2nd Hannoversches Infantry Regiment No. 77

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2nd Hannoversches Infantry Regiment No. 77

active 1866 to 1919
Country coat of arms Kingdom of Prussia
Province of Hanover
Armed forces Prussian Army
Branch of service infantry
Type Infantry Regiment
structure see structure
Insinuation see insinuations
Location see garrison
management
Commanders See commanders

The 2nd Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 77 (also called Heideregiment ) was formed after the German War through the increase in battalions as a new regiment of the infantry of the Prussian Army .

organization

Surname

  • Oct. 2, 1866 - No. 77 Infantry Regiment
  • November 7, 1867 - 2nd Hanover Infantry Regiment No. 77

Allegations

from October 18, 1866

from May 23, 1871

From the end of March 1887, the 2nd Hannoversches Infantry Regiment No. 77 in Celle, the Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92 and the Hannoversche Jäger Battalion No. 10 in Celle formed the 40th Infantry Brigade.

First World War

September 1914

  • X. Army Corps in Hanover
    • 20th Infantry Division in Hanover
      • 40th Infantry Brigade in Hanover

February 20, 1918

structure

  • 1st and 2nd battalion ( musketeer battalions )
  • III. Battalion ( fusilier battalion )
  • IV Battalion
  • on October 1, 1911, the machine gun company became a regular part of the regiment. It was assigned to the 2nd Battalion as the 13th company

Assignments

Armament and equipment

Main armament

MG 08
  • according acquainted himself of the benefits of Chassepotgewehrs in the Franco-German War were needle-guns of the regiment through M 71 rifles along with side-arms 71 replaced
  • In 1886 the army was re-armed with the M 71/84 repeating rifle
  • 1889, the regiment was with the gun M. 88 equipped
  • For the first time, gray ring discs with glued-on head discs were used to assess the individual test shooting
  • In 1905 the regiment was equipped with new rifles and side guns. The effective range was between 800 and 1200 meters.
  • In 1909, following the findings of the Russo-Japanese War , Machine Gun Company (MGK) was set up in each regiment
    • it had 6 rifles
    • A barracks with stables and wagon sheds was built for them on the east side of the parade ground
    • the carriages are drawn by two warm-blooded horses and by Bock moved out
    • the riflemen marched

uniform

  • 1871
    • a helmet with a larger front and rear visor was introduced
    • the trousers were provided with a button device to facilitate tucking into the boots
    • the coats were given a collapsing collar with red flaps and capots
  • 1887
    • helmet
      • No rail on the front screen
      • Scale chains are being replaced by leather storm straps
    • Lace-up shoes made of waterproof fabric with leather trimmings as second footwear took the place of the short boot
  • The best rifle companies in the Army Corps wore sleeve badges from 1895 .
  • On the occasion of the 100th birthday of Kaiser Wilhelm I, Wilhelm II decreed that the army should wear the imperial cockade in addition to the state cockade . The German cockade was worn on the helmet on the right, the state cockade on the left.
On the peaked , field and service cap the state corkade on the trim strip and the German above on the center of the basic cloth.
  • 1908
    • Tunic
      • field gray with litewka-like cut
      • the scarf replaced the bandage
  • 1911 (MGK)
    • it was given the number 13 on the shoulder buttons of the tunic
    • a light blue acorn with a white wreath and slider on the saber tassel of the common

First World War

  • From March 9, 1916, the regiment member wore a steel helmet .

Officers

  • November 8, 1883
    • The AKO decreed that of the four staff officers, the regular staff officer, a patented lieutenant colonel , was primarily responsible for the regiment's clothing industry.
  • 1888
    • Those on horseback had to wear high boots when serving on horseback
    • Since epaulettes were only allowed to be worn for gala, parade and social purposes, modified armpit pieces were introduced.
    • Wearing spurs became compulsory for captains .
    • The horse blanket was simplified and no longer had a gold braid.
    • The previous white was replaced by a reed-colored helmet cover.
  • March 22, 1889
  • 1893
  • 1894
    • The chief of the best rifle company was decorated with a fishing line .
  • 1895
    • A litewka made of blue fabric was introduced for the “small service” .
  • 1896
  • 1899
    • The officers' baggage was restricted to a prescribed level.
    • A gray cloak was introduced.
    • From then on, red-brown gloves were required for maneuvers.
  • 1908
    • Introduction of brown leather lace-up shoes with gaiters for unmounted officers

