Eduard Wilhelm Hans von Liebert  
(16.04.1850 - 14.11.1934)
place of birth:  Rendsburg in Holstein
Königreich Preußen:  KG-Genkdo,  General der Infanterie z.D.


Prussian general officer Eduard von Liebert came out of retirement to serve as commander of General-Kommando Nr. 54 during the Great War. He later maintained a career in politics and wrote on military history. Liebert was born into a family originating from Silesia, his grandfather being a prominent physician in Langenbielau. Prior to the war, he was married to Helene Dittmer who had their only child, Elsa. In 1900, Liebert was granted nobility status, but his name died out when Elsa passed away in 1941.

General von Liebert launched his military career with Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 58 in Glogau, and he was soon engaged as a foot soldier during the 1866 Austro-Prussian War. Four years later, he again marched into battle during the 1870 Franco-Prussian War. Back in peace-time Germany, Liebert graduated from the Prussian War Academy and spent over 15 years serving at various positions as a General Staff officer. From 1896 to 1901, Liebert served with the Kaiserliche Schutztruppe or Colonial Protection Forces in German East Africa  (present-day Tanzania.) He was also the colonial governor charged with the administration of German East Africa and became quite unpopular there due to his massive tax hikes, an issue which lead to an early dismissal in 1901. Upon returning to Germany, Liebert served as a divisional commander before retiring from active duty in 1903. Generalleutnant von Liebert then entered the political scene, joining various right-wing groups and representing the Imperial Free Conservative Party (RFKP) in the Reichstag, Imperial German Parliament.

After Germany mobilized for the War, Generalleutnant von Liebert was recalled from inactive reserve status to initially function as the military governor of Lodz, Poland. He was soon transferred to a field assignment, however, heading to the Western Front to in November 1914 to take the reigns of Prussia's 15. Reserve-Division. There he expertly guided his forces during the Herbstschlacht, the Second Battle of Champagne. He received a full promotion to General der Infanterie in February 1917 as he took command of Generalkommando z.b.V. Nr. 54. This unit fought a defensive struggle in support of Germany's 7. Armee-Oberkommando along the River Aisne, with Liebert's successful leadership during this engagement earning him the coveted Pour le Merite medal. Having reached his 67th birthday in the summer of 1917, General von Liebert was relieved of his command and returned to Germany to officially retire.

The following year saw General von Liebert engaged as a member of the Preußische Herrenhaus, the Prussian House of Lords. He continued to write works dealing with military history, including biographies of Gneisenau and Graf von Moltke. In 1929, he joined the burgeoning National Socialist Worker's Party (NSDAP), remaining a member for five years before passing away on 14 November 1934 in Tscheidt, Upper Silesia.

	General der Infanterie	25.02.1917
	Erinnerungs-Kreuz	Deutscher Krieg  1866
	Eisernes Kreuz II	Deutsch-Französischer Krieg  1870–1871
	Kolonial-Denkmünze	Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika 1891-1918
	Pour le Mérite	06.06.1917