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Eberhard von Claer
(1856 - 1945)
place of birth:  Lüben  (Lubin - Silesia)


 Silesian general of infantry who served as General Inspector of Fortresses for one year prior to war's outbreak, at which time he was transferred to command XXIV. Res. Corps.  Two weeks later he was sent to replace von Einem as commander VII. Corps, fighting at the First Aisne under Buelow's Second Army, and at Neuve Chapelle (March 1915) under Rupprecht. Awarded the Pour le Merite in June 1915, Claer was transferred back to General Headquarters to again head the Engineers and Pioneers section. He was placed on inactive reserve status in July 1916 at the age of 60 and died 28 April 1945 at Langensalza.







Assignments and Commands  (pre-War)
19.04.1873  -  30.09.1879 Garde-Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 1 - Berlin  (Bn Adj)     (Lt:  19.4.1873)
01.10.1879  -  16.06.1882 Königliche Kriegsakademie - Berlin     (Olt:  13.5.1882) 
17.06.1882  -  14.04.1884 Garde-Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 1 - Berlin
15.04.1884  -  17.04.1886 Großer Generalstab - Berlin
18.04.1886  -  21.02.1887 Garde-Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 1 - Berlin
22.02.1887  -  20.06.1888 3. Garde-Infanterie-Brigade  (Adjutant)
21.06.1888  -  25.02.1891 Garde-Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 1 - Berlin  (Coy Cdr)     (Hpt:  21.6.1888)
26.02.1891  -  17.08.1894 Preußisches Kriegsministerium - Berlin     (Obslt:  19.12.1893) 
22.03.1891  -  25.03.1893 Gardekorps - Berlin  (Adjutant)     (concurrent with War Ministry)
18.08.1894  -  31.03.1897 Infanterie-Regiment Hamburg (2. Hanseatisches) Nr. 76  (Bn Cdr)
01.04.1897  -  20.04.1898 Infanterie-Regiment Lübeck (3. Hanseatisches) Nr. 162  (Bn Cdr)
21.04.1898  -  29.06.1900 Lauenburgisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 9 - Ratzeburg  (Cdr)
30.06.1900  -  26.01.1903 Königin Elisabeth Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 3 - Charlottenburg  (General Staff)     (Ob:  18.10.1902)
27.01.1903  -  15.02.1907 Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 5 - Spandau  (Cdr)
16.02.1907  -  21.03.1910 11. Infanterie-Brigade - Brandenburg  (Cdr)     (GM:  22.3.1907)
22.03.1910  -  12.06.1911 22. Infanterie-Division - Kassel  (Cdr)     (GL:  22.3.1910)
13.06.1911  -  31.03.1913 11. Infanterie-Division - Breslau  (Cdr)
01.04.1913  -  01.08.1914 General-Inspektion des Ingenieur- und Pionierkorps  und Festungen - Berlin  (Inspector General of Fortresses)     (GdI:  22.3.1914)
   
Assignments and Commands  (during Great War)
02.08.1914  -  24.08.1914 Oberste Heeresleitung  (General of Pioneers)
25.08.1914  -  11.09.1914 XXIV. Reservekorps
12.09.1914  -  28.06.1915 VII. Armeekorps     (replaced Einem)
29.06.1915  -  02.07.1916 Oberste Heeresleitung  (General of Pioneers)
03.07.1916  -  11.11.1918 zur Disposition gestellt
   
Pour le Merite:  29 June 1915
à la suite:  Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr.5  (3.7.1816)
highest rank:  General der Infanterie

 



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