Standard bearer

  • 1898
    • The flag bearers received a corresponding badge on the left sleeve,
    • as well as a half-length side gun of a new design with the handle of an officer's sword
    • For the "service with helmet" was a gorget from brass to create

Medical officers

  • April 29, 1869
    • death marks were worn as a recognition vulgo
  • 1896
  • February 13, 1913
    • According to AKO, the medical teams had to wear the uniform of their unit and on their right upper arm an Aesculapian staff made of yellow fabric as a distinguishing feature

Teams

  • March 12, 1887 (infantry baggage M. 87)
    • Knapsacks and cookware have been made smaller
    • three cartridge pouches (in addition to the two front ones there is also a rear one)
    • smaller side gun
    • waterproof two-part bread bag
    • Black leather gear for all battalions
  • 1889
    • For outstanding shooting performance, the soldier in question was one of a silver braid provided with black stripes sharpshooter awarded
  • 1891
    • Wearing a Litewka made of blue fabric was introduced for the “small service”
  • 1893 From that year (until 1895), canteens , drinking cups and cooking utensils made of aluminum were introduced. Furthermore, the equipment was expanded to include portable tent equipment.
    • From then on the rifle cord consisted of a braided, silver cord.
    • The company with the best shooting results was allowed to wear a special badge on the left sleeve
  • 1894
  • 1895

Music corps

  • 1898
    • The clothing of the bar hoboists was made of finer cloth than the tunic for better emphasis
    • The shoulder pieces were now made of edging cord
    • The cloth pads (shoulder pieces) were to be provided in the colors of the troop unit
    • A waist band was put on in the manner of an officer's field bandage

banner

The regiment's campaign flags (1870/71)
The new flags

The flag, consecrated in Berlin on July 3, 1867, the anniversary of the Battle of Königgrätz , was presented to the regiment on July 6, after a brief address at the Wesler Schill memorial, by the regiment commander .

The appearance of the newly awarded flags of the Line Infantry Regiments of the Prussian Army was standardized by the Emperor in 1890 and aligned and regulated accordingly on the armpits of the soldier's uniform according to the respective corps to which the regiment belonged .

The flag of the 4th Battalion was nailed on October 16, 1894 in Berlin and handed over to the regiment on the occasion of the swearing-in of recruits on October 22.

From July 15, 1895 to May 10, 1896, the flags that were awarded by the Emperor during the Franco-Prussian War were decorated with oak leaves as soon as they were unfurled. With the AKO of August 18, 1870, the flags and standards of that war were awarded the ribbon of the commemorative coin donated to this war . Their clasps bore the names of the skirmishes and battles in which they took part.

At the turn of the century, in 1900, the emperor awarded the flags of the '77 decorations. There were two bronze clasps attached to ribbons. On one side they wore the "W II" with the crown, on the other the day of the award, January 1, 1900, and the regiment's birthday, March 26, 1813. On that day, the previous regiment, which was once in the Battle of Waterloo fighting Hannoversche 5th Infantry Regiment , founded.

On August 18, 1907, in Kassel, in the presence of the emperor, the flags of the regiments of the VII and X Army Corps that had not yet received any new flags were nailed and consecrated. In addition to the commander of each battalion, a first lieutenant and the flag sergeants concerned took part in this ceremony .

The flags stood at the altar of the garrison church in Celle Neustadt, which was inaugurated in 1902 for the service .

history

Memorial stone for the fallen Schill officers in Wesel

founding

By AKO September 27, 1866, companies were released from the 5th Division

from company of the regiment
13., 14., 15. Leib Grenadier Regiment (1st Brandenburg) No. 8
7th, 13th, 15th 2nd Brandenburg Grenadier Regiment No. 12 (Prince Carl of Prussia)
10th, 13th, 14th 5th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment No. 48
13., 14., 15. 6th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment No. 52

the regiment fixed. It was formed on November 5, 1866 in Dresden and received by the Highest Cabinet Order (AKO) on September 27, 1866 as the foundation day. Wesel was designated as the garrison location of the new regiment .

At the turn of the century, its foundation day, with reference to the foundation day of the former Hanoverian 5th Infantry Regiment , which was now the predecessor regiment , was set as March 26, 1813.

