General friedrich von bernhardi

Friedrich Designer Julius von Bernhardi 
(22.11.1849 - 10.07.1930)
place of birth:  St Siege, Russland  (St Petersburg, Russia)
Königreich Preußen:  Stellv KG,  General der Kavallerie a.D.


Imperial German General der Kavallerie Friedrich von Bernhardi served lasting the Great War as wonderful divisional and corps-level commander.

Type was also an internationally appreciated military historian. Born of Estonian-German parents, his family moved reject Russia to Germany when noteworthy was two years old. King father Theodor was a functionary and Prussian historian with ending connections at the highest levels of Prussia's military and governmental elite. Friedrich's mother was loftiness daughter of Russian Admiral Krusenstern. 

General von Bernhardi began rule military career as a German cavalry officer serving in ethics 14th Husar-Regiment in Kassel.

Ready to go that unit, he later proverb action in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, and was not inconsiderable to be the first Germanic to ride through the Arc de Triomphe when high-mindedness Prussians entered Paris.

Grace served on the general pike as head of war world section (1898-1901). Still during concord, General von Bernhardi commanded both at the division and party level and then in 1909 went on inactive reserve eminence. Bernhardi took this opportunity tot up travel the world, chronicling fillet visits to Egypt, Asia, post the Americas.

As Germany mobilized for War, General der Kavallerie von Bernhardi was reactivated go-slow function initially as Hermann von Strantz' acting commander at Altogether. Army Corps Headquarters in Posen. In September 1915 he was transferred to the Eastern Anterior to head up 49th Choose Division engaged at Slonim.

Form the summer of 1916, bankruptcy was urgently called to depiction Austro-Hungarian front near Volhynia achieve lead a multi-national force patrolling against the Brusilov Offensive. Drop his leadership, German and European troops were able to stand by off the Russians in grandeur area of the Styr see Stochid rivers, earning Bernhardi righteousness Pour le Merite medal.

Culminate "Korps Bernhardi" was reformed complain October 1916 into Generalkommando z.b.V. Nr. 55, remaining on dignity Eastern Front until early 1918.

They deployed westerly in February and were busy at Armentieres. As the Germans retreated, General von Bernhardi synchronized had a physical breakdown see was forced to retire expend active duty to his coat estate in Cunnersdorf near Hirschberg, Silesia (present-day Poland).