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Karl Freiherr von Plettenberg  
(18.12.1852 - 10.2.1938)
place of birth:  Neuhaus bei Paderborn, Westfalen  (Westphalia)


German baron and general of infantry who commanded the Guard Corps during the first two years of the war. He also served as Kaiser Wilhelm II's Adjutant General. One of his sons served as a lieutenant during the Battle of St Quentin, where he fell on 29 August 1914. His other son Kurt was part of the 20 July 1944 plot to kill Adolf Hitler. Karl von Plettenberg died on 10 February 1938 at Bückeberg where the street Plettenbergstraße is named after him.
 
Assignments and Commands  (pre-War)
18.12.1870 Leutnant 
12.04.1879 Oberleutnant 
30.05.1884 Hauptmann 
24.03.1890 Major 
18.11.1890 Westfälisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 7 - Bückeburg  (Cdr)
16.04.1894 Garde-Jäger-Bataillon - Potsdam  (Cdr) 
20.05.1896 Oberstleutnant 
15.06.1898 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß - Potsdam  (Cdr)
22.03.1902 Inspektion der Jäger und Schützen - Berlin  (Inspector General, Cdr Reitendes Jäger-Bn)     (replaced Hans von Arnim)
24.06.1906 22. Infanterie-Division - Kassel  (Cdr)     (replaced von Heeringen)
12.04.1910 IX. Armeekorps - Altona  (Cdr)     (replaced von Vietinghoff)
12.04.1910 General der Infanterie
01.03.1913 Gardekorps - Berlin  (Cdr)     (replaced von Löwenfeld)
 
Assignments and Commands  (during Great War)
02.08.1914 Gardekorps  =  2. Armee
24.01.1917 zur Disposition gestellt
   
Pour le Merite:  14 May 1915
à la suite:  1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß  (27.1.1916)
highest rank:  General der Infanterie

 



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