Hermann Christian Wilhelm von Strantz (13 February 1853 in Nakel an der Netze – 3 November 1936 in

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) was a

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, and later General of Infantry during

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. He was a recipient of

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World War I

In 1914, von Strantz was commanding

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with headquarters in Posen. In peacetime the Corps was assigned to the VIII Army Inspectorate but on mobilisation V Corps was assigned to the 5th Army forming part of centre of the forces for the

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offensive in August 1914 on the Western Front. ''Armee-Abteilung'' Strantz (named for von Strantz while he was in command, but later renamed to ''

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'') was formed on 18 September 1914 from the left (southern) wing of the 5th Army. It initially commanded V Corps and III Bavarian Corps, controlling half a dozen divisions. Strantz remained as commander of V Corps concurrently but was deputised in this post by a Divisional Commander. Strantz remained as commander of the ''Armee-Abteilung'' until 2 February 1917 when he retired from active service (german: zur Disposition gestellt).The Prussian Machine
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Awards

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia e ...

II Class (1870) *

I Class (1914) *

(22 August 1915) * Order of the Crown *

Order of the Zähringer Lion The Order of the Zähringer Lion was instituted on 26 December 1812 by Karl, Grand Duke of Baden , house = Zähringen , father = Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden , mother = Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt ...

Bavarian Military Merit Order Bavarian is the adjective form of the German state of Bavaria, and refers to people of ancestry from Bavaria. Bavarian may also refer to: * Bavarii, a Germanic tribe * Bavarians Bavarians ( Bavarian: ''Boarn'', Standard German: ''Baiern'') ...

Order of the Red Eagle The Order of the Red Eagle (german: Roter Adlerorden) was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful s ...

* Belgian Order of Leopold *

Order of Albert the Bear The House Order of Albert the Bear (German: ''Hausorden Albrechts des Bären'' or ''Der Herzoglich Anhaltische Hausorden Albrechts des Bären'') was founded in 1836 as a joint House Order by three dukes of Anhalt from separate branches of the fa ...

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

References

Bibliography

* * * eldzeitung''Zwischen Maas und Mosel. Armee-Abteilung von Strantz'', hrsg. vom Oberkommando der Armee-Abteilung von Strantz, Siegburg ca. 1914-1917 * Holm Kirsten, ''Das sowjetische Speziallager Nr. 4 Landsberg/Warthe'', hrsg. von der Stiftung Gedenkstätten Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora, Göttingen 2005 * Hans Friedrich von Ehrenkrook, ''Genealogisches Handbuch der adeligen Häuser. Adelige Häuser A'' Band IV. (= Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Band 22 der Gesamtreihe), Glücksburg 1960. * Hanns Möller: ''Die Geschichte der Ritter des Ordens „pour le merite“ im Weltkrieg 1914-1918'' - Abschnitt: ''General der Infanterie von Strantz''; Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv 2007, DW-34001-00

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