Garrisons

  • 1866 Wesel
    • Heuberger barracks
    • Barracks on the Esplanade (from April 1, 1870)
  • 1871
  • from September 14, 1873
    • Celle (new barracks)
  • former garrisons

  • Heuberger barracks

  • Barracks on the esplanade

  • New barracks (since 1999 seat of the city administration of Celle)

  • Artillery barracks (temporary)

  • Castle barracks (temporary)

  • Machine gun barracks

Members of the regiment

boss

General of the Infantry, Minister of State and War Minister von Kameke

On September 25, 1875, Kaiser Wilhelm I appointed General of the Infantry Georg von Kameke as head of the regiment .

Commanders

Regimental commanders from 1866 to 1913
Rank Surname date
Colonel Berthold Gynz from Rekowski September 30, 1866 to January 21, 1868
Lieutenant colonel Emil from Conrady January 22 to March 21, 1868 (entrusted with the tour)
Colonel Emil from Conrady March 22, 1868 to April 13, 1871
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Karl von Plehwe April 13, 1871 to April 14, 1875
Lieutenant colonel Rudolf von Ploetz April 15 to June 18, 1875
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Rudolf von Ploetz June 19, 1875 to February 11, 1881
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Albert von Kessel February 12, 1881 to June 11, 1886
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Karl von Chamier-Glisczynski June 12, 1886 to March 21, 1889
Lieutenant colonel Gustav Schob March 22, 1889 to November 16, 1891
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Walter von Kalckstein November 17, 1891 to March 31, 1895
Colonel Louis Boehmer 0April 1, 1895 to May 19, 1897
Colonel Oskar von Boenigk May 20, 1897 to June 14, 1898
Lieutenant colonel Paul von Bredow June 15, 1898 to December 17, 1901
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Georg von der Goltz December 18, 1901 to January 26, 1906
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Friedrich von Kalckstein January 27, 1906 to March 23, 1909
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Alfred Riedel von Konsheim March 24, 1909 to April 21, 1912
Colonel Friedrich von Oertzen April 22, 1912 to August 1, 1914
Colonel Adolf of Roques 0August 2, 1914 to January 23, 1915
Lieutenant colonel Reinhold Bracht January 24th to February 28th, 1915
major Max Reiche 0March 1 to June 24, 1915
major Paul Wehrig June 25, 1915 to May 23, 1917
major Erich Karwiese May 24, 1917 to January 30, 1918
Lieutenant colonel Hans Otto Kuschel January 31, 1918 to 1919

Other officers

  • Karl von Rettberg - on April 14, 1883, the cadet corps transferred the portepeef ensign ( avantageur ) to the regiment, where he was appointed portepeef ensign on November 13. In 1889 the lieutenant took part in a riding course in the neighboring garrison of Lüneburg .
  • Hans Schimmelfeng - by AKO on October 18, 1891, the NCO was promoted to ensign and one year later to lieutenant of the 77s. At the beginning of April 1899 he was assigned to the cadet house in Bensberg as an educator . In February 1900 he joined the cadet house in Naumburg a. S. and will be transferred to Wahlstätter on November 18th . There he was promoted to lieutenant on April 18, 1901 . On March 10, 1904, he returned to the regiment. Schimmelfeng was promoted to redundant captain on January 27, 1909 and appointed company commander in the regiment on May 17, 1910 . As such, he wrote the history of the 2nd Hanover Infantry Regt. No. 77 .
  • Heinrich von Vietinghoff - captain during the Franco-Prussian War and received the Iron Cross 1st Class on March 11, 1871 . The Baron was transferred to Regiment 76 by AKO on March 13, 1873

The regiment's peacetime

Regimental house or casino
77 garrison church
The emperor arrives in Celle (1911)
Anniversary medal for the 100th anniversary of the regiment

Captain Kasch, who was transferred to the regiment in 1869, composed the regimental song of the 77s in the same year.

After the regiment moved through the Palatinate , it arrived in Hanover. On June 30, 1871, the officers of the regiment were received by the Crown Prince in the Berlin City Palace .

The 77s moved over the Schwedenbrücke to their new garrison town on July 3rd . The regimental commander initially moved into the old headquarters .

Brigade excuses, detachment exercises and division maneuvers took place in Braunschweig and Hildesheim .

