Wilhelm Humser
Wilhelm Humser (born November 12, 1870 in Frankfurt am Main , † February 19, 1938 in Grünwald ) was a Prussian general staff officer.
Life
In 1890 Humser became a member of the Isaria Corps . In 1891 he joined the Prussian Army as a one-year volunteer . In 1892 he became second lieutenant , 1901 first lieutenant and 1908 captain . After he became company commander in Infantry Regiment No. 173 in 1912 , he was transferred to the General Staff in March 1914 . When the First World War broke out in 1914, he was appointed second general staff officer to Army High Command 4 on August 2 and promoted to major on August 19 . Since June 7, 1917 chief of the General Staff of the Guard Reserve Corps, he was awarded the order Pour le Mérite on May 16, 1918 . Two months before the end of the war, on August 6, 1918, he became Chief of the General Staff of the 4th Army. In January 1919 he was appointed to the General Staff of III. Army Corps and on February 8, 1919 to the Chief of the General Staff of the IX. Army Corps appointed. He was adopted on September 30, 1919. A street in Munich-Grünwald is named after him.
literature
- Karl Friedrich Hildebrand, Christian Zweng: The knights of the order Pour le Mérite of the First World War. Volume 2: HO. Biblio publishing house. Bissendorf 2003. ISBN 3-7648-2516-2 . Pp. 136-137.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 109/747.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Humser, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major and general staff officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1938 |
| Place of death | Grünwald |