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(01.12.1852 - 18.03.1937) place of birth: München, Bayern (Bavaria) Königreich Bayern: OBH, Generaloberst Resourceful and highly decorated Bavarian Generaloberst who served most of his pre-war career in the Royal Bavarian Leib-Regiment. He was born into the Munich home of Generalleutnant Graf Max von Bothmer and his wife Laura Reichert. Felix later married Auguste Baldinger and the couple had two daughters. He began his military career in 1871, receiving his commission during the Franco-Prussian War. He rose to the rank of general of infantry prior to the Great War, commanding an infantry division until being placed on inactive reserves in 1910. He also simultaneously served as Generalkapitän of the Bavarian King's honorary guards, die Hartschiere, from 1909 to 1918. General von Bothmer was reactivated as the Germans mobilized in late summer of 1914, but due to a leg injury could not serve until that December, when he briefly took over a Bavarian reserve division. He then moved on to command II. Bavarian Reserve Corps which was entrusted with the defense of Carpathian passes into Hungary. This force included II. Bavarian Corps, the Prussian 1st Infantry Division, the 3rd Guards Division and the Hungarian Honved Division. For almost three years, however, von Bothmer commanded the Austro-German Süd-Armee, the Army of the South, which was engaged in Galicia. There he teamed with General von Linsingen to fight off Brusilov. After Russia sued for peace, von Bothmer finished up the final year of the war as commanding general of the Nineteenth Army in Lorraine. For his bravery and meritorious leadership in battle, he 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 21.09.1915 and later received both the Kommandeur and Grosskreuz class of the order. Bothmer was additionally awarded the Pour le Merite in 1915 for distinguished service on the Dniester and Gnila-Lipa. He died in Munich on 18 March 1937 and, contrary to his family's wishes, was afforded a state burial from the Hitler government.
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