Ludwig
Ritter von Tutschek
(24.01.1864 -
09.09.1937)
place of birth: München, Bayern (Munich, Bavaria)
Königreich
Bayern: Div-Kdr, Generalmajor
Royal
Bavarian general during the Great War. Tutschek commanded the 15th Bavarian Infantry
Regiment and led these troops into battle as Germany marched onto the
Western Front in 1914. His men were initially engaged in support of
Sixth Army headquartered at St. Avold. In May 1915 he was transferred
to command a brigade of Jägers
under Krafft von Dellmensingen's newly formed Alpenkorps,
Germany's precursor to the so-called Gebirgstruppen
of WW2. This group was initially engaged in Tyrol
and subsequently moved south into Serbia for the remainder of the War.
Following a seven-month stint as a divisional commander in early 1917,
Tutschek returned to the Alpenkorps, this time to
replace Krafft von Dellmensingen as the commander. He remained in
command until War's end and thereafter oversaw the unit's
demobilization process.
For his bravery and meritorious leadership in battle, Tutschek
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 11.12.1914 and later received the Kommandeur class of the
order. Tutschek was additionally awarded the Pour le Merite in 1915 for
distinguished service.
After
the War, Ritter von Tutschek retired from active duty in
January 1920 and received the brevet
rank of Generalleutnant. He was
the son of Dr. Lorenz Tutschek and his spouse Sophie
née Schamberger. General Tutschek's first wife
was Maria-Emilie Müller, and a son from this marriage was KIA at
Verdun, France in July 1916. He was later married to Marie Luise Kachel
on Mobilization Day, August 2, 1914, and a son from this marriage was
killed in Russia during the Second World War, in September 1942 near
Kelkolowo, Russia.
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Generalmajor |
08.04.1915 |
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Pour
le Mérite |
08.12.1917 |
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Militär-Max-Joseph |
21.09.1914
Ritter (24.10.1917: Kommandeur) |
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