Max von Gallwitz
Max Karl Wilhelm von Gallwitz (2 May 1852 – 18 April 1937) was a German general from Breslau (Wrocław), Silesia, who served with distinction during World War I on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.
Also recorded as Max Karl Wilhelm von Gallwitz
Max von Gallwitz
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- Born
- 1852. · Wrocław.
- Died
- 1937. · Naples.
- Nationality
- German Reich.
- Occupation
- politician, military officer and writer.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour, Pour le Mérite, Order of the Black Eagle, honorary degree and honorary citizenship.
- Languages
- German.
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The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Berlin. Positions recorded include member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Pour le Mérite, Order of the Black Eagle and honorary degree.
Gallwitz grew up in a Catholic family in Breslau and joined the Prussian Army in 1870. In 1891, he married Friedrike. They had a daughter and son Werner, who became a lieutenant general in the Second World War. Gallwitz was a First World War corps commander (Guards Reserve Corps) on the Western Front, but he was almost immediately transferred east to join the Eighth Army under Hindenburg. In 1915, he took command of Armee-Gruppe Gallwitz (later redesignated Twelfth Army) and participated in the Galicia offensive alongside Mackensen, who commanded the Eleventh Army. Towards the end of 1915, Gallwitz succeeded Mackensen as commander of the Eleventh Army, as the latter campaigned against Serbia. In 1916, he moved back to the Western Front and defended against the British attack in the Battle of the Somme. He took over command of 2nd Army and of Heeresgruppe Gallwitz – Somme controlling the 1st and 2nd Armies. From 1916–18, he commanded the Fifth Army in the west, most notably engaging the Americans during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. Following his retirement from the army, Gallwitz served as a deputy in the Reichstag (1920–24) for the German National People's Party.
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Max von Gallwitz appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a general and politician (2 May 1852 – 18 April 1937). Max von Gallwitz was born on 2 May 1852 in Breslau and died on 18 April 1937 in Naples. Place of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: Freiburg im Breisgau. The period of activity is recorded as 1931.
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1852
Max von Gallwitz was born on 2 May 1852.
1937
Max von Gallwitz died on 18 April 1937.
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Wrocław.
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Awards and decorations
Pour le Mérite (24 July 1915), Oak Leaves added on 28 September 1915 Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle Order of the Black Eagle (23 December 1917) Iron Cross First and Second class
Gallwitz, Max von, General
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Ehrendoktorwürde der Universität Freiburg für Max von Gallwitz.
http: d-nb.info/1034412612 URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2013120617263
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- 1.Artikel. 1913-06-19.
- 2.A. Freiherr von Houwald: Brandenburg-Preußische Standeserhebungen und Gnadenakte für die Zeit 1873–1918. Görlitz 1939, S. 201.
- 3.Das Ende des Kaiserreichs: Militärischer Zusammenbruch und Revolution. 2013-05-06.
- 4.Gesetz zur Änderung der Reichsverfassung (Oktoberreformen). Geschichte kompakt.
- 5.Vom Kaiserreich zur Republik 1918/19 – Weimarer Republik. 2011-12-23.
- 6.29. Oktober 1918: Wilhelm II. verlässt überraschend Berlin.
- 7.Boris Barth. Legende vom Dolchstoß. Das Parlament. 2018-07-23.
- 8.Artikel. 1931-10-11.
- 9.Artikel. 1931-10-11.
- 10.Holger Afflerbach: Art. Gallwitz, Max von. In: Gerd Krumeich, Gerhard Hirschfeld, Irina Renz u. a. (Hrsg.): Enzyklopädie Erster Weltkrieg. 2. Auflage (UTB-Studienausgabe), Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn 2014, S. 519.
- 11.Kommentar von Jakob Jung, Autor der Biographie Max von Gallwitz. General und Politiker. Osnabrück 1996.
- 12.Kommission empfiehlt Umbenennungen – Freiburger Straßennamen. 2018-10-31.
- 13.Abschlussbericht der Kommission zur Überprüfung der Freiburger Straßennamen. 2016-11-03.
- 14.Gallwitzstraße soll künftig Matthias-Erzberger-Straße heißen. – Unterwiehre International.
- 15.Text des neuen Schildes und der Zusatztafel: „Mathias-Erzberger-Straße: Matthias Erzberger. 1875–1921. Zentrumspolitiker. Unterzeichner des Waffenstillstandsvertrags von 1918 zur Beendigung des Ersten Weltkrieges. Wurde von rechtsradikalen Gegnern ermordet.“ „Diese Straße war von 1934–2018 nach Max von Gallwitz benannt – General im Ersten Weltkrieg. Die Umbenennung erfolgte aufgrund seiner Mitverantwortung für die Fortsetzung des aussichtslosen Krieges. Später unterstützte er die nationalsozialistische Bewegung.“
- 16.Die Linke fordert die Umbenennung der Gallwitzallee. Berliner Woche. 2019-03-22.
- 17.Gallwitz bleibt, Maercker kommt weg. Bezirksverordnete streiten um Straßenumbenennungen. Berliner Woche. 2020-05-27.
- 18.Steglitz-Zehlendorf: Maerckerweg erhält neuen Namen. Berliner Abendblatt. 2020-06-12.
- 19.Joachim Brokmeier. Artillerie-Denkmal in Neustadt-Nord. „Reichsehrenmal der deutschen Feldartillerie“. 2020. 2026-07-20.
- 20.Bernhard Grün: Zwischen Fronteinsatz und Freiheitsklang. Studententum und Kameradschaftswesen im Nationalsozialismus (= Historia academica – Schriftenreihe der Studentengeschichtlichen Vereinigung des Coburger Convents. Band 57). Würzburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-930877-52-2, S. 32.
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