Hans Veith was born around 1900 to Dr. Julius Veith and Edwig Veith nee von Valentini. To learn more about his parents, please see the OMSA Blog article here: Bavarian Senior Staff Physician of the Reserve Dr. Julius Veith When the War began in 1914 Hans was
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Although this story is not directly related to the history of Orders and medals, it is an interesting story that is relevant to Bavarian military history. Towns in Bavaria have their own veteran’s organizations which are important social organizations for military veterans who live in these communities.
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Julius Veith was born on June 15, 1868 in Grötzingen in Baden. He later attended medical school and married his wife Edwig Veith nee von Valentini who was born on April 1, 1869. She was the daughter of Prussian General-Major Heinrich Simon Eduard von Valentini. To learn
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This award was founded by King Maximilian II on June 10, 1849 as a commemorative medal for “the soldiers, non-commissioned Officers, Officers, Staff Officers, Generals, and military officials of the Army Divisions in the Palatinate (Pfalz) in the Year 1849 for their loyalty to their duty which
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Walter Kinast Karlsfeld Christoph Reitberger Ein Münchner, der als Söldner mit dem französischen Expeditionscorps nach Mexiko und danach 1870/71 gegen Frankreich mit dem 1. Infanterie-Regiment „König“ in den Krieg gezogen ist. Christoph Reitberger wurde am 26. Mai 1846 (lt. Eintrag im Militärpass 27.
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Walter Kinast Karlsfeld Gestiftet am 15. Dezember 1889 für alle Teilnehmer zur Erinnerung an das Hauptfest des Haus-Ritterordens vom heiligen Georg am 8. Dezember 1889, an welchem Tage der seit 1886 amtierende Ordens-Grossmeister-Stellvertreter Prinzregent Luitpold 50-jähriges Jubiläum seiner Aufnahme (8. Dezember 1839, Matrikel-Nr. 292) in den
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I have not seen another example of this unusual type of document. It is a Royal Bavarian “Cabinet Order” sent to the Artillery Brigade Command in response to earlier correspondence received. Here is a transcription of the text in German: “Maximilian Joseph
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The municipality of Thurnau must have been extremely proud of their veterans of the Franco-Prussian War. They coined medal as shown below in genuine silver. Everybody has probably encountered the official War Commemorative Medal issued by Prussia to all participants of that war. Coined from captured cannon
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