Richard Kolewe

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Richard Heinrich Wilhelm Kolewe ( December 19, 1853 - November 10, 1943 ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

Kolewe took part in the war against France in 1870/71 . In the further course of his military career in the Prussian Army , he was commander of the 4th Division in Bromberg from April 1, 1909 . With the approval of his resignation request, he was put up for disposal on February 13, 1912 with the statutory pension .

At the beginning of the First World War , Kolewe was reused as a zD officer and acted as governor of the city of Liege in Belgium . He later led, among other things, as commander from November 7, 1914 to July 18, 1915 the 3rd Reserve Division in the winter battle in Masuria on the Eastern Front.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 23 of February 15, 1912, p. 49.
  2. ^ Marshal von Bieberstein: Liège-Namur. P. 62 ( limited preview with Google Book Search ).
  3. ↑ Everybody's Magazine. Volume 38, p. 14 ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
personal data
SURNAME Kolewe, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kolewe, Richard Heinrich Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1853
DATE OF DEATH November 10, 1943