Traugott von Sauberzweig

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Traugott von Sauberzweig
Traugott von Sauberzweig 1918.jpg
Born28 October 1863
Greiffenberg, Kingdom of Prussia
Died14 April 1920(1920-04-14) (aged 56)
Kassel, Weimar Republic
AllegianceFlag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire
Service/branchWar Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Army
Years of service1881–1919
Rank Generalleutnant
CommandsChief 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] Among those who had to suffer under his following anger had been Herbert Hoover and his Commission for Relief in Belgium as von Sauberzweig was close to interrupt the services of this organisation. [3] 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 ]

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Assignments and Commands (pre-War)

Assignments and Commands (during World War I)

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References

  1. ↑ Gen. Sauberzweig Dead. Was Military Governor of Brussels When Edith Cavell Was Executed, The New York Times, April 19, 1920
  2. ↑ Cavell Case Causes Official's Removal, The New York Times, November 2, 1915
  3. ↑ Herbert C. Hoover, The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover (vol. 1): Years of adventure, 1874–1920. New York: Macmillan 1951.
  4. ↑ Formationsgeschichte und Stellenbesetzung der deutsche Streitkraefte 1815 -1990 (1990) ISBN   3-7648-1779-8

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