After three years of construction, the regimental house (casino) was inaugurated. Regiment chief Georg von Kamelke appeared on May 25, 1876, Prince Albrecht of Prussia (Xth Army Corps), General William von Voigts-Rhetz (20th Division) and Major General Barnim von Zeuner (40th Infantry Brigade ) on the 27th ). After the tattoo took place the evening before , the regiment chief led his regiment past Sr. Royal Highness at the parade on the parade ground. A joint meal in the new regimental house ended the celebrations.

At the end of July 1886, the 77s moved to Arloh for the shooting test . The Brigade Nurse Regiment No. 67 arrived here on August 12th. There was to be a last brigade excursion together. By entry of the Brunswick contingent in the Prussian Army , the should in Metz standing Brunswick Infantry Regiment. 92 next year to exchange his location with the 67th.

In the three emperor year after the death of Wilhelm I. the regiment on March 11th on Friedrich III. and sworn in on Wilhelm II after his death on June 16 .

In Celle on October 18 th. J. the garrison service regulation in force.

Soldier of the regiment around 1900

On September 27, 1891, the regiment's 25th foundation festival was celebrated. The day began with a festive service in the wild garden. In addition to the regiment, numerous foreign guests, war clubs and heads of the authorities took part in it. Then there was a feast in the casino. The city gave the regiment a cup, the 92s a silver tankard and the reservists two silver candelabra . The regiment received an honorary gift of ℳ 3,000 from its chief, stipulating that its interest should be paid annually on August 6th to the officer who had been in the regiment the longest. By the AKO on November 5, 1891, the regiment was authorized to accept the gift to help establish a Kameke Spicheren Foundation . The evening closed with the song of the double seven, which was once played by the one-year-old volunteer C. C. v. Bloedau was invented.

On October 2, 1893, the 77s received their IV Battalion. This made it necessary to build another accommodation, the castle barracks. It was moved into December. The battalion was subordinated to the Landwehr and the rest of the reserve .

The chief of the regiment died on October 13, 1893. At his request, the saber that he had once carried at Spicheren was given to the regiment .

The infantry general Hans von Schachtmeyer , who lives in Celle and is chief of the Fusilier Regiment “Queen Victoria of Sweden” (Pomeranian) No. 34 in Stettin , celebrated his 77th birthday on November 6th. On this occasion, the regiment presented him with a standard bearer with the inscription: The youngest 77 . He took leave of the battalion, which had been assigned to the new 165th Regiment , in full uniform in front of his house at Magnusstrasse No. 2 in 1897 . The army commander, who died on November 8, 1897, bequeathed his bronze statue of Frederick the Great to the regiment . It was set up in front of the entrance to the officers' mess.

From December 1894, cyclists were also trained within the regiment.

From July 18 to August 6, 1895, the regiment practiced for the first time on the Munster training area .

The mayor of Celle, Wilhelm Denicke , at the head of a delegation from the city administration presented the regiment with a bronze bust of the emperor in memory of its 25-year presence in the city . This was set up in the regiment house. The regiment also received a miniaturized replica of their memorial in the Stieringer Forest near Spichern .

On June 9, 1901, the foundation stone of the new evangelical garrison church was laid not far from the regiment house. For this purpose, companies of the 77 and the field artillery department took part around the substructure , which was decorated with foliage threads and flag decorations . The commanding general, Karl von Stünzner , struck the first blows and handed over the key to open the portal on November 5, 1902.

At the beginning of February 1905, the Argentine first lieutenant Kinkelin was assigned to the regiment for 18 months.

On June 16, 1906, the emperor visited Celle. The troops formed trellis from the Museum of Westcellertorstraße into Hannoversche Strasse. At noon he took the parade in the courtyard of the palace . This was to be repeated on June 17, 1911.

From June 16 to August 31, 1908, four officers , 15 non-commissioned officers and 48 men were sent to the Munster military training area to instruct them in the use of machine guns .

From April to October 1911, the Chinese Lieutenant Tsing served in the regiment.

