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Hans Alfred von Eulitz (13 September 1866 - 28 November 1945) was a Saxon Army officer who served during World War I.
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Hans Alfred von Eulitz (13 September 1866 - 28 November 1945) was a Saxon Army officer who served during World War I.
He was born on 13 September 1866 in the Kingdom of Saxony. He entered the military in 1886 as a Second-Lieutenant. In 1893, he was promoted to Premier Lieutenant, to Hauptmann in 1899, to Major in 1906, and to Oberstleutnant in 1912. In the same year, Eulitz became a staff officer in the XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps, commanded by Karl Ludwig d'Elsa. In 1914, Eulitz became the corps's chief of staff. [1] He participated in battles on the Western Front. On 14 September 1916, he became commander of the 45th Infantry Brigade. After two months was named chief of staff of Armeeabteilung A. [2] Then, in 1917, he was transferred to the Grand Headquarters. In May of that year Eulitz became an aide-de-camp to King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony; and on 6 November he was promoted to Generalmajor. Near the war's end, during a meeting with Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, he voiced the position that an armistice was necessary. [3] He retired from the army on 4 July 1919. [4]
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