RUPPRECHT (1869-1965, from 1913 Crown Prince of Bavaria, German Field Marshal, 1916)

Military Order in two Parts, the first signed by him as Colonel-General commanding the Bavarian Troops (German 6th Army) on the Western Front), with transcription and translation, addressed to "Halting-Place Inspectorate 6", saying he is "suspending the sentence of a Field Court-Marshal ... at Tourcoing of the 18th October on Moise Dubly", as there is an "appeal to a new Court to hear the case", the second part, signed 'Denny', returns the document "for further action" with the enclosure [not present] as requested, the first part typed, both with ink stamps of origin and insertions, 1 side folio, 6th Army Head Quarters, Turcoing, Northern France and no place, 21st - 23rd November slight closed tear in top margin

After the proclamation of the German Empire in 1871, only Bavaria retained an arm' separate from Prussia. Rupprecht is considered one of the best of the 'royal' generals of the time. By the middle of the war he was becoming more and more critical of its conduct, but continued to serve till the Armistice. At this period he had ideas of lowering Prussia's dominance by creating a third territory from parts of Belgium, the Netherlands, Northern France and Luxembourg within the Empire. His first wife, who died in 1912, was a sister of the Queen of the Belgians, and his second, 1921, was Princess Antoinette of Luxembourg.
Rupprecht was a direct descendant of Charles I and Rupprecht's mother, Queen Maria Theresia, was a d'Este of the family of James II's Queen. When she died in 1919 he became the Jacobite heir, styled by some "Duke of Cornwall & Rothesay". In Bavaria, monarchists continued to look to him for a restoration, both after WWI and WWII, and at his death he was given a royal funeral in Munich.
We think, from newspapers of 1910-1912, that Moise Dubly is the local Frenchman living at 52 rue de Gand, with a keen interest in football. Was he arraigned in 1915 for some act of sabotage or resistance?

(Transcription)
A.O.K. 6. Armee
empfangen 7.11.15 Buch Nr. 29558
Abteil III [...] Anlagen

III. Zur Etappen-Inspektion 6. Ich hebe das Urteil eines Feldkriegsgerichts der mob.Etappenkommandantur 4./XIII. Turcoing vom 18. Oktober gegen Moise Dubly auf.
Die Berufung eines neuen erkennenden Gerichtes ist zu veranlassen.
A.H.Qu. 21.11.15.
[Signed]
Rupprecht
Kronprinz v. Bayern
General-Oberst der Infanterie.

III.
Etappeninspektion 6. Armee
empfangen am 22.11.15 Nr. 37487
Abteil III.1931. Anlagen. 1 Akt.
Zur Etappen Kommandantur Turcoing für weitere Veranlassung bezüglich des Moise Dubly.
Die mitvergelegten Akten El. Cramer sind vom AOK 6 gefordert zurückgelangt.
EHQ 23.11.15
[Signed]
Denny

(Translation)
6th Army Headquarters.
Received 7th November 1915. Number in Book 29558.
Section III. [...] enclosures.
III. To Halting-Place Inspectorate 6.
I am suspending the sentence of a Field Court-Marshal of mobile Halting-Place Command 4./XIII at Tourcoing of the 18th October on Moise Dubly, The reason is the appeal to a new Court to hear the case.
Headquarters, 21st November 1915.
[Signed].
Rupprecht
Crown Prince of Bavaria
Colonel-General of Infantry.

Halting-Place Inspectorate 6th Army.
Received 22nd November 1915. No. 37487.
Secrion III.1931. Enclosures 1 Document
To Halting-Place Command, Turcoing for further action concerning Moise Dubly
The accompanying Documents [...] forwarded from 6th Army Headquarters are returned.
Halting-Place Headquarters 23rd November 1915.
[Signed]
Denny

Item Date:  1915

Stock No:  38111      £500

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