List of German generals who died during the First World War

This list includes all officers of general rank who while severed in the German Empire forces during the First World War. During this period general officers were those who held the rank of Generalfeldmarschall, General, Generalleutnant, Generalmajor, Generaloberst, or General der Infanterie. Wartime deaths

+ImageNameRankCommandDate of Death Place of DeathCauses of DeathRef. Prince Friedrich of Saxe-MeiningenGeneralmajorX Reserve CorpsAugust 23, 1914German invasion of Belgium,Tarcienne, Walcourt, BelgiumKilled in ActionGerman Princes Who Have Fallen in the War. New York Times. 31 October 1915Otto von EmmichGeneral der InfanterieX Army Corps, Army of the MeuseDecember 22, 1915Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German EmpireIllnessGothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der briefadeligen Häuser, 17th Edition, 1913, p. 202 Ernst-Adolf von Mansberg: Offizier-Stammliste des Königlich Preußischen Infanterie-Regiments Graf Bülow von Dennewitz (6. Westfälischen) Nr. 55, vormals 6. Westfälisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 55, E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1900.Colmar Freiherr von der GoltzGeneralfeldmarschall and MushirSixth ArmyApril 19, 1916Baghdad, Ottoman EmpireIllness/poisonBarker, A. J., The First Iraq War: 1914-1918, Britain's Mesopotamian Campaign (Enigma Books, 2009), 228Helmuth von Moltke the YoungerGeneraloberst1st Guards Infantry Brigade, 1st Guards Infantry DivisionJune 18, 1916Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German EmpireIllnessMombauer, Annika (2001). Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War. Cambridge / New York: Cambridge University Press. Maximilian von PrittwitzGeneraloberst8th Division, XVI Corps, Eighth ArmyMarch 29, 1917Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German EmpireIlnessStone N. (1975) The Eastern Front 1914–1917, Hodder & Stoughton, London: 348 pp.Moritz von BissingGeneraloberstGardes du Corps, 29th Division, VII Army CorpsApril 18, 1917Trois Fontaines near Brussels, BelgiumIllnessKarl von WenningerGeneralleutnantBavarian Cavalry Division, 3rd Royal Bavarian Division, XVIII Reserve CorpsSeptember 8, 1917Battle of Mărășești, Muncelu, Străoane, Vrancea County, RomaniaKilled in ActionAlbert von BerrerGeneralleutnant31st Infantry Division, 51st CorpsOctober 28, 1917Battle of Caporetto, San Gottardo, Kingdom of ItalyKilled in ActionHanns Möller: Albert von Berrer. Bernard & Graefe publishing house, Berlin 1941, pp. 74–75Hermann von EichhornGeneralfeldmarschall8th (1st Brandenburg) Life Grenadiers "King Frederick William III", 18th Infantry Brigade, 9th Division, XVIII Corps, 10th Army,Heeresgruppe Eichhorn-Wilna, Heeresgruppe Eichhorn-KievJuly 30, 1918Kiev, Ukrainian StateDied of woundsGünter Wegner, Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815–1939 (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1, pp. 82, 102

See also List of French generals who died during the First World War List of generals of the British Empire who died during the First World War List of Italian generals who died during the First World War

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