Oskar von Gais

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Oskar von Gais
Oberst Oskar von GAIS (1858-1915) I.jpg
Oberst Gais with Saxon neck order (SA2b)
Birth name Oskar Gais
Birth date 16 April 1858(1858-04-16)
Place of birth Rottweil, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Confederation
Death date 28 January 1915 (aged 56)
Place of death Eastern Front
Allegiance  German Empire
Service/branch Flagge und Wappen, Deutsches Reich, Königreich Württemberg, valid from 1817 to 1918.png Army of Württemberg
Iron Cross of the Luftstreitkräfte.png Imperial German Army
Years of service 1877–1915
Rank Oberst (Colonel)
Battles/wars World War I
Awards Red Eagle Order
Order of the Crown (Württemberg)
Iron Cross
Relations ∞ Marie Dittmar

Oskar Gais, since 1912 von Gais (also Oscar; 1858-1915), was a German officer since 1878, finally a Colonel in the Imperial German Army in World War I.

Career (chronology)

"Württembergischer Nekrolog für das Jahr 1915", p. 223 and p. 224
Obituary
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  • Cadet Student of the Königlich Preußisches Kadettenhaus Bensberg
  • Cadet Student of the Königlich Preußische Hauptkadettenanstalt (HKA) in Groß-Lichterfelde near Berlin
  • 16 April 1877 Joined the 4. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 122
    • 1892 renamed 4. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 122 „Kaiser Franz Joseph von Oesterreich, König von Ungarn“
    • 1906 renamed Füsilier-Regiment „Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich, König von Ungarn“ (4. Württembergisches) Nr. 122 under Commander Oberst Ernst Perger von Perglas
  • 1885 to 1887 Adjutant of the District Command (Bezirkskommando) Heilbronn
  • 1891 to 1893 Detached to the Prussian Infanterie-Regiment „von Goeben“ (2. Rheinisches) Nr. 28
  • 1893 Commander of the 14. Kompanie/4. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 122 „Kaiser Franz Joseph von Oesterreich, König von Ungarn“
  • 1897 Transferred to the new 9. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 127 in Ulm
    • Commander of the 3. Kompanie/I. Bataillon
  • 1902 Transferred to the Infanterie-Regiment „Alt-Württemberg“ (3. Württembergisches) Nr. 121
    • Commander of the 6. Kompanie/II. Bataillon
  • 25 February 1905 Commander of the I. Bataillon/8. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 126 „Großherzog Friedrich von Baden“ in Straßburg/Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen
  • 20 December 1910 Transferred to the staff of the Infanterie-Regiment „König Wilhelm I.“ (6. Württembergisches) Nr. 124
  • 1 October 1912 Commander of the Infanterie-Regiment „Alt-Württemberg“ (3. Württembergisches) Nr. 121 in Ludwigsburg
  • 18 August to 6 October 1914 Infanterie-Regiment „Alt-Württemberg“ (3. Württembergisches) Nr. 121/52. Infanterie-Brigade/26. Infanterie-Division/XIII. Armeekorps (Württemberg)/5. Armee under Generalmajor Wilhelm Kronprinz von Preußen
  • 14 October to 23 November 1914 With the 6th Army under Generaloberst Rupprecht Kronprinz von Bayern in Northern France and Flanders
  • 29. November 1914 With the 9th Army under General der Kavallerie August von Mackensen (de) in Russia (Russian Poland) south (left) of the Vistula
    • Battle of Sanniki (November to December 1914)
    • Battle at Bzura (December 1914 to January 1915)

