List of Prussian ministers of war
List of Prussian war ministers from the reorganization from 1808 to 1919, when the military of the individual states was absorbed into the Reichswehr .
The term "war minister" is historical, today comparable heads of department are called defense ministers .
Rank | Surname | date | image |
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Major general | Gerhard von Scharnhorst | July 1807 to June 17, 1810 (1st department) | |
Colonel | Carl Friedrich Heinrich von Wylich and Lottum | December 1808 to January 1809 (2nd department) | |
Colonel / Major General | Karl Georg Albrecht Ernst von Hake | June 16, 1810 to July 1813 | |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Hermann von Boyen | August 1813 to December 26, 1819 | |
Lieutenant General / General of the Infantry | Karl Georg Albrecht Ernst von Hake | December 26, 1819 to October 20, 1833 | |
Lieutenant General | Job from Witzleben | April 25, 1835 to April 1837 | |
General of the Infantry | Gustav von Rauch | July 30, 1837 to February 28, 1841 | |
General of the Infantry | Hermann von Boyen | February 28, 1841 to October 7, 1847 | |
Lieutenant General | Ferdinand von Rohr | October 7, 1847 to April 1, 1848 | |
Lieutenant General | Karl von Reyher | April 2nd to April 26th, 1848 | |
Lieutenant General | August von Kanitz | May 1 to June 16, 1848 | |
Lieutenant General | Ludwig Roth von Schreckenstein | June 25 to September 7, 1848 | |
General of the Infantry | Ernst von Pfuel | September 20 to November 1, 1848 | |
Major general | Karl Adolf von Strotha | November 8, 1848 to February 27, 1850 | |
Lieutenant General | August von Stockhausen | February 27, 1850 to December 31, 1851 | |
Major general | Alexander von Wangenheim | December 31, 1851 to January 13, 1852 (charged with running the business) | |
Lieutenant General | Eduard von Bonin | January 13, 1852 to May 5, 1854 | |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Friedrich von Waldersee | May 5, 1854 to November 6, 1858 | |
Lieutenant General / General of the Infantry | Eduard von Bonin | November 6, 1858 to November 27, 1859 | |
Lieutenant General / General of the Infantry / General Field Marshal |
Albrecht von Roon | December 5, 1859 to September 9, 1873 | |
Lieutenant General | Georg von Kameke | January 1 to November 9, 1873 (substitute) | |
Lieutenant General / General of the Infantry | Georg von Kameke | November 9, 1873 to March 3, 1883 | |
Lieutenant General / General of the Infantry | Paul Bronsart von Schellendorff | March 3, 1883 to April 8, 1889 | |
General of the Infantry | Julius of Verdy du Vernois | April 8, 1889 to October 3, 1890 | |
Lieutenant General / General of the Infantry | Hans von Kaltenborn-Stachau | October 4, 1890 to October 12, 1893 | |
General of the Infantry | Walther Bronsart von Schellendorff | October 17, 1893 to August 14, 1896 | |
Lieutenant General / General of the Infantry | Heinrich von Goßler | August 14, 1896 to August 14, 1903 | |
Lieutenant General | Karl von One | May 16 to August 14, 1903 (entrusted with running the business) | |
Lieutenant General / General of the Cavalry | Karl von One | August 14, 1903 to August 11, 1909 | |
General of the Infantry | Josias of Heeringen | August 19, 1909 to July 4, 1913 | |
Lieutenant General | Erich von Falkenhayn | July 8, 1913 to January 20, 1915 | |
Lieutenant General | Adolf Wild von Hohenborn | January 20, 1915 to October 29, 1916 | |
General of the artillery | Hermann von Stein | November 4, 1916 to October 9, 1918 | |
Lieutenant General | Heinrich Schëuch | October 9, 1918 to January 2, 1919 (resignation from December 15, 1918) | |
Colonel | Walther Reinhardt | January 2 to September 13, 1919 |
18th century
In the 18th century, the actual task of minister of war, according to today's understanding, was carried out by kings Friedrich Wilhelm I and Friedrich II themselves, then by royal princes and generals who were not involved in a ministerial administration. Nevertheless, the titles “Minister of War” and “Council of War” were awarded - but these had more to do with the financing of the war; they collected taxes and administered the royal domains:
- Joachim Christian von Blumenthal
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow
- Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg
- Heinrich Graf von Podewils
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Rohdich
- Adam Otto von Viereck
At the beginning of the 19th century there was no uniform war ministry, but two departments:
- General War Department
- Military Economics Department
See also
Remarks
Different times are sometimes mentioned in the literature. This is because they refer to provisional assumption of office, appointment by the king and prime minister, formal inauguration; the same applies to a request for dismissal, approval of farewell and transfer of office / appointment of a successor. This can lead to gaps or overlaps, especially in turbulent times.