Hermann von Staabs
Hermann Friedrich Staabs , von Staabs since 1913 (born March 11, 1859 in Aachen , † September 7, 1940 in Kassel ) was a Prussian infantry general in World War I and commanding general of XXXIX. Reserve Corps .
Life
As a second lieutenant , Staabs was transferred from the Cadet Corps to Infantry Regiment No. 62 of the Prussian Army on April 14, 1877 . From October 1, 1879 to January 31, 1884 he served as an adjutant battalion and was then transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 59 . From October 1, 1885, Staabs graduated from the War Academy for three years .
He spent most of his military career on the General Staff. Here he rose to head of the railway department. After the First World War, he wrote a book in which he contradicted Moltke's opinion that it would not have been possible to quickly shift the focus of the German deployment to the Eastern Front .
On June 16, 1913 Staabs was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II .
Even before the outbreak of World War I , Staabs was the commander of the 37th Division . In August 1914, was his division of the in East Prussia standing 8th Army on the Eastern Front . His troops fought as part of the XX. Army Corps under Friedrich von Scholtz in the Battle of Tannenberg and in the Battle of the Masurian Lakes . In the period from June 15, 1915 to July 6, 1916, Staabs was commander of the 3rd Division . His troops fought in the breakthrough battle at Przasnysz in July 1915 and then pursued to the lower Narew . In September they advanced to Wolkowysk ago and went from 20 October between Naroch - and Dryswjatysee for years of trench warfare over. For his work he had received the swords for the Red Eagle Order II class and the royal crown in August 1915 .
On July 7, 1916, he succeeded Otto von Lauenstein as commander of the XXXIX. Reserve Corps. The corps was transferred to the Romanian theater of war after Romania declared war in August 1916 . As part of the 9th Army under the command of Erich von Falkenhayn , his troops distinguished themselves especially in the Battle of Kronstadt in early October . Together with the I. Reserve Corps , he held out against the Romanians on the ridge of the Fagaras Mountains until the end of November . For his participation in the occupation of Ploesti and the capture of Bucharest on December 6, 1916, he was awarded the order Pour le Mérite on December 11, 1916 .
On December 3, 1917, Staabs was appointed General of the Infantry. The corps was involved in the German spring offensive of 1918 as part of the 2nd Army . From March 17 to May 22, 1918 Staabs was also the commander of his XXXIX. Reserve Corps and Leader of the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps . On May 15, 1918, he was also awarded the oak leaves for the Pour le Mérite for the services of his troops.
He was the father of Gerdhild von Staabs (1900–1970), the founder of the Scenotest .
Fonts
- March on two fronts. Based on the operational plans from 1870–1914. [1]
literature
- Hans Friedrich Hübner: Officer list of the 2nd Upper Rhine Infantry Regiment No. 99. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1906, p. 77.
Individual evidence
- ^ Military weekly paper . No. 81 of June 19, 1913, p. 1864.
- ^ Military weekly paper . No. 161 of September 7, 1915, p. 3813
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Staabs, Hermann von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Staabs, Hermann Friedrich von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian general of the infantry in the First World War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aachen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 1940 |
| Place of death | kassel |