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Karl Wilhelm Paul von Bülow
General von Bülow was promoted to Field Marshal in January of 1915, but was nonetheless a very cautious and pessimistic commander who lost his nerve following the failure at the River Marne. He subsequently gave up his command to Marwitz after suffering a heart attack in March 1915. His role in the Battle of the Marne having damaged his reputation making it impossible for him to secure another army command, von Bülow went on convalescent leave to Berlin and went on inactive reserve status in June of 1916. He remained in Berlin until his death on 31 August 1921. After he died, his granddaughter Renate Holm became a famous opera singer in Germany and Austria. GFM Karl von Bülow is not to be confused with Generalmajor Karl Ulrich von Bülow, who commanded troop at Caporetto and was also the brother of Prussian Chancellor Bernhard von Bülow.
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