Contains among other things: Award of the Iron Cross to the Swedish commercial attaché in Berlin Löwengoord, 1924; Award of the Medal of Honor of the German Red Cross to the American journalists William Hearst and Karl von Wiegand as well as to the Austrian Army Minister Vaugoin 1929, 1931; Visit of a Finnish lieutenant colonel to the Reich Ministry of Defence, o. Dat. State Secretary Otto Meissner concerning the training of a Chinese officer as an officer and in flying, 12.05.1930; speech of the Chief of Army Command General of the Infantry Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein at the farewell breakfast for the French military attaché in Berlin General Tournès, 10.11.1930; antiques dealer Dr. Paul Drey to Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich-Wilhelm v. Willisen concerning the training of a Chinese officer as an officer and in flying, 12.05.1930. the economic situation in the United States of America and the views there on Germany, in particular its internal political situation and its ability to pay reparations, 15.01.1931; Correspondence with State Secretary Otto Meissner concerning the rescheduling of a German property in the former province of Posen, March 1931; Plan of a visit of the British admiral Viscount John Jellicoe of Scapa to Germany, operated by General of the Cavalry Friedrich Graf von der Schulenburg, March/April 1931; Alleged commercial espionage of the Japanese Dr. Job Tamaki, March 1932; from Hagen, Betschuanaland, to Major L. Müldner von Mülnheim concerning colonial questions, 12.04.1932; Planned reception by Sir Stafford Cripps, June 1932

Contains among other things: Testimonial booklets as Kadett 1881-1882 Testimonial booklets as Kadett 1883-1887 Appointment as Portepee Ensign in 4th Guard Regiment on Foot, Feb. 7, 1888 Testimony of Maturity as Officer, Dec. 24, 1888 Appointment as Seconde Lieutenant, Feb. 17, 1888 Granting of Permission to Carry the Name of Lettow-Vorbeck, Feb. 30, 1888 March 1891 appointed Premier-Lieutenant, 30 May 1895 certificate of the Kriegsakademie, 31 Oct. 1898 appointed Captain, 23 Oct. 1901 certificate of employment as Captain of the Schutztruppe, 23 March 1901 transferred from East Asian Expeditionary Corps to Queen Elisabeth Garde-Grenadier-Regiment No. 3, Sept. 9, 1901 Command to the Great General Staff, Sept. 14, 1906 Appointment as Major of the Infantry, March 22, 1907 Appointment as Lieutenant Colonel of the Marine Infantry, Oct. 1, 1913 Command as representative of the Commander of the Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika, Oct. 12, 1913 Command as representative of the Commander of the Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika, Sept. 12, 1913 Command as representative of the Commander of the Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika, Sept. 12, 1913 Command as representative of the Commander of the Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika, Sept. 12, 1913 Command as representative of the Commander of the German Army, Sept. 12, 196 Appointment as Major of the Infantry, March 22, 1907 Appointment as Lieutenant Colonel of the Marine Infantry, Oct. 12, 1913 Command as representative of the Schutz. Dec. 1913 promotion to Major General, Oct. 29, 1917 permission to carry on the uniform of the Schutztruppe, March 1, 1919 appointment as leader of a Reichswehr brigade, March 9, 1919 resignation from the Reichswehr, Sept. 30, 1919

1912Oct 7, Secret State Archives of Prussian Cultural Heritage, VI. HA, Nl Nigmann, E. Nigmann, Ernst

1916Jan 22, Secret State Archive Prussian Cultural Heritage, VI. HA, Nl Nigmann, E. Nigmann, Ernst

1916Feb 10, Secret State Archives of Prussian Cultural Heritage, VI. HA, Nl Nigmann, E. Nigmann, Ernst

