Berthold Karl Adolf von Deimling (21 March 1853 – 3 February 1944) was a
general officer
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of the
German Army
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during
World War I
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.
Deimling entered the army in 1871, following the
Franco-Prussian War
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, and after working on the
General Staff
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and in
German South-West Africa rose to command a brigade of infantry in 1907.
On the outbreak of the First World War, Deimling was in command of the
XV Corps near the
Swiss
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border and commanded them during the
Battle of Mulhouse.
Hot spots on the Swiss border
- Oswald Schwitter He would later command forces in the First Battle of Ypres, the Battle of Verdun
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and the Battle of the Somme. He was awarded the Pour le Mérite on 28 August 1916.
After the war Deimling became a committed pacifist and a member of the board of directors of the German Peace Society (DFG). He was a member of the German Democratic Party. He died in Baden-Baden
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.
See also
* Saverne Affair
References
The Prussian Machine
External links
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*Reinhold Lütgemeier-Davin
Deimling, Berthold von
in
1853 births
1944 deaths
Military personnel from Karlsruhe
People from the Grand Duchy of Baden
Generals of Infantry (Prussia)
German Democratic Party politicians
Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold members
German Peace Society members
Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
Schutztruppe personnel
German Army generals of World War I
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