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     Kurt von Pritzelwitz    






Kurt Karl Wilhelm Gustav von Pritzelwitz  
(19.12.1854 - 19.2.1935)
place of birth:  Berlin, Brandenburg


General of infantry who at outbreak commanded VI. Corps under Albrecht's Fourth Army. He had prior to that served as an aide-de- camp to Kaiser Wilhelm II. After November 1915, he was placed on inactive reserve status. Pritzelwitz was married to Maria von Eickstedt.
 
Assignments and Commands  (pre-War)
17.10.1899 2. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß - Berlin  (Cdr)
28.04.1900 Militarischer Begleiter des Kronprinzen - Potsdam  (Crown Prince's military escort)
04.05.1903 40. Infanterie-Brigade - Braunschweig  (Cdr)
01.10.1907 17. Infanterie-Division - Schwerin  (Cdr)     (replaced G. von Kirchbach)
02.02.1911 VI. Armeekorps - Breslau  (Cdr)     (replaced von Woyrsch)
   
Assignments and Commands  (during Great War)
02.08.1914 VI. Armeekorps  =  4. Armee
07.11.1915 zur Disposition gestellt
   
Pour le Merite:  12 January 1916
highest rank:  General der Infanterie




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