Friekorps help needed !!!!!!!!

[mravery]

Hello All,

I have a question that I am unable to find an answer for........ I am researching a German General from WW2 by the name of Karl Hansen... He was a PLM winner in WW1 and his bio shows :

GENERALLEUTNANT z.V. KARL HANSEN
BORN: 05/05/1876 in Coburg.
DIED: 01/09/1965 in Meiningen.
AWARDS: Pour le Mérite (08/11/1918); Ritterkreuz d. kgl. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwerten (22/09/1917).
PROMOTION DATES: Fähnrich (18/10/1897); Sekondeleutnant (18/08/1898); Oberleutnant (04/08/1909); Hauptmann (01/10/1913); Major (18/12/1920); Oberstleutnant (01/02/1926); Oberst (01/10/1929); Charakter als Generalmajor (31/01/1931); Charakter als Generalleutnant (27/08/1939); Generalmajor z.V. (01/02/1941); Generalleutnant z.V. (01/01/1942).
CAREER
PRE WWI & WWI
Entered Service in the Army as an Officer-Aspirant in the 32nd Infantry-Regiment (03/04/1897-1904).
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 32nd Infantry-Regiment (1904-01/08/1904).
Company-Chief in the 32nd Infantry-Regiment (01/08/1914-09/11/1914).
Wounded, in Hospital (09/11/1914-??/01/1915).
Company-Leader in the 252nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (??/01/1915-??/02/1915).
Leader of the I. and II. Battalions of the 252nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (??/02/1915-01/05/1915).
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 252nd Infantry-Regiment (01/05/1915-??/01/1916).
Detached to the Officer-Training-Course in Neugut (??/01/1916-09/06/1916).
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 252nd Infantry-Regiment (09/06/1916-~);
At the same time, Regimental-Leader of the 245th & 253rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiments (??/09/1918-??/10/1918).

INTER-WAR YEARS
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 252nd Infantry-Regiment (~-16/12/1918).
Commander of the IV. Battalion of the Regiment Stobbe (16/12/1918-01/08/1919).
Company-Leader in the 8th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01/08/1919-01/10/1920).
Company-Commander in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01/10/1920-1923).
With the Staff of Infantry-Leader I (1923-01/12/1925)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01/12/1925-01/04/1929).
Commandant of the Troop-Training-Grounds at Ohrdruf (01/04/1929-31/01/1931).
Retired with the Honourary rank of Generalmajor (31/01/1931).
Placed to the Command of the Army (26/08/1938-~).

WWII
Placed to the Command of the Army (~-23/05/1940).
Commandant of the Troop-Training-Grounds at Beverloo (23/05/1940-24/04/1942).
Führer-Reserve (24/04/1942-31/05/1942).
Mobilisation Regulation Lifted (Retired) (31/05/1942).


In this bio there is a mention of what appears to be Friekorps service :

Commander of the IV. Battalion of the Regiment Stobbe (16/12/1918-01/08/1919).

But I can find no info on this Regiment Stobbe..... where it was assigned.. where it fought etc.. etc.. etc....

Any help will be of emense help !

Cheers
Mark

[Rohrbach]

Hi Mark,

I found this at

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=26283

Vol. Landesschützenkorps (Roeder), raised 3 January 1919 in Zossen; saw action in Berlin, Bremen (February), Ruhr Area and Magdeburg (May).
1st Landesschüzen Bde. (Hankhe), raised Dec. 1918. I Bn from Inf.Regt. 136, II Bn from Inf.Regt. 171 and III Bn from Inf.Regt. 173 all part of XV/XVI Army Corps.
2nd Landesschützen Bde. (Stobbe), raised 18 Dec 1918 mainly from Inf.Regt. 17 of the XXI Army Corps
3rd Landeschützen Bde, raised by parts of 19th, 30th, 34th and 84th Infantry Divisions.
Guards Landesschützen Bde.
Vol.Regt. Magdeburg raised by Inf.Regts. 26 and 66, both with peace time garrison in Magdeburg.
Vol.Bn. Gruson, raised by Inf.Regt. 165 Quedlinburg
Vol.Bn. Altenburg, raised by Inf.Regt. 153 in Altenburg
Vol.Bn. Anhalt, raised by Inf.Regt. 93 in Dessau
The Landesschützenkorps was later formed into the Reichswehr Bde. 4 in Magdeburg.


It's not much, but maybe it'll help in your search.

Rohrbach

[mravery]

Awsome !!!!

Thanks.. at least this is a start.....

Perhaps I can dig up more info elsewhere !

Thanks again !!!!!

Cheers
Mark