Albert von Berrer
(8.9.1857 - 28.101917)
place of birth:  Unterkochen  (Württemberg)


German general who at war's outbreak was in command of 31st Infantry Division, attached to General Fritz von Below's XXI. Corps and Rupprecht's Sixth Army. He thereafter received command of Generalkommando 51, also known as Army Group von Berrer (from Sept 1917). His troops were charged with the defense of the area east of Zloczow during the Kerensky Offensive of 1916. Berrer's corps was one of four in von Below's XIV. Army that scored victory at Caporetto on 24 October 1917.

During the German advance, hundreds of Italian prisoners fell into Berrer's hands.  By 27 October, his corps had pushed deep into the faltering Italian front but unfortunately for the general, his staff car proceeded on too far ahead of his frontline troops. On 28 October 1917, soldiers guarding St Gottardo shot him dead as he entered the town. At the urging  of Eleventh Army commander von Winckler, Berrer was awarded the Pour le Merite for distinguished service and leadership.