Julius Riemann

This article describes the Prussian general of the infantry. An article on the mayor of Nordhausen and administrative lawyers can be found under Julius Riemann (politician) .

General of the Infantry Julius Riemann

Julius Friedrich Riemann (born April 16, 1855 in Graudenz ; † June 15, 1935 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian infantry general in the First World War .

Life

Riemann studied philosophy at the University of Berlin and joined the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot in the Prussian Army in 1878 as a one-year volunteer . From there he was transferred to the infantry regiment "von Wittich" (3rd Kurhessisches) No. 83 to Kassel . As a captain , Riemann joined the Great General Staff in 1890 and in the further course of his military career he rose to the command of the 15th Division on April 9, 1912, while at the same time being promoted to Lieutenant General . In this position he received the Crown Order II. Class with a star.

With the outbreak of World War I and mobilization , his division marched into neutral Belgium via Luxembourg as part of the VIII Army Corps . On October 5, 1914 he was appointed commanding general of the VIII Army Corps. In this function, he was promoted to General of the Infantry on January 27, 1915. After Riemann had already received both classes of the Iron Cross , he was awarded the order Pour le Mérite on March 16, 1915 as a result of his leadership in the winter battle in Champagne .

He then led the VI from December 17, 1916 to November 22 of the following year . Army Corps . With the award of the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with Oak Leaves and Swords, Riemann was transferred to the army officers on December 23, 1917, on March 6, 1918 at the disposition and at the same time à la suite of the 5th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 65 posed.

On June 1, 1938, the National Socialists named the former Julius Riemann barracks in Düren after him .

literature

• Hanns Möller: History of the knights of the order pour le mérite in the world war. Volume II: M-Z. Bernard & Graefe publishing house, Berlin 1935, pp. 199-200.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Prussian War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1914. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1914, p. 78.
2. ↑ Timeline June 1, 1938 ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Düren history workshop.