Moriz Freiherr von Lyncker 
(30.01.1853 - 20.01.1932)
place of birth:  Berlin-Spandau
Königreich Preußen:  Chef des Militärkabinetts,  Generaloberst


Adjutant General to Kaiser Wilhelm II, General von Lyncker also served as the Kaiser's Military Cabinet Chief throughout the Great War. Moriz was born into a family of military officers; his father was Arthur von Lyncker (1814-1895), and his mother was Emma Siecke (1829-1916). He was the eldest of three sons, all of whom served in the Prussian Army. In 1889, Major von Lyncker married Anna Marie von der Horst and became an extremely dedicated and loving family man. Along with their three daughters, he and his wife also had three boys. Their son Niklas was killed early on in the war, while Bodo became a pilot and was killed in action in February 1917 over the skies of Macedonia.

Soon after joining the military service, 17-year old Moriz was sent to France to fight in the Franco-German War of 1870-71. He was seriously wounded at St Privat on 18 August 1870. Althrough, he received the Iron Cross for bravery, he had to be on immediate convalescent leave for the remained of the war. It was while recuperating in St Goddard, Switzerland, that von Lyncker first met future Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg. Returning to Prussia, von Lyncker steadily progressed in his military career over the subsequent years. He served as both a company and battalion commander within the Guards, and gained valuable experience working for various general staffs. A very important third element was added to his CV when from 1887 to 1889 he entered into the service of His Majesty's Royal Court as an aide-de-campe to Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (later, Kaiser Friedrich III). He was again called into court service from 1895 to 1898 to function as Military Governor to Kaiser Wilhelm II's two sons: Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and Eitel Friedrich.

General von Lyncker continued with his career progression as was tasked with the command of a Guards regiment and brigade, and was subsequently transferred to Hannover in order to head up the 19th Infantry Division. Following the sudden death of General von Hülsen-Haeseler in November 1908, von Lyncker returned to Berlin to serve the remainder of his career as the Kaiser's 'Vortragender' Adjutant General, responsible for personnel issues within the Prussian Army. Parallel to this, he also functioned as the Chief of the Kaiser's Military Cabinet. He remained a stalwart aide to Kaiser Wilhelm during the Great War, but faded toward the end of the Kaiser's reign as the death's of his wife and two sons proved more than the dedicated family man could bear. General von Lyncker was awarded the Pour le Merite medal in November 1917 and was ultimately promoted to the rank of colonel general in April 1918. He died on 20 January 1932 in Demnitz. 

	Generaloberst ...................	10.04.1918
	Eisernes Kreuz II ..............	Deutsch-Französischer Krieg  1870–1871
	Pour le Mérite ....................	11.11.1917