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Scheuch
Heinrich Schëuch (sometimes ''Scheüch''; 21 June 1864, Sélestat – 3 September 1946, Bad Kissingen) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, Generalleutnant of the German Army and (from 1918 to 1919) Prussian Minister of War. General der Infanterie On 27 August 1939, ''Tannenbergtag'', the highly decorated Knight of the Order of Pour le Mérite received the "Charakter" (honorary title) as a General der Infanterie of the Wehrmacht. Family His father (1820–1888) worked as a jurist in Colmar. His mother Emilie Graeff was born in 1831 in Sélestat and died in 1879 in Herrlisheim-près-Colmar. Promotions *15 April 1882: Charakter als Fähnrich (Officer Cadet) * 6 November 1882: Portepee-Fähnrich (with Patent) * 17 October 1893: Leutnant * 28 July 1892: Oberleutnant * 27 January 1897: Hauptmann * 18 August 1903: Major * 20 April 1910: Oberstleutnant * 22 March 1913: Oberst * 27 January 1916: Generalmajor * 9 October 1918: Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prussian Minister Of War
The Prussian Ministry of War was the highest state authority of the Prussian Army, Royal Prussian Army and was responsible for the central administration of the army of the Kingdom of Prussia and, later, the Imperial German Army. The ministry existed from 1808 through the establishment of the German Empire and was dissolved in 1919, being succeeded by the Ministry of the Reichswehr. Formation The Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian Ministry of War was gradually established between 1808 and 1809 as part of a series of reforms initiated by the Military Reorganization Commission created after the disastrous Treaties of Tilsit. The War Ministry was to help bring the Prussian Army, Army under constitutional review, and, along with the German General Staff, General Staff, systematize the conduct of warfare. Gerhard von Scharnhorst, the most prominent and influential of the reformers, served as acting Minister of War from roughly 1808 until 1810 (he was also concurrently German General Staff# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