At the beginning of January 1913, the regiment laid three days in mourning for the death of Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen . The Kaiser birthday party was marked by the upcoming 25th anniversary of the reign. On February 11, it was announced:

“The engagement of the only daughter of your Imperial and Royal Majesties, Princess Victoria Luise Adelheid Charlotte Mathilde of Prussia , Royal Highness, to His Royal Highness Prince Ernst August , Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, is at the grand ducal Baden court in Karlsruhe today Approval given by His Majesty the Emperor and King and His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland "

- Reichs- und Generalanzeiger

This combined the houses of the Hohenzollern and the Guelphs .

100 year celebration

On March 25, 1913, the celebrations for the regiment's 100th anniversary began. After a festival of the municipal union , a torchlight procession of the regiment and the festival participants took place from the wild garden in front of the large barracks through the city to the castle. The day ended with a tattoo in front of the castle on the Stechbahn.

March 26th, the main holiday, began at 6.30 a.m. with the Great Awakening and was consecrated with the festive service at 9 a.m. After this, wreaths were laid on the war memorial. At noon there was a parade in the wild garden. After feeding active and former 77s in the barracks as well as the former and active NCOs ( capitulants ) with the war veterans and old fives in the rooms of the Union, the castle was visited and then a feast was held in the officers' casino.

On the morning of the 27th they visited the museum and said goodbye to the guests who were still present in front of the barracks after a last breakfast in the regiment house.

Imperial maneuvers

  • In 1881 the 77s took part in their first imperial maneuver. On September 2nd, the imperial parade took place on the Kronsberge , the subsequent maneuver was carried out in the area between Hanover and Elze .
  • In 1889 the 77s took part in the imperial parade on Kronsberg. The imperial maneuver took place near Coppenbrügges . The Kaiser led the corps on September 22nd. The marked opponent, the Westphalian VII Army Corps , was "thrown back" behind Elze .
  • In 1898 the 77s took part in the imperial parade near Hanover. During the maneuver, the 77s were assigned to the newly formed 38th Infantry Division . It took place between Minden and Bad Oeynhausen .
  • In 1907 the 77s took part in the imperial parade on Kronsberg. On the parade field, the emperor handed over the flags, consecrated in Cassel, to the regimental commanders. The imperial maneuver took place between the Weser , Pyrmont and Warburg .

Price shooting

Shooting ranges in Neustädter Holz , (1893)

In order to increase the quality of the shooting, an annual shooting competition was established for officers and non-commissioned officers of the corps. On August 4, 1888 was first around

  • one with the name Se. Majesty's Tabbed Saber (Officer)
  • a gold watch (NCO)

shot.

  • August 1892 - Captain Count von Oeynhausen, the best marksman in the X Army Corps, shot himself the emperor's sword with seven shots and 148 rings at a distance of 150 m
  • 1897
    • Captain Brenda, as the company commander of the best-shot company in the corps, was a silver shield
    • that received the emperor's badge
    • the officers' mess of the regiment preserved the imperial bust as a permanent reminder.

Nevertheless, the enthusiasm subsided and so the individual shooting stage in 1898 was canceled. By AKO it was completely abolished as it was no longer appropriate and replaced by comparison shooting. In addition, the regiment's combat shooting was held in the group for the first time.

  • September 20, 1898
    • Captain Wachtholz was awarded the emperor's badge
    • the 9./77 received the Kaiser Prize in the form of a bronze bust of Friedrich III.
    • this was also displayed in the officers' mess
  • 1899
    • for the third time in a row the 9th Company won the shooting competition
    • In addition, their Vice Sergeant Griffenhagen won the 1st and Sergeant Busche of the 3rd Company the 2nd prize in the non-commissioned shooting

Boxer Rebellion

German troops on contemporary postcard

In 1897, Germany gained a foothold in China by acquiring Kiautschou on a lease basis . The Boxer Rebellion threatened German interests from 1900. With the assassination of the German envoy to Beijing , Clemens von Ketteler , AKO ordered the formation of an expeditionary corps on July 9th . These were initially the two naval battalions , of which the 2nd battalion received six volunteer 77s on June 27. On July 14, 33 more 77 members joined the 2nd and 3rd East Asian Infantry Regiments, five for the medical service, and eleven other regimental members for the 5th East Asian Infantry Regiment.

Decorated with the China commemorative coin , almost all of them returned to the regiment in the autumn of 1901.

Herero uprising

Camel rider company of the German Schutztruppe during the Herero uprising, 1904

In mid-January 1904 the first news of the Herero and Nama uprising reached Germany. On January 17th, the order to mobilize a marine expeditionary force was issued , which began its journey to Swakopmund on the 21st .

