Handwriting 4. bath. IR 112: Report on the visit of Wilhelm von Baden

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You are bidding on one handwriting from 1943 about that 4. Baden Infantry Regiment No. 112.

More formulated Experience report one formerly. Members of the regiment have one Visit of the regimental commander, Prince Wilhelm of Baden (1829-1897) in 1884. The report was written beforehand, only the copy was made in 1943.

Describes the seven days of 14th-20th November 1884 in the garrison in Strasbourg, where the Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the boss of Prince Wilhelm of Baden (18th/19th century) November 1884), who is also personally absent. Above all, the preparation and the celebration itself are described. But some past military events (1866, 1870/71) are also commemorated.

Although there is no direct indication of the year (the first day is on the 14th). Dated November), but the content clearly refers to this event. The following passage (p. 15) also speaks clearly for the year 1884, in which the recruits are practicing for the prince's visit: "This time, special attention must be paid to the training of the recruits, since Sr. Your Majesty the Emperor and King in the fall of 1885, if God grants him life and health until then, Himself His XIV. Army Corps inspect [...]."

The regiment's emblem has been drawn on the front page.

Title: Seven days from the life of a young officer. Reality retold by NN, editor. Illzach 1943, self-published by the publisher.

Although it is issued as a copy of a private print, it is probably a self-written, unprinted report (see my note below on the alleged edition size).

Dedication page: "At the special request of the hero of this story, dedicated with deepest veneration to his beloved mother, the caregiver and protector of his childhood."

With two one-page forewords by the editor NN (dated Illzach, November 1939 and Illzach, November 1943).

Quotes:

-from the 1st Foreword: "The undersigned describes in short and humorous words the life of a young Prussian officer, as he knows it partly from experience and partly from the mouth of the hero of this story. However, this young officer does not wish to be named so that he does not fall prey to the curiosity of military writers eager for prey."

-from the 2nd Foreword: "The blessing wish with which the booklet was sent into the world 4 years ago has come true. Although the first edition of this booklet was published in 50,000 copies, after 4 years no copies are available. The publisher therefore felt compelled to publish a second, improved edition, again with 50,000 copies. The hero of this story lives as a retired general on his estate in Lusatia, now almost 81 years old. I published this at his special request. But he doesn't want to know his name yet."

Scope: 5 pages (title pages, forewords); 43 described pages of experience report (numbered pp. 3-45); Format: 21.3 x 14 cm.

The pressure mentioned in the preface cannot be verified; It is probably a joke and this manuscript is a unique copy (or one of a few copies available for family and friends), since a circulation of 100,000 copies for such a report is utopian and in this case a few copies can still be found would be. -- It's also quite possible that the editor is also advanced.

Condition: Plain cardboard cover rubbed, with tears in the fold. Strong pages slightly stained, ins. good. Please bPlease also note the pictures at the end of the item description!

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About the IR 112 and Wilhelm von Baden (source: wikipedia):

The 4. Baden Infantry Regiment Prince Wilhelm No. 112 was an infantry unit of the Prussian Army

History: The association was founded on the 22nd. October 1852 as 4. Line Infantry Regiment from the 8th and 9. Infantry battalion of the Baden Army established. It was formed into two battalions and the Konstanz Regiment was assigned as the garrison. Here it was housed in the former Petershausen monastery.

On 20. In September 1856, Grand Duke Friedrich I appointed Margrave Wilhelm of Baden as owner of the regiment, which from then on was called the 4th. Infantry Regiment “Margrave Wilhelm” led.

On the occasion of the Sardinian War, the Baden troops were mobilized in 1859 and the regiment received a reserve battalion. During demobilization, the reserve battalion was disbanded and the regiment was moved to the new garrison in Mannheim.

After the death of Margrave Wilhelm, Grand Duke Frederick I named Prince Wilhelm of Baden on 19. November 1859 as the new regimental owner. For this reason the designation changed to 4. Infantry Regiment “Prinz Wilhelm”.

In 1864 the regiment moved to Rastatt. On the 18th On June 28, 1866, the Baden Field Division mobilized on the occasion of the German War and the regiment was part of the German Army until it was demobilized on June 28th. August 1866 to occupy the Rastatt Fortress. It therefore did not take part in combat missions.

