Nikolaus Georg Ritter von Endres  
(25.10.1862 - 23.09.1938)
place of birth:  Würzburg, Unterfranken
Königreich Bayern:  KG,  Generalleutnant


Bavarian count and Generalleutnant Nikolaus von Endres commanded at the division and corps level during the Great War. The son of Philipp Endres and Anna Schmidt, his older brother Karl was a Generalleutnant who served as Bavaria's Chief of General Staff from 1905 to 1907. In peacetime, Nikolaus did several tours of duty at Bavarian General Staff Headquarters in Munich. In 1908, he served as Prince Rupprecht's I. Armee-Korps Chief of Staff and later was director of the Bavarian War Academy.

As War broke out, Endres was in command of Bavaria's 2. Infanterie-Brigade. He subsequently commanded 5. Infanterie-Division from 1915 to 1918 and then headed up Bavarian I. Armee-Korps for the war's final few months. He was promoted to Generalleutnant on 19.05.1915 conferring him the title of Exzellenz (Excellency.) For his bravery and meritorious leadership in battle, Endres was awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) of Bavaria's highest military order - the Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden. He was officially presented with the decoration on 23.08.1917 and later received the Kommandeur class of the order. Endres was additionally warded the Pour le Merite. He was married to Maria Thieme, with whom he had two children. He was brevetted to General der Infanterie on 13 December 1919.

	Generalleutnant	19.05.1915
	Pour le Mérite	17.04.1918  (04.08.1918: Eichenlaub)
	Verdst-Ord Bayr-Krone	30.12.1913  Ritter
	Militär-Max-Joseph	08.05.1917  Ritter  (23.08.1917: Kommandeur)