The situation called for a significant reinforcement of the protection forces from the ranks of the army . As was once the case with the Boxer Rebellion, this time too there were a large number of volunteers, including those from the regiment.

Five officers and 42 men were deployed from the volunteers from IR 77 .

Campaigns

Franco-German War

Save, location of the battle around 4 p.m.

On the morning of July 16, 1870, the order to mobilize was issued to the 77s, who were mobilized within nine days.

1st Army ( Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz )

On July 15th the order to arm the fortress reached Wesel, the following morning the order to mobilize . On the 21st, a Westphalian replacement from Bochum , on the 22nd from Lüneburg and Celle, reinforced the regiment that marched off on the 26th.

In the Battle of Spichern , near Saarbrücken , the regiment conquered the western Spicher forest and claimed it against the French Bergé division. Towards evening it was through parts of the III. Army Corps replaced.

In the battle of Colombey , the 77s were initially set on Chateau Aubigny.

On the 17th, on the way to Gravelotte , there was fighting in the forest. That evening the regiment received divisional orders from Wrangel. This designated the 77s for the battle of Gravelotte as a corps reserve. When the battle was over, the French army retreating to Metz was pursued. During the siege of Metz , the regiment was first assigned to Ancy on the Moselle, then Pouilly .

During the Battle of Noisseville, the regiment advanced via Ogy to Puche (now part of Ogy's).

After the French Rhine Army surrendered in Metz , the stream of prisoners who were now moving from the city to Germany passed the regiment.

When this ended, the 77s were sent to Thionville . The brigade besieged what would later become Diedenhofen on the right of the Moselle. This capitulated on the same terms as Sedan before . Now the division moved to Montmédy . In contrast to Thionville, Montmedy was better suited to a siege. The problem was, among other things, that the fortress stood above a railway tunnel that had to be protected from damage in any case.

After the fall of the Mézières fortress , the railway to Rheims was exposed. On the way there, the 77er passed Bellevue Palace near Sedan. Shortly before, Napoleon III met here. on Wilhelm I. together.

There was a high density of francs shooters around Mézières . On a hint, the regiment moved out to Rimogne and Tremblois . They returned after a battle.

After a battle at Bel Air, part of the Thionville Commune , the regiment was loaded onto the train. This brought it to Mitry from where it was to participate in the enclosure and siege of Paris .

It belonged to the Army of the South under General Edwin von Manteuffel . The II. , VII. And XIV. Army Corps were subordinate to her .

On January 14th, the 77 Marac conquered . After fighting at Sombacour and Chaffois , the armistice began.

On June 21, 1871, the regiment, now part of the Xth Army Corps, paraded past its commander in chief, General von Manteuffel, on Stanislausplatz in Nancy .

First World War

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The regiment made on August 2, 1914 mobile . On March 28, 1915, the 13th to 15th companies were set up. In July 1915 it was used alongside the 1st Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 74 as part of the Bug Offensive near Krasnystaw . At the end of 1916 the staff of III. Battalion and 3rd Company. These formed part of the 2nd Battalion of the newly established Infantry Regiment No. 419. In mid-August 1918, the 1st Battalion of the dissolved Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 260 was incorporated. After heavy losses in the Battle of Havrincourt , In which the regiment was almost completely wiped out, a combat battalion with three companies was formed from the remains. From October 19, 1918, the regiment again consisted of three battalions, with the 3rd, 8th and 9th companies being disbanded.

End of the regiment

After the end of the war, the remnants of the regiment marched back to the garrison in Celle, where demobilization took place on December 2, 1918 . In January 1919, parts of the regiment began to set up a security and machine-gun security company as a volunteer formation . In June 1919, with the formation of the Provisional Reichswehr, they became 2nd, later 4th Battalion of the 20th Reichswehr Infantry Regiment.

The 15th and 16th companies of the 17th Infantry Regiment took over the tradition in the Reichswehr .

Others

societies

  • Alumni clubs were formed in Hamburg, Harburg and Winsen . On June 2, 1907, these clubs held an appeal from former 77ers in Celle. As early as December 10, 1906, they asked the regimental commander, von Kalckstein, for his consent and to take over the protection . In the following years clubs in Celle, Uelzen, Lüneburg and Hanover were added.