As a result of the military convention with Prussia on 15 In March 1867 the Baden Army was reorganized according to the Prussian model. Therefore the regiment was born on the 26th. October 1867 expanded to three battalions through the formation of a fusilier battalion. According to the military convention of 25 In November 1870, the Grand Duchy ceded its military sovereignty to Prussia and was absorbed into the Prussian Army. For 1. In July 1871 the association was given the designation 4. Baden Infantry Regiment “Prinz Wilhelm” No. 112 and formed together with the 4. Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 17 the 58. Infantry Brigade. In the middle of the month the regiment moved to Upper Alsace. The regimental headquarters and the 1st Battalion occupied Colmar as a garrison, the 2nd Battalion. Battalion was in Neubreisach (from 12. September in Hüningen), the Fusilier Battalion in Gebweiler and Sulz. In October 1877 the regiment was consolidated into the new Mulhouse garrison. In April 1887 new changes occurred. By setting up an IV. Battalion in Rastatt, the regiment was expanded and the Fusilier Battalion was given the designation III. Battalion. In addition, the regimental staff moves with I. and II. Battalion to Colmar, the III. Battalion to Schlettstadt. At this point the regiment came under the command of the 57th. Infantry Brigade. For 1. April 1890 the IV. Battalion to the newly formed 7th Baden Infantry Regiment No. 142 surrendered and the regiment was moved to Mulhouse. There it moved into the Kaiser Wilhelm barracks. Together with the 7th Baden Infantry Regiment No. In 142 it now formed the 58th. Infantry Brigade.

There was a brief period from October 1893 until it was handed over on January 1st. April 1897 to the newly built 9th Baden Infantry Regiment No. 170 a IV. Half battalion. For 1. In October 1913 the regiment received a machine gun company.

Franco-Prussian War: On the occasion of the war against France, the regiment took part on the 16th. July 1870 mobile. It took place from the 15th August to August 28th September 1870 during the siege of Strasbourg took part in the outpost and sortie battles near Schiltigheim, Königshofen, Zaberner Tor, Kronenburger Vorstadt and Mutzig. After the city's surrender, the regiment joined the newly formed XIV. Army Corps under General von Werder. It crossed the Vosges and advanced towards Troyes and Châtillon-sur-Seine. At Epinal it happened on the 6th. In October there was a battle with troops from the corps under General Cambriels, who, however, withdrew to the south. The association then continued its advance on Vesoul and the reconnaissance against the fortress of Besançon. After battles at Auxonne, advance against Dole and Dijon and on the 13th. November Destruction of the railway line near Saint-Vit. From the 14th November to 27th In December 1870 the regiment was in and near Dijon. From here it carried out forays against Franc-tireurs and against troops under Garibaldi and Crémer. On the 18th In December 1870 the regiment took part in the battle of Nuits. There were eight deaths, seven injured officers and 68 men. The regiment owner, Prince Wilhelm von Baden, was also seriously wounded as leader of the grenadier brigade.

At the end of December 1870, the regiment began the march back to Vesoul due to the threat of attempts to relieve the Belfort fortress by General Bourbaki's army and was on the 9th/10th. In January 1871 it took part in the battles near Villersexel and Vallerois-le-Bois before occupying a sector on the Lisaine. In the following battle the regiment succeeded on the 17th. On January 1, they stormed the village of Chenebier, taking seven French officers and 400 men prisoner. A lot of equipment and wagons were also captured. A further advance on Châlonvillars failed due to the defending French and their own losses. Four officers and 37 men were dead, another 7 officers and 163 men were wounded. The Chenebier regiment then evacuated and was subsequently able to repel the French counterattacks.

The regiment joined the Southern Army under General von Manteuffel on the 27th. January 1871 the renewed advance on Dijon. After the withdrawal of Garibaldi's troops and a short period of occupation, the regiment, which suffered a total of 19 officers and 404 men dead during the war, returned home.

In recognition, the Grand Duke awarded the regiment's three flags on January 1st. April 1871 the Silver Karl Friedrich Military Merit Medal. Kaiser Wilhelm I praised the regiment's efforts on December 22nd. August 1872 by awarding the Iron Cross to the three flag leaders.

