnant and Hauptmann, the documentation of any awards received 1914-18, as well as the Militärpaß and Soldbuch/Abrechnungsbuch, etc.

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Zeugniß der Reife zum Fähnrich

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Patent als Fähnrich der Infanterie

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Zeugniß der Reife zum Offizier

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Patent zum Leutnant der Infanterie

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Brochure of 8 pages concerning the rules of honour set down by the King of Prussia

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Roll of honour of the Officers of Infanterie-Regiment Herzog von Holstein, 1914-1918

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Leaflet commemorating the inauguration of the flag on Regimental Day, 4th and 5th October 1924

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A certificate for a repair or servicing of an officer's sword by the swordsmith,
Probably a sort of guarantee, with a poetic and decorative composition, 1901

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A four page brochure listing all former officers in Infanterie-Regiment Herzog von Holstein, dating from 1. September 1927

 

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1930 (1)

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A further example from 1, November 1930 (4), Schneider is listed in alphabetical order on the last page,
complete with all addresses and telephone numbers.

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A certificate of commemoration of the Kadettenkorps, Hauptkadettenanstalt Lichterfelde, 1717-1919
All officers went through this institution before arriving at the regiment of the choice as a Fähnrich.
This document was issued on 25. September 1920. It lists Schneider as a Kadett at Wahlstatt, 1893-1899
The Institution was closed by order of the Versailles Treaty, 1918-1919

 

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Accompanying the lot was this card. The Graf Klenau oHG (offene Handelsgesellschaft) was an auctionier in Munich, Ernst Blass was one of the founders and holders of this company. It existed till about 1984/85. Ernst Blass retained his shop in the centre of Hamburg "Glanz & Gloria", long since closed. I believe Klenau was later partly taken over by Hermann Historica GmbH with new participants.

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A very interesting group of documents there Fritz of Herr Kurt Schneider, isn't Holstein in the North West of Germany near Danmark ?, Also if l am not mistaken l think the 76 Regiment was the Hannoverian Fusslier's that took part in the final German large offensive in March 1918....And l am also of the belief that the you are correct that the Lichterfelde Barrack's in Berlin was an Officer's training academy closed just after WW1... But if l recall correctly was re-opened temporarily in the 1930's again as an Army officer's academy for the son's of the wealthy fortunate of German society....until Herr Hitler and National Socialism became the new order blah,blah and then Lichterfelde Barrack's was turned into the regimental home for the SS Leibstandarte....(while the Das Reich regt home was in Arnulf Barrack's in Munich), before the SS training of Officer's was carried out in Brunsweig and Bad Tolz.

As was quoted : that there was only one sured guaranteed doctrine that one could build a superior tough fighting military force with total loyalty.... and that was to train a healthy young man that know's and has experienced poverty and starvation, because he will be angry enough to fight and follow a leader that praise's them in honour !

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Jnfanterie-Regt. Herzog von Holstein Nr. 85

Holstein or Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany is north of the River Elbe and borders with Denmark to the north, and to the east is Mecklenburg. It was formerly a province of Prussia, gained in 1866.  Until 1864 the provinces of Schleswig and Holstein had been under Danish rule. The former capital Altona was incorporated into the city of Hamburg in 1937.  

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Early example of an officer's shoulder piece of Infanterie-Regt. Herzog von Holstein, 1867-1891 (right)

Regiment 76 was not Hannover.  Hannover had only one Füsilier-Regiment with the number 73, the other Hannoverian regiments were Infanterie-Regts. 74, 77, 78, 79, 164, and 165.

Regt.76 was
Infanterie-Regiment Hamburg (2. Hanseatisches) Nr. 76, based in Hamburg, and was raised in 1867 and belonged to the IX.Armee-Korps.

  1914-1918 - After the march through Belgium and Northern France, the regiment spent the entire war in the west.

1914: Mons, St. Quentin, Marneschlacht

1915: Les Eparges, Artois, Arras, in den Grabenkämpfen um Les Eparges wurden beim Einnehmen der französischen Gräben durch das II/76 13 Offiziere und 423 Mannschaften getötet. Das war das  erste Gefecht des Regiments mit enormen Verlusten. Des Weiteren wurden ca. 700–800 Gefangene durch das II/76 gemacht.
1915 - In the trench battles around Les Eparges in which II/76 captured French positions, 13 officers and 423 other ranks were killed. That was the first battle with enormous losses. Furthermore, 700-800 prisoners were taken by II/76.

1916: an der Somme in Guillemont ist das II. Batt. bis auf wenige dutzend Männer aufgerieben worden. Mano-Höhen,
1916, Guillemont on the Somme the II. Batt. was reduced to a few dozen men. Mano Heights.

