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From: Klaus Liwowsky <>
Subject: Re: von Speidel
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 19:40:43 +0200
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030804110612.00a06c20@shell.shore.net>


Marek Lesniewski-Laas wrote:
> I know a Polish American family by the name of Speidel, who hail form the
> Poznan area in Poland. Recently I noted that they have started using "von
> Speidel" as their moniker.

Hi Marek,

as far as I know the barons v. Speidel came from Wuerttemberg. South in
Germany and west of Bavaria. The family is listed in the German GOTHA
and in Kneschkes Adels-Lexikon. Are you looking for something special?
Do you know a first name and a birth date?

Speidel is not mentioned in the list of noble landowners from Poznan
area around 1900.

The military ranking list of Prussia (1914) lists a Lieutnant Speidel
from the IR 128 in Danzig/Gdansk. Dr. Hans Speidel (without the 'von')
was General-Lieutnant and Chief of Staff from Rommels Army Group B in
the time of D-day. Later on he became a prisoner because he was a member
of the Resistance against Hitler.

Do you know:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~spidlefamily/spidle_html/
This site is dedicated to researching the Speidel Family

Kind regards,
Klaus Liwowsky

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