Monuments

  • August 6, 1872 - Inauguration of the monument located on the southwest edge of the Stiringer Forest, not far from the place where the 77s buried their comrades two years earlier. It is a hill made of ivy-spun rock on which a four-sided pedestal carries a column with a capital on which rests a cube, from which a crowned flying eagle rises with a view of Forbach. Three sides of the pedestal bear the carved names of the fallen in battalions, the fourth side bears the inscription, wrapped in a laurel wreath :
Dedicated to the comrades who died in the 1870/71 campaign in faithful memory of the 2nd Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 77
On the 40th anniversary of the day, two officers of the regiment went to the memorial in Spicheren. There they laid a wreath to honor those who died there and the veterans of that battle who were still alive .
  • August 5, 1908 - Unveiling of the memorial stone opposite the Garrison Church. The commemorative plaque, framed by heather boulders, was dedicated to Reinecke, a former musketeer of the 8th Company of the 77s, who fell in South West Africa .
  • 1923 - Memorial donated by the 77s to commemorate those who fell in the First World War in the 77s. It was created by Hans Dammann in 1922–23 and placed in front of Celle Castle . After damage and restoration, it was moved to the city garden in front of the New Town Hall (= former heather barracks) in 1988.
  • Monuments of the 77th Infantry Regiment

  • Monument at the Stiringer Walde (today: Saarbrücker Waldfriedhof)

  • Memorial stone of a fallen South West African (formerly 77)

  • Memorial in Celle First World War

References

literature

  • Hans Schimmelpfeng: History of the 2nd Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 77. Verlag Gerhard Stalling , Oldenburg i. O. 1913, DNB 362316899
  • Helmut Viereck: Royal Prussian 2nd Hanover Infantry Regiment No. 77 in the World Wars 1914–1918. The Heideregiment. August Pohl, Celle 1934, with a plaque of honor for the fallen and a map supplement based on official and private sources, ed. on behalf of the Association of Officers and Officials of Infantry Regiment No. 77 and the Association of the Comradeship Association of Former 77ers , DNB 576 795 321
  • Georg Schwencke: Officer master list of the 2nd Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 77. Stalling, Oldenburg 1913, DNB 361562373

Web links

Commons : 2nd Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 77  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On January 4th, 1889, a supreme ordinance was issued, according to which the name Fusilier Battalion in III. Battalion was changed. The teams were named musketeers .
  2. ^ By law on October 2, 1893, it was decreed that the 133 infantry regiments would have to set up a 13th and 14th company and a IV (half) battalion
  3. ↑ In addition to the new regiments No. 135-138, the regiments on the eastern and western borders were reinforced by 15 battalions
  4. ↑ Standard bearers did not have a gun
  5. ↑ the fusilier battalions were omitted and henceforth as III. Battalion designated
  6. ↑ Exception: Guards and Grenadier regiments kept their white leather gear
  7. ^ Martin Lezius : flags and standards of the old Prussian army. Franckh'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1935.
  8. ^ Günter Wegmann (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 1: Occupation of the German armies 1815–1939. Volume 2: The occupation of the active infantry regiments as well as Jäger and MG battalions, military district commands and training managers from the foundation or list until 1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1992, ISBN 3-7648-1782-8 , pp. 203-204 .
  9. ↑ Regimental features : white epaulettes with red regimental number "77", red sleeve flaps with light blue piping.
  10. ↑ The poet was appointed lieutenant in the reserve in November 1893 .
  11. ↑ When the portal was opened, the church was consecrated.
  12. ↑ Inscription: Wilhelm II., German Emperor, King of Prussia, of the 9th Company, 2nd Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 77 in memory of the best shooting performance achieved in 1898 within the infantry of the X Army Corps
  13. ↑ The regimental history reports that they managed to get the flag of a French battalion into their possession.
  14. ↑ Kurt Gabriel (Ed.): The 1st Hannoversche Infanterie-Regiment No. 74 in the world wars. Self-published by the comradely associations of the former 1st Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 74, Willy Hahn Hanover printer 1931, pp. 190/191.
  15. ^ Jürgen Kraus: Handbook of the units and troops of the German army 1914-1918. Part VI: Infantry. Volume 1: Infantry Regiments. Verlag Militaria, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-902526-14-4 , pp. 139–140.