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Moritz Freiherr von Lyncker 
(30.1.1853 - 20.1.1932)
place of birth:  Berlin-Spandau


Adjutant General to the Kaiser and Chief of the Military Cabinet. As a young lieutenant, von Lyncker took part in the Franco-German War of 1870-71. In November 1908, he replaced von Hulsen-Haeseler as 'Vortragender' Adjutant General, responsible for personnel issues within the Prussian Army. In addition to serving as Wilhelm II's highest ranking and closest personal assistant, von Lyncker also acted in the role of mentor to the Crown Prince and his brothers. 

General von Lyncker was awarded the Pour le Merite medal in November 1917 and was promoted to the rank of colonel general in April 1918. Baron von Lyncker died on 20 January 1932 in Demnitz. Lyncker's son Bodo was a pilot who was killed in action in February 1917 over the skies of Macedonia.
 
Assignments and Commands  (pre-War)
25.03.1870 ,,Kaiser Franz” Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 2 - Berlin
16.09.1870 Fähnrich
27.09.1870 Leutnant
19.07.1870 Franco-Prussian War - 1870/71
00.08.1875 ,,Kaiser Franz” Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 2 - Berlin  (Coy Adjutant)
28.05.1878 Oberleutnant
01.10.1878 Preußische Kriegsakademie - Berlin
02.07.1881 ,,Kaiser Franz” Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 2 - Berlin
22.10.1881 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß - Potsdam
18.04.1882 Großer Generalstab - Berlin 
18.04.1883 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß - Potsdam  (Coy Cdr)
22.03.1884 Hauptmann
22.10.1887 IV. Armeekorps-Inspektion - Magdeburg  (Adjutant on General Staff)
26.05.1888 18. Infanterie-Division - Flensburg  (General Staff)
19.11.1889 Major
31.05.1892 IV. Armeekorps - Magdeburg  (General Staff)
14.05.1894 Garde-Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 1 - Berlin
03.01.1895 Hauptquartier Seiner Majestät des Kaisers und Königs - Berlin  (Mentor to Imperial Princes)
27.01.1896 Oberstleutnant
24.05.1898 Oberst
27.08.1898 ,,Königin Elisabeth” Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 3 - Charlottenburg  (Cdr)
19.08.1901 Offizier von der Armee
14.11.1901 Generalmajor
27.01.1902 1. Garde-Infanterie-Brigade - Potsdam (Cdr)
22.04.1905 19. Infanterie-Division - Hannover  (Cdr)
19.12.1905 Generalleutnant
17.11.1908 Chef des Militär-Kabinetts und Vortragender Generaladjutant - Berlin  (Mil Cabinet Chief, Adj Gen)  (replaced Hülsen-Haeseler)
01.09.1909 General der Infanterie
   
Assignments and Commands  (during Great War)
02.08.1914 Oberster Heeresleitung - Koblenz  (Chief of Military Cabinet and Adjutant General)
10.04.1918 Generaloberst
27.07.1918 Reichsmilitärgerichts  (President of the Reichs Military Court)
11.07.1919 verabschiedet 
   
Pour le Merite:  11 November 1917
highest rank:  Generaloberst





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