Adolph von Asch zu Asch auf Oberndorff
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Adolph Freiherr' von Asch zu Asch auf Oberndorff (October 30, 1839 – February 18, 1906) was a Bavarian
Lieutenant General
and War Minister from June 5, 1893 to April 4, 1905. He was born and died in Munich
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. In 1859 he was advanced to the rank of an Unterleutnant and took part in the Austro-Prussian War
. In 1870 he became Second Adjutant of General Ludwig von der Tann and participated in the Franco-Prussian War
. In 1879 he was transferred to the Bavarian War Ministry. After his time as War Minister after 1893, he was retired in 1905.
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
and War Minister from June 5, 1893 to April 4, 1905. He was born and died in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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Biography
Asch joined the Cadet Corps of the Bavarian armyBavarian army
The Bavarian Army was the army of the Electorate and then Kingdom of Bavaria. It existed from 1682 as the standing army of Bavaria until the merger of the military sovereignty of Bavaria into that of the German State in 1919...
. In 1859 he was advanced to the rank of an Unterleutnant and took part in the Austro-Prussian War
Austro-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian War was a war fought in 1866 between the German Confederation under the leadership of the Austrian Empire and its German allies on one side and the Kingdom of Prussia with its German allies and Italy on the...
. In 1870 he became Second Adjutant of General Ludwig von der Tann and participated in the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
. In 1879 he was transferred to the Bavarian War Ministry. After his time as War Minister after 1893, he was retired in 1905.