Chief of the General Staff (Kingdom of Bavaria)
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The Chief of the General Staff (German
: Chef des Generalstabes der Armee) of the Bavarian army
was the military leader of the armed forces in the Kingdom of Bavaria
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(German: Generalstab) of the Bavarian army was created by prince-elector Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
on demand of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford in 1792. In 1822 it was renamed under Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria to Generalquartiermeister. During the reign of Ludwig II of Bavaria
, it was renamed once more to Generalstab. The office of the Chief of the General Staff was located in Munich
. The General Staff of the army supported the supreme command of the army, and was point of contact for the Truppengeneralstäbe (general staffs of troops), the general staffs of the divisional commands, which were created after 1826, abolished in 1837 and once more deployed in 1847. The General Staff followed the mobile forces on mission, until the Bavarian army was subordinated in case of war to the command of the German Emperor in his function as Bundesfeldherr (federal commander) after 1870. Due to this the commanders of the Bavarian army were under the direct command of the central German military authorities during World War I
, and the General Staff of the Bavarian forces was abolished in 1914.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: Chef des Generalstabes der Armee) of the Bavarian army
Bavarian 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...
was the military leader of the armed forces in the Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
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Names of the General Staff of the Army commanders
- Generalquartiermeister (Quartermaster GeneralQuartermaster generalA Quartermaster general is the staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army.- The United Kingdom :In the United Kingdom, the Quartermaster-General to the Forces is one of the most senior generals in the British Army...
, from 1792 to 1805) - Chef des Generalstabes (from 1805 to 1822)
- Chef des Generalquartiermeisterstabes (Chief of the Quartermaster General Staff, from 1822 to 1840)
- Generalquartiermeister (from 1840 to 1878, after 1883 also inspector of military training institutions)
- Chef des Generalstabes der Armee (after 1878)
General Staff of the Bavarian Army
Originally the General StaffGeneral Staff
A military staff, often referred to as General Staff, Army Staff, Navy Staff or Air Staff within the individual services, is a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a commanding officer and subordinate military units...
(German: Generalstab) of the Bavarian army was created by prince-elector Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
Charles Theodore, Prince-Elector, Count Palatine and Duke of Bavaria reigned as Prince-Elector and Count palatine from 1742, as Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1742 and also as Prince-Elector and Duke of Bavaria from 1777, until his death...
on demand of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford in 1792. In 1822 it was renamed under Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria to Generalquartiermeister. During the reign of Ludwig II of Bavaria
Ludwig II of Bavaria
Ludwig II was King of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. He is sometimes called the Swan King and der Märchenkönig, the Fairy tale King...
, it was renamed once more to Generalstab. The office of the Chief of the General Staff was located 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...
. The General Staff of the army supported the supreme command of the army, and was point of contact for the Truppengeneralstäbe (general staffs of troops), the general staffs of the divisional commands, which were created after 1826, abolished in 1837 and once more deployed in 1847. The General Staff followed the mobile forces on mission, until the Bavarian army was subordinated in case of war to the command of the German Emperor in his function as Bundesfeldherr (federal commander) after 1870. Due to this the commanders of the Bavarian army were under the direct command of the central German military authorities during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and the General Staff of the Bavarian forces was abolished in 1914.
| Name | Title | Term began | Term ended |
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| GM Major General Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general... Johann Nepomuk Graf von Triva Johann Nepomuk von Triva Johann Nepomuk Joseph Florian, Graf von Triva was a Bavarian General der Artillerie. He was the first War Minister of the Bavarian kingdom.- Biography :... (1755–1827) |
Generalquartiermeister Chef des Generalstabes |
1802 | 1820 |
| GdI General of the Infantry (Germany) General of the Infantry is a rank of general in the Imperial Army, Reichswehr or Wehrmacht - the second-highest regular rank. The same rank spread to the Imperial Russian Army and the Defence forces of Finland between the world wars... Clemens Freiherr von Raglovich Clemens von Raglovich Clemens or Klemens Wenzel Freiherr von Raglovich von und zum Rosenhof was a Bavarian General der Infanterie.- Biography :... |
Chef des Generalstabes | 1820 | 1829(?) |
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| GM Wilhelm Freiherr von Jeetze (1785–1852) | Generalquartiermeister | 1847 | 1848 |
| GL 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.... Anton von der Mark (1796–1869) |
Generalquartiermeister | 1848 | 1853 |
| GM Philipp Freiherr von Brand zu Neidstein (1796–1870) | Generalquartiermeister | 1853 | 1856 |
| GL Anton von der Mark (1796–1869) | Generalquartiermeister | 1856 | 1866 |
| GM Hermann von Schintling (1816–1870) | Generalquartiermeister | 1866 | 1866 |
| GL Max Graf von Bothmer (1816–1878) | Generalquartiermeister | 1866 | 1878 |
| missing | Generalquartiermeister | 1878 | 1878 |
| GM Adolf von Heinleth Adolf von Heinleth Adolf Ritter von Heinleth was a Bavarian General der Infanterie and War Minister under Ludwig II of Bavaria and under Otto of Bavaria.- Biography :... (1823–1896) |
Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1878 | 1881 |
| GdI Hugo Ritter von Diehl (1821–1883) | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1881 | 1883 |
| missing | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1883 | 1883 |
| GL Maximilian Graf von Verri della Bosia Maximilian von Verri della Bosia Maximilian Graf von Verri della Bosia genannt' von Külberg auf Gansheim und Berg was a Bavarian general.- Biography :... (1824–1909) |
Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1883 | 1888 |
| GL Wilhelm von Staudt (1825–1917) | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1888 | 1893 |
| GL Karl Ritter von Hoffmann (1832–1903) | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1893 | 1895 |
| GL Maximilian Ritter von Giehrl (1840–1896) | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1895 | 1896 |
| missing | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1896 | 1896 |
| GL Karl Ritter von Lobenhoffer Karl von Lobenhoffer Karl Ritter von Lobenhoffer was a Bavarian Lieutenant General and Chief of the General Staff of the Bavarian army from 1896 to 1901.... (1843–1901) |
Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1896 | 1901 |
| missing | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1901 | 1901 |
| GL Ernst Freiherr von Barth zu Harmating (1849–1934) | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1901 | 1905 |
| missing | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1905 | 1905 |
| GL Carl Ritter von Endres (1847–1907) | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1905 | 1907 |
| missing | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1907 | 1907 |
| GL Karl von Fasbender (1852–1933) | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1907 | 1908 |
| missing | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1908 | 1908 |
| GM Oskar Ritter und Edler von Xylander Oskar von Xylander Oskar Ritter und Edler von Xylander was a Bavarian General der Infanterie, at last commanding the I Royal Bavarian Corps until his retirement in 1918.- Biography :... (1856–1940) |
Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1908 | 1912 |
| missing | Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1912 | 1912 |
| GM Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen was a Bavarian Army general in World War I. He served as Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Bavarian Army before World War I and commanded the elite Alpenkorps, the Imperial German Army's mountain division formed in 1915.-Early life:Krafft von Dellmensingen... (1862–1953) |
Chef des Generalstabes der Armee | 1912 | 1914 |