Traugott von Sauberzweig
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Born28 October 1863
Greiffenberg, Kingdom of Prussia
Greiffenberg, Kingdom of Prussia
Died14 April 1920 (aged 56)
Kassel, Weimar Republic
Kassel, Weimar Republic
Allegiance
German Empire
Service / branch
Imperial German Army
Traugott von Sauberzweig | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 October 1863 Greiffenberg, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 14 April 1920 (aged 56) Kassel, Weimar Republic |
| Allegiance | |
| Service | |
| Years of service | 1881–1919 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | Chief of Staff, Army Group Gallwitz 38th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite with oak leaves |
Traugott Martin von Sauberzweig (October 28, 1863 to April 14, 1920, in Kassel) was a Prussian Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) who served on both the Eastern and Western Front in the German Army during World War I. In 1915 he had been Military Governor of Brussels in the days of Edith Cavell's execution, and in connection with this tragedy his name was prominently mentioned.[1] The Cavell case was the reason that von Sauberzweig was supplanted.[2] He served as chief of staff on the 8th Army in Ukraine in 1916 and was awarded the Pour le Mérite on 6 September 1917.[citation needed]
- 02.1883 Leutnant
- 04.1911 III. Armeekorps - Berlin (von Bülow's Chief of Staff)
- 04.1913 Grenadier-Regiment Prinz Karl von Preußen (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 12 - Frankfurt an der Oder (Cdr)
- 02.1914 XI. Armeekorps - Kassel (von Plüskow's Chief of Staff)
Assignments and Commands (during World War I)
- 08.1914 XI. Armeekorps = 3. Armee (von Plüskow's Chief of Staff)
- 07.1915 III. Reserve-Korps (von Karlowitz' Chief of Staff)
- 11.1916 8. Armee (von Mudra's Chief of Staff)
- 07.1917 Heeresgruppe Eichhorn - Wilna (von Eichhorn's Chief of Staff)
- 09.1917 10. Armee (von Eichhorn's Chief of Staff) (concurrent with above)
- 07.1918 Generalleutnant
- 11.1918 Heeresgruppe Gallwitz - Verdun (von Gallwitz' Chief of Staff)
- 12.1918 38. Infanterie-Division (Commander)[3]