Ludwig Ritter von Tutschek
(24.01.1864 - 09.09.1937)
place of birth:  München, Oberbayern
Königreich Bayern:  Div-Kdr,  Generalmajor


Royal Bavarian general during the Great War. Tutschek commanded the Bavarian 15. Infanterie-Regiment and led these troops into battle as Germany marched onto the Western Front in 1914. His men were initially engaged in support of 6. Armee-Oberkommando headquartered at St. Avold. In May 1915 he was transferred to command a brigade of Jägers under Krafft von Dellmensingen's newly formed Alpen-Korps, 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 Alpen-Korps, 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, receiving the brevet rank of Generalleutnant and the title of Exzellenz (Excellency.) 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 also killed during the Second World War, in September 1942 near Kelkolowo, Russia.

	Generalmajor	08.04.1915
	Militär-Max-Joseph	21.09.1914  Ritter  (24.10.1917:  Kommandeur)
	Pour le Mérite	08.12.1917