Walter Freiherr Schmidt von Schmidtseck
(22.9.1865 - 28.1.1945)
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Prussian general staff officer originally trained as an artillery officer. Schmidt von Schmidtseck was initially assigned to the 1. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment in Berlin where he eventually became it's adjutant. He was sent to the Great General Staff in 1896 and also served on staff with the 1. Infanterie-Division in Königsberg. As the Great War broke out, von Schmidtseck was Hermann von Francois' Chief of Staff with I. Armeekorps, playing a major role in Germany's victory at Tannenberg in August 1914.