Hermann Reinicke
Hermann Karl Reinicke (born March 18, 1870 in Erfurt ; † April 20, 1945 in Herzberg (Elster) ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the infantry and head of the Army Personnel Office (1923–1927) in the Weimar Republic .
Life
At the beginning of the First World War, from December 24, 1914 to December 22, 1917, Reinicke led the fusilier regiment "Prince Karl-Anton von Hohenzollern" (Hohenzollern's) No. 40 of the Prussian Army . On December 8, 1917, he was awarded the military order Pour le Mérite as a lieutenant colonel .
As a colonel, he commanded the 3rd (Prussian) Infantry Regiment of the Reichswehr from January 1, 1921 to March 31, 1922 .
From February 1, 1927 to September 30, 1929 he commanded the 5th Division . At the same time he was commander in military district V (Stuttgart) . 1929 arbitration Reinicke from active service under award of the character as General of Infantry .
Awards
This is an incomplete selection:
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Pour le Mérite on December 8, 1917
Web links
- Hermann Reinicke in the online version of the Reich Chancellery Edition Files. Weimar Republic
literature
- Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Christian Zweng: The knights of the order Pour le Mérite of the First World War. Volume 2: P-Z. Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf 2011, ISBN 3-7648-2586-3 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reinicke, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reinicke, Hermann Karl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently general of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1945 |
| Place of death | Herzberg (Elster) |