Traugott Martin von Sauberzweig (October 28, 1863 to April 14, 1920, in Kassel) was a Prussian Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) who served on both the Eastern and Western Front in the German Army during World War I. In 1915 he had been Military Governor of Brussels in the days of Edith Cavell's execution, and in connection with this tragedy his name was prominently mentioned.[1] The Cavell case was the reason that von Sauberzweig was supplanted.[2] Among those who had to suffer under his following anger had been Herbert Hoover and his Commission for Relief in Belgium as von Sauberzweig was close to interrupt the services of this organisation.[3] He served as chief of staff on the 8th Army in Ukraine in 1916 and was awarded the Pour le Mérite on 6 September 1917.[citation needed]
Traugott von Sauberzweig | |
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| Born | 28 October 1863 Greiffenberg, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 14 April 1920 (aged 56) Kassel, Weimar Republic |
| Allegiance |  German Empire |
| Service |  Imperial German Army |
| Years of service | 1881–1919 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | Chief of Staff, Army Group Gallwitz 38th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite with oak leaves |
Assignments and Commands (pre-War)
edit- 02.1883 Leutnant
- 04.1911 III. Armeekorps - Berlin (von Bülow's Chief of Staff)
- 04.1913 Grenadier-Regiment Prinz Karl von Preußen (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 12 - Frankfurt an der Oder (Cdr)
- 02.1914 XI. Armeekorps - Kassel (von Plüskow's Chief of Staff)
Assignments and Commands (during World War I)
edit- 08.1914 XI. Armeekorps = 3. Armee (von Plüskow's Chief of Staff)
- 07.1915 III. Reserve-Korps (von Karlowitz' Chief of Staff)
- 11.1916 8. Armee (von Mudra's Chief of Staff)
- 07.1917 Heeresgruppe Eichhorn - Wilna (von Eichhorn's Chief of Staff)
- 09.1917 10. Armee (von Eichhorn's Chief of Staff) (concurrent with above)
- 07.1918 Generalleutnant
- 11.1918 Heeresgruppe Gallwitz - Verdun (von Gallwitz' Chief of Staff)
- 12.1918 38. Infanterie-Division (Commander)[4]
References
edit- ^ Gen. Sauberzweig Dead. Was Military Governor of Brussels When Edith Cavell Was Executed, The New York Times, April 19, 1920 [1]
- ^ Cavell Case Causes Official's Removal, The New York Times, November 2, 1915 [2]
- ^ Herbert C. Hoover, The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover (vol. 1): Years of adventure, 1874–1920. New York: Macmillan 1951.
- ^ Formationsgeschichte und Stellenbesetzung der deutsche Streitkraefte 1815 -1990 (1990) ISBN 3-7648-1779-8
Literature
edit- Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand/Christian Zweng Die Ritter des Ordens Pour le Mérite 1740–1918; ISBN 3-7648-2503-0
- Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand/Christian Zweng Die Ritter des Ordens Pour le Mérite des I. Weltkriegs Band 2: H-O, ISBN 3-7648-2516-2
- van Wyngarden, G (2006). Early German Aces of World War I, Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-997-5
- Formationsgeschichte und Stellenbesetzung der deutsche Streitkraefte 1815 -1990 (1990) ISBN 3-7648-1779-8