Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Waldersee (1860–1932) was anImperial German Army general inWorld War I. He was a nephew of Field MarshalAlfred von Waldersee.
Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Waldersee | |
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Born | (1860-09-01)1 September 1860 Brandenburg an der Havel,Kingdom of Prussia |
Died | 7 September 1932(1932-09-07) (aged 72) Ivenack,Mecklenburg-Schwerin,Weimar Republic |
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Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 17th Dragoon Regiment 3rd Cavalry Brigade Chief of Staff,8th Army |
Battles / wars | World War I |
Life
editWaldersee was born in theKingdom of Prussia as the son of ColonelGeorg Ernest von Waldersee, who died during theFranco-Prussian War.[1] He even had ancestors ofHouse of Hohenzollern.[2] He entered thePrussian Army on 14 May 1880 as a Second Lieutenant. After 8 years of service, Waldersee was promoted to Premier-Lieutenant. Later he became the chief of staff ofVII Corps, led byMoritz von Bissing. Later he became the commander of the17th Dragoon Regiment. On 22 April 1912 Waldersee was promoted toGeneralmajor. After the promotion he became the commander of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade. Then he became one of the Senior Quartermasters of theGerman General Staff as a successor ofOskar von Hutier. In World War I, Waldersee became the chief of staff of the8th Army. However as the commander,Maximilian von Prittwitz, was replaced, Waldersee was also replaced byErich Ludendorff. After being replaced, he later became the military governor of Sevastopol. He lived until 1932 and died in Germany.[3]
References
edit- ^"Friedrich Wilhelm,Graf von Waldersee".geni_family_tree. 27 December 2014. Retrieved2021-12-05.
- ^Hamilton, Richard F.; Herwig, Holger H. (2004-12-13).Decisions for War, 1914-1917. Cambridge University Press. p. 72.ISBN 978-0-521-54530-3.
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