Family

Oskar von Gais was the son of pharmacist Aloys Johann Nepomuk Gais (b. 11 May 1825 in Rottweil) and his wife Katharina "Kathinke" , née Cramer (28 November 1828 in Horb), he had seven siblings.[1] His grandfather Aloys Gais (1787–1845)[2] was also pharmacist. Since 1812, the Upper Pharmacy (Obere Apotheke, Heiligkreuzort, Hauptstraße 5) was owned by Aloys/Alois. In 1839, the pharmacy was relocated to new rooms in the lower city, now named Lower Pharmacy (Untere Apotheke, Hauptstraße 30). Due to illness, Gais, after 31 years, first leased it to pharmacist Ludwig Held (b. 24 February 1817) in 1843 before in September 1847 his son Nepomuk, Oskars father, took over the pharmacy for 20 years. In 1866 he sold it to Paul Fischer (1841-1905). The takeover took place on 2 January 1867. Aloys Johann Nepomuk Gais then moved with his wife to Canstatt near Stuttgart.

Marriage

Premierleutnant Gais married his fiancée Marie Dittmar (b. 1 April 1867; d. 4 April 1916).

Hans Gais

Their son was Hans Gustav Oskar Gais, Rittmeister of the cavalry (Dragoner-Regiment „Königin Olga“ (1. Württembergisches) Nr. 25) in WWI, finally Oberst of the Wehrmacht in WWII and among other things recipient of the Iron Cross (both classes in WWI), the War Merit Cross (both classes with swords) and the Slowakischer Orden des Kriegs-Siegeskreuzes.

Death

Oberst von Gais had a stroke (Schlaganfall) at the battlefront in Kozłów-Szlachecki, Russian Poland and died as a result of this on 28 January 1915, as the "Militär-Wochenblatt" reports.[3]

Promotions

  • 16.4.1877 Charakter als Portepée-Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
  • 7.10.1878 Sekondelieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)
  • 23.2.1889 Premierlieutenant (1st Lieutenant)
  • 14.9.1893 Hauptmann (Captain)
    • 25.2.1902 received prior patenting as Hauptmann from 16.9.1892
  • 27.1.1903 Major
  • 21.12.1909 Oberstleutant (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 1.10.1912 Oberst (Colonel)

Awards and decorations

  • Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) on 22 March 1897
  • Württemberg Long Service Cross for 25 years (Württembergisches Dienstehrenzeichen I. Klasse) on 28 May 1902
  • Saxon Albrechts-Orden, Knight 1st Class (SA3a) on 1 August 1902 (date of permission to carry)
  • Knight's Cross First Class of the Friedrich Order on 25 February 1904 (WF3a)
  • Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion (Orden vom Zähringer Löwen), Knight's Cross 1st Class (BZ3a) on 4 March 1907
  • Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class (PRAO4) on 10 September 1908 (permission to carry on 13 September 1908)
  • Württemberg Order of the Crown, Knight's Cross (WK3) on 25 February 1909
  • Württemberg Order of the Crown (Ehrenkreuz des Ordens der Württembergischen Krone), Honour Cross (WK2c) on 25 February 1912
    • Since the enlargement in 1889, the order consisted of 5 classes, the Ehrenkreuz beeing the 4th class. Until 1913, subjects of Württemberg were elevated to the personal, non-hereditable nobility with the award of one of the first four classes of the order.
  • Albrechts-Orden, Commander (Komtur) 2nd Class (SA2b) on 30 November 1912 (date of permission to carry)

WWI

  • Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Württemberg Military Order of Merit (WMV3) on 20 January 1915
  • Swords for his Albrecht Order, Commander 2nd Class (SA2b⚔) on 6 March 1915 (posthumously)[4]

Gallery

  • Oberst Oskar von GAIS (1858-1915) II.jpg
  • Oberst von Gais, Rangliste 1914.png
  • Hans-Gais+Mit-den-Olgadragonern-im-Weltkrieg.jpg
  • Hans Gustav Oskar Gais.JPG

References

  1. ↑ Beiträge zur Württembergischen Apothekengeschichte, 1988, pp. 49–50 (Archive)
  2. ↑ Gais, Aloys, p. 21
  3. ↑ Militär-Wochenblatt from 20 February 1915 (Archive)
  4. ↑ Oberst Oskar von GAIS (1858-1915)
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