Traugott Martin von Sauberzweig (October 28, 1863 to April 14, 1920 in

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) was a

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''Generalleutnant'' (

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) who served on both the Eastern and Western Front in the German Army during

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. In 1915 he had been Military Governor of Brussels in the days of Edith Cavell's execution, and in connection with this tragedy his name was prominently mentioned. The Cavell case was the reason that von Sauberzweig was supplanted. Among those who had to suffer under his following anger had been

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and his

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as von Sauberzweig was close to interrupt the services of this organisation. He served as chief of staff on the 8th Army in the

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in 1916 and was awarded the ''

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'' on 6 September 1917.

Assignments and Commands (pre-War)

*02.1883 ''Leutnant'' *04.1911 ''III. Armeekorps - Berlin '' (von Bülow's Chief of Staff) *04.1913 Grenadier-Regiment ''Prinz Karl von Preußen'' (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 12 -

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(Cdr) *02.1914 XI. ''Armeekorps - Kassel '' (von Plüskow's Chief of Staff)

Assignments and Commands (during World War I)

*08.1914 XI. Armeekorps = 3. Armee (von Plüskow's Chief of Staff) *07.1915 III. Reserve-Korps (von Karlowitz' Chief of Staff) *11.1916 8. Armee (von Mudra's Chief of Staff) *07.1917 Heeresgruppe Eichhorn - Wilna (von Eichhorn's Chief of Staff) *09.1917 10. Armee (von Eichhorn's Chief of Staff) (concurrent with above) *07.1918 ''Generalleutnant'' *11.1918

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- Verdun (von Gallwitz' Chief of Staff) *12.1918 38. Infanterie-Division (Commander)Formationsgeschichte und Stellenbesetzung der deutsche Streitkraefte 1815 -1990 (1990)

References

Literature

* Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand/Christian Zweng Die Ritter des Ordens Pour le Mérite 1740-1918; * Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand/Christian Zweng Die Ritter des Ordens Pour le Mérite des I. Weltkriegs Band 2: H-O, * van Wyngarden, G (2006). Early German Aces of World War I, Osprey Publishing Ltd. * ''Formationsgeschichte und Stellenbesetzung der deutsche Streitkraefte 1815 -1990'' (1990)

External links

* http://www.krausehouse.ca/krause/EasternFront.htm * http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/index.htm/akb/sauberzweig.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Sauberzweig, Traugott Von 1863 births 1920 deaths Lieutenant generals of Prussia German Army generals of World War I Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class) Military personnel from Kassel