Otto Abramowski
Information about birth
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Place of birth: Rangsdorf, Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Army information
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Country: German Empire |
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Force: Imperial German Army |
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Units: — 5. Eskadron, Ulanen-regiment Nr. 11 (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 11/09/1914 |
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Place of death: Hooge, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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My story
Otto Abramowski was born in Rangsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany. He enlisted in the German Army and joined a cavalry unit. He was part of the 5. Eskadron of the 11. Ulanen-Regiment. That unit was one of the first German units to suffer losses in West Flanders.
Otto Abramowski died on 11 September 1914 during a reconnaissance mission. In early September 1914, four patrols were formed with men from the 2. and 5. Eskadron of the 11. Ulanen-Regiment. Ulan Abramowski was part of the patrol led by Leutnant Bethge. From their base in the Flemish Ardennes, they explored the road to Dunkirk via Menen and Poperinge. Anything but a Sunday outing for the Ulans. The fear was well in hand. At every hedge to every forest or thicket and at every stone house they had to be on their guard and could be shot at. The constant detours and avoidance of streets and country lanes made the horses so tired they could hardly move forward.
On 11 September 1914, the patrol of about seventeen Ulans led by Leutnant Bethge trotted along the Meenseweg. At Geluveld, near café-hoeve ‘Den Hogen Zandberg’ at the intersection of today's Meenseweg and the Oude Kortrijkstraat, their fears were realised and they were ambushed for the first time. A group of gendarmes from Komen had taken up post behind some haystacks. Once the Ulans had passed, they opened fire. One German fell mortally wounded. His comrades in arms spurred their horses and rushed forward. Soon they were again ambushed. A second group of gendarmes waited for them at Hoge Château. Again several salvos resounded. Seven horses were killed and one German was hit in the neck. The Ulans blew the retreat. The wounded German was taken to the castle, where he died the same day. From the patrol led by Leutnant Bethge, Unteroffizier Jordan was captured. Sergeant Best and the Ulans Abramowski and Goldhammer had fallen. It is unclear where Otto Abramowski was buried.
Otto Abramowski died on 11 September 1914 during a reconnaissance mission. In early September 1914, four patrols were formed with men from the 2. and 5. Eskadron of the 11. Ulanen-Regiment. Ulan Abramowski was part of the patrol led by Leutnant Bethge. From their base in the Flemish Ardennes, they explored the road to Dunkirk via Menen and Poperinge. Anything but a Sunday outing for the Ulans. The fear was well in hand. At every hedge to every forest or thicket and at every stone house they had to be on their guard and could be shot at. The constant detours and avoidance of streets and country lanes made the horses so tired they could hardly move forward.
On 11 September 1914, the patrol of about seventeen Ulans led by Leutnant Bethge trotted along the Meenseweg. At Geluveld, near café-hoeve ‘Den Hogen Zandberg’ at the intersection of today's Meenseweg and the Oude Kortrijkstraat, their fears were realised and they were ambushed for the first time. A group of gendarmes from Komen had taken up post behind some haystacks. Once the Ulans had passed, they opened fire. One German fell mortally wounded. His comrades in arms spurred their horses and rushed forward. Soon they were again ambushed. A second group of gendarmes waited for them at Hoge Château. Again several salvos resounded. Seven horses were killed and one German was hit in the neck. The Ulans blew the retreat. The wounded German was taken to the castle, where he died the same day. From the patrol led by Leutnant Bethge, Unteroffizier Jordan was captured. Sergeant Best and the Ulans Abramowski and Goldhammer had fallen. It is unclear where Otto Abramowski was buried.
Sources 3
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Deutsche Verlustlisten 1914 bis 1919. Berlin, Deutschland: Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) (Bundesarchiv, Berlin (BArch)). https://des.genealogy.net/eingabe-verlustlisten/search Sources used |
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Vancoillie, Jan; Bostyn, Franky; Pauwels, Marcel. Halfweg Menin road en Ypernstrasse: Gheluvelt 1914-1918 (Voormezele: Association for Battlefield Archaeology in Flanders, 2002), 13. Sources used |
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Von Löbbecke; Mass, Heinrich; Riep, Ferdinand. Die Gelbe Ulanen-brigade (Perleberg: Buchdruckerei F. Grunick Nachf., s.d.), 88-90. Sources used |