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Georg Ludwig Rudolf Maercker (21 September 1865 – 31 December 1924) was a German general who served during World War I.. Following the Armistice of 1918 that saw the end of fighting and of the Bolshevik revolution that led to the creation of the Soviet Union, there were many examples of disturbances throughout Germany.
Denmark denounced the Treaty of Malmö on 22 February 1849, thus beginning the second phase of the war between Denmark and a German army under the Prussian General Karl von Prittwitz. The war ended in the summer of 1850 with another treaty.
The following is an incomplete list of German colonel generals. Generals later promoted to general field marshal ... Name Born Died Notes 20 Apr 1936: Werner von ...
Malmö (/ ˈ m æ l m ə / ⓘ, [4] Swedish: Malmö, IPA: [ˈmâlːmøː] ⓘ; Danish: Malmø [ˈmælmˌøˀ]) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Skåne (Scania). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal population of 357,377 in 2022. [5]
Georg Thomas (center) saying goodbye to Nikola Mikhov. Georg Thomas (20 February 1890 – 29 December 1946) was a German general who served during World War II. [1] He was a leading participant in planning and carrying out economic exploitation of the Soviet Union, most notably the Hunger Plan. [2]
By the 16th century, with the rise of standing armies, the German states had begun to appoint generals from the nobility to lead armies in battle. [citation needed]A standard rank system was developed during the Thirty Years War, with the highest rank of General usually reserved for the ruling sovereign (e.g. the Kaiser or Elector) and the actual field commander holding the rank of ...
The Treaty of Malmö (Swedish: Freden i Malmö), actually consisted of two and a quarter peace treaties that were all signed on 23 April 1512, bringing an end to the second Dano-Swedish War. The first treaty included the King of Denmark, John (Danish: Hans ) and Sweden.
Hasso Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel (14 January 1897 – 24 September 1978) was a German baron born to the Prussian noble von Manteuffel family and was a general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany.