Königsberg timpani

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Timpani dogs of the 43s

Timpani dogs were drum dogs that had fallen to a regiment of the Prussian Army during the German War .

history

In the battle at Hradec Kralove conquered Infantry Regiment "Duke Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz" 43 (6 Ostpreußisches) No. Timpani car of the kk infantry regiment Karl Salvator of Tuscany no. 77. "Sultan," the Saint Bernard who him had pulled, lay shot in front of him. The timpani was used when the troops moved into Königsberg i. Pr. And caused a sensation.

dogs

The 1st Army Corps (Prussia) granted the regiment a regular timpani. He was present at all military parades and when the Königsberg castle guard lifted to blow chorals . After the First World War , the last “Pasha” had to say goodbye. He received his bread of grace on an estate . Albert Krantz headed the regiment's music corps from 1883 to 1920.

When the Reichswehr was set up , Königsberg became the garrison of the 1st (Prussian) Infantry Regiment . As the traditional bearer of the IR 43, it moved into the drum square barracks. The Königsberg association of former 43ers wanted the timpani tradition to be revived. A member discovered the timpani by chance in the City History Museum of Königsberg . It was repaired after the war damage. The merchant Karlitzki gave the regiment a "magnificent" St. Bernard, which was soon followed by the second from the officer corps of the old regiment. With the transfer of the regiment, the dogs came to Insterburg for a short time .

When the Wehrmacht was founded, the regiment stayed in Königsberg. His III. The battalion became the traditional bearer of the IR 43. The two drum dogs Pascha and Sultan remained the only drum dogs in the Wehrmacht. The care and training for the military service in the music corps was the responsibility of the large kettle drum. The dogs took part in the attack on Poland , but then stayed in Koenigsberg. In the battle of Königsberg in April 1945, the long-time guardian Ohlhorst shot his wife, children, the dog and himself.

Timpani and cart

The timpani bore the coat of arms with the double-headed eagle of the Austrian Empire , flanked by the troop flags of the regiment, including the inscription k.uk Linien-Regiment 77 on a ribbon . The kettle was blue. The hoops that held the eardrums were black and yellow. Until the big autumn maneuver in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania in 1937 , the cart for the drum had iron tires . During the maneuver, representatives of Continental AG discovered the vehicle. The company supplied specially made rubber tires, which made the service of the dogs much easier.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Report by Richard Ney, a former member of the 7./1. (Preuss.) IR, in: Working group for military music in the German Society for Heereskunde, Bulletin No. 9, December 1980

literature

  • Hermann H. Behrend: The timpani dogs from Königsberg. The Ostpreußenblatt XXI (1970), p. 36
  • Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt : Königsberg from A to Z. A city dictionary . Leer 1972