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     Götz Freiherr von König        







Götz Friedrich Wilhelm Ulrich Freiherr von König
(1849 - 8.1.1934)
place of birth:  Vienenburg  (Lower Saxony)


German baron and general of cavalry who commanded the First Cavalry Corps (HKK 1) and General Command 56 for the latter half of the war. In 1870 he was married to Baroness Hertha von Cramm.











Assignments and Commands  (pre-War)
00.00.0000  -  01.08.1914   außer Dienst  
   
Assignments and Commands  (during Great War)
02.08.1914  -  24.09.1914 1. Landwehr-Division
25.09.1914  -  22.09.1916 unknown
23.09.1916  -  25.11.1916 Höherer Kavallerie Kommandeur 1     (replaced Richthofen;  HKK 1 reforms into Genkdo 56)
26.11.1916  -  05.03.1918 Generalkommando Nr. 56     (Genkdo 56 disbanded)
06.03.1918  -  11.11.1918 zur Disposition gestellt
   
Pour le Merite:  23 July 1915
highest rank:  General der Kavallerie

 



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