Heinrich Adolf Wild von Hohenborn (8 July 1860 – 25 October 1925) was an

Imperial German Army The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army (german: Deutsches Heer), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the l ...

officer who served as a general and Prussian Minister of War during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

Life

During his term as minister of war, from 21 January 1915 to 29 October 1916, he was critical of

Paul von Hindenburg Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (; abbreviated ; 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany fr ...

and particularly his 'Arbeitspflichtprogramm' (forced labour program). Wild von Hohenborn promulgated the

Judenzählung Judenzählung (, German for "Jew census / counting") was a measure instituted by the German ''Oberste Heeresleitung'' (OHL) in October 1916, during the upheaval of World War I. Designed to confirm accusations of the lack of patriotism among Ger ...

on 11 October 1916 but did not remain in office long enough to implement it as on 29 October he was dismissed from the High Command by

Wilhelm II , house = Hohenzollern , father = Frederick III, German Emperor , mother = Victoria, Princess Royal , religion = Lutheranism (Prussian United) , signature = Wilhelm II, German Emperor Signature-.svg Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor ...

at Hindenburg's request. He continued to serve in the field as commander of the XVI Corps and retired on 3 November 1919 with the

character Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...

of a

General der Infanterie General of the Infantry is a military rank of a General officer in the infantry and refers to: * General of the Infantry (Austria) * General of the Infantry (Bulgaria) * General of the Infantry (Germany) ('), a rank of a general in the German Imp ...

Awards

Pour le Mérite The ' (; , ) is an order of merit (german: Verdienstorden) established in 1740 by King Frederick II of Prussia. The was awarded as both a military and civil honour and ranked, along with the Order of the Black Eagle, the Order of the Red Eag ...

: 2 August 1915 ** Oak Leaves: 11 October 1918 *

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia es ...

(1914), 1st and 2nd Classes *

Order of the Red Eagle The Order of the Red Eagle (german: Roter Adlerorden) was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful se ...

House Order of Hohenzollern The House Order of Hohenzollern (german: Hausorden von Hohenzollern or ') was a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Hohenzollern awarded to military commissioned officers and civilians of comparable status. Associated with the various ...

* Order of the Griffon * Order of the Crown

External links

Books on and by Adolf Wild von Hohenborn
in the catalogue of the

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Heinrich Adolf Wild von Hohenborn
The Prussian Machine 1860 births 1925 deaths Generals of Infantry (Prussia) Military personnel from Kassel People from Hesse-Nassau Officers of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Commanders of the Order of Franz Joseph Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Second Degree Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Romania) Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 2nd class Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class) Knights Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great {{Germany-army-bio-stub