I'd love to know this guys name. I purchased this Militarpass yesterday and I've put it together with a Luger that was within this soldier's company. I had seen this item months ago but it wasn't until yesterday that the old memory clicked in and I made the connection.
This is another page in the book. I haven't received the pass yet but this is what finally put my memory in gear.
Notice his assigned unit, 2nd Ersatz Machine Gun Kompany IX Army Corps and I remembered a few weeks ago and this thread.
http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=30887
Klaus came through with this: (many thanks)
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In 1913 were only 4 MGK in the IX Army Corps and I think that was the same in 1914.
1. MGK was detached to the I. Bataillon of the Inf. Reg. 75. in Bremen
2. MGK to the III. Batail. of the Gren. Reg. 89. in Schwerin
3. MGK to the I. Batail. of Inf. Reg. 162. in Flensburg
4. MGK to the I. Batail. of the Inf. Reg. 31 in Altona
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My understanding is, both this soldier and this Luger were in the same company during the same time.
2. MGK to the III. Batail. of the Gren. Reg. 89. in Schwerin
I'm sure his last name was 'Kunst'.
If I read right, he was from here:
http://www.stad.com/index.php?city_id=2807059