Walter Freiherr Schmidt von Schmidtseck
(22.09.1865 - 28.01.1945)
place of birth:  Klein Wogenap, Westpreußen
Königreich Preußen:  AOK-Stabschef,  Div-Kdr,  Generalmajor


Imperial German general staff officer Freiherr von Schmidt served as an army-level chief of staff during the Great War. Originally trained as an artillery officer, Schmidt was initially to the 1. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment in Berlin where he eventually became that unit's adjutant. He was sent to the Great General Staff in 1896 and also served on staff with the 1. Infanterie-Division in Königsberg. As the Great War broke out, von Schmidtseck was Hermann von Francois' Chief of Staff with I. Armeekorps, playing a major role in Germany's victory at Tannenberg in August 1914.  He died in Perkau at the age of 79.

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