• 1868-1901, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Dept. Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart, J 54 Family archive Schmidt-Alberti Contains:<br />Bernhard von Alberti (1868 - 1915), son of Friedrich Ludwig Eduard von Alberti<br />1. Certificates<br />a) Approval for admission to the Protepéefähnrich examination, 1887<br />b) Maturity certificate for the Portepéefähnrich, 1888<br />c) Graduation certificate of the Engers School of War, 1889<br />d) Maturity certificate for the officer, 1889<br />e) Notification of the award of the iron cross<br /> <br />2. Youth letters to his parents, (mostly undated) about 1868, /_1-6<br /> <br />3. China expedition, 1900-1901 (Boxer uprising)<br />a) Newspaper clippings about his participation in the China expedition<br />b) Index of the teams of the 8. Company of the 6th East Asian Infantry Regiment. with ranking of the direct superiors (pp.1-6)); compilation of the armed forces of the United Nations assembled in the province of Petschili (B1.8 -10); military diary of the 6th Company about the events in the Chinese campaign from 17 Aug. 1900 - 11 June 1901 (pp. 13-23) with an insert: Sketch of the German camp in Tientsin, 23 pp, 1900-1901<br />c) Field letters to his parents with diary entries, area sketches (/_37-43, 122), postcards and lecture plan about the experiences, 1900/1901, /_1-198 description: Contains: - Bernhard von Alberti (1868 - 1915), son of Friedrich Ludwig Eduard von Alberti - 1. Certificates - a) Approval for admission to the Protepéefähnrich examination, 1887 - b) Matriculation certificate for the Portepéefähnrich, 1888 - c) Graduation certificate for the Engers School of War, 1889 - d) Matriculation certificate for the officer, 1889 - e) Notification of the award of the Iron Cross - 2. Youth letters to his parents, (mostly undated) about 1868, /_1-6 - - 3rd China expedition, 1900-1901 (Boxer uprising) - a) Newspaper cuttings about his participation in the China expedition - b) List of the teams of the 8th Company of the 6th East Asian Infantry Regiment. together with ranking of the direct superiors (pp. 1-6)); compilation of the armed forces of the United Nations assembled in the province of Petschili (B1.8 -10); military diary of the 6th Company about the events in the Chinese campaign from 17 Aug. 1900 - 11 June 1901 (pp. 13-23) with an insert: Sketch of the German camp in Tientsin, 23 pp, 1900-1901 - c) field post letters to his parents with diary entries, area sketches (/_37-43, 122), postcards and lecture plan about the experiences, 1900/1901, /_1-198

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Contains among other things: Protection troop or national police? secret memorandum of the major of the protection police Kummetz of 1 Aug. 1937 the colonial police right - elaboration of major Kummetz of 1 Oct. 1937, supplemented to 28.10.1 Oct 1939

Taming elephants in the Cameroon Conservation Area. - Memorandum by Major Dominik, 1910

Contains only: Note on the submission of the contents of the file of 6 May 1938

Contains among other things: Discussions between Secretary of State Dernburg and the speakers of the governorate on 18 Aug. 1908 Discussions between Secretary of State Dernburg and leading politicians of the English Cape Colony in January 1908 - Dernburg's notes The so-called Buthmanns Sculptures by Ghaub-Nabis. Report by Major Maerker

• description: Europeans in profile* Photography

1911Jun 16, Secret State Archives Prussian Cultural Heritage, VI. HA, Nl Nigmann, E. Nigmann, Ernst

Contains among other things: Differences between German and Italian colonies - Letter of the Reg. Council Methner to the Major of the Schutzpolizei Kummetz of 14 July 1939 Mission to the Italian Colonial Ministry - Report by Major of the Schutzpolizei Kummetz to the Reichsleiter des Kolonialpolitischen Amtes der NSDAP, Ritter von Epp, of 15 June 1939

Contains among other things: Observations in South Africa in the period from 2 May - June 1901 (report by Major von Estorff, transcript), 22 June 1901 Validity of for the Royal Prussia. Army issued war material for the emperors. Protection Force (AKO, transcript), Oct. 17, 1902

Contains:Correspondence with: Karl Bertram (family pictures taken from U.1-915) and Wilske (extensive), Conrad, Friedrich, Grande (with family picture taken from U.1-914), Hessler, Heuser, Klimmer, Losch, Major Rammstedt, Schmiedeck, Alfred Schober, Dr. C. Stein

1914May 11, Secret State Archives Prussian Cultural Heritage, VI. HA, Nl Nigmann, E. Nigmann, Ernst

1913Oct 25, Secret State Archives of Prussian Cultural Heritage, VI. HA, Nl Nigmann, E. Nigmann, Ernst

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