Research Help Needed
 

All,

I have a beautiful Imperial German (Bavarian) Aviators uniform. It is piped as a jaeger uniform but has aviation shoulder boards. The original owner was a recipient of the Order of Max Joseph. There can't have been too many folks who were both former Jaeger Officers and were also Bavarian aviators, much less recipients of the Max Joe. Anyone got any good ideas where to look to research this guy?

Tom A

The following aviators were awarded the Max Joseph order during WW1:

Hans Ritter von Adam
Eduard Ritter von Dostler,
Heinrich Ritter von Gontermann
Robert Ritter von Greim
Georg Ritter von Hengl
Max Ritter von M�¼ller
Friedrich Ritter von Mulzer
Friedrich Ritter von R�¶th (awarded after his death in 1919).
Eduard Ritter von Schleich
Adolf Ritter von Tutschek

I think you should investigate Georg Ritter von Hengl:

Name Georg Ritter von Hengl
Born 21.10.1897 at Leiling
Died 1952 in Sonthofen
First Joined 2.8.1914
Became Lt bayer.12 Jag.Bn 1.9.15
Prewar Service III/Mtn.Rgt.99 6.10.36

Promotions Obstlt 1.4.39
Oberst 1.12.40
Gen.Maj. 1.4.42
Gen.Lt. 1.1.43
Gen.d.Mtn. 1.1.44

Command III/Mtn.Rgt.99 1.9.39
Mtn.Rgt.137 1.4.40
2 Mtn.Div 1.1.42
XIX Mtn.Korps 1.10.43
Amtschef on OKH 1.6.44
LIX Army Corps 1.2.45

Awards bayer Max Josefs Orden
Ritterkreuz

It sounds like "Ritter" is some kind of title. What does it mean?

Knight

The Aerodrome is a group of WWI aviation enthusiasts, and I see they now have a forum. Give them a shot. http://www.theaerodrome.com/

The 'Ritter von' addition came with the Max Joseph order.