Kurt Ernst August Friedrich Freiherr von Manteuffel 
(04.01.1853 - 26.02.1922)
place of birth:  Genthin
Königreich Preußen:  Stellv Generalstabschef,  Stellv KG,  General der Infanterie z.D.


Imperial German general Kurt von Manteuffel served during the Great War as Acting Chief of Great General Staff headquarters. Kurt enlisted in the 2. Magdeburgisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 27 as Prussia marched into France to fight the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 (Deutsch-Französischer Krieg.) After returning to Germany and completing studies at the Kriegsakademie, Manteuffel had a series of staff officer assignments, including at Great General Staff headquarters and as III. Armee-Korps Chief of Staff.

Freiherr von Manteuffel was selected in 1901 to command 4. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß in Berlin-Spandau, and with promotion to Generalmajor in 1903 as commander of 14. Infanterie-Brigade in Halberstadt. He was promoted to Generalleutnant in 1907 and transferred to Erfurt to take command of 38. Infanterie-Division. He then took over the reins of Prussia's Kriegs-Akademie (War College) from 1909 until retiring from active duty in 1913.  With mobilization, General z.D. von Manteuffel was reactivated in order to serve as Helmuth von Moltke's Acting Chief of Great General Staff headquarters in Berlin. When von Moltke was relieved of his field command, he returned to Berlin in December 1914 to replace Manteuffel in this posting, and General von Manteuffel was then transferred to Karlsruhe to function as Acting Commander of XIV. Armee-Korps headquarters until August 1916. Von Manteuffel had two sons, Henning and Kurt, who were both killed in action during the War.

	General der Infanterie	24.12.1914
	Kriegs-Denkmünze	Deutsch-Französischer Krieg  1870–1871