First World War: With the outbreak of the First World War, the regiment was part of the 29th Division with a strength of 66 officers, 3,159 men and 183 horses. Infantry division mobile. Initially entrusted with reconnaissance and security tasks, the regiment took part on the 9th. August 1914 at the Battle of Mulhouse and on 20/22. He took part in the Battle of Lorraine in August. After fighting near Toul, the regiment moved to northern France and was deployed in the battles of Arras and Lille in October 1914. At Violaines on the 22nd. In October 1914, after an attack without artillery support, around 200 prisoners were taken from three different enemy units and a machine gun was captured. At the end of the month the regiment went into trench warfare. After fighting on the Loretto Heights and a period of rest, the regiment moved to Champagne in mid-June 1915, where it took part in the autumn battle and then in the trench warfare in eastern Champagne. In July 1916 the regiment briefly left the 29th Division. Infantry Division and was assigned to the “Fortmüller” Division or the 28th Reserve division subordinate. In mid-August 1916 the 29th occurred again. Infantry Division and in September, an MG company with six machine guns each was formed from the existing MG company for each battalion. In accordance with instructions from the War Ministry, another IV was built in the same month. Battalion with machine gun company was set up, but only existed until the end of January 1917. In March 1917 the regiment occupied a section of the Siegfriedstellung between Riqueval-Ferme and Bellenglise. At the end of March/beginning of April the regiment returned to Champagne and was deployed in the Battle of the Aisne. On the 17th alone, April around 41 men. On the 1st After being withdrawn from the front in May, the regiment came to the quieter section near Butte de Tahure to recover. On the 8th In July 1917 it was ordered to move behind the right wing of the 5th. Army to march before Verdun and be available as a reserve. In the coming months it was engaged in trench warfare in front of the French fortress. At the beginning of April 1918 there was a period of rest and training in the Arlon area. At the end of the month, the regiment came to the Ypres area, had to endure costly battles for the strategically important Kemmelberg and lost around 19 officers and 939 non-commissioned officers and men by mid-May. From the 19th May to 14th In June 1918 the association was in a period of rest Oostrozebeke, then lay by Langemark and took part in the defensive battle on the Vesle. This was followed by battles near Pinon in September and the defensive battle between Cambrai and Saint-Quentin in October. After further battles in front of and in the Hermann position and the retreat battles in front of the Antwerp-Maas position, the regiment received on the 11th. November 1918 the announcement of the armistice.

In total, the regiment suffered deaths of 92 officers, 281 non-commissioned officers and 2,663 enlisted men.

Remaining: After the end of the war, the regiment cleared the occupied area in accordance with the terms of the armistice and marched back home with its remnants. On the 22nd The Belgian-German border was crossed in November 1918. During the intermediate stay in the upper or Nieder-Waroldern from the 13th December 1918 to 3. In January 1919, some of the regiment's members were dismissed. The regiment was then loaded in Warburg and arrived on the 7th. In January 1919, after a long train journey, he arrived in Donaueschingen. There it was welcomed by the mayor after a ceremonial entry into the city. After demobilization, the regiment was finally demobilized on March 31st. Disbanded in March 1919.

The tradition of the Infantry Regiment No. 112 took over the Reichswehr by decree of the Chief of the Army Command, General of the Infantry Hans von Seeckt on 24. August 1921 the 6th stationed in Tübingen. Company of the 14th (Baden) Infantry Regiment. In the Wehrmacht the I. and II. Battalion of the 75th Infantry Regiment in Villingen continued the tradition.

Commanders

Rank Name Date[2]

Lieutenant Colonel/Colonel Philipp Joseph Louis 22. October 1852 to 10. January 1859

Colonel Ludwig Waag 15. January to 16. May 1859

Lieutenant Colonel/Colonel Heinrich Ludwig Delorme 17. May 1859 to

Lieutenant Colonel/Colonel Stefan Bayer 20. June 1866 to

Lieutenant Colonel Eduard von Nitsche 15. July to 18th October 1871 (ordered to lead)

Lieutenant Colonel Eduard von Nitsche 19. October to 3. November 1871 (in charge of leadership)

Lieutenant Colonel/Colonel Eduard von Nitsche 4. November 1871 to 21. March 1877

Colonel Franz Krüger 22. March 1877 to 2. August 1883

Colonel Waldemar von Münenberg 11. August 1883 to 2. August 1888

Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig Bene 3rd August 1888 (in charge of leadership)

Colonel Ludwig Bene 4. August 1888 to 15. May 1891

Colonel Adalbert Buchfinck 16. May 1891 to 26. January 1895

Colonel Karl Koeppel 27. January 1895 to 17. October 1897

Colonel Max Crotogino 18. October 1897 to 21. May 1900

Colonel Kurt von Uechtritz and Steinkirch 22. May 1900 to 17. July 1903

Colonel Berthold Deimling 18. July 1903 to 20. May 1904

Colonel Louis Goetz 21. May 1904 to 12. September 1906

Colonel Max Hofmann 13. September 1906 to 9. September 1910

Colonel August Caesar 10. September 1910 to 17. August 1911

Lieutenant Colonel Kurt von Olszewski 18. August to 12th September 1911 (in charge of leadership)

Colonel Kurt von Olszewski 13. September 1911 to 2. August 1914

Lieutenant Colonel Konrad Neubauer 3. August to 21st December 1914

Major Ernst von Forstner 22. December 1914 to 24. January 1915

Colonel Konrad Neubauer 25. January to 23rd May 1915

Colonel August Jonas 24. May 1915 to 9. January 1917

Major Ernst Lauteschläger 10. January 1917 to November 1918

Lieutenant Colonel Rudolf Seiler November 1918 to 31. March 1919

Commemoration

To commemorate the 3,036 people who died during the First World War, a memorial was built in Donaueschingen, which is located opposite the castle.