Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen
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Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen (24 November 1862 – 21 February 1953) 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.
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Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen | |
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Born | 24 November 1862 Laufen, Kingdom of Bavaria |
Died | 21 February 1953(1953-02-21) (aged 90) Seeshaupt, Bavaria, West Germany |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Bavaria German Empire |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1881–1918 |
Rank | General der Artillerie |
Commands held | Alpenkorps, II Bavarian Army Corps |
Battles/wars | Serbian Campaign, Verdun, Romanian Campaign, Caporetto, Spring Offensive |
Awards | Pour le Mérite with oak leaves, Military Order of Max Joseph, Bavarian Military Merit Order with swords, Württemberg Military Merit Order, House Order of Hohenzollern with swords, Prussian Crown Order with swords, etc. |
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