Ernst Kabisch

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Gravesite of Helmuth, Ernst and Elisabeth Kabisch in the Invalidenfriedhof , Berlin

Ernst Friedrich Karl Albert Kabisch (born June 2, 1866 in Kemnitz , † October 23, 1951 in Stuttgart ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the infantry , and a military writer.

Life

Kabisch was a son of the pastor Albert Kabisch in Dersekow and his wife Anna nee Vogt. He had a sister named Grete.

He joined on March 29, 1884 as a cadet in the 1st West Prussian Foot Artillery Regiment. 11 in Thorn one was shortly thereafter on November 11, 1884 to Ensign appointed on 16 September 1885 second lieutenant promoted. From October 1, 1887 to September 30, 1889 he was commanded at the United Artillery and Engineering School and on his return became adjutant in the 2nd battalion of his regiment. From October 1, 1891 to July 21, 1894 he was assigned to the War Academy and in the meantime promoted to Premier Lieutenant on September 11, 1893 .

During the First World War he was wounded as commander of the 5th Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 144 and then served as chief of staff for various staffs throughout the war . On November 2, 1917, he was appointed commander of the 81st Reserve Infantry Brigade and, on March 5, 1918, succeeding Oskar von Watters, commander of the 54th division , which he commanded beyond the end of the war.

In the Weimar Republic he was a member of the Provisional Reichswehr and, during the Ruhr uprising in March and April 1920 , commanded the formation of Reichswehr and Security Police troops , known as Reichswehrbrigade 31 , which operated in the Wesel / Hamborn / Dorsten area. March from Düsseldorf, Mülheim and Dorsten had to withdraw from the armed workers in the fortress Wesel . During the march into the Ruhr area under General Oskar von Watter after the failure of the Bielefeld Agreement , Kabisch occupied an area between Duisburg, Oberhausen-Osterfeld and southern Recklinghausen with his forces. On May 5, 1920, he succeeded Otto Haas, who was also involved in fighting the Ruhr uprising, as the commander of Reichswehr Brigade 13 of the transitional army, originally formed from Freikorps . On September 27, 1920 he was appointed infantry leader V, that is, commander of the emerging 5th division in military district V in Stuttgart. In the course of the further army reduction, Kabisch was retired from active service on June 15, 1921.

In retirement, Kabisch worked as a military writer and published a variety of writings.

On August 27, 1939, the so-called Tannenberg Day, Kabisch was given the character of General of the Infantry.

He was placed at the disposal of the Wehrmacht Army on September 1, 1939 , was assigned to the General Staff of Army Group North (from October 12, 1939: Army Group B ) and took part in World War II . On June 15, 1940, his mobilization provision was lifted.

Awards

Works

  • Disputes of the World War 1914–1918. Berger. Berlin 1924.
  • The disarming grade. Wise. Stuttgart 1925.
  • The People's Book of World War I. in 10 individual copies. With 374 illustrations and 60 by Major General a. DH Flaischlen's hand-drawn map sketches. Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft. Berlin 1931.
  • The leaders of the Imperial Army. 1921 and 1931. Dieck. Stuttgart 1931.
  • The black day. The fog battle before Amiens. (August 8/9, 1918). With many pictures and three of Major General a. DH Flaischlen's hand-drawn map sketches. Vanguard publisher. Berlin 1933.
  • Liege. Germany's fateful step into the world war. With 17 pictures and 5 map sketches by Major General a. DH Flaischlen. O. Schlegel. Berlin 1934.
  • The Battle of the Marne in 1914. A German tragedy. With 8 pictures and three by Major General a. DH Flaischlen's hand-drawn map sketches. Vanguard publisher. Berlin 1934.
  • Michael. The great battle in France in spring 1918. O. Schlegel. Berlin 1935.
  • Verdun. Turn of the world war. Vanguard publisher. Berlin 1935.
  • Falkenhayn and Joffre. The battle of Verdun in French light. In: Königsberger Zeitung , February 12, 1936.
  • To Lys and Kemmel. Vanguard publisher. Berlin 1936.
  • Somme 1916. With 16 pictures and with map sketches by Major General a. DH Flaischlen. Berlin 1937.
  • The Romanian War 1916. With 14 pictures and 18 map sketches by Major General a. DH Flaischlen. O. Schlegel. Berlin 1938.
  • Mackensen saves Berlin. Loewes publishing house. Stuttgart 1939.
  • German triumphal march in Poland. Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft. Stuttgart 1940.
  • Heroes in rock and ice. Mountain war in Tyrol and Carinthia. Loewes publishing house. Stuttgart 1941.
  • German triumphal march in the west. Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft. Stuttgart 1942.
  • Against English armored kites. Loewes publishing house. Stuttgart 1938.

literature

  • Hanns Möller: History of the knights of the order pour le mérite in the world war. Volume I: A-L. Bernard & Graefe publishing house, Berlin 1935, pp. 542-543.
  • Dermot Bradley (Ed.): The Generals of the Army 1921–1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 6: Hochbaum – Klutmann. Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf 2002, ISBN 3-7648-2582-0 , pp. 326-327.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg / State Archive Ludwigsburg, Finding aid EL 902/20: Spruchkammer 37 - Stuttgart: procedural files . Inventory signature EL 902/20 Bü 6563: Kabisch, Ernst Friedrich Karl Albert.
  2. ^ Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg / Main State Archive Stuttgart , Findbuch Q 3/45: Heinrich Günzler family archive . Holdings signature Q 3/45 Bü 230: Photos Albert and Anna Kabisch, geb. Vogt.
  3. ↑ Erhard Lucas : March Revolution 1920. Volume 3: The defeat . Verlag Roter Stern, Frankfurt am Main 1978, ISBN 3-87877-085-5 , p. 9.
  4. ↑ Dieter Dreetz, Klaus Geßner, Heinz Sperling: Armed struggles in Germany 1918–1923 (= writings of the Military History Institute of the GDR , Small Military History). Military Publishing House of the German Democratic Republic , Berlin (East) 1988, ISBN 3-327-00511-7 , pp. 184–187.
  5. ^ Dieter Dreetz, Klaus Geßner, Heinz Sperling: Armed fighting in Germany 1918–1923. Berlin 1988, p. 206.
  6. ^ Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg / Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart, Findbuch M 380: Reichswehr-Nachrichtenformationen (preface) .
  7. ↑ Proven by Holger Afflerbach : Falkenhayn. Political thinking and acting in the German Empire. 2nd edition, Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich 1996, p. 556.
personal data
SURNAME Kabisch, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kabisch, Ernst Friedrich Karl Albert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently general of the infantry in World War II and military writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Kemnitz
DATE OF DEATH October 23, 1951
Place of death Stuttgart