1917: an der Somme, Siegfriedstellung, Arras, Flandern (hier wurde fast das ganze Regiment vernichtet sodass das Regiment nach der Schlacht nur noch eine Kopfstärke von 138 Mann hatte) an der Maas und Mosel, Cambrai,
1917 on the Somme, Siegfried Line, Arras, Flanders (here almost the entire Regiment was wiped out, so that the Regiment only had 138 men left) on the Meuse, Mosel and Cambrai

1918: Kaiserschlacht, Bapaume, Arras, Albert, Monchy, Lens, Hermannstellung, Antwerpen-Maas Stellung.
1918 March Offensive, Bapaume, Arras, Albert, Monchy, Lens, Hermann Lines, Antwerpen-Meuse Line.

Not to be confused with Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 76, which was raised by former on 2. August 1914 during the mobilisation and served with the 17. Reserve-Division of the IX. Reserve-Korps.

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Infanterie-Regiment Hamburg, officer's shoulder pieces, ca. 1916, and helmet cockade, above, centre

Lichterfelde  -  The Hauptkadettenanstalt (HKA) in Lichterfelde was an officers academy, and as I stated this was absolved by all officers in peacetime, after having gone through provincial Kadetten-Voranstalten, such as Wahlstattt, Bensburg, Naumburg, Plön, Potsdam, etc. These institutions were all closed according to the conditions of the Versailles Treaty. Whether some of these were used in later periods, is a different topic whatsoever, the point is, that the old traditions ended in 1918/19, and were never revived.
The tradition of the Kadett schools was established in 1717 in the reign of Friedrich Wilhelm I. and ended with the monarchy.

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Lichterfelde 1900, cadets, Selektaner für den Pagendienst am Königlichen Hofe,  who were selected for duty as pages to the royal court

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Excellent feed back Fritz.... very interesting read about the Holstein Rgt's history .....oh it would seem that my memory is getting soft with old age !.....So not 76th Hannover Fusslier's, but 73rd !.....l read about the 73rd Fusslier's along time ago, long enough to have made the historical boo boo of the regimental number !

And frankly the only thing's l remember about Holstein is that it was once under Danish rule and the other is that there was a Brau called Holstein that had a knight on horseback logo .. obviously not much help on topic !

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The beer is HOLSTEN (not Holstein), and is brewed in the Brauerei Holsten in Hamburg.
Spelt = Füsilier and not Fusslier.
76 was - Infanterie-Regiment "Hamburg" (2. Hanseatisches) Nr. 76
73 was - Füsilier-Regiment "Prinz Albrecht" von Preußen (Hannoversches) Nr. 73

Unsere Marken bei Carlsberg Deutschland » Holsten » Holsten ...Unsere Marken bei Carlsberg Deutschland » Holsten » Holsten Edel ...

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Dolt !......l accept my error in poor spelling on the Holsten Brau, And yes Fritz that is the Beer l was talking about l thought was Holstein my boo boo !.... as we here in Australia do not have German Beer on tap and only get the opportunity to drink German imported Beer's at a high price then domestic.....l was not able to be a regular drinker of a excellent Brau.....But as for the misspelling of the word Fusiliers....that one you'll have to take up with the automated spellcheck computer program product, as l had actually spelt it correctly with a single letter "s", but the program designer who think's they are better at spelling than most European's think otherwise ?

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"Holsten" is probably the ancient Middle Ages and Niederdeutsche form of "Holstein".
When you don't have the letters ä, ö or ü on an English keyboard, you would otherwise write these as ae, oe and ue -
ß can be otherwise writen as ss.

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English keyboard....Oh yes even that would be a more excellent choice..... when compared to operating a wee mobile phone device that allow's texting, but due to the clown's that came up with the automated spellcheck computer program with the interference of unauthorised authoring of what is written and there editing and being uneducated in English spelling....it would be a great marvel to modern man !......As the German linguistic's is'nt the first real big issue, as l am more likely to make untold spelling mistakes in their language, but l am able to read little and speak enough German to conduct myself like a very rude and disrespectful drill Sargent !

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The rank of "Sergeant" (French origin) was abolished together with the old army after 1918. New rank titles were introduced.

Ranks of the old army:
Gemeine(r) - a generic term for all privates - Musketier, Grenadier, Füsilier, Kürassier, Dragoner, Husar, Ulan, Kanonier, Pionier, etc.
Gefreite(r) - Corporal
Unteroffizier - sergeant
Sergeant - no direct equivalent
Vize-Feldwebel - Staff Sergeant, Vize-Wachtmeister for cavalry and artillery
Feldwebel - Warrant Officer, Wachtmeister for cavalry and artillery
Offizier-Stellvertreter - representing an officer
Feldwebel-Leutnant - acting Lieutenant, introduced after 1914

Leutnant, old designation = Sekonde Lieutenant
Oberleutnant, old designation = Premier Lieutenant
Hauptmann, Rittmeister for cavaly
Major
Oberstleutnant
Oberst

Generalmajor
Generalleutnant
General
Generaloberst
General Feldmarschall (only in time of war)

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Ist möglicherweise Kunst von 1 Person

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