Militaerpass No.4

Here is the fifth Militaerpass of mine.

Mr. Anton Ezopp, born in 1890, city of Imielin (?).

He began his service in 1912, his first unit was Infanterie-Regiment 156, 6 Kompagnie where he was trained with Gewehr 88 and 98.

In August 1916 he entered 2. Kompagnie, Ersatz Bataillon Landwehr - Infanterie Regiment Nr. 11. He saw an action in Tarnawka, Rawa and so on (generally - Eastern Front).

In August 1917 he was transfered to Minenwerfer Kompagnie 246. He took part in battles of Champagne andAisne.

He spent some time in Lazarett in Marburg.

He was awarded the Eiserne Kreuz II Klasse.

Militaerpass No.3

The only Ulan I have.

Mr. Franz Troedel, born 1890, Koenigsdorf. No children.

He entered the service in 1911 as a 3-jaehrig Freiwilliger. His first, but not last, unit was Ulanen-Regiment von Katzler No. 2 (3 Ersatzeskadron). As soon as 1913 he bacame a Gefreiten, then in 1914 a Unteroffizier, April 1917 - a Sergeant and at last a Wachtmeister (5.10.1917).

He was awarded - 11.5.1915 - Eiserne Kreuz II Klasse, 7.11.1919 (!) - Eiserne Kreuz I Klasse.

He saw an action in Russland (mostly on ex-Polish teritorry: Nowe Miasto, Janow, Radom, Czestochowa, Kielce, Zwolen etc.), Rumaenien (Arges, Putna, roten Turmpass?) and Frankreich (Flandern, Antwerpen).

A very interesting person.