__NOTOC__ Hermann Geyer (7 July 1882 – 10 April 1946) was a German general during

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who commanded the IX Army Corps. He was a recipient of the

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. Geyer retired in 1943 and committed suicide in 1946.

World War I

On January 1, 1918, the German Army published a pamphlet written by Captain Hermann Geyer entitled ''The Attack in Position Warfare''. The pamphlet described infantry infiltration tactics, the role of following supporting forces and the role of aviation. These tactics were used in the German 1918 Spring Offensive or ''Kaiserschlacht'' (Kaiser's Battle).

Awards and decorations

on 25 June 1940 as ''

General der Infanterie General of the infantry is a military rank of a General officer in the infantry and refers to: * General of the Infantry (Austria) * General of the Infantry (Bulgaria) * General of the Infantry (Germany) ('), a rank of a general in the German Impe ...

'' and commander of IX. Armeekorps Fellgiebel 2000, p. 163.

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* * Paschall, Colonel Rod, author, John S. D. Eisenhower ed. and introduction. ''The Defeat of Imperial Germany 1917-1918''. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. . p. 130. Originally published Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1989. {{DEFAULTSORT:Geyer, Hermann 1882 births 1946 deaths Military personnel from Stuttgart People from the Kingdom of Württemberg German Army generals of World War II Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Prussian Army personnel Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Recipients of the Silver Liakat Medal Officers of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria) German military personnel who died by suicide Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Lieutenant generals of the Reichswehr 1946 suicides