Hans von Feldmann (7 November 1868 in

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– 10 July 1940 in

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) was a German

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and

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Life

Feldmann was the son of

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...

Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Adolf Feldmann (1828–1894) and his wife Jenny Lührsen (1841–1917). His grandparents from mother's side were the lawyer and first officer of the Hamburg Mortgage Management Dr. Gustav Lührsen (1805–1868) and his wife Charlotte Jauch (1811–1872). His uncle was the Imperial-German extraordinary ambassador and Minister John Lührsen (1838–1903), his brother was the chief of operations in the Turkish High Command in World War I and later Reichstag deputy

Otto von Feldmann Otto von Feldmann (6 August 1873, Berlin – 20 May 1945) was a German officer and politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, ...

(1873–1945). After school Feldmann came on 22 March 1887 as

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to the 1. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 74 of the

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. After completion of the

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and other troops he was used in April 1907 in the

Prussian Ministry of War The Prussian War Ministry 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 ...

. There Feldmann rose in 1913 to department chief. Parallel he took as a front-line officer part in

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and was last

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and commander of the 43rd Infantry Brigade. After the November Revolution Feldmann was taken in the

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. Mid-1919, he worked as a liaison officer of the GHQ in government of Weimar Republic in

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. 1919–20 he was chief of the Ordnance Office of the High Command in the

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. After his appointment to

he was from 1920 to 1922 Chief of Army Administration ( Quartermaster general). In 1922, he retired with character as

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from the Reichswehr.

Public offices

Feldmann officiated from 1 October 1920 to 7 April 1922 as Secretary of State in the Defense Ministry. Feldmann was the successor of the first in March 1920 ordered but in September forced out of office "civilian" and Socialist

Christian Stock Christian Stock (28 August 1884, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse – 13 April 1967 in Seeheim-Jugenheim) was a German Social Democrat politician and the first Prime Minister—''Ministerpräsident''—of the provisional state of Greater Hess ...

. After Feldmann's resignation due to differences with the chief of the army command

Hans von Seeckt Johannes "Hans" Friedrich Leopold von Seeckt (22 April 1866 – 27 December 1936) was a German military officer who served as Chief of Staff to August von Mackensen and was a central figure in planning the victories Mackensen achieved for Germany ...

no successor has been appointed.Albert Grzesinski, Eberhard Kolb: ''Im Kampf um die deutsche Republik.'' 2001, ., S. 130. ''Politische Studien.'' Schriftenreihe der Münchener Hochschule für Politische Wissenschaften, 1966, S. 718.

Awards

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 ...

IV. Class with crown'' ranking of the Royal Prussian Army and XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Corps for 1914 '', ed .:

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, E. S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin, 1914. p. 12 * Kronenorden III. Class * Bavarian Military Merit IV class with crown. * Knight's Cross First Class of the Order of Henry the Lion * Knights Cross II class of Herzoglich Saxony-Ernestine House Order. * Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown

References

Literature

* Dermot Bradley (Hrsg.), Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Rövekamp: Die Generale des Heeres 1921–1945. Die militärischen Werdegänge der Generale, sowie der Ärzte, Veterinäre, Intendaten, Richter und Ministerialbeamten im Generalsrang. Band 3: Dahlmann–Fitzlaff. Biblio Verlag. Osnabrück 1994. . S. 439–440.

External links

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